Comments on: Division of Medicaid getting political on Twitter http://www.mississippidemocrats.org/blog/2009/division-of-medicaid-getting-political-on-twitter/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:53:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sam Hall http://www.mississippidemocrats.org/blog/2009/division-of-medicaid-getting-political-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Sam Hall Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:33:20 +0000 http://www.mississippidemocrats.org/?p=992#comment-13 <p>Worse is that I'm quite certain this is someone in the administration, or a political ally of it, masquerading as the department. So I take issue with the way in which they are using it.</p> <p>We use social media for political purposes, but we're a political organization. I understand the governor doing the same (which he does). I think the House and the Senate should do likewise as certain members do.</p> <p>But for a Department who services the health care of thousands of Mississippians to use their Twitter feed to push a political agenda is not right, in my viewpoint. At some point, public policy must trump politics, and it's not happening with Medicaid right now.</p> Worse is that I’m quite certain this is someone in the administration, or a political ally of it, masquerading as the department. So I take issue with the way in which they are using it.

We use social media for political purposes, but we’re a political organization. I understand the governor doing the same (which he does). I think the House and the Senate should do likewise as certain members do.

But for a Department who services the health care of thousands of Mississippians to use their Twitter feed to push a political agenda is not right, in my viewpoint. At some point, public policy must trump politics, and it’s not happening with Medicaid right now.

]]> By: David Cooley http://www.mississippidemocrats.org/blog/2009/division-of-medicaid-getting-political-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-12 David Cooley Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:28:44 +0000 http://www.mississippidemocrats.org/?p=992#comment-12 <p>Sam,</p> <p>I agree, the whole idea of Twitter and Social Media is a high level of transparency. If someone is misrepresenting an official office this can be a very bad thing.</p> <p>The problem is getting the Official Office of any State Department to recognize these issues and take them seriously.</p> <p>On the flip side, this should give incentive to Officials to consider having a Twitter account (and other social media) and being proactive!</p> <p>Best Regards, David Cooley</p> Sam,

I agree, the whole idea of Twitter and Social Media is a high level of transparency. If someone is misrepresenting an official office this can be a very bad thing.

The problem is getting the Official Office of any State Department to recognize these issues and take them seriously.

On the flip side, this should give incentive to Officials to consider having a Twitter account (and other social media) and being proactive!

Best Regards, David Cooley

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