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John McCain Gets in a Twitter Fight
March 5, 2009 |
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When he was running for President, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) freely admitted that he was computer “illiterate” and that he relied on his aides to use a BlackBerry. But McCain recently increased his use of technology, using Twitter to mock what he thinks are the “the TOP TEN PORKIEST PROJECTS in the Omnibus Spending bill.”
Yesterday, his #1 porkiest project was the Oregon Solar Highway:
As Danny Glover points out at AirCongress, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, whose home state stands to benefit from the earmark, didn’t appreciate McCain’s sarcasm and he tweeted his displeasure:
Matt Corley is a Research Associate for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.
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