What Does TCOT Mean? About The #TCOT Hashtag Top Conservatives Use On Twitter

The International Business Times ^ | March 3, 2013 | Connor Sheets

[2ndDivisionVet]

The acronym TCOT has been bandied about a lot recently on the Twitter microblogging site, frequently in the form of the hashtag #TCOT.

For starters, the acronym and hashtag are references to the "Top Conservatives On Twitter." When used in the hashtag form, as it is most often, the term provides a way for conservatives in particular and Republicans in general to locate and follow the tweets of their like-minded brethren.

And the term is also a reference to an influential list of those so-called top conservatives, which is maintained at the website Top Conservatives on Twitter.

The site provides a rundown of the most-popular conservative Twitter users ordered by the number of followers. The list runs the gamut from top GOP politicians to key right-leaning journalists.

The No. 1 slot is occupied by former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is followed by former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, radio personality Duane Patterson, Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity, and radio talk-show host Glenn Beck.

Many conservative users of Twitter tag their posts with #TCOT ensure that folks who may be interested in their take on politics will be able to find their tweets....

[2ndDivisionVet]

The Left hates it when we use any form of technology. They'd have us doing front porch campaigns, torch light parades amd hard cider rallies if they had their way.

[OL Hickory]

Ever since i joined #TGDN... the lefties run..and I don’t get sent to gulag anymore!

[Jane Long]

The No. 1 slot is occupied by former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich

[dalereed]

Execute everyone that does it!

[ConjunctionJunction]

What is #TGDN?

[Vindication]

Twitter Gulag Defense Network, I think.

[quantim]

#theoccupier

[OL Hickory]

It is a defense network to keep conservative voices public. The left tried to Alinski it. Then, when they couldn’t, they formed their own (#UniteBlue)..The dems claim #TGDN stands for (Todds- God- Dam- Network) after Todd Kincannon..(the founder)..right now we are fighting amongst ourselves thinning the heard and building an army for mid term elections 2014..hopefully this will unite us at the ballot box..

[Berlin_Freeper]

#TGDN

[Vaduz]

LOL must be true.

[kevkrom]

I always though the first “T” stood for “True”, not “Top”. As a counter to the “p2” tag used by “progressives” (i.e., statist morons). I like the fact that conservatives are strong on Twitter — any lame attempt by the leftists to “trend” a topic via hashtags immediately gets hijacked by conservatives, who are far wittier due to our reliance on independent thought rather than the daily spin. And a MUCH better sense of humor, on the whole.