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Republican #IWantRepeal Campaign Goes Horribly Wrong
Source: Buzzfeed
The NRCC's campaign, which was promoted under the #iwantrepeal tag on Twitter, went well for a little while. People were signing their names as planned, and #iwantrepeal even looked like it might trend. So why was Teddy Goff, the Obama campaign's digital director, telling his followers to check out the site?
Because at some point, the NRCC had lost control to the trolls
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/republican-iwantrepeal-campaign-goes-horribly-wro
The GOP was learning a lesson of unintended consequences. At least no one got killed, lost their home, job or lifebsavings this time.
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Republican #IWantRepeal Campaign Goes Horribly Wrong (Original Post)
YBR31
Jun 2012
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tanyev
(42,610 posts)1. They just don't quite get the interwebs.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)8. Thought it was 'inter-tubes.. pipes or something, all connected together some kinda way...'
So said the Republican brain trust in AL.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)2. Whoopsie.
progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)3. This is what happens in Romney's Amercia!!! n/t
MADem
(135,425 posts)4. Turd Sniffer!!!
That was a grand nyuck nyuck!!
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)5. Mods: Is it too late to change my name to "WeedLord BonerHitler"???
freshwest
(53,661 posts)7. Yeah, that was good one.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)6. Bwahaha! Lots of Boner references for the Boner of the House.
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)9. gee sounds like something Bart Simpson would do
Hello I P Freely there? no shit? hey Justine Case are you there? X_X