Elxn41: Twitter Sport Fishing

Well.

I used to think twitter was useless.  I think I referred to it as a mechanism to allow people to say less, but faster.

I'm slowly changing my tune, however..  and I've come to enjoy what I call Twitter Sport Fishing.

As most Conservatives would agree, election night was quite enjoyable - watching the media twist themselves inside out, deserately hoping that the last 20 reporting ridings wouldn't elect 1 or 2  Conservatives.

Better was watching the Twitter feed.

Which has created my new favorite sport.. Twitter Fishing.

Some examples election night:

@journo_dale

Dale Smith-Journo
Hey Canada - we're rewarding contempt of Parliament. Good one! #fail #elxn41 #cdnpoli


2 May via TweetDeck

@Rob_Harvie


Rob H.
@journo_dale hey Canada, we're slapping down Michael Ignatieff for dragging Canada into an election we didn't need.


2 May via Twitter for iPad

And this:

@mode23

collin grasley

Stephen Harper breaks election rules, campaigns on radio on election day: http://exm.nr/lQ7wwd . #elxn41

2 May
@Rob_Harvie

Rob H.
@rjhelms @mode23 lol.. Accept the Liberal drubbing with at least a modicum of dignity already.

2 May via Twitter for iPad
@mode23


collin grasley
@Rob_Harvie lol.. accept contempt of parliament with at least a modicum of dignity already.

2 May via web
@Rob_Harvie


Rob H.
@mode23 sorry, I didn't see your tweet til now.. I was busy doing my happy dance ;)

2 May via Twitter for iPad

 
But my favorite was this short exchange with Shadi Elien, a Journalist with Straight.com:

@Shadielien

Shadielien
Voice your complaints about @pmharper campaigning for his party on election day on @CKNW to commissionersoffice@elections.ca #elxn41

2 May
 
@Rob_Harvie


Rob H.
@Shadielien @pmharper @cknw ..or send your congratulations to Stephen Harper @ pm@pm.gc.ca. Currently trending to majority -happy dance time

2 May via Twitter for iPad

@Shadielien


Shadielien
FUCK YOU! All of you who voted Conservative! This is beyond disappointing Canada! #elxn41

2 May via web

Yes.

This Twitter thing just might be more useful than I originally gave it credit for.  Even when you aren't engaged, it's kind of nice to be able to vent a little with respect to people who take themselves, perhaps, just a little more seriously than they ought to.

Following the above Shadi Elien exchange, I noticed that Naomi Klein saw fit to use the killing of Bin Laden as an excuse to take a shot at Stephen Harper, predicting the failure of the Conservatives this election:

@NaomiAKlein

Naomi Klein

May this usher in the true end of the Bush Era, and that includes you Stephen Harper. #binladen #outwiththeold #elxn41 #cdnpoli

1 May 

I couldn't resist:

@Rob_Harvie


Rob H.
@NaomiAKlein ..congratulations for Stephen Harper may be sent to: pm@pm.gc.ca.

2 May via Twitter for iPad