Rep. Giffords Tweets For First Time Since Tucson Shooting

If there’s any poetry in 140-character tweets, you might just find it in the Twitter feed of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today. For weeks, the Congresswoman’s Twitter account has been frozen in time, the last tweet–sent just moments before the horrific shooting–leaving a sickening pit in your stomach: “My 1st Congress on Your Corner starts now. Please stop by to let me know what is on your mind or tweet me later.”

Today, with Giffords miraculously alive and transferred to Texas for rehabilitation, a new tweet that captures the inspiration of her survival story: “From the entire Giffords team: Happy 21st Birthday Daniel Hernandez! Sounds like you have fun plans tonight :).” Hernandez, of course, is the Presidentially-designated hero who helped save Giffords’ life, and is in Washington today to attend tonight’s State of the Union address. Hernandez is almost certain of more prime-time attention, since he’s been assigned a key seat: next to the First Lady, a spot usually reserved for folks who’ve been written into the president’s speech.

Here’s the Giffords tweet:

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