Via The Baz File
President Obama’s decision to hold a Twitter Town Hall was an about-face for the commander-in-chief who only months ago in private conversations with aides would scoff at the 140-character social media format for its lack of depth and sophistication, according to sources with knowledge of those conversations.
In particular, Obama would get miffed at the news media for picking up the Twitter comments made by ex-GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. “He complained that ‘They hang on her every word and report it without even questioning her directly,’” one informed source said this morning, quoting the President.
Read the rest of the story at The Baz File: Obama Didn’t Embrace Twitter, at First.
Post Published: 08 July 2011
Author: politisite
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Tags: Barack Obama, barackobama, GOP, John Boehner, Michele Bachmann, Obama, Pew Research Center, Republican, sarah palin, The Baz File, Twitter, United States, Vice President of the United States, Washington
