UPDATE AT BOTTOM:I keep a pretty close eye on the @occupyoregon twitter page because I’m oddly attracted to the chick with the dollar over her mouth. Plus they tweet plenty of gems that we can use for the show.
I didn’t think @mayorsamadams supporting local city workers was a shock but I still wanted to see the link.
When I clicked on the shortened link it forwarded to a photo sharing page owned by:
Why
is @mayorsamadams tweeting photos from @occupypdxmedia photo sharing
page? I checked his very busy twitter feed for the entire day and found
nothing.
So I ask @occupyoregon:
So I ask @occupyoregon:
Their response:
Hmmmm, looks like the local 483 did the same thing except they didn’t try to hide what they did as well as @occupyoregon did (they didn’t add a colon after @mayorsamadams and they didn’t shrink the link so you can see who took it).
So I thought I’d ask for clarification
Well they never replied…..until we brought it up on the air and immediately following the segment at 1:05 Wednesday they tweeted me this:
They
must think I’m stupid, if the original tweet was from @liuna483 why did
they put rt? So we would think @mayorsamadams sent it, derp!So in short: This is the anatomy of a forged tweet. Anybody who knows anything about twitter knows that @liuna483 faked a tweet from @mayorsamadams and @occupyoregon knew they did and continued the charade with their cleaned up version of the same tweet.
The colon is missing in @liuna483 tweet and not in @occupyoregon
If it was a Retweet the colon would be automatic
if @mayorsamadams tweeted a pic it would be on @mayorsamadams photo sharing service (Anthony Wiener anyone?)
I’m
pretty sure that that Mayor Sam supports city workers unions so there
was no real reason to pull these shenagigans, he probaby would have
retweeted them if they asked him to.
If I pulled this kind of stunt I wouldn’t have a job anymore, Great Scott! Now I know why they don’t have a problem with it.
UPDATE: SAM ADAMS CONFIRMS VIA TWITTER THAT HE WAS FORGED:
UPDATE: SAM ADAMS CONFIRMS VIA TWITTER THAT HE WAS FORGED:
/etg/
Eric is the Producer of The Victoria Taft Show heard from 11a - 3p on AM 860 KPAM in Portland, Oregon.
Eric is the Producer of The Victoria Taft Show heard from 11a - 3p on AM 860 KPAM in Portland, Oregon.
If you look at the tweet from a desktop you can easily see it wasn't retweeted from the mayor. I think "RT" was an attempt to get folks to retweet it, as it makes no sense to try and forge a tweet from the mayor about a protest of his potential job cuts. Mistaken twitter use? yes. Scandal? Not even close.
ReplyDeleteAlso, to suggest that Occupy/PLOC had anything to do with this mistake is absurd and worse than the original (and incorrect) accusation.
ReplyDeleteYou are an idiot tilting at windmills that don't exist. Slow news day or something. Previous responders are correct. They were simply suggesting people retweet this to Sam so that he would see how many people agree.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you guys find some real issues to talk about instead of twitter semantics?
This blog is here to vilify those liberal degenerates that don't support our agendas and personal beliefs. Take your reason elsewhere please.
ReplyDeleteEric, there is nothing odd about the attraction you mention. Marginalia in the form of money is HOT.
ReplyDeleteBTW, the goof ball who made the post above mine, the one who imitates my logo and name, must think as much of me as he does when he criminally impersonates Sam Adams.
Well, OK, maybe it isn't him, but he shows the knack and the simple skills necessary for it.
I like that you seperate your inner and outer thoughts in your posts Steve.
ReplyDeleteI don't follow, DLr.
DeleteIs it a dig at my peculiar manner of thinking? Or are you making a complimentary remark on the deep brilliance of my statements?