tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post1333335802475979572..comments2023-03-07T11:56:06.711-05:00Comments on Swim - Write - Run: First Amendment: The Right To TweetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post-10619525537506972672011-12-01T07:41:29.285-05:002011-12-01T07:41:29.285-05:00Thanks! :)Thanks! :)Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982259976961363298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post-85207262315901525302011-11-30T20:36:16.622-05:002011-11-30T20:36:16.622-05:00P.S. It's good to have you back!P.S. It's good to have you back!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242584402907862830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post-25284473978767299052011-11-30T20:35:57.813-05:002011-11-30T20:35:57.813-05:00I will say that for my job, I have a Google search...I will say that for my job, I have a Google search and Twitter searches set up so I can keep track of what people are saying-- both to respond as well as to monitor. I don't think it's too out of the ordinary. However, the overreactions on all parts are.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242584402907862830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post-24548359483217399382011-11-30T10:38:43.189-05:002011-11-30T10:38:43.189-05:00Ok, now that I'm caught up... I can think of t...Ok, now that I'm caught up... I can think of three things off the top of my head.<br /><br />1) "Attackwatch.com" appears to be a hub designed to dispute smear attacks. Like a fact checker.<br /><br />2) It's financed by the 2012 presidential campaign.<br /><br />3) It was announced at launch on Sept 13/14 (which explains why I missed it, as I was working 18 hours days and definitely not blogging).<br /><br />In contrast, the incident described in the post involved an official employed by the Governor's office (tax dollars) and involved active suppression of a negative remark (they went to Sullivan - or, more accurately, an authority figure above her).<br /><br />Attackwatch.com is pretty weird and creepy, I'm not arguing that. Just pointing out the differences in a way that's relevant to the discussion.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982259976961363298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post-7922862874397149242011-11-30T10:19:02.590-05:002011-11-30T10:19:02.590-05:00Anonymous, I'm confused. Are you upset because...Anonymous, I'm confused. Are you upset because I/CNN (more or less the same thing, of course) failed to cover attackwatch.com in this post or others? Or are you saying that the existence of attackwatch.com invalidate arguments against something like the Kansas incident?<br /><br />For anyone else who has "conveniently forgotten about attackwatch" (or for anyone who.. you know... just missed it), here's a convenient link up courtesy of the WaPo: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/attack-watch-new-obama-campaign-site-to-fight-smears-becomes-laughing-stock-of-the-internet/2011/09/14/gIQAspHDSK_blog.htmlMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982259976961363298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post-19364122431059626492011-11-29T22:01:19.669-05:002011-11-29T22:01:19.669-05:00So the "Kansas incident has a creepy Big-brot...So the "Kansas incident has a creepy Big-brother feel to it." Have you and CNN conveniently forgotten about attackwatch.com? A member of the governor's staff overreacts and everyone gets their knickers in a bunch, yet POTUS establishes an organized mechanism to track anti-Obama press and internet comments and that doesn't have a "creepy Big-Brother feel to it?". Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post-56091671255797788772011-11-29T15:37:33.552-05:002011-11-29T15:37:33.552-05:00I do think the apologies issued were correct.
Thi...I do think the apologies issued were correct.<br /><br />Thinking more about it, though, what stays with me is that this most likely happened because she's a "kid" -- her tweet was immature, but it wasn't illegal. Both the school and the government's office should have responded differently. Talk about a missed "teachable moment".Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982259976961363298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405420046981874780.post-44631737904709153532011-11-29T14:23:56.350-05:002011-11-29T14:23:56.350-05:00this is fascinating. I hadn't heard this story...this is fascinating. I hadn't heard this story and I'm appalled at the governor's behavior. So right that he's the one who needed to apologize. Whatever happened to freedom of speech? Yes that means freedom to Tweet. Great post. Will share to Twitter.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com