By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--January 17, 2019
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“Ocasio-Cortez, 29, and slightly older U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., will pair up to teach the “most effective ways to engage constituents on Twitter and the importance of digital storytelling,” at a Thursday session hosted by the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, according to reports. “Ocasio-Cortez confirmed Wednesday on -- where else? -- Twitter that she would be teaching the class. “Perks of being in the Democratic Caucus: I will be teaching a Twitter class tomorrow morning open to all members,” she tweeted to her 2.43 million followers. “The planned lesson in social media comes as the generational divide between older members of Congress and their younger colleagues grows wider. Hearings last year highlighted the chasm when some lawmakers didn’t understand how social media platforms made money or what they do.”In reality, many lawmakers don’t know how to make money, only how to spend it.
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"The older generation of members and senators is pretty clueless on the social media platforms,” said Himes, 52, who boasts 77,700 followers on Twitter. “It’s pretty clear that a lot of members have 25-year-olds in their offices," running their social media. (Fox) “Himes said he made a deal with his staff that he can manage his own Twitter account unless he’s consumed more than two beers, USA Today reported. Tweets about body parts and what he learns from the House Intelligence Committee are verboten. The former stems from once tweeting about his sweaty scalp after eating # chili.”You can’t possibly make this stuff up, unless you’re a honkin’ big publicity hound Democrat.
“Josh Hawley, the youngest U.S. senator at 39, said he sees a disconnect between the generations and their understanding of technology. (Fox) “For younger members, they think of social media as every bit of an established form of communication as print or television or radio," the Missouri Republican told the paper. “Ocasio-Cortez, a House freshman, uses Twitter frequently to state her policy positions, share opinions and call out her opponents, attackers and the media.”
“The cringeworthy pledge appeared in the transcript of an extensive interview Ocasio-Cortez gave The Post, in which she complained of being targeted by conservatives. She noted a fake photo that has circulated, purporting to show her in a bathtub, and said her critics have run out of ammunition.”The bathtub photo was a hoax, the reference to gang banging the real AOC. AOC, the Twitter tutor is for real:
“The decision to invite her to share her expertise could signal the Democratic Party’s attempt to bring in fresh voices, even those who don’t always agree with its leadership, USA Today said. (Fox)The one thing you won’t learn in Alexandria’s Twitter classes is that the so-called “fresh voices” are no different than the old ones because both push, “Socialism!” “Socialism!” “Socialism!” before “America comes first!”
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