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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis will not end well for the Romney campaign: Romney ‘binder’ remark becomes URL
Presidential debate: Romney binder remark becomes URL
"I went to a number of women's groups and said, 'Can you help us find folks,' and they brought us whole binders full of women," Romney said.
That didnt take long.
During Tuesday nights town hall debate, in response to an answer about gender inequality in the workforce, Mitt Romney referred to having received binders full of women from colleagues during his time in the private sector. Sensing a meme, BindersFullofWomen.com (and .net) were snatched up just seconds later.
And by whom? According to the registry WhoIs, it was purchased by Bradley Beychok, the campaign director of liberal super PAC American Bridge, which was founded by Media Matters founder David Brock.
Its not known, meanwhile, who opened the Romneys Binder Twitter account.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82503.html#ixzz29WWgm0JT
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This will not end well for the Romney campaign: Romney ‘binder’ remark becomes URL (Original Post)
kpete
Oct 2012
OP
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)1. I love the internets.
For a series of tubes it's fucking awesome!
Julie
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)2. Thank you, Al Gore!
what you said
tavalon
(27,985 posts)5. Yep, best series of tubes evah!
tavalon
(27,985 posts)4. Unfortunately, I am unable to go into the binder at this time
I peed myself laughing and now I need a shower. So does the chair. Sorry.
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)6. Did ya see the expose of how his binder story is a lie? here's a link-
Catherine Vincent
(34,491 posts)7. I'm surprised it doesn't have a twitter account
Like the Eastwood chair.
Samjm
(320 posts)8. It does
@romneysbinder
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)10. http://bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com/