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JoethePleb's JournalSXSW 2014: The Unruly Mob Would Like to Comment
There is a SXSWi 2014 panel submission on social media and the events surrounding the filibuster in Texas this summer. Its called "The Unruly Mob Would Like to Comment" and panelists include:
Steven Polunsky, Texas Senate
Erica Grieder, Texas Monthly
Eliza Vielma, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Campaign
Joe Deshotel, Burnt Orange Report
VOTE HERE to make sure it happens!:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/17142
Texas AG Greg Abbott Thanks "Retard Barbie" Tweeter, Offers No Apology to Wendy Davis
Greg Abbott's twitter feed speaks in first person, but if the Attorney General is doing his own tweets his campaign may want to rethink its social media strategy. Just a week after Erick Erickson of Red State refused to apologize for calling Wendy Davis an "Abortion Barbie," Abbott thanked a supporter who called Wendy Davis an "idiot" and a "Retard Barbie."
There are a couple of acceptable ways to handle trolls on twitter, you ignore them or you correct and make an example out of them -- Greg Abbott did neither. Thanking someone for their support who is being intentionally and aggressively offensive brings legitimacy to their actions.
The Twitter backlash from his original response was enough to get the AG to revisit the statement but not enough for an apology...
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13960/greg-abbott-thanks-retard-barbie-tweeter-refuses-apology-to-wendy-davis
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