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D.C. Mayor Bowser blew up Twitter, deleted 4th of July tweet that included topless Wendy’s girl July 5, 2021 | Terresa Monroe-Hamilton

 

D.C. Mayor Bowser blew up Twitter, deleted 4th of July tweet that included topless Wendy’s girl

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser blew up Twitter for the 4th of July after allegedly deleting a tweet that featured a topless version of the iconic Wendy’s girl mascot flanked by Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders in a risque anime meme.

Bowser has neither confirmed nor denied that the tweet came from her actual account, swirling rumors even more over the incident and lending the accusation credibility. According to ProPublica, the tweet was reportedly up for about one minute before being deleted. Many on social media are now debating whether it was really her tweet or not. It appears to be legitimate. Regardless, the tweet is being roasted at the expense of Mayor Bowser and possibly a hapless intern.

On July 4, the tweet was shared by a user named Kleo on Twitter. It purportedly came from Bowser’s Twitter account and innocuously read, “Thanks for joining us in the Palisades today DC!” There were two photo-op images of the Independence Day event. The first was a group photo of those who attended. The second showed the mayor posing with someone during the event.

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Two pictures were also included that were very strange. The first one was of singers The Weeknd and Doja Cat with a promo picture of an upcoming album. The second was much more problematic as it depicted the animated fan art of Wendy’s, McDonald’s, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

A number of Twitter users claimed to have taken a screenshot of the tweet before it was deleted. But the debate rages on over its authenticity regardless of that evidence and the fact that the deletion was recorded.

Many posited that an intern was guilty of the faux pas and then argued over whether they were fired or not for posting the tweet. It is highly likely that Bowser has such an intern as it is common for politicians to assign their social media accounts to be handled by other individuals.

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Recently, an intern from HBO Max made a flub that was seized upon by many, including former Bill Clinton intern Monica Lewinsky. She tried to alleviate some of that intern’s chagrin by tweeting, “dear intern: it gets better. ❤️ ps. don’t wear a beret for awhile, k?” That was a humorous reference to the former intern’s beret that she wore in an iconic photo while posing next to the Clintons. The practice of having an intern post for a celebrity, media outlet, or politician is very common these days.

One Twitter user joked, “me if I was mayor bowser’s intern.” They then shared a number of possible pictures if that were the case.

“Literally the best thing Mayor Bowser has ever done,” a user wrote. “Press F to pay respects to Mayor Bowser’s social media intern who is probably not having an awesome Independence Day,” yet another quipped.

“At least Mayor Bowser likes Doja cat!!!” proclaimed one fan. “Mayor Bowser now has my vote,” stated another.

The tweet instantly went viral on Twitter:

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Matthew McConaughey’s patriotic message reminds Americans: USA is ‘basically going through puberty’ July 5, 2021 | Robert Jonathan

 

Matthew McConaughey’s patriotic message reminds Americans: USA is ‘basically going through puberty’

July 5, 2021 |  |  Print Article

Wishing America a happy 245th birthday, A-list actor Matthew McConaughey opined, among other things, that the still-embryonic country has a lot to learn but should keep striving for excellence because the U.S. “is an aspiration.”

“We’re basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries’ timeline,” the Oscar-winner said in a folksy, inspirational, but relatively substance-free, 2-1/2 minute video posted to Twitter on July 4 in which he expressed support for both individualism and collective responsibilities.

“As we celebrate our independence today, as we celebrate our birth as a nation, the day that kick-started a revolution to gain our sovereignty, let’s admit that this last year, this trip around the sun, was also another head-scratcher,” Texas native McConaughey began his message to his nearly three million followers.

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“But let’s also remember that we’re babies as a country,” the movie star continued. “We’re basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries’ timeline, and we’re gonna go through growing pains. We are going through growing pains. This is not an excuse, this is just the reality, and this is good, because we gotta keep learning, we got to keep maturing, we gotta keep striving, we gotta keep climbing, we gotta keep building. And we gotta make sure we maintain hope along the way, as we continue to evolve.

“Why? It’s because it’s who we are. Why? Because the alternative sucks,” he declared in what appeared to be remarks delivered extemporaneously.

“I believe that America, and you and I, are an aspiration. We’re constantly in motion, we’re on the way, trying to get wiser, trying to get braver, trying to dream more, trying to do more, trying to be more fair, take the right kind of responsibilities, to gain the right kind of freedoms, and we gotta keep realizing that we’re a place where our individual pursuits and desires need to be appreciative and supportive of our collective responsibilities as Americans, hence the United States of America.”

“Sure, we’re each unique. We’re each independent. We each have innate abilities that others don’t have, as people and as states. But at the same time, we are all in this together, and if you don’t purchase that, move on. Go somewhere else….”

Watch the entire video embedded below and form your own conclusions:

The actor also recommended that people take inventory of where the country started and where it is headed “on the way to being the best we can be.”

McConaughey has said he is considering potentially running for governor in Texas and has reportedly checked in with some wealthy Republican donors with that in mind.

Along with this new video, his public comments have suggested, for the most part, a carefully crafted, middle-of-the-road philosophy (although he recently slammed anti-maskers), and the above comment about getting out of America seems out of character.

If the self-described centrist runs against Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, it’s not clear under what party affiliation he would do so. Abbott has several announced primary opponents in 2022, the latest being U.S. Army vet Allen West, the Texas GOP chair and former Florida congressman.

It’s often said that, for whatever reason, once they reach a certain level of prominence, actors want to be politicians and politicians want to be actors (and obviously there is a lot of overlap there), while musicians want to be athletes and vice versa.

At 51, Matthew McConaughey has probably a decade left as a Hollywood leading man, and after that, unlimited lucrative runway as a supporting actor with minimal heavy lifting required. As such, it remains to be seen if his purported interest in politics results in him becoming an actual candidate for public office.

McConaughey’s happy birthday America message was met with a mixed response on Twitter, even from among his fans. Here is a sampling:

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