Jose Canseco: swearing into office, or testifying in court?
We recently shared the best 2012 holiday tweets with you, but here’s a sneak peek into another arena of Twitter: Canseco political tweets.
Who is Jose Canseco?
He’s a former Cuban-American Major League All-Star Baseball player who is infamous for his unashamed admittance of steroid use throughout his career (you can read all about it in his 2005 autobiography, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big.)
However, Canseco now has a new claim to fame. He is an All-Star in the world of social media, tweeting about seeing Elvis in the afterlife and how global warming would have saved the Titanic.
His tweets have been compared to “spitting out a stream of bizarre koans that sometimes rise to the level of surrealist art.” But some of his more recent tweets have concerned matters of politics — both American, and Canadian. Lets take a peek!
How to Fix Public Policy in Three Easy Steps:
“first replace income tax with spending tax. we didnt even have income tax until it was to fund civil war and was to be temporary for us”
“second bring our boys back from central east. Military spendng in sandy nations is crazy we can use that monedy for schools here save $B”
Canseco Tackles the Fiscal Cliff:
“I will go to washington and slap all politicians if they dont fix the fiscal cliff. They are haters of America and deserve it. Here I come”
“Mr. Obama and Mr. Boehner I am available if you need me and can help. You can do it God bless American. hugs @BarackObama@SpeakerBoehner”
Sounds like a good deal to me! His hashtag is catchy (#YesWeCanseco), his tone is quite passionate, and he’s already established a clear plan of action. Now if only his grammar was a little better…
Still, Canseco is serious about running for political office. Although he cannot run for mayor of Toronto because he was born in Cuba, he said he will ”work out the citizen thing.” Caseco’s agent, Jose Melendez, stated in an email:
“He is serious about a run but as you know he doesn’t know the procedure for citizenship.”
If you want to see how serious he is about Toronto, check out theses tweets:
Canseco Takes on Toronto:
“Dear Torontonians tweet me what needs fixing so I can start working on things. I know the Jarvis bike path and NHL strike are key, more?”
“Thanks Toronto for a great #yeswecanseco Day 1. Got some good news on the citizen thing hope to announce in a few days. More tomorrow. Hugs”
“The hug store is open! I am trading hugs for displaying YesWeCanseco signs to get the word out on mayor run. Just tweet me pic.#yeswecanseco”
If you are wondering who inspire’s Canseco’s brilliance, try Al Gore:
“al gore was a head of his time .i miss him rest in peace buddy hug for u”
(and shortly after…)
“sorry al you need to make some more noise .Keep fighting for us i believe in your and i am with you”
