CHICAGO — Twitter parodies are so hit-or-miss these days, so when one actually gets a chuckle from our newsroom, we feel obligated to share.
Barbara Byrd-Bennett is the latest to feel the sharp barb of Twitter's wit with the birth of @casinotuition. "She" joins the ranks of Chicago parody tweeters like @RahmAntics and @CTAFails.
The Twitter handle is a play off the now-infamous email in which Byrd-Bennett wrote, "I have tuition to pay and casinos to visit. (:," in reference to plans to accept money and benefits in return for securing $23 million worth of no-bid contracts for two companies where she had ties.
It's only been a couple hours since the Twitter account posted its first tweet, but it's already released gems like these:
Catching up on TV ... Question: how realistic is Orange Is The New Black? #cps #cps4ever #CPSscandal
— Barbara Byrd Bennett (@casinotuition) October 16, 2015If only I'd put that money on the Cubs when they were 40-1...I could have saved CPS #barbarabyrdbennett #casinotuition #chicago #cps
— Barbara Byrd Bennett (@casinotuition) October 16, 2015New CPS Uniform policy announcement: ORANGE JUMPSUITS #chicago #barbarabyrdbennett #letsdothistogether
— Barbara Byrd Bennett (@casinotuition) October 16, 2015#rememberwhenpeopleactually didn't tap your phones so you could conduct biz in peace? Sigh #fridayfeeling #chicago #barbarabyrdbennett
— Barbara Byrd Bennett (@casinotuition) October 16, 2015With Byrd-Bennett pleading guilty to wire fraud last week and on leave since April, there's plenty of fodder for a comedic tweeter. We're looking forward to reading what this mocking Byrd has in store.
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