Monday, January 26, 2009
2008 Better Late Than Never?
Posted by Anthony Hecht on Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:17 PM
John McCain has discovered Twitter.
HEY JOHN! IT'S OVER! YOU LOST! JOHN? WAKE UP, SENATOR! Oh, nevermind. Somebody put a mirror under his nose.
A fascinating mix of exactly what you'd expect McCain to Twitter ('I am working in my office on Capitol Hill today.", "I'm traveling today with Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Joe Lieberman.", "GET OFF MY LAWN!"), and bizarre use of internet acronyms that no one over 25 uses (ICYMI).
Keep 'em coming, Johnny.
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The ICYMI removed any doubt that one might have had as to whether John McCain writes his own Twitter. Whatever 22-year-old is writing it needs to focus on making it just a tad more believable...
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I agree. Twitter, other than for media types or people with their own linked stories or blogs they themselves write, is over.
It's like he's trying to become a 20th Century Man, and we're in the 21st Century, man.
Today's Tom Sawyer mean mean price ...
(le sigh)
It's like he's trying to become a 20th Century Man, and we're in the 21st Century, man.
Today's Tom Sawyer mean mean price ...
(le sigh)
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hmm, yeah, he should be posting on twitter about baby animal pictures and ""There's always some holiday for kids." Fucking kids." (get off my lawn!) right slog?
with your 31 updates, 430 followers but only 6 return follows - http://twitter.com/strangerslog - you are a paragon of advice on how to use twitter.
with your 31 updates, 430 followers but only 6 return follows - http://twitter.com/strangerslog - you are a paragon of advice on how to use twitter.
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I've been forced to do twitter for a class, and aside from LeVar Burton and Shaq, there aren't many interesting people on there. Plus fucking internet marketers have started following me like flies to a dead dog in a wheelbarrow.
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I'm definitely under 25 & didn't have a clue about ICYMI - I guess I assumed it was some sort of FOX/Conservative acronym, like WWJD except about politics? But then I don't use Twitter, so I don't really count.
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When you google ICYMI, the third result is from soundpolitics.com. Definitely a FOX NEWS type acronym.
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@8 - I could care less whether people return follow me. Let's be honest here - how much gratification do you really get from knowing that someone auto-followed you? It may be good twitter manners, but it's bloody stupid. I'm glad to see someone bucking the trend, whether it's from ignorance of the "rules" or not.
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Whatever you think of McCain...he's still an elected Senator.
Which is 100 times the achievement of most Sloggers and their families combined.
And if you think Obama condones such irascible behavior, think again...you loudmouths will not find a home in the Obama White House...but John McCain would....because both want to build up the People, not tear them down.
Whatever you think of McCain...he's still an elected Senator.
Which is 100 times the achievement of most Sloggers and their families combined.
And if you think Obama condones such irascible behavior, think again...you loudmouths will not find a home in the Obama White House...but John McCain would....because both want to build up the People, not tear them down.
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"I am taking Beau to the train station."
"I am putting my hand down his pants at the stop light."
"I am putting my hand down his pants at the stop light."
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@3, it's "pride" not "price". Rhymes with "stride".
A modern day warrior
Mean mean stride,
Today's Tom Sawyer
Mean mean pride.
A modern day warrior
Mean mean stride,
Today's Tom Sawyer
Mean mean pride.
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@13 it's not about rules as there are no "rules". the whole point of twitter is short conversations with others and you can't have conversations if you are just talking to yourself. oh wait, self-indulgent navel gazers LIKE that kind of thing.
it's like going to a party, people are trying to talk to you, but you're too busy telling yourself (and laughing at) your own jokes. if you don't want to form a group of reciprocal friends on twitter then why are you even there?
it's like going to a party, people are trying to talk to you, but you're too busy telling yourself (and laughing at) your own jokes. if you don't want to form a group of reciprocal friends on twitter then why are you even there?
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To me the Twitter shows a bit of sophistication for his age so I am quite impressed with McCain. For example, he uses a Tinyurl for the links to videos because of the Twitter limit on the number of characters that can be used.
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#22, Twitter changes long urls to tinyurls - automatically. No understanding of tinyurls necessary.
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