Prior to that tweet, Missouri GOP Rep. Billy Long announced he was at an off the record conference, and his followers were about to be privy to something special:
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At closed off the record GOP Conference – think football huddle where QB Whispers the play & a couple of your teammates run tell the defense
— Billy Long (@auctnr1) September 30, 2013
As it turns out, Long had something else in mind:
Not really – just wanting to get over 4,000 followers
— Billy Long (@auctnr1) September 30, 2013
Long’s trick worked. As of this moment, Long has 4,043 followers on Twitter, but may have lost a follower or two among the local press:
@auctnr1 That right there was just plain mean…..
— Collin Reischman (@CMReischman) September 30, 2013