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Just when you thought the Twitter fad was some dumb fucking thing nobody would possibly actually use — our Intern Juli was recently shocked to find it’s nothing but “an anthology of away messages? on a website?” — there is proof that it could change democracy forever. Republican congresswoman Marsha Blackburn of the Nashville suburbs is now at the center of a powerful Twitter storm, as somebody somewhere remarked that her teeth are terrible, and therefore she must be a chain smoker, like every other 52-year-old blonde in Tennessee. MORE »

NERD ALERT: Oh hey do you like the new Internet fad of the Twitter? Well, your Wonkette has been on the Twitter for a while now, but it never really, uh, worked. (We blame past management.) Now it works! We still have no idea what the Twitter does, but 550 people have subscribed to it, even though it didn’t work, so now everybody can unsubscribe, the end. [Twitter-Wonkette]

John McCain made a vice presidential choice, but no one knows her? Time to establish a complete waste-of-time TWITTER MEME in which one may use other INTERNET MEME JOKES to describe her. This is the most important Internet development since TUMBLR. Oh who are we kidding. We’re still getting over the lack of Mittens on this ticket, and it’ll take some time. [Twitter]

Here’s video of the panel at the Personal Democracy Forum (WONKETTE PREMIUM AD $$$) where McCain “Internet Guy” Mark Soohoo informs the world that “John McCain is aware of the Internet.” Since this was a conference about technology, you can only imagine the giggles from the techie crowd, all of whom immediately Twitter the quote to their pet gerbils. Then Tracy Russo, a blogger gal, says your grandmother cannot understand Facebook, and neither can John McCain. Who gives a shit? [YouTube]

A very small outrage we ignored on Friday had to do with the Democratic National Committee’s Director of Research, Mike Gehrke, making dumb “John McCain is old” jokes on this “Twitter” web thing. Who doesn’t make jokes about McCain’s advanced age, right? But today, we are amused, because somebody sent us this screencap of another damning “Twitter” that (allegedly) shows the same Gehrke guy now implying that Charlie Gibson will sing a whimsical song about fucking John McCain. Also, “doring.” That is how he spells doing … or during. Also: Dolphin furry avatar.

Famous-for-DC American Prospect blogger Ezra Klein usually keeps it clean on his lefty blog, but on his Twitter micro-blogging side project account, he’s just another sick fucking Wonketteer.

UPDATE: Ezra Klein responds… MORE »

Rudy Giuliani can’t get this whole online thing. And Twitter really isn’t clicking for him. The latest Twittism from the tech-challenged America’s Mayor clearly shows Hizzoner has given up all hope. Best Twitter Ever - Giuliani? [Blue Nova]