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Someone please give this TN mayor a lesson on how the Internet works

12.05.09Posted by Margie in All posts, Public relations, Technology/Social Media2 CommentsTags: (sigh), Charlie Brown, Facebook, internet privacy, moron, Tennessee

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Good grief. The mayor of a tiny Tennessee town outside of Memphis is throwing a tantrum about missing the end of the Charlie Brown Christmas Special. I love Charlie Brown as much as the next guy, but seriously? Does this really warrant publishing a Facebook rant about how the President of the United States is a Christ-hating, Charlie Brown-interrupting Muslim?

I’m embarrassed for three reasons:

A) this guy is an elected official, and

B) he is making important decisions on behalf of folks in my home state, and

C) dude clearly doesn’t understand there is no privacy on the Internet. Not that he was seeking privacy when he posted this insanity for 1,600 “friends” to see.

Now, of course, he’s all upset that folks are reading about his Facebook messages in the paper. Look, dude, you can’t have it both ways. When you publish something to Facebook — you have then PUBLISHED it on the World Wide Web. I don’t care how locked down your privacy settings are. You started it; your local paper simply amplified your ignorance to assure your 15 minutes of infamy.