6 People In Politics Who Lost Their Jobs Because Of Twitter

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Anthony Weiner

Anthony Weiner

The Queens Congressman famously resigned after sending inappropriate texts and pictures to a number of women.

Source: i.huffpost.com

Phil "Me Likely Broke Girls" Hardy

Phil "Me Likely Broke Girls" Hardy

The spokesman for Congressman Raul Labrador was fired after sending an errant tweet from the Congressman's account. It was there for 14 seconds.

A Senate staffer for Senator Susan Collins

A Senate staffer for Senator Susan Collins

Maine Senator Susan Collins sent this mean-spirited tweet about Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: "Good ol' @SenSanders is always entertaining. Not a huge fan." The staffer who sent the tweet, Luke Welch, a "New Media/Press Assistant," for the Senate, was fired according to US News And World Report.

Three legislative aides to Congressman Rick Larsen

Three legislative aides to Congressman Rick Larsen

Three legislative aides to Congressman Rick Larsen, a Democrat from Washington state, were fired after they sent tweets mocking the congressman, complaining about their jobs and spoke about drinking while at work.

The staffers — legislative aides Seth Burroughs and Elizabeth Robbee and legislative correspondent Ben Byers — tweets were first noticed by a conservative political blog covering Washington state.

Via: media.seattlepulp.com


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