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President Obama dropped a great "Mad men" reference during Tuesday night's State of the Union Address.
While discussing gender income inequality, the POTUS stated:
"Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014, it's an embarrassment. A woman deserves equal pay for equal work ... It's time to do away with workplace policies that belong in a Mad Men episode."
The minute the "Mad Men" remark was made, the Internet went nuts, with it generating close to 34,000 tweets per minute and becoming the most-tweeted moment of the night.
"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner subsequently released a statement following the State of the Union:
"I support the president, and I'm honored that our show is part of a much-needed national conversation," Weiner said, according to a tweet from New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff.
"Mad Men" returns to AMC for its seventh and final season on Sunday, April 13.
Watch Obama get "Mad" below:
The memes have already started:
Obama will not let your workplace resemble Mad Men. #SOTU @MadMen_AMC pic.twitter.com/li4w8JfCJS
- Kat Clark (@heykatclark) January 29, 2014