I can't spell but buy my book!
Nelson Mandela - the ultimate exponent of the corageous state
— Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) December 5, 2013
It's all about me!
Nelson Mandela: a noble reminder that those declared "criminals" by an unjust society are often the most just.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 6, 2013
Vote Labour!
If media want to focus on MPs who REALLY helped free Nelson Mandela, we should see lots of Bob Hughes/Dick Caborn/Neil Kinnock/Peter Hain
— Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) December 5, 2013
I'm a professional comedian!
Nelson Mandeada
— Frankie Boyle (@frankieboyle) December 5, 2013
I can use Google!
So the real Nelson Mandela isn't lost, here he is in his own words: http://t.co/yAo0cQc8eg (via @heathertal)
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) December 5, 2013
Fire up the outrage bus!
Wow. Odious Rod Liddle says BBC tribute to Mandela is "self-flagellating white post-colonial bien pensant guilt" http://t.co/5XaAT3ojnj
— Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) December 5, 2013
Look, it's the outrage bus! Climb aboard!
Why this, @spectator? "I’m sorry Nelson Mandela is dead... But BBC, give it a bloody break, will you?" http://t.co/RGPQJLNNPZ
— Aditya Chakrabortty (@chakrabortty) December 5, 2013
I'm a nobody but it's all about me...
An inspiration from afar, to see Nelson #Mandela in person, as I once did at LSE, was a truly unforgettable experience. A truly great leader
— Martin McKee (@martinmckee) December 5, 2013
Right-wingers are scum!
I hope all the right-wing papers lauding Mandela tonight will reprint what they said about him when he was behind bars.
— Johann Hari (@johannhari101) December 5, 2013
He loved the Tories!
After Thatcher left office, Mandela continued to make a point of seeing her to thank her for the role she had played.
http://t.co/cz7IMhFxQQ
— Richard Calhoun (@richardcalhoun) December 5, 2013
No, he loved Labour!
Nelson Mandela speaks to Labour's Annual Conference in 2000 via @FurlongA http://t.co/cH27Nv9MgE
— Tweet4Labour (@Tweet4Labour) December 5, 2013
Tories hated him!
Both Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher's govts opposed sanctions against Apartheid South Africa.
— Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) December 5, 2013
What?! He was a damned commie!
The Mandela admired in 1979 by the hard-line Marxist Barack Obama was the communist Mandela sitting in jail for acts of terrorist violence.
— TakingHayekSeriously (@FriedrichHayek) December 5, 2013
I haven't read that much about him!
Mandela fought for freedom, fought for equality, fought for justice, fought for love, fought for life. For that they called him terrorist.
— Noura Erakat (@4noura) December 5, 2013
Humblebrag!
Don't think Mandela liked me much. On his first post release trip to UK I asked him if he was going to divorce Winnie.
— Adam Boulton (@adamboultonSKY) December 5, 2013
Hey! Remember me?
One of the few 'famous people' pictures in my office. First meeting with Mandela, when a journalist pic.twitter.com/cXPnHfa3EA
— Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) December 5, 2013
Seriously, he was a massive socialist!
FROM ME: Communist Icon Nelson Mandela Dead at 95 http://t.co/QpTOPhn5be via @PJMedia_com #tcot
— David Swindle (@DaveSwindle) December 5, 2013
So am I, that's why I like him!
Socialist. Military resistance leader. Anti -racist fighter. Reached out to those who were not. Personified hope. #Mandela
— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) December 5, 2013
My roof's blown off!
The complete lack of storm news on @bbcnews and @itvnews 10 pm bulletins was a disgrace.
— Jane (@pickandming) December 5, 2013
Restart the outrage bus!
Go home, Rod Liddle, you're an idiot http://t.co/0R6qAzL7Fa
— Carl Packman (@CarlPackman) December 5, 2013
Free Nelson Mandela!
Good idea from @blairmcdougall. Why don't we make The Specials Free Nelson Mandela Xmas No 1
— John Prescott (@johnprescott) December 5, 2013
Tenuous humblebrag!
Ronald Reagan's 1986 speech about apartheid South Africa, 9 days before my 18th birthday, is interesting: http://t.co/EjtZJd0xBq
— Matt Welch (@mleewelch) December 5, 2013
Let's gets things in perspective...
In one moment you learn of the death and Nelson Mandela and the petty squabbling of lesser politicians fades from your mind
— Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) December 5, 2013
(Murphy's very next tweet...)
“@tehard: @Ed_Miliband . You must replace Ed Balls with Chris Leslie. Balls performance abysmal today.” If is to be done Owen Smith pls
— Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) December 5, 2013
I said, do you remember ME?
He made the hair on your neck stand to attention. #mandela pic.twitter.com/dhLsNkM342
— Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) December 5, 2013
Aaaaaaand, relax...
Bonzai is 18 years old! pic.twitter.com/OBRam6W73N
— Emergency Kittens (@EmrgencyKittens) December 5, 2013
