1/14/12

7 p.m.

Dear Diary,

This week I corrected a long-running American problem. I ended my absence on Twitter.  While George Dubyah Bush could barely understand "the internets," Barack and I are much more digitally astute, with our Blackberries, viral YouTube videos, and emails to supporters. I'm embarrassed that I've been so busy kissing up to Hollywood elite and stars of the music industry that I'm just now sending out my first tweet.

After 3 days, I've amassed nearly 300,000 followers. Right now, however, Barack's keepers only let me follow six people (Joe Biden, Hubby,  campaign staff and government offices). Plus, all my tweets have to be approved. I feel like Ashton Kutcher! It's so frustrating that my communications have to be monitored and "managed" by campaign staff, but I confess I did almost ruin the 2008 campaign uttering such political gaffes as "For the first time in my adult life I'm proud of my country."

Can't an anti-American icon get a break? Geesh.

On Twitter, my activity has been limited to harmless postings, such as:

• Saying "Hi."
• Re-tweeting  updates from my "Joining Forces" Initiative
• Reminding people to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• Tweeting my photo with Miranda Cosgrove of iCarly

My most important tweet was pointing people to the redemptive interview I did this week with Gayle King on CBS.  After news got out that my contentious nature was the reason Barack's top aides have deserted our campaign, I had to go on TV and do damage control.

Basically I promised people that I'm not a shrew -- a harpy maybe, but not a shrew. Then, I deflected attention. I let the media know that the problem was not me but how the public perceives black women as angry and confrontational.

Despite my over-tweezed and angry eyebrows, I am not angry people!  When viewers bought my excuse and internally questioned whether they were being fair to black women... my goodness, it was the second time in my life that I've been proud of this country.

Kisses,

MO