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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrom the election trail via Twitter:
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andrew kaczynski ✔
@KFILE
Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry's office called the bosses of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln associate professor for liking a photo on Facebook of a picture of Fortenberry that was vandalized w/googly eyes and the caption "Jeff Fartenberry."
https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/fortenberry-complains-about-facebook-reaction-to-vandalized-sign-unl-professor/article_ddfa4b2a-ffcf-594d-9417-502f0f01cb3d.html
ETA the follow-up:
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andrew kaczynski ✔
@KFILE
Fortenberry's chief of staff emailed the school's dean to speak about it.
https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/fortenberry-complains-about-facebook-reaction-to-vandalized-sign-unl-professor/article_ddfa4b2a-ffcf-594d-9417-502f0f01cb3d.html
andrew kaczynski
✔
@KFILE
To be clear, the professor was not involved in the vandalism of the sign. The congressman and his chief of staff are trying to get him in trouble for liking the photo on Facebook. That's it.
@KFILE
Fortenberry's chief of staff emailed the school's dean to speak about it.
https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/fortenberry-complains-about-facebook-reaction-to-vandalized-sign-unl-professor/article_ddfa4b2a-ffcf-594d-9417-502f0f01cb3d.html
andrew kaczynski
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@KFILE
To be clear, the professor was not involved in the vandalism of the sign. The congressman and his chief of staff are trying to get him in trouble for liking the photo on Facebook. That's it.
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From the election trail via Twitter: (Original Post)
Denzil_DC
Nov 2018
OP
The fartenberry tweets are just as LOL funny.....in their zeal to get this professor in
asiliveandbreathe
Nov 2018
#2
rufus dog
(8,419 posts)1. LOL
That is just funny.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)2. The fartenberry tweets are just as LOL funny.....in their zeal to get this professor in
trouble for "liking" the tweet,they have amassed a crowd.....too too funny...
Denzil_DC
(7,227 posts)3. I think that's known as "The Streisand Effect"! n/t
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)4. Dang Democrat snowflake!
Wait...what?