Comments on: Wright and Wrong of Twitter http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/2010/02/wright-and-wrong-of-twitter/ Community through Technology, Media & Communication Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: kevincw http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/2010/02/wright-and-wrong-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 kevincw Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:01:49 +0000 http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/?p=177#comment-1201 This post wasn't a defence of David Wright's general conduct as an MP, nor of his party's policies. It was a defence of the use of Twitter by politicians and an attack on blowing comments out of all proportion. For the record, I've differed with David on many issues. However, in this case, I feel that his comments were merely a more over the top version of what he was saying already and that name calling in politics is nothing new. Remember the Thatcher Vs Kinnock exchange, where he referred to her as "a crank" and she called him a "crypto-communist". That was on the floor of the house! If that was going on decades ago, why is it so unacceptable that Twitter, a much more informal channel than the Commons, should be immune from name calling, simply because we have a generally anti-social networking media? This post wasn’t a defence of David Wright’s general conduct as an MP, nor of his party’s policies. It was a defence of the use of Twitter by politicians and an attack on blowing comments out of all proportion. For the record, I’ve differed with David on many issues. However, in this case, I feel that his comments were merely a more over the top version of what he was saying already and that name calling in politics is nothing new. Remember the Thatcher Vs Kinnock exchange, where he referred to her as “a crank” and she called him a “crypto-communist”. That was on the floor of the house! If that was going on decades ago, why is it so unacceptable that Twitter, a much more informal channel than the Commons, should be immune from name calling, simply because we have a generally anti-social networking media?

]]> By: Praguetory http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/2010/02/wright-and-wrong-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Praguetory Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:37:22 +0000 http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/?p=177#comment-1198 Puhleez.... Was it really worth expending the energy on this post? Besides, Mr Wright has promised to 'keep us posted' since his twitter feed got hacked. *rolls eyes* Wright's brand is now synonymous with incompetence, being a proven liar and an overclaiming trougher. Puhleez…. Was it really worth expending the energy on this post? Besides, Mr Wright has promised to ‘keep us posted’ since his twitter feed got hacked. *rolls eyes*

Wright’s brand is now synonymous with incompetence, being a proven liar and an overclaiming trougher.

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