20 Conservative Pinterest Accounts You Should Follow

It's an old joke: "I only read books with pictures." In reality, the visual is the keeper of the attention span -- especially on your computer screen. That's why Pinterest has taken middle class America by storm, granting people noncommittal, endless window shopping for gorgeous homes, delicious meals, designer purses and even political fodder.

A social medium doesn't get far these days without a brand name sinking their teeth into it. In the old days, it took convincing to get corporations to test the social waters. Now? There's hardly a question. While rockstar clothing lines and magazines have found the major success in Pinterest land, politics has a little pocket of its own.

As the 2012 campaign season heats up, you can bet that more folks will be jumping on the Pinterest bandwagon to see how it can benefit their slice of the social media pie. There are a few folks on the Right that caught the fad early and will provide a good foundation for the politically minded to build from.

Here are 20 conservative Pinterest accounts that may not have been on your radar:

1. The Heritage Foundation: http://www.pinterest.com/heritagepins
2. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers: http://pinterest.com/mcmorrisrodgers/
3. Media Research Center: http://pinterest.com/themrc/
4. Newt Gingrich: http://pinterest.com/newtgingrich/
5. Republican National Convention: http://pinterest.com/gopconvention/
6. Rep. Trent Franks http://pinterest.com/reptrentfranks/
7. Ann Romney: http://pinterest.com/annromney/
8. Fake Michelle Obama: http://pinterest.com/mrsobama/
9. Concerned Women for America: http://pinterest.com/concernedwomen/
10. Military Veterans: http://pinterest.com/militarystuff/
11. Operation Gratitude: http://pinterest.com/opgratitude/?d
12. Smart Girl Politics: http://pinterest.com/sgpaction/
13. FTR Radio: http://pinterest.com/ftrradio/
14. Susan B. Anthony List: http://pinterest.com/sbalist/
15. Rep. Renee Elmers: http://pinterest.com/repreneeellmers/?d
16. U.S. Army: http://pinterest.com/usarmy/
17. Rep. Shelly Moore Capito: http://pinterest.com/repcapito/
18. Rep. Marsha Blackburn: http://pinterest.com/marshablackburn/
19. The Franklin Center: http://pinterest.com/franklincenter/
20. The U.S. Chamber: http://pinterest.com/uschamber/

Ericka Andersen is a senior digital communications associate at The Heritage Foundation. She also blogs at The Sweet Life (sweetlifeericka.com).

 

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Comments

[ShinjiIkari]

12:14 AM on 05/27/2012

At first I was glad to see that the reputation of British playwright Harold Pinter (author of "The Hothouse" and "The Homecoming") and his body of darkly comic social critiques of Conservative oppression of the powerless was making a well-deserved comeback. But it looks as of Pinterism, or whatever it's called, is just another social medium (there's an oxymoron for you).

[NrthrnLord]

01:52 PM on 05/26/2012

might I take to the outhouse with an old Penthouse instead?

[Gestas]

11:59 AM on 05/26/2012

I think it was George W. Bush that said " I only read books with pictures in it"...or maybe it was Sarah Palin..I forget.

[mediamarv]

12:36 AM on 05/26/2012

Thank you, that's a great resource when I have a need for right wing blather.

[Querent]

11:39 PM on 05/25/2012

The thing you don't get is that we are not interested in "following" the conservative liars. Conservatives are only worth listening to in order to prepare the refutation of their reality-challenged bushwa.

[skjn62]

06:41 AM on 05/25/2012

I just wish politics would stay away from Pinterest. I have several boards going on home decorating, gardening, recipes, DIY projects, etc. Don't need politics. I refer to my boards often for recipes and projects. It is NOT a place to bring a campaign! Just go away!

[Ericka81]

11:16 AM on 05/25/2012

I mostly use my personal Pinterest account for that as well. However, I knew that this would be something companies/brands would utilize, which is why I created one for the Heritage Foundation. It's easy to stay away from the political side if you want to but there is an audience for that as well.

[NrthrnLord]

01:52 PM on 05/26/2012

right on.

[lizt]

05:46 PM on 05/24/2012

Trust a conservative to think pinterest is cutting edge social media. Lol....everyone I know that looked at pinterest in the first month now no longer bothers. Guess that makes it perfect for conservatives.

[suppjamieee]

04:24 AM on 05/25/2012

And those that still do bother (me) will now have something to pass the time lamenting for and laughing at while at work :)