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Is the State Department Really Issuing Travel Warnings to Ugly People?

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Sometimes it’s a struggle to break through all the noise of social media, especially if you have to discuss something boring but important, like government travel tips.

The State Department attempted to get the attention of spring breakers with a humorous campaign about hypothetical “spring break fails.” As it turns out, the department’s tweets were the biggest fail of all.

Fox News reports:

The State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs was forced to apologize Wednesday after a tweet that appeared to offer overseas travel advice specifically for ugly Americans. For the past several days, the bureau’s Twitter account has posted messages offering practical, straightforward travel advice for American students heading overseas, using the hashtag “springbreakingbadly.”

… Wednesday, however, the official counsel took a very personal turn. “Not a ‘10’ in the US? Then not a 10 overseas. Beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse – being robbed,” the controversial tweet said. While the message was meant to warn of potential scams initiated by personal compliments and/or alcohol, most social media users reacted with sarcasm or anger.

Too far? Probably. The government should be held to a higher standard of behavior than the usual hoi polloi on Twitter.

But the response from a parody account took the cake:

https://twitter.com/Travel_Gov/status/715326067242835970

The State Department had to apologize, but at least they got what they wanted: Americans are reading their Twitter timeline….

 

Tom Borelli

Dr. Tom Borelli is a Newsmax TV contributor and radio commentator addressing political issues from a conservative grassroots perspective. As a columnist, he has written for The Washington Times and authored articles for Newsmax Magazine, Newsmax Insider and previously was a co-host with his wife Deneen Borelli on the SiriusXM Patriot channel. Dr. Borelli appeared on numerous television programs, including the highly ranked Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Hannity,” “The Kelly File," and "America’s News Headquarters." He has also appeared on Fox Business Network’s “Making Money with Charles Payne” and “After the Bell” as well as TheBlaze TV’s "The Glenn Beck Program" and "Dana!" Prior to working for public policy organizations, Dr. Borelli was a managing partner with the investment advisory firm of Action Fund Management, LLC and a portfolio manager for the Free Enterprise Action Fund (FEAF) where he used shareholder activism to challenge corporations that sought to profit from the growth of government. During his 25 years with the Altria Group, Inc., he built a foundation in public policy and issues management, drawing from diverse experiences ranging from basic research to corporate affairs. Dr. Borelli served as science fellow for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during the 100th Congress. Dr. Borelli has also published scientific papers on interferon and human leukemia.

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