‘Hair icon’ and ‘Pantsuit aficionado’: Hillary Clinton joins Twitter
Hillary Clinton has joined the Twitterverse with a roaring welcome, earning more than 360,000 followers during her first day on social media — even though she only sent one tweet.
The former secretary of state's profile describes her with a touch of comedy and intrigue that has the media speculating about the possibility of her running for U.S. president in the next election.
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She describes her self as a "dog owner, hair icon, pantsuit aficionado" and "glass ceiling cracker," adding a mysterious 'To Be Decided' to the end of her list of titles.
Her profile picture is an image of her using her Blackberry, which once became the inspiration for a joke blog, Texts From Hillary, that invented text messages conversations between her and other leaders, actors and well-known personalities.
Adam Smith and Stacy Lambe created the blog, which eventually earned a submission directly from Clinton, according to the founders. Clinton mentioned Smith and Lambe in her first tweet.
Thanks for the inspiration @asmith83 & @sllambe - I'll take it from here... #tweetsfromhillary
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 10, 2013
President Barack Obama welcomed Clinton to social media, though sadly, he did not mention a Justin Bieber video.
Happy to welcome @hillaryclinton to Twitter. Stay tuned for the real #TweetsFromHillary. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 10, 2013
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The whole Clinton clan joined in before long, with Twitter fans watching closely.
Does @twitter have a family share plan? Great to be here with @hillaryclinton & @chelseaclinton. Looking forward to #tweetsfromhillary.
— Bill Clinton (@billclinton) June 10, 2013
The public doesn't know yet what title may replace Clinton's Twitter biography's "TBD" ending. But maybe, just maybe, we'll witness interactions as entertaining as those we've dreamed up.