David Hawkins Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl832 Twitter and Politicians do NOT mix………………. First you have the “What happens in DC stays on You Tube” and NOW you have Twitter where the Politicians actually willingly Posts……… (Can't get enough of the moment-by-moment goings-on of D.C. movers and shakers? Not to worry: You can follow your favorite senator or congressman at Tweetcongress.com). Moronic or visionary tweets aside, what about national security? In February, CQ Politics reported that Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., broke a national security embargo when he tweeted the details of a secret congressional trip to Iraq: "Just landed in Baghdad." From CQ Politics: Not only did Hoekstra reveal the existence of the lawmakers’ trip, but included details about their itinerary in updates posted every few hours on his Twitter page. Did we mention that Hoesktra is a ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee? Hoekstra's breach also happened to occur just months after the U.S. Army issued a report warning that Twitter was a "potential terrorist tool." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Doctor Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 I've always thought that politicians are twits, so it goes hand-in-hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Schwarzenegger defends knife-wielding Twitter video http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/artic...411ZDiOEHZ47M4A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Gov. Palin has made Twitter her way to communicate to the masses. She fought Letterman though Twitter and gave her rational for resigning on Twitter first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Twitter is a great way to keep up on the news - real time reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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