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Mayor Shirley Franklin took an Atlanta City Councilmember to task last night for his noble efforts to reach residents through Twitter.

At last night’s Young Democrats of Atlanta fundraiser at Sweetwater Brewery, Franklin — the night’s honoree — addressed the crowd and took questions.

Attendees noticed the flames of Hades rise, however, as Franklin directed her hatred for new technology at Councilman Kwanza Hall, who was also at the event.

Hall, who represents a sizable chunk of intown Atlanta, is well-known for his Twitter habits.

“You notice he doesn’t have his phone out,” Franklin said, referring to Hall’s ubiquitous mobile device through which he updates constituents throughout the day. “We have an agreement that he won’t do that to me.”

Social media experts are shocked at Franklin’s outburst.

“The Twitter community will not stand for this insult to change, technology and short messages about daily minutiae,” said fictitious new media guru Anton Straussmoller, who admitted he is unfamiliar with Hall and Atlanta. “Constable Hall has proven himself to be a proven shopkeeper in a dynamic and changing marketplace of ideas. I can only hope Commandant Franklin rethinks her attack and will apologize, via Twitter, to everyone, including Larry King.”

(Obvious reality check: Franklin did needle Hall about his Twitter habits, but it was in jest. We’ll have more about Franklin’s speech — in which she talked about her plans after office, an environmental initiative that  might be resuscitated before her final term ends, and what issues Young Democrats must rally around — later today. Maybe video, too.)

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