Tag: Twitter

The Media Explained In A Tweet

Filed in National by on February 27, 2013 64 Comments

I loved this tweet. National Park Guy ‏@NatPkGuy Democrats: 1+1= 2  Republicans: 1+1= 3   Media: 1+1= 2.5 That sums it up.

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Teenage Girl + Twitter = Disaster

Filed in National by on September 7, 2012 14 Comments
Teenage Girl + Twitter = Disaster

In the blink of a keystroke a 16 year old girl has altered her life, probably forever.

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Sen. Chris Coons Holds a Twitter Town Hall at 11AM

Filed in Delaware, National by on September 6, 2012 2 Comments

Sorry for the short notice, but Senator Chris Coons will be holding a Twitter Town Hall TODAY at 11 AM from the “Twitter Nest” at the DNC convention in Charlotte.

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Tweeting Teen More Media Savvy Than Gov. Brownback

Filed in National by on November 28, 2011 4 Comments

“I don’t think I should write the letter, and I don’t think it would be the best move for me,” Emma Sullivan, 18, said late Sunday night. “At this time, I do not think an apology would be a sincere thing for me to do.”

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Twitter: The Ultimate Political Sound Bite

Filed in National by on December 30, 2010 0 Comments
Twitter: The Ultimate Political Sound Bite

The 2008 Presidential campaign was brought to you be Youtube. 2012? Most likely it will be run on Twitter.

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Because I Can… Tweet

Filed in Delaware by on June 7, 2010 4 Comments

Alas, I have given in and sent my first tweet 2 hours ago (@Pandoradl).  Needless to say, I have provided two hours of amusement for Nemski.  He even has me performing Twitter Tricks… like challenging me to add a photo without asking my kids for help.  And Geek had a chuckle with a joke about […]

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Tom Corbett Hates Free Speech

Filed in National by on May 21, 2010 3 Comments

Pennsylvania AG and GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett issued subpoenas to Twitter to find out the identity of critics.

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Insurance Commissioner Enlists Local Help

Filed in Delaware by on April 1, 2010 45 Comments

Last night I received an inscrutable email from my fellow blogger and former Sussex County Republican Chair, Dave Burris. This is not unusual, I rarely understand what he is talking about. But I just received a press release that makes even less sense.

Karen Weldin Stewart, The Delaware Insurance Commissioner, has enlisted the help of David Burris of Milford to assist the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) in local outreach and public relations.

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Politweets

Filed in International, National by on December 28, 2009 1 Comment

In general I stay away from Politico as it is the TMZ of political journalism, but it has stayed in my news reader for some reason. And today I learned why. There’s a short little article about the top 10 political tweets of 2009. Here is one from the Iranian Student protests: It was a […]

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Silly Democrats, Tricks Are For GOPers

Filed in National by on October 27, 2009 3 Comments
Silly Democrats, Tricks Are For GOPers

In Connecticut where it is more rare to meet a Republican than in Delaware, the CT GOP is up to their Lee Atwater in dirty tricks, reports the Hartford Advocate. The Democrats lead the Republicans in the state House, 114-27, and the state Senate, 24-12, thought it would be a good idea to create Twitter […]

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Late Night Video — When Twitter Says Good Morning

Filed in National by on October 24, 2009 4 Comments

Fascinating visualization of data from blprt, this video’s creator:

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I Take Mine Everywhere

Filed in National by on October 16, 2009 41 Comments

Ummm….what? Meghan McCain, daughter of failed presidential candidate John McCain, was forced to apologize for titillating conservatives. Republican firebrand Meghan McCain’s skimpy pajamas have her conservative followers all atwitter, forcing the daughter of failed 2008 presidential candidate Sen. John McCain to apologize for posting a racy photo of her décolletage. […] “I do want to […]

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Arrested For Twittering

Filed in National by on October 5, 2009 3 Comments

Put this in the you have to be kidding me files: When deciding how to organize activities of questionable legal nature, it’s not always wise to choose a popular and widely available communications medium that even the police know about. When 41-year-old anarchist Elliot Madison got himself arrested in late September, he learned that lesson […]

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