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February 7, 2009
STEP AWAY FROM THE BLACKBERRY.... Republicans appear anxious to demonstrate their new-found affinity for technology, web apps, and gizmos. A recent debate between candidates for RNC chair featured an argument over who had more friends on Facebook. It's all rather silly, but the minority party wants to demonstrate their ability to embrace new mediums. Once in a while, this goes a little too far.
Remember, Hoekstra chaired the Intelligence Committee. He deals with classified information on a daily basis, and has received extensive instructions on how to keep national security secrets under wraps. And yet, Hoekstra, who was told not to talk about this trip, not only shared its existence on Twitter, but "included details about their itinerary in updates posted every few hours on his Twitter page." —Steve Benen 8:50 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (17)Comments
We might as well imagine "what if a Democrat had done that"... and what sort of complaints there'd be from the usual suspects. Posted by: Neil B ☺ on February 7, 2009 at 8:49 AM | PERMALINKIf it had been a dumbocrap doing this, we would be hearing cries of treason! This was a rethug - therefore, it is treasonous of Steve to discuss it. Posted by: SadOldVet on February 7, 2009 at 8:53 AM | PERMALINK. . . Hoekstra, who was told not to talk about this trip, not only shared its existence on Twitter, but "included details about their itinerary in updates posted every few hours on his Twitter page." -via CQ I'm tempted to ask, since this seems to be an all-Republican trip, if letting the whole world know about it is a bad thing. After all, they're going to be greeted as liberators . . . .
Wasn't it Orrin Hatch who decided to tell the press that they had Osama's cell phone number and were tapping it? There is only one kind of security the Retalibans are actually interested in - their own. And the people they regard as "the enemy" are the rest of America. Posted by: Avedon on February 7, 2009 at 9:01 AM | PERMALINKAt least as of now, he hasn't removed it either http://twitter.com/petehoekstra Posted by: Danp on February 7, 2009 at 9:01 AM | PERMALINKDanp, thanks for the link! I was prepared to cut the guy a little slack for not fully understanding a new technolgy, but it's pretty clear from his postings that he understands that his comments are going out to the world. What part of "secret" does Hoekstra not understand? I guess it's the part about not telling anyone. Stunning. Posted by: AK Liberal on February 7, 2009 at 9:13 AM | PERMALINKMust have attended the Sandy Berger School Of National Secret Keeping Posted by: red state mike on February 7, 2009 at 9:20 AM | PERMALINKNah, RSM, Twitless the Twitterer is more in the "Forward Observor" role of Geraldo. Posted by: berttheclock on February 7, 2009 at 9:26 AM | PERMALINKYeah, right Mike, cause we all know Sandy Berger was sharing secrets via smoke signals. Posted by: Danp on February 7, 2009 at 9:28 AM | PERMALINKAK Liberal - no problem. I only hope Hoekstra doesn't get to call us his "friends" now. Posted by: Danp on February 7, 2009 at 9:38 AM | PERMALINKSo when does Pete get prosecuted? Just another twittering twit...hilarious bringing Sandy Berger into this though, pull another name out of your bag of radioactive bullshit, Mike, maybe the next one will have some sort of relevance. Posted by: Capt Kirk on February 7, 2009 at 10:03 AM | PERMALINKJingo: Must have attended the Sandy Berger School Of National Secret Keeping It's going to be a long, rough, bewildered and frustrated eight years for you. I don't see the problem. Like, Facebook is totally private, right? So only his friends would see the information he's posted there. Right? (Close-captioned for the irony-impaired. I work at a Big Ten University, where the kids are surprised that their moms or prospective employers might find their Facebook photos of them them sucking on a beer bong or showing their nipples at a frat party.) Oh, and shortstop: what with Obama's eagerness to show his bipartisanship by giving the Republicans their way on crucial matters, I wouldn't count on more than two years. Posted by: Duncan on February 7, 2009 at 11:09 AM | PERMALINKThe simple reason for Hoekstra's fooling around: - His narcissism is bigger than the interests of ... (you name it: country, congress party, whatever) The confluence of the two is bound to be a disaster. Suicidal idiot. I can hear him now, "I just wasn't thinking." How Rpublican of him. Posted by: numi on February 8, 2009 at 4:47 PM | PERMALINK
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