Quotes
The Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops project archives politicians' deleted tweets. Below, a sampling from the site:
"Me likey Broke Girls."
—deleted tweet from Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), February 3, 2013
"Honored to join my colleagues & @OfficialCBC at #USAfrica Leaders Summit to discuss the valuable relationship between our two countries!"
—deleted tweet from Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), August 6, 2014
"Look what city showed up on #Jeopardy tonight! #Youngstown #Ohio #Trebek"
—deleted tweet from Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) pointing to a picture of Youngstown as the answer to a puzzle on Wheel of Fortune, January 7, 2014
"Chavez nationalized oil companies, censored opposition media and banned guns. Democrats lost a true believer."
—deleted tweet from Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas), March 5, 2013
"On Initiative 71: It is my job to carry out the will of the people and I will do so."
—deleted tweet from D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser, referring to the measure legalizing the possession of marijuana in the District, February 17, 2015
Tweets archived at politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com.
This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Quotes."
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