Ari Fleischer’s Attack on the Might of Obama’s Twitter Account Hilariously Backfires

[Playinghardball]

The nice thing about Twitter is that it’s a platform where people, no matter who they are or how famous they are, can interact as equals. Well, former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer was pretty convinced today that President Obama either struck a deal with Twitter or somehow has a super-feed, because one of Obama’s tweets today… had over 140 characters! Gasp!

Except it didn’t. The tweet was less than 140 characters.

Fleischer was referring to this tweet, promoting President Obama’s appearance at the Clinton Global Initiative talking about health care.


There are exactly 136 characters in that tweet. Here is what Fleischer tweeted out next:


WELL?! Why isn’t Obama using Twitlonger like the rest of us?

Fleischer got mocked (to put it lightly) for his miscounting, and eventually retracted the tweet.


But it was too late, the damage was done, and Fleischer was barraged by a storm of tweet-mockery.


And retracting it didn’t exactly make anyone ease up.






http://www.mediaite.com/online/ari-fleischers-attack-on-the-might-of-obamas-twitter-account-hilariously-backfires/

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[Dawson Leery]

1. Neo-con scumbag.

The hatred of the current President by the right wing is blind.

[roguevalley]

19. twitter is awesome. real time slagging of idiots and timely infor dispersal.

[Aerows]

2. Ari Fleischer is, and always has been

several fries short of a Happy meal.

EDIT: Come to think of it, he probably lacks the burger, too.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. .

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[Vanje]

4. Ari Fleischer must have a LOT of time on his hands

these days.

[Aerows]

5. I wouldn't put him in charge

of overseeing a stopped clock, never mind a working one.

[notadmblnd]

11. Doesn't he oversee AFP (Americans for Prosperity) for the Koch Bros?

[GoCubsGo]

6. Hahahaha!!!

I can't stand that jerk. He deserves every bit of derision that is dished out to his sorry ass.

[Skittles]

7. what an ASSHOLE

that really delves into his psyche - he's very worked up over Obama perhaps "not playing by the rules" yet he actively pimped for Cheney Inc.

[Scurrilous]

8. LOL

[Cha]

9. Thanks for helping Spread the News, Ari! Helping Obamacares.. just like that "ted cruz twit"

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/09/24/president-obama-and-bill-clinton-talk-health-care-reform/

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
Green Eggs and Ham is about hating something, trying it, and finding out you like it.

Thanks @TedCruz for selling #ObamaCare to Americans.3:19 PM - 24 Sep 2013

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Pat Fuller @bannerite

RT @kimfeldpausch: I do not like this Ted Cruz twit.....#UniteBlue #LibCrib pic.twitter.com/ohCWhB72vZ #p22:29 PM - 24 Sep 2013


http://www.democraticunderground.com/110217084

Mahalo Play~

[Enrique]

10. who died and made him Darrell Issa?

[babylonsister]

17. ...

made me laugh!

[libdem4life]

12. There's got to be an updated, digitally correct phrase for "putting one's foot in one's mouth"

[gopiscrap]

13. what a fucking asswipe

[grantcart]

14. AF is the stupidest person to have ever worked on a WH staff.

[Peacetrain]

15. Jumping the gun there Ari..

They see what they want to see and then develop a scenario around it..

[BlueToTheBone]

16. AKA Ari the Liar. n/t

[DirkGently]

18. Wow. Sit down, Ari. You're not good at this.

[blogslut]

20. Ari lost all his mojo when he got contact lenses.

When he was the bespectacled WHPS, he was a sharp, formidable liar. Ever since he left and dumped the glasses, he's just weak sauce.