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To: DJ MacWoW; eeevil conservative; netmilsmom; calex59; Old Sarge; HonestConservative; holdonnow; ...

PING ... the Dims are pursuing removal of Twitter & Qik, technologies which were so vital in keeping these proceedings in the sunlight and us and the new media informed.

See letter at the link below, signed by Rep. Michael Capuano. Here’s his site

http://www.house.gov/capuano/

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“The creeping lunacy in Washington continues. My favorite Congressmen, John Culberson (R-TX) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), are under fire for the use of social media tools such as Twitter and Qik.

They are not specifically named in this document, but it is widely understood that these two congressmen, one a Democrat and one a Republican, are actively circumventing traditional bureaucratic communication lines and talking directly to the American people.

In some cases, these guys are talking to their own constituency, and other times they are talking to people like me who are not in their districts. Between live streaming video and Twitter, these guys “get” that the government is by the people and for the people.

Here is the letter (by Capuano) sent to the Democratic House majority leadership to silence this nonsense.

http://technosailor.com/2008/07/08/democrats-trying-to-ban-twitter-and-other-social-media-use-by-congressmen/

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John Culberson’s updates during the House Energy Patriots event, via Twitter:

http://twitter.com/johnculberson

Pete Hoekstra’s updates

http://twitter.com/petehoekstra

IT WAS AWESOME AND PROPER THAT WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN THE QUEEN TRIED TO SHUT DOWN DEBATE AND TURN THE LIGHTS AND MICS OFF.

Great find, DJ~!


2,850 posted on 08/03/2008 7:50:26 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: STARWISE

UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE!

MARXISTS!!

(going back to reading..just posted the link on the Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread)


2,851 posted on 08/03/2008 8:00:43 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: STARWISE

I just joined Twitter to follow the updates.


2,852 posted on 08/03/2008 8:02:43 AM PDT by netmilsmom (The Party of Darkness prefers to have the lights out. - Go Fierce 50!!!)
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To: STARWISE

Ping....


2,853 posted on 08/03/2008 8:08:20 AM PDT by Theo (Global warming "scientists." Pro-evolution "scientists." They're both wrong.)
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To: STARWISE

Sometimes being curious is a good thing. I was actually looking for the info in post 2837. LOL


2,858 posted on 08/03/2008 9:32:15 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW ("Make yourself sheep, and the wolves will eat you" Benjamin Franklin)
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