Congressman Hoekstra takes heat from blogosphere for Twitter updates in Iraq

[sabra]

Source: MLive

Rep. Pete Hoekstra this weekend provided the blogosphere with two ingredients it could stir up trouble with -- Twitter and the chance to beat up on a politician.

The Congressional Quarterly reported Friday the Holland Republican (twitter.com/petehoekstra) had breached security by Twittering about his delegation arrival and movements in Iraq.

Hoekstra spokesman Dave Yonkman told The Grand Rapids Press that the eight-term congressman would never put himself or anyone at risk.

"We never agreed to anything as far as not discussing it (beforehand) or during," Yonkman said. "Congressman Hoekstra believes in giving people in West Michigan as much information as possible."

This isn't the first time Hoekstra grabbed attention for his Tweets. He shared his thoughts in real-time via Twitter DURING a closed-door meeting with President Obama.

Read more: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/02/hoekstra_slammed_by_blogospher.html

[Ian David]

1. Prosecute him under The Espionage Act, along (belatedly) with Geraldo and Novak. n/t

[truthisfreedom]

2. Weird new world we live in.

[KamaAina]

3. Congressman's twittering raises security concerns

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_go_co/congress_twitter

The top Republican on the House intelligence committee landed in hot water this week after using his Twitter page to update the public on his precise whereabouts while traveling through Iraq and Afghanistan....

But Hoekstra, who has decried the unauthorized leaking of classified information, provided far more details than a general itinerary, including at least a 12-hour heads-up that he was headed to Iraq.

I read somewhere where two out of three people who "tweet" (that is, use Twitter) are repukes. :eyes: