Members of Congress spent July 4 celebrating America’s independence from British rule. But that didn’t stop them from paying homage, Twitter-style, to a different king the rest of the week. That “king” would be King James, first name LeBron. As with seemingly everything else, Congressional leaders politicized the anticipation surrounding James’s announcement of where he’d sign. Also in this week’s roundup of best Congressional tweets: Beatles shoutouts, John Kerry laughs out loud, Joe Wilson talks about cutting fat and barbecues in the same tweet, and everyone complains about the heat.
timryan NEO loves you @kingjames. Believe in The Cleve! #pleasestaylebron Rep. Tim Ryan, Ohio
PeterRoskam Bring on #LeBron! Plus, the $ he brings to Chicagoland will almost certainly create more #jobs than the #stimulus ever did. Rep. Peter Roskam, Illinois
JohnKerry Wow this Lebron annct is a mde for tv production beyond anything we’ve ever attmpted! Lol Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts
petehoekstra Hot hot hot parade in Clawson today. Met lots of people.Good parade to be at. People glad to see me in se Michigan again. Positive response! Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Michigan
FrankPallone Record-breaking heat wave this week in NJ–stay cool indoors and stay hydrated! http://bit.ly/4iESwI Rep. Frank Pallone, New Jersey
CongJoeWilson Time to Cut The Fat from the federal budget. I’ll be at BBQ places in SC today & tomorrow, asking you how we should Cut The Fat! Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina
repaaronschock The height of narcissism: POTUS stimulus signs or @kingjames TV show tonight? #youcut Rep. Aaron Schock, Illinois
TweetBeat: King James Edition
Basketball, barbecues, and the Beatles in this week’s TweetBeat
Members of Congress spent July 4 celebrating America’s independence from British rule. But that didn’t stop them from paying homage, Twitter-style, to a different king the rest of the week. That “king” would be King James, first name LeBron. As with seemingly everything else, Congressional leaders politicized the anticipation surrounding James’s announcement of where he’d sign. Also in this week’s roundup of best Congressional tweets: Beatles shoutouts, John Kerry laughs out loud, Joe Wilson talks about cutting fat and barbecues in the same tweet, and everyone complains about the heat.
timryan NEO loves you @kingjames. Believe in The Cleve! #pleasestaylebron
Rep. Tim Ryan, Ohio
PeterRoskam Bring on #LeBron! Plus, the $ he brings to Chicagoland will almost certainly create more #jobs than the #stimulus ever did.
Rep. Peter Roskam, Illinois
JohnKerry Wow this Lebron annct is a mde for tv production beyond anything we’ve ever attmpted! Lol
Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts
petehoekstra Hot hot hot parade in Clawson today. Met lots of people.Good parade to be at. People glad to see me in se Michigan again. Positive response!
Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Michigan
KendrickMeek Shocking! We agree RT @marcorubio: @kingjames(aka Lebron)come to Florida!
Rep. Kendrick Meek, Florida
FrankPallone Record-breaking heat wave this week in NJ–stay cool indoors and stay hydrated! http://bit.ly/4iESwI
Rep. Frank Pallone, New Jersey
CongJoeWilson Time to Cut The Fat from the federal budget. I’ll be at BBQ places in SC today & tomorrow, asking you how we should Cut The Fat!
Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina
repaaronschock The height of narcissism: POTUS stimulus signs or @kingjames TV show tonight? #youcut
Rep. Aaron Schock, Illinois
ThadMcCotter It was 70 years ago today–Happy Birthday, Ringo! http://ow.ly/2858x #Beatles
Rep. Thad McCotter, Michigan
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