The White House reached 3 million Twitter followers today and launched a celebratory hashtag.
.@whitehouse reaches 3 million @twitter followers! http://t.co/Dc7U16lS We want to hear from you: why do you #FollowWH? pic.twitter.com/OxD060T0
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) August 4, 2012
Naturally, Obama supporters swooned in unison.
#FollowWH I follow the WHITE HOUSE because I support President Obama. Because it is an ordained position by God. He's always inspirational!
— Mia MacAdam (@C0C00824) August 4, 2012
@whitehouse I follow The White House because I voted for Change and we got the Best; Barack Obama! We are making history! #FollowWH
— CandyApple9s (@CandyApple9s) August 4, 2012
#FollowWH-Happy Birthday Mr. President! I follow @WhiteHouse to get the good news about our progress that the media fail to report.
— Hanna Gerhard (@Abbenrode) August 4, 2012
@whitehouse I #FollowWH because I love and support my President and my country. It's my civic duty to know what's going on.
— Jessica Ramos (@jessicaramos) August 4, 2012
@whitehouse I follow the White House because I Love Barack Obama #FollowWH
— CandyApple9s (@CandyApple9s) August 4, 2012
The hashtag hasn’t gained much traction yet, but a few conservatives got in on the action.
https://twitter.com/sarainitaly/status/231691861557907457
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/231770881574182912
I follow because it's a great way to stay entertained: #OneTermProposition #FollowWH
— Stacy Washington (@StacyOnTheRight) August 4, 2012
https://twitter.com/OceanMeld/status/231811233534328832
I follow @whitehouse because I need to know what's going on in all 57 states. #FollowWH
— Rusty Weiss ?? (@rustyweiss74) August 4, 2012
I follow @whitehouse better than @whitehouse follows guns across the border #FollowWH
— Rusty Weiss ?? (@rustyweiss74) August 4, 2012
Oh snap!
The White House plans to highlight some “favorite responses” on WhiteHouse.gov. We’re guessing these won’t make the cut. Heh.
Anyone else up for some sharing? Why do you #FollowWH?
Update:
More answers to the White House’s question from the right side of the Twitterverse:
https://twitter.com/LastBrainLeft/status/231815327988736000
I #FollowWH because I feel MSNBC slants way too far to the RIGHT and I need a little balance from people I trust
— Dux Libertatis (@tweetwags) August 4, 2012
I #FollowWH because Game of Thrones is on break and I need to appease my fantasy habit
— NRA Russian Bot (@usafjeeper) August 4, 2012
#FollowWH @whitehouse Where else are you going to consistently find fiction of this calibre?
— Goldens Rule (@jamesbranch3) August 4, 2012
#FollowWH @whitehouse Thought I might find a link to download a course for learning Austrian.
— Goldens Rule (@jamesbranch3) August 4, 2012
And because somebody had to tweet it:
If we #FollowWH, maybe we can find out whether or not #HarryReidIsAPederast
— John Dea (@JohnRDea) August 4, 2012
When will the White House weight in on the serious allegations that Harry Reid is a pederast? Perhaps his recent refusal to deny the charges will capture the attention of the White House.
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