IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Tweets fired: Press secretaries throw barbs

While Vice President Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton dueled with pistols, modern day politicos prefer 140-character barbs.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney pauses as he speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney pauses as he speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013.
By Jane Timm

While Vice President Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton dueled with pistols, modern day politicos prefer 140-character barbs. Speaker John Boehner's Press Secretary Brendan Buck and the president's Jay Carney got into an online spat yesterday and we have to admit we prefer Tweets to gun shots.

http://storify.com/janestreet/tweets-fired-press-secretaries-throw-barbs