Twitter Idiots Call for March on Washington

by: Matt Stoller

Tue Aug 12, 2008 at 17:37


I just got this press release from the Twitter idiots on the right.

#dontGo Movement founder Eric Odom today called upon Americans nationwide to leave their homes for Washington, D.C. to protest high gasoline prices.

"Since Congress is at home for recess, we figure that there should be some angry Americans waiting for them when they finally come back to Congress," said Odom.

"We'll be waiting for them," he added

Here's a quick lesson in organizing.  Real protest organizers tend to distinguish between themselves and 'Americans nationwide'.  Paid staffers from conservative interest groups don't.

On the other hand, they are twittering at all hours of the day and night.  US News and World Reports, cover this mass movement now!
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Twitter Idiots Call for March on Washington | 9 comments
G'dam that guy is creepy (4.00 / 2)
Who is he and why is his picture here a lot now? And so big? And so creeeeeepy.

He should be the new Kool-Aid Man.

OH YEAH!

Laugh hard. Its a long ways to the bank.  

Real organizers (4.00 / 5)
Not to mention that real organizers realize that with $4.00 gasoline most Americans can't afford to drive to DC and take a month off from work just to sit around with some conservative freaks.

Unless their hoping for another Bonus Army March.  

TCO (4.00 / 1)
For the amount most people would spend on gas getting to Washington, the Million Gallon March would have to produce some pretty serious cost reductions to make it worthwhile.

Nothing like spending a couple hundred bucks' worth of money on gas to try and get a few cents per gallon back sometime later, maybe, if you're lucky.

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U.S. News Sez (0.00 / 0)
Progressives using blogs: Outsiders on the fringe
Conservatives using Twitter: Genius Organizers!
Twitiots (0.00 / 0)
I think the picture defines the word best.
how much (4.00 / 3)
gas will be used to get people nationwide to Washington?  Wouldn't that raise demand and raise prices?

Insert shameless blog promotion here.
clap harder! (4.00 / 1)

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how much (0.00 / 0)
gas will be used to get people nationwide to Washington?  Wouldn't that raise demand and raise prices?

Insert shameless blog promotion here.
I'm in! (0.00 / 0)
What? Conservatives are giving away free gas on twitter and all I have to do is cut my hair and shave and go to Washington DC?  

The guy in the picture looks like he should be standing outside an Org asking college kids if they want to take a "personality test".

Twitter Idiots Call for March on Washington | 9 comments
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