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Gibbs Struggles to Learn Twitter

By Paul Bedard

February 23, 2010 RSS Feed Print

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

So it's come to this: White House policy is being doled out in 140 characters or less, about 22 words. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, who's following his staff into the world of Twitter, says it's a lot harder than it looks to stop at the mandated 140. "I do not know yet if I have tried to type one of those out where the number right next to the box didn't say 'negative' something, and then I'm trying to figure out how to shorten. There's a whole language, obviously, and typing with numbers and symbols, that has evaded me. I'm sure my son could teach me that far better than I could pick it up."

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lypeabema of AL 5:48PM March 27, 2010

Gibbs is lucky to assume he has opposing digits on his hands. With his ability to tell stories which the press calls news conferences, he ranks slightly above a bag of hammers when it comes to his intelligence quotient.

Jeff of WI 2:37PM March 06, 2010

obviously EVEN a precocious 6 year old could teach Gibbs many things which evidently evade him

among others NOT to call it "THE twitter"

maybe he should just stick to the tired & stale mode of insulting reporters & the sensibilities of the american masses instead

it's a wonder that the guy even manages to find his way to work every day

never thought I'd actually miss Perino . . . at least she knew how to lie with a bit of class - rather than perfectly cheesy

tiger lily of DC 4:19AM February 24, 2010

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