May 28, 2009, 9:37 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) isn't mincing any words Thursday, virtually guaranteeing
The Fighting LeBrons will win tonight.
Strickland tweeted before tonight's make-or-break matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic:
believes our Cleveland Cavaliers will be victorious tonight in game 5!
To the surprise of many fans, the Magic have taken a 3-1 lead in the series over the Cavs, led by regular-season MVP LeBron James.
Game 5 will air at 8:30 tonight on TNT; the game is in Cleveland.
May 28, 2009, 8:38 am
By
Eric Zimmermann
Barbara Boxer plugs her campaign store in a recent tweet:
Barbara_Boxer Looking for the latest Boxer Campaign merchandise? Check out our new campaign store at http://store.barbaraboxer.com !
Since I know you're wondering, I decided to check out what exactly you can get in the Boxer store. Turns out they've got something for everyone--dogs included.
Got a
liberal pet ?
Liberal baby ? No problem! Check out the
whole selection here .
May 28, 2009, 7:28 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) tantalized with a tweet today, not necessarily as much with the post's content so much as its tag.
Huckabee
tweeted Thursday :
Huck PAC going to make endorsement announcement today
May 28, 2009, 7:00 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Congratulations are in order for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Thursday, who tweeted the announcement of the birth of his latest grandchild.
Grassley didn't say whether or not the child was named after President Ronald Reagan, but they both share a name.
Grassley
tweeted Thursday :
Reagan Grassley born 230am 4th great grandchild of mine and Barb. Father St Rep Pat Grassley 7lb 12oz
That's the child of Grassley's son,
a state representative in Iowa .
May 28, 2009, 6:39 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) often tweets about her visits to schools,
having been a teacher before coming to Washington .
Ros-Lehtinen continued her tour today,
tweeting :
On way to miami senior high to listen to students and watch music videos they have made on government. School year coming to an end soon.
No word whether Ros-Lehtinen is busting out Alice Cooper for the meetings:
May 28, 2009, 6:13 am
By
Eric Zimmermann
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) is on a high profile road trip:
kendrickbmeek is in the car off to the Everglades. Mile marker 41. Secretary of Interior Salazar and Senator Bill Nelson are on board too.
Hopefully someone else is driving.
May 27, 2009, 12:06 pm
By
Michael O'Brien
MSNBC publicist Alana Russo teased Wednesday what should be an entertaining television moment on tonight's "Hardball."
Russo tweeted :
Coming up... Roland Burris on "Hardball with Chris Matthews" at 5pm
May 27, 2009, 12:05 pm
By
Eric Zimmermann
Sarah Palin has some nice words for radio station KMBQ:
AKGovSarahPalin More props to KMBQ for real steps taken toward "going green" w/wind turbine, fully functional this a.m.!
Palin also recommends KMBQ if you're, er, a piece of bread who wants to go fishing?
Good fishing reports for sourdoughs & tourists alike are found @ KMBQ 99.7 FM radio. Get out & enjoy the water!
Yeah, you sourdoughs!
May 27, 2009, 11:23 am
By
Michael O'Brien
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) accused his likely Republican opponent next fall of bait and switching voters on judicial nominations.
Specter tweeted Wednesday :
"Obama nominates a judge, so Toomey, of course, bashes Specter." http://bit.ly/eoBrM
May 27, 2009, 10:04 am
By
Michael O'Brien
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