Shocking miscarriage of social media! (reuters photo)
When he appeared on “Celebrity Apprentice,” former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich couldn’t even send a text message or figure out his email.
His bizarre-yet-in-character decision to create a Twitter account to coincide with the start of his corruption trial seemed a promising development — except that his tweets were pretty lame. The Chicago Tribune posits they were actually written by Blago’s publicist.
But now the judge in the case has told Blago he can’t tweet in court! Reports the WSJ:
Federal Judge James Zagel told the Chicago courtroom at the outset of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial that he was prohibiting anyone in the court from using Twitter during the trial or making public statements.
Zagel said “an adverse influence may be created by making public statements outside of the courtroom.”
Getting Blagojevich and his family to quiet down would be a big change. Blagojevich has written a memoir and hosted a radio show since his arrest in December 2008. Both he and his wife, Patti, have appeared on reality television shows and both have Twitter accounts.
On Monday, Patti Blagojevich tweeted that she had finished the laundry and house cleaning and complained that news helicopters were following her and wasting fuel.
Now, that’s Twitter gold.
