Why One GOP Veteran Thought Obama Got Extra Twitter Characters

Many Republicans believe that President Obama gets a free pass from the media — so it stands to reason he might get special treatment from social media too.

At least, that seems to have been the thinking when Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary for George W. Bush and CNN contributor, saw this tweet from the President's healthcare discussion Tuesday:

"Not only are premiums lower than they were, they're lower than the most optimistic predictions." —President Obama on Obamacare #CGI2013

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 24, 2013

Fleischer counted the characters in that tweet, and fired off this protest to Twitter's Government and Politics team: Read more...