Politics | Twitter hacked Twitter 'Hacking' Continues, Target: Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder didn't even know he had a Twitter By Sarah Whitmire Posted Jun 2, 2011 11:02 AM CDT Copied Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) answers questions about Senate Bill 5 during a news conference Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder didn't even know he had a Twitter account. So imagine the Republican's surprise when he learned it was hacked ... by a liberal. The hijacked Twitter account—which had been run by caucus staffers as a way to get out messages—started broadcasting critical tweets about GOP Gov. John Kasich and promoting former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, reports the Columbus Dispatch. A GOP attorney had Twitter eliminate the tweets, notes the AP. Humorous side note: The paper notes that the 68-year-old is no tech whiz. In the past, he has referred to laptops that sat on members' desks as "little televisions." And here's Batchelder's statement on the mess: "Well, I won't do any more of this ... Twittering? We'll avoid that at all cost. I didn't know I had such a device." Humorous sidebar: It is still not a good time to be a Twitter-hacked politician. Click to read the latest on Weiner-gate, including some odd puns from the man himself. Read These Next New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Supreme Court gives Trump big win on national injunctions. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Report an error