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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Tue Jul 3, 2018, 11:16 AM Jul 2018

Ted Lieu rocks. We need MORE elected officials to STEP THE HELL UP and send tweets like this.

Ted Lieu
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu Retweeted Donald J. Trump
Dear @realdonaldtrump: Congress, not you, gets to decide if the US declares war. I believe we need to do everything we can to avoid war with North Korea.

In the meantime, can you address reports from US intel officials that N Korea is increasing nuclear fuel & deceiving you?

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Donald J. Trump
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Many good conversations with North Korea-it is going well! In the meantime, no Rocket Launches or Nuclear Testing in 8 months. All of Asia is thrilled. Only the Opposition Party, which includes the Fake News, is complaining. If not for me, we would now be at War with North Korea!

4:16 AM - 3 Jul 2018

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Ted Lieu rocks. We need MORE elected officials to STEP THE HELL UP and send tweets like this. (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 2018 OP

I fail to understand the benefit Sherman A1 Jul 2018 #1

I feel the same about government by a Russian asset. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2018 #2

There is none. This is a new phenom WhiteTara Jul 2018 #3

A few people seem to use it well and wisely, but for the... 3catwoman3 Jul 2018 #4

I fail to understand it as well. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #6

There is none. It's simply a matter of... Miles Archer Jul 2018 #7

And on the rest of the world's radar as well lunatica Jul 2018 #9

My hope is that after Trump is gone... Miles Archer Jul 2018 #10

That's my hope as well lunatica Jul 2018 #11

Me either Soxfan58 Jul 2018 #12

They can tweet all they want Sherman A1 Jul 2018 #13

"We need MORE elected officials to STEP THE HELL UP and send tweets like this." NCTraveler Jul 2018 #5

I love him lunatica Jul 2018 #8

K&R Scurrilous Jul 2018 #14

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. I fail to understand the benefit

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 11:21 AM

Jul 2018

Of government by Twitter?

rzemanfl

(29,568 posts)

2. I feel the same about government by a Russian asset. n/t

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 11:23 AM

Jul 2018

WhiteTara

(29,722 posts)

3. There is none. This is a new phenom

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 11:31 AM

Jul 2018

3catwoman3

(24,045 posts)

4. A few people seem to use it well and wisely, but for the...

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 11:44 AM

Jul 2018

...most part, the majority of tweets make me think of the first four letters of TWITter.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

6. I fail to understand it as well.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 11:48 AM

Jul 2018

I also fail to understand the concept that lots and lots of elected democrats aren't tweeting just like this. Seems a bit deceptive if you ask me, which you didn't. Pretty sure it's simply about rolling back any possible real effort or involvement.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

7. There is none. It's simply a matter of...

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 12:07 PM

Jul 2018

...addressing Trump directly on his chosen playing field.

Ted Lieu tags Trump ( "@realDonaldTrump" ) which means that whether he actually reads it or not, it shows up on Trump's radar.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

9. And on the rest of the world's radar as well

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 01:34 PM

Jul 2018

Twitter is here to stay, and since Trump brought it into the Oval Office as his prime communication venue let it backfire on him.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

10. My hope is that after Trump is gone...

Reply to lunatica (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 01:39 PM

Jul 2018

...the next President will be far less active on Twitter. A tweet or two a day about policy or something relevant is not bad, but I will welcome an end to the endless rage tweets about this one Lyin' and that one Cryin' and the no collusion witch hunt.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

11. That's my hope as well

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 01:44 PM

Jul 2018

but once some doors have been broken down there is no turning back. The good old days will be just that.

But there is a silver lining to Twitter. It’ll make you think before you post a verifiable lie.

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)

12. Me either

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 01:56 PM

Jul 2018

But the fact it exist means we can't let them control it. And we have the advantage, we have the smarter people.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

13. They can tweet all they want

Reply to Soxfan58 (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 03:30 PM

Jul 2018

I do not find it either useful or particularly informative. The “gosh he really slammed him or her on Twitter” leads no where. It’s shouting at each other, not talking to each other.