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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDU's R-Money hits 'The Hill', fools Erick Erickson of Red State.
R-Money as pictured on The Hill
Fake Romney picture circulates on Twitter
In the picture, Romney is arranging a group of children, each wearing a T-shirt with one letter of his last name.
In the real picture the children are lined up to properly spell his name, but in the fake version theyre aligned to spell R-money, a dig at Romneys considerable wealth and his time as an executive at Bain Capital, for which his critics have accused him of engaging in vulture capitalism.
Influential conservative blogger Erick Erickson of Red State retweeted a link of the picture that said, why oh why did Mitt Romney pose for this picture.
Erickson was 'reinformated' and said it speaks volumes that so many on the right werent surprised ...
msongs
(67,199 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Mr Erikson, don't you know that Mittens only poses his children spelling money in the "quiet rooms" of one of his mansions for his own amusement?
Skinner
(63,645 posts)denem
(11,045 posts)Ye's I saw the original thread.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)denem
(11,045 posts)but I love it. Thanks EarlG.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Those Republicans do have theft down to a science, after all...they steal elections, jobs, pensions, homes....what else is new?
nobodyspecial
(2,286 posts)Excellent.
Boombaby
(139 posts)Rec and
Ruby the Liberal
(26,217 posts)Viral isn't even good enough for this gem.
Confusious
(8,317 posts)As much as I WISH Romney would pose for such a picture ( I thought those kids were his too BTW ) I knew it was a sarcastic take.
JHB
(37,133 posts)Erickson: "Here is a story to make you laugh for the day, an Occupy DC protester, believe it or not these people are still occupying places. McPherson square near the White House, an Occupy DC protester was shocked by stun gun yesterday afternoon at McPherson Square . . .
They arrested him. They took him to the hospital because of a medical condition. He was charged with disturbing the peace. Now I would play the video for you because it was caught on film, it's hilarious, I mean you should just watch this video, if you go to wtpo.com you can watch it, I won't play it on the radio because the number of F-bombs the guy just starts yelling as they're tazing him . . hahahah . . ahh, but watching that hippy protester get tazed just made my day, wtpo.com, you can watch it for yourself, it is just made of awesome."
*"Woim" being the Our Gang/Little Rascals kid who was the gloating toady to Butch the Bully. I use it as a nickname for people who get those sorts of thrills from watching people in authority thump down on someone they find annoying, usually for the smallest of reasons.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)But President Obama will be looking at this
in his rear view mirror come November.
wtmusic
(39,166 posts)wilt the stilt
(4,528 posts)pure bonehead.
geardaddy
(24,924 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Nah7anyule
(32 posts)Forget that a newt is a slimy salamander. ive always thought a pignose on Newt would fit very nicely.
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)Aren't they HIS children, and HIS wife?
rocktivity
Ruby the Liberal
(26,217 posts)His kids are in their late 20s or early 30s I believe.
renate
(13,776 posts)It's very well done, and the "M" and "O" kids are close enough in height that a mix-up was totally plausible.
EFerrari
(163,986 posts)BumRushDaShow
(127,325 posts)For the point and rebound point for DU!!!!
DCBob
(24,689 posts)With a look alike Romney and kids with letters. The Romney actor will try to get them to line up correctly but "O" and "M" dont coperate and keep switching. It would be hilarious and effective.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)love it!
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)I could see it wanting to be used by the DNC for campaign purposes.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)Erickson is so accustomed to setting up strawman arguments, he probably STILL thinks it's a real photo.
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