February+Twitter+Reflections

Twitter:

I chose to follow two twitters: Charles Grassley from Iowa and John Thune from South Dakota. Even though I am a resident of Iowa, my husband and I own a business in South Dakota.

Senator Grassley’s tweets were less informing that Thune’s. Grassley basically included where he was and where he was speaking. Very rarely did his tweets include pertinent information regarding his job as Senator. I understand that this is my personal preference, and I am sure some people simply enjoy reading basic posts. There were a few posts regarding comments from citizens and a few posts updating the health status of political people from Washington. There was one tweet that encouraged the readers to go to his website to read more about the issue of Bio diesel. He offered two question and answer sessions if you wanted to participate. My favorite tweet included comments about the National Prayer Breakfast where Grassley said that there was no reading from the Bible as stated on the program only policy talk. I enjoyed reading “Iowa” news. His last tweet talked about being at the Iowa State Wrestling meet where West Lyon had wrestlers representing our school.

John Thune’s tweets included links to gain more information on his tweet. He even provided the You Tube link so we could view the actual interview referred to in his tweet. I liked this so I could get the full understanding and background knowledge regarding his tweet. His tweets are more politically informative than Grassley’s. I appreciated his correct grammar usage. However, his republican views are very evident when reading the links and tweets. It is hard, being a democrat, to be unbiased while critiquing his twitter wall.

I have learned that tweets are just that, a snapshot of their day. To truly learn more and understand these men as politicians, their web site and other resources would be more beneficial. I searched hoping to find a twitter by Hillary Clinton. I would really enjoy reading about her schedule and political views.