Uh oh. Rupert Murdoch is catching hell for what appears to be a Twitter misfire after he tweeted the name of Conservative MP and chick lit writer Louise Mensch. Yep, just her name.
Mensch was subjected to vile, misogynistic tweets earlier this week when she and other Conservatives in Parliament voted they would not back a report calling Murdoch “not a fit person to run an international company.”
Some in the Twitterverse connected Murdoch’s cryptic tweet to Mensch’s support for him, while others thought it might be a senior moment.
*Google search* *safety filter off* RT @rupertmurdoch: Louise Mensch
— Lord B'stard (@SirAlanBstard_) May 5, 2012
Dear Rupe – you need to put your search terms in the box marked "search". You're welcome. RT @rupertmurdoch: Louise Mensch
— Gill Alexander (@gillalexander) May 5, 2012
"@rupertmurdoch Louise Mensch" << Bless, poor old Rupie's mixing up Twitter and Google Images again.
— peregr1n (@peregr1n) May 5, 2012
A real life @oldmansearch: RT @rupertmurdoch Louise Mensch
— Jessica Stanley (@dailydoseofjess) May 5, 2012
RT @rupertmurdoch: Sorry. That Louise Mensch tweet was supposed to be a DM to the PM. He was asking me what I wanted for my birthday.
— H1lly (@HillyFoz) May 5, 2012
He's mastered proper nouns. Next up, verbs and adjectives… RT @rupertmurdoch: Louise Mensch
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) May 5, 2012
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/05/oops-rupert-murdoch-suffering-from-premature-tweet-syndrome/
