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| From: | bruce |
| Sent on: | Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 6:48 PM |
Eleanor Holmes Norton “Wadgate” Mystery Deepens
A spokesman for Del.Eleanor Holmes Norton—topical right now for tweeting that Mitt Romney "shot his wad" in last night's debate,then deleting it—has gotten back to me, but his answers only created a whole new set of questions.
First of all, no, Norton's congressional spokesman Scott McCrary doesn't know precisely what Norton meant when she said Romney "shot his wad." But he does have an explanation for why that tweet, and a slew of others, got the ax.
"They belonged on her campaign Twitter account," says McCrary. With Norton's permission, McCrary deleted the tweets this morning, because, he says, pro-Obama tweets didn't belong on an official congressional Twitter account, @eleanornorton.
But does that campaign Twitter account even exist? Norton's campaign websitepoints to her "Congressional" account, and McCrary said he didn't know what the username for the campaign account was.
That explains the deletions, sort of, but what about the repeated misspelling ofBarack Obama as "Oboma"? McCrary, alas, is ignorant of Norton's tweeting setup. "I don't know where she was last night," he says.
Norton herself explained her rowdy style on Twitter last night, blaming it on "cheering & tweeting at the same time." That explanation, though, was deleted about 30 minutes ago.
Photo by Darrow Montgomery
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Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Cheering & tweeting at the same time can make you forget how to spell your own name - and obAma's. Sorry, Barack, but you did it this time!Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Paul Ryan is the affable face on a budget that's tailor-made for the 1 percent.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Skillful job of getting his strong points in, women, immigrants, and just now,education.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
The 112th Congress is ready to leave D.C. after cutting programs for the vast majority of Romney's 47% - the elderly, disabled, & kids.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Nats to the playoffs and polls show hopes for Obama are just as high for tonight's debate.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Just warmed up crowd for Pres Obama at big donor fundraiser. Pres speaking now.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Dems always want. BO to fight.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Dems always want O bama to fight. But he's ahead now because heE was the only reasonable man in the room. He kn ows how and when to fight.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Nats have made history. Barauch will do it for the. Second time.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Never underestimate Joe Biden!!Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Biden is dominating the debate.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Romney lied, Ryan. Dodged.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Heads up Ward 3: Sidewalk & curb lane closed during daylight hours on Nebraska Ave. for 3 weeks as DHS construction finishes up.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Advantage Oboma!Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Mitt shot his whole wad in the first debate.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Oboma's last answer re misconception he believes govt creates jobs served as a terrific direct answer to the question.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Every seat filled as people wait for Bill Clinton.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Bill Clinton is no politician- he is a great and brilliant teacher.Eleanor H. Norton (D) @EleanorNorton
Happy 77th birthday, Social Security – don’t worry about Romney/Ryan, we’ll take care of them. #socialsecurity77
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