At Last: Sarah Palin Joins Twitter
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Well, better late than never. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has finally joined Twitter. This was long overdue. How embarrassing was it for Palin that her former running mate, John McCain, the man who admitted he didn’t know how to use a computer, had mastered the networking tool for the better part of a year before Palin got around to signing up.
In Palin’s defense, it was just a few days ago that Oprah Winfrey took to tweeting.
So, what sort of truncated, electronic haiku can we expect from Palin’s keyboard (or that of her staffers)? So far I see three tweets. Here’s the second:
AP gravely misquoted my staff, saying I “changed my mind” on the stimulus package. For accurate info, go to…
Gravely? Is someone in mortal peril because of how they characterized Palin’s stimulus flip-floppery? Welcome to The Twitters, Governor P! I’ll see you there!
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Nice find, DK. Three twitter msgs, one bio and two exclamation marks. Plus, the fancy Miss America background image.
Hello, Tina Fey? We’re gonna need you this Saturday night….
There is something very beauty pageant about her page, no?
Another Twitter Twat! Yet another reason not to sign on!
Brian,
You’re still mulling over the Most Offensive Word topic, I see.
You could, of course, join Twitter and not follow Sarah. I mean, Oprah’s there. I’m there. Somebody impersonating Christopher Walken is there. What more could you want?
“You’re still mulling over the Most Offensive Word topic” I was just tossing you a bone so to speak. But regarding Twitter, frankly I don’t think my life is interesting enough for regular updates, I mean I work from home, not much happens. Seriously who the hell wants to read shit like:
“1:42, just picked my nose and realized I was out of kleenex”
“2:15 Just realized only five cigarettes left in the pack, better go buy some, and get kleenex too”
In response to another comment. See in context »Brian,
What kind of Kleenex? What color box do you prefer?
What’s ever cheapest, I buy all my sundries at the 99 Cent shop, unless my mother comes for a visit who frequently complained about the quality of the paper products in my bathroom. This is one of my great pet peeves, how we market toilet paper and tissue in this country, the amazing assortment of feminine hygiene products on the market is another one.
In response to another comment. See in context »Brian,
You see, you should be twittering this.
Ok here’s the truth, when the whole Twittering craze started up I pointed my browser to twitter.com and signed up. Oh the thrill I thought, being able to post every mundane aspect of my rather mundane life (being a self employed, working from home, pot head doesn’t exactly lead to exciting things to report on a minute by minute basis).
After creating my account, my heart still pounding in my chest at being a member of the twittering class I went to settings to add my mobile device (Blackberry Curve, red), I sent a text to the number provided, nothing happened. Tried again, still nothing. Quickly trying to avoid panic I dashed off msg to tech support. A week passed and no reply, I dashed off another, being careful not to say something like “what the fuck”. Another 3 weeks passed before I received a reply, by that time the moment had and I had already accepted my status as being one of the twitterless. Now here’s what I find funny, I still have the account, and still recieve emails informing me so and so is now following me.
In response to another comment. See in context »Brian,
Now, doesn’t that feel better?
New Game: Side-by-side twitter feeds from Sarah Palin and Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin. Guess which one is real.
Due to your nagging David I’ve given it another shot and got the following:
“Note: We currently don’t support sending SMS notifications to this number. You may still verify your phone and update Twitter, but we won’t deliver to your phone.”
BTW you have a new follower, don’t let me down bro!
B,
I’m trying to withhold judgment on Twitter. Joined about a month ago. Great networking tool for politicians, that’s for sure. The swine flu has been fun to follow on it. Try using the search function instead of Google. It’s interesting.
Andrea,
Considering that both women probably have surrogate tweeters, that might be a tough challenge, indeed.
So did you buy the name brand tissue or go for the cheap shit?
In response to another comment. See in context »When Palin twitters expect unparalleled use of “wink” emoticon.
As in: @JohnMcCain Aren’t you going to follow me?!?
In response to another comment. See in context »And this: @JohnMcCain Nice Leno appearance!!
In response to another comment. See in context »Brian,
You betcha!
A,
Maybe you could handle her page as a side gig?
Anyone else notice her bio? “Creating New Energy for Alaskans as governor of the 49th state!” Wow, those Alaskans have all the luck! Freshly made energy defying the laws of thermodynamics.
Todd,
Need I remind you that Palin is “the smartest person in the country” when it comes to energy?
whoa, it’s hard for my mind to comprehend that someone actually said that.
Brian,
Such are the mysteries of modern life.