But what does it mean? How does a candidate decide whom to follow when it's public information? It can't really be that these are the people whose tweets the candidate wants to read. These are just the people the candidate's people want to link to her or him:
Until a few weeks ago, Clinton almost exclusively followed campaign-related accounts and staff. Since then, she's expanded her follow list and added several new celebrities.Hillary doesn't follow her rivals. She doesn't follow reporters or media accounts, probably, I'm guessing, because she doesn't want to reveal favorites. Why follow celebrities? Because they give money and/or because they make her seem fun? Katy Perry... Mariah Carey... Marc Anthony...
Trump and Hillary have the most followers (almost the same number, 4.3 million). Trump follows people connected to his business dealings, but also some celebrities — Steven Tyler... Magic Johnson...
Who follows the most people? Ted Cruz! He follows 13,840... so you know he's not reading the feed
Last account followed: Lauren Beieler (@laurenbeeliner), whose profile reads, "I heart Jesus. Plain and simple. and i like cheese. A lot."I don't know. Ted's a genius — maybe he does read it all. His spokesman says he "does follow Twitter virtually all day long between events."
Whom he follows: Lots and lots of people who have one or more of the following as a profile or background photo: an American flag, a Confederate flag, a Don't Tread on Me Flag or a bald eagle.
Whom he doesn't follow: Nonconservatives, except President Barack Obama — a rare exception.
Notables: Old Southern Moonshine Revival (@OSMRmusic), Classic Rock Lyrics (@RockWsdm)
You know that man that you hate? You look more like him every day. ~ Janes Addiction, Idiots Rule
— Classic Rock Lyrics (@RockWsdm) October 5, 2015
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Let's clarify--none of these people read or write on Twitter. This is what their aides are doing on their behalf.
You and your fucking fag and fag hag friends at the university fucked the kids over good to pay for your life of idleness and depravity.
Tuition at the University of Illinois was $150 a semester when I entered in 1968. Now $6,000. 40 X increase! I'm sure it's no different at UW.
You and your fag and fag hag friends figured out how to play the guaranteed student loan program slush fund for all you could get.
You're fucking corrupt as hell. A blood sucker. You and your fucking gracious, well mannered friends fucked the kids over good to fill your pockets. The kids are left holding the bag with $60,000 in debt by the time they finish college.
Fucking corrupt blood suckers in the mandarin class always affect fagdom as a class market.
You're corrupt, depraved and vicious. You've fucked the kids up the ass to pay for your leisure, gluttony and perversion.
Scumbag.
I'm referring to your own quote: "You know that man that you hate? You look more like him every day. ~ Janes Addiction, Idiots Rule."
You're the fucking idiot. In fact, you and your colleagues are fucking vampires.
Celebrity or not, giving a follow is a privilege earned. It is like making friends -- you don't just friend everybody. Didn't Zukerberg build a garbage application for that?
"Why follow celebrities? Because they give money and/or because they make her seem fun? Katy Perry... Mariah Carey... Marc Anthony..."
Sad, but politicians probably have focus groups of which their entire purpose is to determine which celebrities to follow on Twitter and which to avoid.
Gotta keep with the cool kids.
And wondering if any candidate follows, say, Mel Gibson.
I am Laslo.
It's called FOLLOW THE LEADER!
'His spokesman says he "does follow Twitter virtually all day long...'
That disqualifies him for high office right there.
What does it mean?
It means they both have lackeys doing this but Trump's lackey was more clever. Someone is "following" Jeb for Trump but not in Trump's name.
Started with LBJ. Didn't he say, "My follow Americans, I come to you with a heavy heart"?
BN grabs his crotch and says, "tweet this!"
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