Thought Leaders Exposed

What the state’s leaders are tweeting about today.

By Chris Winters | July 2009 | FROM THE PRINT EDITION

Editor’s note: Gov. Chris Gregoire and House Speaker Frank Chopp recently convened a meeting of thought leaders in business and politics to solve the state’s budget crisis. The meeting was conducted via Twitter.

GovGregoire Thx for coming. I’ll keep it short.

FrankChoppNo1 You’d better!

SCarsonBoeing Is this on? Hello?

GovGregoire Need ideas on budget. $7 bil cuts. We all suffer otherwise. 140 chars or less plz ;)

JBezos RT @SNL Cut human resources? j/k….

GovGregoire Seriously.

SCarsonBoeing Hello. I’m here. Can you hear me?

FrankChoppNo1 @SCarsonBoeing We cant bail u out this year. Too much $$$.

GovGregoire @FrankChoppNo1 Frank, we said we wouldn’t talk about that.

FrankChoppNo1 787 too much out of state. Build next one in WA or no deal.

JBezos Say WA? That’s too much $$$ :P

HowardSBUX I can save you 30 mil.

GovGregoire @HowardSBUX How?

RSims @HowardSBUX Ur not talking about the Sonics again? (Sent from my BlackBerry)

HowardSBUX Clay owes us 30 if we can get another NBA team.

FrankChoppNo1 NaGaHappn. Next?

GovGregoire @FrankChoppNo1 We haven’t talked about this!

FrankChoppNo1 Seattle can’t jump.
RT @FrankChoppNo1 Too much $$$

SCarsonBoeing I think you really need to listen to what I have to say. Since 1918, Boeing has been the engine of economic growth in Washington state, and

GovGregoire Briefly, plz.

SBallmer I know what he’s saying. Us too. We’re cutting. Changed economic times.

FrankChoppNo1 You want bailout too? Talk to the hand. I’m the hand. No.

SBallmer Listen: You need 7bil, but if you tax us, we’re going to BC.

JBezos Me too.

SBallmer R&D keeps us going. If you up B&O, that gets cut. IMHO.

FrankChoppNo1 Humble my @$$!

GovGregoire Who elected you No. 1?

RSims Ynot cut Zune? Save $$$, improve cred. Win-win. (Sent from my iPhone)

SBallmer Aren’t you supposed to be in DC?

GovGregoire @SBallmer I invited Ron. He gets things done.

FratRingsCheap! LIKE RAISEING TAXES!!1!

SCarsonBoeing We’d like to keep it that way. Considering that 80,000 jobs are dependent on the success and health of the aerospace industry in Washington

SBallmer Hello? Vancouver’s nice this time of year... they have real mass transit.

JBezos ROTFLMAO!

FratRingsCheap! NO MORE TAXES CUT
GOVEMINT IS TEH BAD

SBallmer Who invited Tim Eyman?

FrankChoppNo1 Gone. Booted him.

SenRichardDeBolt Don’t censor him. He represents the people.

FrankChoppNo1 Then he should run for office. Who R U again?

JBezos w00t!

GovGregoire Plz, lets have some vicility. Civility, I mean.

FrankChoppNo1 Tell MonkeyBoy his bailout is the new 520 bridge.

GovGregoire This is useless.

SBallmer Agree. Let’s go offline.