Some of you were so dazzled by my Halloween 2012 social media tribute to dead rock stars that I knew my tongue-in-cheek work wasn’t yet complete. So, just in time for Presidents’ Day, I’m once again using my powers of creative license to channel amusing presidential tweets.
To avoid controversy, I deliberately avoided those U.S. presidents assassinated while in office. It wouldn’t be prudent. For one night only (and a week of online promotion), may I present: Dead Presidents on Twitter…
John Adams (aka @Lawyer1stMass2):
@lawyer1stmass2: Thom routed me in 1800 election re: 1798 Alien & Sedition Acts, but we made up by letter in 1812. Never forget #July41826
— Lori Shapiro (@byallwritesLori) February 15, 2013
Andrew Jackson (aka @TuffTNnut7):
@tufftnnut7: Orphaned at age 14, but didn’t earn my #OldHickory cred until #Warof1812. States’ rights (h#!! yeah) ’til Nullification Crisis. — Lori Shapiro (@byallwritesLori) February 15, 2013
Franklin Pierce (aka @Obscureprez14NH):
@obscureprez14nh: Bet you didn’t know I put 1st Xmas tree in #WhiteHouse. They called me #HandsomeFrank; Babs Pierce Bush is my 4th cuz! — Lori Shapiro (@byallwritesLori) February 15, 2013
Teddy Roosevelt (aka @NYRuffRider26):
@nyruffrider26: This Twitter contraption is bully! I would have used it to speak softly re: #SpanishAmericanWar and #NationalMonumentsAct — Lori Shapiro (@byallwritesLori) February 15, 2013
Warren G. Harding (aka @OHnewsman29):
@ohnewsman29: Had I known via #BoardwalkEmpire the scandals to come (#TeapotDome, #JusticeDept), never would have left Marion Daily Star. — Lori Shapiro (@byallwritesLori) February 15, 2013
Dwight D. Eisenhower (aka @TX5StarGen34):
@tx5stargen34: My ‘communism, #Korea & corruption’ platform doomed Adlai Stevenson; warned you all about the #militaryindustrialcomplex! — Lori Shapiro (@byallwritesLori) February 15, 2013
Richard M. Nixon (aka @TrickyDickCA37):
@trickydickca37: Guess whom Ike didn’t like?!? I opened door to China and large-scale public school integration in South. Still #notacrook — Lori Shapiro (@byallwritesLori) February 15, 2013
Ronald Reagan (aka @ActorPrezIL40):
@actorprezil40: So what, trickle-down economics and #IranContra? After Gorby tore down his wall, it was #MorninginAmerica. Luv Mommy 4ever!
— Lori Shapiro (@byallwritesLori) February 15, 2013
Now that I’ve honored dead rock stars and dead presidents social media style, what other groups of famous people would you like me to take on next? If you’ve got suggestions, I’ve got some future blog posts. As Pat Benatar would say, “Hit me with your best shot; fire away…”
Lori Shapiro is the owner of By All Writes LLC, a business writing, editing, and research company in Marlton, New Jersey. She revels in shielding her clients from the pain of writing their own print and web marketing copy. Call her (856-810-9764) or email her (lori@byallwrites.biz) for a no-obligation project quote today!