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Political Parodies: 'Mockery Can Be a Very Effective Tool'

Political Parodies on Twitter: 'Mockery Can Be a Very Effective Tool'

06/14/2012

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Political Parodies: 'Mockery Can Be a Very Effective Tool'

Clip: 6/14/2012 | 6m 37s

Political Parodies on Twitter: 'Mockery Can Be a Very Effective Tool'

As part of an ongoing series on how candidates use social media this election season, Margaret Warner and journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Daily-Download.com discuss how parody accounts of politicians and surrogates on Twitter and Pinterest are creating buzz online.

06/14/2012

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