by Mark Silva
Finally, a television reality show in which members of Congress can compete.
It may not sound like much of a plot: Watching people text-message one another. But then, one gets to answer the brief text-queries Webcast for all to see, which apparently is why a lot of people are Tweeting these days on Twitter, including congressmen and women.
Twitter -- the Web-site that poses the eternal question: "What are you doing?" - has plans for a TV series. The AP reports that the social-networking service is teaming with Reveille productions and Brillsteen Entertainment to create an unscripted series based on the site, which invited 140-character postings from all.
The idea is to put Twitter on the trail of celebrities in a competitive situation.
But think about the dimension that members of Congress could add to this competition, such as Sen. Claire McCaskill, the Democrat from Missouri, who apparently has about 24,000 followers on Twitter and offered these two recent Tweets:
"Watching KC v STL baseball with family.Rough, cuz big fans on both sides.Lookng forwrd to Mem Day event for WWII vets tomorrw here at Lake...''
And:
"Suffice it to say you can disagree with me plenty without using B---- F---- and President of the United States' name in the same sentence.''
Maybe this show could get pretty good, after all.
(Claire McCaskill, then state auditor, pictured during a televised debate in the Missouri governor's race. Perhaps Tweeting could have spiced it up. Photo by Christina Dickens / Springfield News-Leader / via AP.)
Comments
Or, as Leonard Bernstein might have said:
"I feel twitty
O so twitty
It's a pity
How twitty
I feel."
Posted by: ornery | May 25, 2009 10:55 AM
The last thing that I want to know is what Claire McCaskill is thinking.
Posted by: jack | May 25, 2009 11:40 AM
Jack,
I think "thinking" would be a stretch for Claire McCAskill. She just parrots the DNC talking points.
Posted by: Terry | May 25, 2009 4:59 PM
Jack,
Your statements indicate you are clueless about Senator McCaskill.
She is one of the most independent and moderate members of Congress. McCaskill is at the top for voting against her party.
McCaskill is a smart, tough, former prosecutor. She was the first female prosecutor in Kansas City. She was also the Missouri State Auditor for many years.
Posted by: Julie | May 26, 2009 3:16 AM