April 20, 2009
Posted: April 20th, 2009 06:15 PM ET
From CNN's Rebecca Sinderbrand
Meghan McCain is no fan of Karl Rove's tweets.
(CNN) – Meghan McCain loves Twitter - except for the "creepy people." Like Karl Rove. In a blog post for the Daily Beast published Monday, McCain says the social networking site has been a "liberating" experience for her - if only her dispatches weren't being read by the former Bush advisor. "Karl Rove follows me on Twitter. That's creepy," she said. "I joined Twitter a few months ago; so far, it has been a liberating way to transition from political to personal blogging. It's allowed me to share the less serious aspects and humorously uncensored moments of my life. But there's also been a downside: I am now being followed by Karl Rove, and my local sheriff, and God knows how many other political pundits. We need to take Twitter back from the creepy people." Later, she wrote: "I can't shake the fact that Karl Rove is following me-it can be creepy. So watch out." The daughter of former Republican presidential candidate John McCain also said she finds Rove's Tweets "boring," and speculated that he had a "ghost Twitterer" or an assistant posting his thoughts. "On the surface, Karl Rove's Twitter feed intrigues me," she said. Here's a guy who for years has been perceived as some kind of inaccessible man-behind-the-curtain figure. And now he Tweets numerous times a day. I've never met him in person, which only makes our Twitter relationship even weirder. And to be honest, I find Rove's Tweets boring. Sometimes he takes questions; other times he talks about his appearances on cable news and other shows. But he doesn't say anything substantive." She said that Rove's Tweets "seem to reveal a softer side to him" - but drew her skepticism. "Call it savvy marketing, but I find it disingenuous," she said. "And it's a bit weird to think his people-not even Rove himself-are following me." Filed under: Karl Rove Meghan McCain
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