Politics: Mitt?s Foreign Policy Will Not Be Tweeted

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Politics Mitt's Foreign Policy Will Not Be Tweeted Romney's new foreign policy spokesman wants to scrub away some of his old tweets. @RichardGrenell That's not how it works. By David Weigel Posted Monday, Apr 23, 2012, at 11:49 PM ET In a typical week, Richard Grenell might have tweeted 100 times and started 100 arguments. Point the time machine back to April 10, the day that Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign. Grenell opened up the iPhone and sent 17 tweets.  He accused MSNBC of bias. WashPost poll shows Romney leading Obama on Who best to handle the Economy AND the Deficit. BUT @chucktodd leads with #'s on Women. #Blatant He tweeted at a liberal blogger and a presidential candidate, goading them about President Obama's campaign speech. @markos @MittRomney: When @BarackObama is in FL today, ask him about the 850k Floridians out of work & 9.4% state unemployment rate   He retweeted a Romney fan with a strong opinion. Love following @RichardGrenell. The man tells it like it is. That was the old Richard Grenell—longtime communications director for a string of United Nations representatives and ambassadors. On Thursday, Mitt Romney's campaign hired Grenell as a full-time spokesman on national security matters. His tweets took on world-historical importance. Politico's Alexander Burns combed Grenell's feed and found jokes about the Gingriches ("Newt: My 1st Lady knows what it's like to be 2nd and 3rd…") and Rachel Maddow ("Rachel Maddow commercials can't possibly attract any viewers, aside from Bieber fans #DeadRinger"). ThinkProgress ran its own report only five hours after sort of saluting Romney for hiring an openly gay spokesman. By Sunday, when the Huffington Post's Michael Calderone followed up, Grenell's micro-blogging history had shrunk ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Income Inequality: Is the Problem the Top 1 Percent or the Bottom 60 Percent? Weigel: The New Romney Spokesman Who Deleted Everything Interesting From His Twitter Feed A History of The Simpsons Dissing the Fox Network	Advertisement
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