Sen. Ted Cruz mobbed by press after 21+ hour speech pic.twitter.com/VNFLRtzdcF – @BenjySarlin
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) September 25, 2013
Republican Sen.Ted Cruz’s 21-hour filibuster against Obamacare was all over the place on Twitter. Many of the Tweets embraced the nonsensical poetry of Dr Seuss, inspired by his reading of Green Eggs and Ham, and reflected some unfortunate mashups of politics and pop culture. It also produced a collection of hashtags from #keepcruzin to #losewithcruz to #GreenEggsandHam. Here are some of my favorite tweets.
The Senate Rebel Alliance http://t.co/7kEARiT7mm pic.twitter.com/a2PBZvRw2y — BuzzFeedBenny (@bennyjohnson) September 25, 2013
Balancing the Role of Physicians and AI [Video]
At the ViVE conference in LA, Smarter Technologies Chief Medical Officer Ruben Amarasingham MD talked with Katie Adams about the company's larger goals for AI: to improve the accuracy of data and make healthcare less burdensome for physicians and clinicians.
Cruz is still on the floor TV says he quite a bore Argument might be stale But he cleans up with Fundraising Mail #Cruz #GreenEggsAndHam
— Robb Watters (@robbwatters) September 25, 2013
#StandWithCruz I do not like this nasty man I do not like his lying plan I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like Ted Cruz’s spam
— RiskyLiberal (@RiskyLiberal) September 25, 2013
The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
Enjoying reading all the folks accidentally tweeting on the #MakeCDListen hashtag
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) September 25, 2013
Here’s the front page of @SenTedCruz‘s hometown newspaper today: pic.twitter.com/wboyjOJzMf
— Mo Elleithee (@MoElleithee) September 25, 2013
Slate-iest @slate headline ever: What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Understand About Green Eggs and Ham http://t.co/hnXRdbwXm3
— Evan Smith (@evanasmith) September 25, 2013
“@NowWithAlex: RT @rickklein: Rick Perry breaks with Ted Cruz on govt shutdown: “I don’t think it’s a good option.” http://t.co/9P3bq4e4zW”
— Michele (@haymakers) September 25, 2013
Harry Reid calling liberty minded Senators anarchists is like a drunk calling a 2 drink limit prohibition. #MakeDCListen
— Vince Coakley (@vincecoakley) September 25, 2013
[Photo credit: Capitol Hill by Flickr user Will Palmer]