Items retweeted this evening were not intended nor approved for this account. They do not in any way represent the views of NASAJPL.
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NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) October 18, 2012
@nasajpl Why are you retweeting partisan tweets? #mytaxpayerdollars—
(@fact275) October 18, 2012
@NASAJPL this ain't your personal account.—
(@tehWKD) October 18, 2012
@twitchy check out @nasajpl twitter. They are re-tweeting anti-Romney tweets.—
Frunkis (@navyvetpc6) October 18, 2012
On Wednesday night, someone took over the government-operated NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Twitter account and turned it into a Cher-like social media cesspool for anti-Romney rants and raves. Followers immediately wondered why their tax dollars were being used to subsidize lunatic partisan messages and disseminate Soros-sponsored hit pieces on Republicans.
Why is @NASAJPL shilling for Obama! This is a government agency!!—
Mark E. DeLafayette (@Hermione_Hero) October 18, 2012
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE!!! @nasajpl tweeting about #BinderFullOfWomen the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of #NASA—
Mark E. DeLafayette (@Hermione_Hero) October 18, 2012
@NASAJPL Why are you re-tweeing anti-Romney Tweets?—
Frunkis (@navyvetpc6) October 18, 2012
@NASAJPL I wonder why a gov't agency is retweeting an article from thinkprogress knocking Romney? Please keep the politics out of science.—
Andrew Brignac (@abrignac) October 18, 2012
Hah. Someone running @NASAJPL accidentally retweeted a ThinkProgress link.—
Chris Chancellor (@Chancelloriate) October 18, 2012
The guilty tweeter tried to cover his/her tracks:
Huh, this is interesting. I could have sworn I saw @NASAJPL retweeting some political stuff…but it appears to be gone now. I wonder why…—
BlackWidower (@theblackwidower) October 18, 2012
But quick-acting Twitchy readers captured some screen shots of the @NASAJPL retweets:
Looks like @nasajpl took these RT's down: http://t.co/14wSq6Cl—
Mark E. DeLafayette (@Hermione_Hero) October 18, 2012
Yet more @nasajpl RT's just removed: @DRUDGE @michellemalkin @TwitchyTeam http://t.co/paD0ljxr—
Mark E. DeLafayette (@Hermione_Hero) October 18, 2012
Why is NASAJPL participating in the political process? (check RTs) @NASA @NASAJPL @NSF @CIA @gretawire—
Aelyt (@AeroFlyAelyt) October 18, 2012
At 1:22am, @NASAJPL disavowed the political tweets, but did not identify the culprit or mention any consequences.
@NASAJPL Was waiting for that.—
The One True b!X (@theonetruebix) October 18, 2012
@NASAJPL haha. thought that was odd. But who is @MarsCuriosity voting for?—
Will Durgin (@WDurgin) October 18, 2012
@TwitchyTeam My sister Lisa works for JPL. If there are any other (R)'s, they're good at hiding under their desks, w/duct-taped mouths.—
ChristineHilzer (@chilzer) October 18, 2012
@NASAJPL I kind of wondered about that……..—
scott carson (@scottcarson1957) October 18, 2012
@NASAJPL oh someone is getting fired. Boom—
Faceman5050 (@faceman5050) October 18, 2012
We’ll see. Safe to say, the NASA employee tweeting from the far-left corners of outer space has come back down to Earth.
