Whitman Campaign Endorses Japanese Rock Princess

Jared Keller 16 Views Oct 20, 2010

With the rise of politicians like Sarah Palin who are otherwise closed off from the press, social media services have been transformed from mere outreach tools to documents of public record. Every tweet, even those about matters as trivial as tanning taxes, is subject to scrutiny. So when Sarah Pompei, press secretary for Meg Whitman, tweets a link to a person in a pink princess costume rocking out to Japanese pop music on a bass guitar, one must wonder what exactly is going on inside Whitman's gubernatorial campaign.

SD Cnty Sheriff Assoc says @Whitman2010 4 gov! RT: @Murphy4MegNews: CA Cops get it: Jerry Brown is too soft on crime. http://bit.ly/bNCAVless than a minute ago via webSarah Pompei
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Topics: Republicans, 2010 Elections

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