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For a moment this weekend, those who follow Microsoft's Twitter account seemed to think that the company had embraced liberalism and kissed it on both European cheeks.
There appeared, you see, a tweet that read as follows: "@RBReich your granddaughter's level of discourse and policy > those of Ann Coulter." The tweet, with its succinct use of the greater-than sign, was captured for posterity by Adam Khan.
The RBReich in question is somewhat Democratic economist and Berkeley professor, Robert Reich. He had tweeted on Saturday that he was going "To NY to visit my 4-yr-old granddaughter. Also on ABC's 'This Week' panel w/ Ann Coulter, among others. I'd rather be w/ my granddaughter."
The Ann Coulter in question is a highly erudite conservative commentator, perhaps best known for her seminal tomes such as "How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter."
But why was the sturdily apolitical Microsoft suddenly revealing partisan underclothes?
Well, as Politico tells the tale, it seems that whoever was in charge of Microsoft's Twitter account last weekend was somewhat charged with political fervor.
However, he mistakenly used the cor... [Read more]
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