Politics is not without its theatre
There were two very high-profile Twitter exits by MPs this past year. I rather enjoy the juxtaposition of the two, particularly since the MPs have more in common than just their departure from the microblog service.
In his Huffington Post op-ed, NDP MP Charlie Angus co-credited a tweet ”I hate you asshole – and you sing terribly.” as part of his motiviation for leaving Twitter.
Being on Twitter is like being badgered by a drunk on a 24-hour bus ride.
In fact, Mr. Angus’ entire essay seems well crafted for his partner-in-departure… NDP MP Pat Martin. His even higher-profile use of and departure from Twitter made headlines, again, recently. It wasn’t the first time Mr. Martin put his keyboard in his mouth. In fact, Mr. Martin has a reputation for speaking from the hip no matter the forum.
@CTVMercedes I’m not ‘worked up’ so much as ‘fed up’ with the rat faced whores in the CPC
who neglect to invite me to ancemnts in my riding
Politics is not without its theatre.
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