LOL - Twitter Turns Down Verification Request from Wisconsin Gov Walker

[highplainsdem]

http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2031487/twitter-verification-request-wisconsin-gov-walker

-snipping the first paragraph (about Twitter giving Charlie Sheen a verified account immediately)-

"We've tried to get the Governor's account verified through Twitter," said a spokesperson for Walker's office yesterday afternoon. The office sent a request to Twitter via fax on official letterhead last week to prove legitimacy of the @GovWalker account, the spokesperson told ClickZ News.

"With all the attention surrounding the Governor…it was kind of important for us to get his account verified. There are a lot of impersonations."

Yet, despite Walker's emergence on the national political stage in the midst of his fight with Wisconsin Senate Democrats and public unions, Twitter turned down the Governor's request.

"They sent us back a canned response" via fax stating the company is not currently verifying "for members of the public," said the spokesperson.

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[wtmusic]

1. *snap*

:D

[Brickbat]

2. ROFLMAO. He'll have to get Koch to call it in for him. Or, you know, someone who sounds like Koch

on the phone.

[blogslut]

3. Poor Scott

He thinks he's a star.

[Kadie]

4. LOL n/t

[damntexdem]

5. Hey, I can verify: Walker is a twit.

Will that do? ;-)

[CreekDog]

6. Twitter is in Downtown San Francisco

can't imagine he's too popular here. :rofl:

[AsahinaKimi]

8. As a San Franciscian I can verifty that!!

:D

[AsahinaKimi]

7. So Walker has to have Twitter so he can see the

latest jokes about him from Conan O'Brien. Thats fair..

[nuxvomica]

9. They should try @GovDouchebag or @GovHorsesAss

Both would be verifiable.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. "There are a lot of impersonations" ... should have thought of that when he answered the phone.

But, hey, I guess that's **completely** different.

[highplainsdem]

11. *****Twitter has now verified the account***** - apparently because of a fake account

that may have been set up by Walker's staff to be especially confusing, forcing Twitter to verify the real account.

Here's the topic about the confusion the fake account created (see the replies there):

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x562001