I agree with Bill Maher about how disrespectful members of Congress

[question everything]

like Claire McCaskill were to "twitter" while Obama was speaking.

How rude! I can see the Republicans doing this but our own? How would they like it if when they speak at a gathering their audience would twitter or teeter or clip their nails or pick their noses?

[napi21]

1. I'm sure that probably happens. I agree, it was stupiid to do it

when they all knew they were being watched by MILLIOS of people on National TV, and the World, but in addition to being disrespectful, it made them look STUPID!

[rufus dog]

2. I heard McCaskill's mother gave her shit for Twitter

was it because of Twittering during the speech?

[question everything]

3. Yes, she did, and was very proud of this

I wouldn't have known, otherwise, but McCaskill actually gloated about it.

[Clio the Leo]

4. Maher isn't worthy to clean Claire's cats litter box.....

.... he can shut it. The woman was one of the President's most ardent supporters during the campaign and as far as I am concerned can twitter wherever she feels a tweet urge coming on.

[question everything]

5. So ignore Bill Maher

I was going to post this myself, when I heard how she gloated about twitterig during the speech.

To use your phrase - she isn't worthy to clean the President's litter box (or his new dog's poop).

When the President addresses the nation, she should listen. Respectfully. Otherwise she does not belong in the Senate. Certainly not as a Democratic senator.

[themaguffin]

19. doesn't mean that she is obvious being called out. Jesus people.

[sandnsea]

6. What about live blogging?

Is it disrespectful to live blog during various speeches and events?

On edit:

Oh, and is it disrespectful for the press to take notes?

[dsc]

7. no because their jobs are to do those things

Her job was to listen to the man. When I get observed by an AP he or she takes notes etc. I expect my students to be working math problems, listening, etc.

[sandnsea]

14. Her job is to serve her constituents

and if she felt a good way to serve them is through Twitter, well then that's fine. DU is being just as stupid over Twitter as the media gets over bloggers. A Republican twitters and suddenly the entirety of the platform is called Republican, even though there were a cazillion people signed up to receive Obama campaign twitters. Just stupid.

[question everything]

20. Depends who is doing the blogging. If a reporter

than this is his/her job to report either via blogging or by taking notes.

They are there to do the job of reporting, not to be addressed by the President. Members of Congress, as well as the Supreme Court and other dignitaries were invited there to listen to the President. If she thinks that twitting is more important than listening then she should have stayed home... in Missouri.

I hope that Obama never invites here to the White House or to any other gathering of friends.

[Vinca]

8. I entirely agree. It was mind boggingly disrespectful. nt

[Fire1]

9. Oh no! Not the 'pickin of the nose!' lol!

[Jennicut]

10. Claire said she did it before and after the address, not during it like the Repukes

[NYCGirl]

11. You are correct. I checked my timeline. Maher is ill-informed. NT

[NYC Liberal]

12. I don't think Twitter is a bad thing in general, but during a speech like that?

Definitely not

[NYCGirl]

13. She posted before and after, not during. NT

[NYC Liberal]

22. That's definitely good. I heard some of the Repugs were doing it during though.

[rainbow4321]

15. For the record, Claire McCaskill has said she twittered before and after

Pres Obama's speech...she wrote that her mother questioned her twittering during the speech and she told her the same thing..she did NOT twitter during the speech.

[Phx_Dem]

18. But the time stamp of her tweets gives her away.

[ksoze]

16. John Cleese on Twittering...

http://vimeo.com/3263734

[Phx_Dem]

17. I totally agree. Rude. What are they 12?

There's plenty of time for Twittering before and after. It's like kids texting during class. Unacceptable.

McCaskill said she only Twittered (tweeted?) before an after, but that's not true based on the time of at least one of her tweets about Arlen Specter standing alone to applaud. Tacky.

[question everything]

21. Now, this is really tacky

What would be next? Twitting about Loretta Sanchez doing a Michele Bachmann in groping the President? Commenting on Diane Feinstein's "do?"

[yurbud]

23. the older people are, the poorer their electronic manners

at my college, my department chair answered her phone during a meeting and it wasn't an emergency call.