#hipstercongress Hits a Little Close to Home

by | Oct 8, 2013 | POLITICS

I’m not throwing out wild accusations or taking sides here, but our afternoon has been quickly dominated by #hipstercongress on Twitter.

I’m not throwing out wild accusations or taking sides here, but our afternoon has been quickly dominated by #hipstercongress on Twitter. Blame the shut down, blame working on the internet, or blame our attempt to cash in on a trend, either way, here are our favorite #hipstercongress tweets that we in no way relate to.

And in the real world, our intern Andy Johnson had this to say in real life:

I wonder if #hipstercongress will continue funding for their ironic federal kickball league

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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