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#ObamaDrink: McConnell Fans Photograph Themselves Drinking With A Ghost
Sahil Kapur
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has made a rather awkward meme out of President Obamas swipe at him during the White House correspondents dinner last weekend.
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McConnell responded Monday by tweeting out a photo of himself at a bar with a beer, and a glass of wine set before an empty chair facing him. His campaign followed up with an email asking supporters to join the fun with the hashtag #Obamadrink.
Everyone that submits an ObamaDrink photo will be automatically entered to win a drink of your choice with Mitch! read a post on the McConnells campaign Facebook account.
McConnells campaign posted the results Thursday on obamadrink.tumblr.com. There were more than 20 photos...Two samples from the website:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/05/mcconnell-obamadrink-tumblr.php
Sahil Kapur
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has made a rather awkward meme out of President Obamas swipe at him during the White House correspondents dinner last weekend.
<...>
McConnell responded Monday by tweeting out a photo of himself at a bar with a beer, and a glass of wine set before an empty chair facing him. His campaign followed up with an email asking supporters to join the fun with the hashtag #Obamadrink.
Everyone that submits an ObamaDrink photo will be automatically entered to win a drink of your choice with Mitch! read a post on the McConnells campaign Facebook account.
McConnells campaign posted the results Thursday on obamadrink.tumblr.com. There were more than 20 photos...Two samples from the website:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/05/mcconnell-obamadrink-tumblr.php
Beyond lame. LOL!
Proving Howard Dean right: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022790812
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#ObamaDrink: McConnell Fans Photograph Themselves Drinking With A Ghost (Original Post)
ProSense
May 2013
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lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)1. beer for #realamericans / rightwingidiots, wine for #elitesnobs
because, you know, real muricans only drink beer and shoot guns an stuff
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)2. I don't have time to comment on each poor soul.
All I can say is, there are a lot of very lonely and sad people in this world.
Oh...and I honestly don't believe that Mitchy actually has 'fans'.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)5. You don't have to comment...
Someone already has.
http://whitepeopledrinkingalone.tumblr.com/
SwissTony
(2,560 posts)3. I'm actually embarrassed for these people. How can they in any way think this is "clever"? n/t
Rex
(65,616 posts)4. Repukes are the party of stupid.
What a stupid bunch.
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)6. This reminds me of Republicans milking the "purple finger" image...
...from the Iraqi elections, long after it meant anything to the average voter.
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)7. Clint Eastwood's drinking buddy
He sure gets around.