i know what a working economy looks like! whenever I play monopoly I’m always the hat! — carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
Pass Go, collect $200.
these undecided voters need a really angry socialist lesbian friend to intimidate them into voting for obama — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
No fail campaign strategy.
“Arabs or Venezuelans” NICE ROMNEY, NICE, at least you pronounce it better than george w — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
Still does not mean you should go there…
Oh my god he just said “The Arabs.” Can I just go to bed now? I can’t. #Romney — Vanessa (@vanessapamela) October 17, 2012
#TheArabs
THE CAPITALIST WITH THE ARAB STRAP — taylor hatmaker (@tayhatmaker) October 17, 2012
#BelleAndSebastianJokes
brb, assembling my lesbian socialist army, i will be the captain in my boots with my books and hoodie — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
Riese’s actual twitter bio.
I’ve got a busy week ahead of me, starting my new small business Lady Binders (Binders For and Of Ladies) — carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
#BusinessOpportunities
really nothing tops off 9 hours of accounting (QUICKBOOKS!) for my lady-owned small business like this debate really
— riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
RT
Obama linking social policies to the economy — shocking! (Ok ok I will stop being cynical, I’m actually rly impressed that he did that.)
— Vanessa (@vanessapamela) October 17, 2012
I mean Marx did say…
i do for real feel that things are way better now than they were in 2009…. am i allowed to say that
— riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
Yes, yes you are.
Lorraine??? G’lorraine? Lorrain-a? HOW DO YOU FUCKING SAY IT?
— Kate Bennert (@katebennert) October 17, 2012
OH GOOD LET’S LET ROMNEY TALK ABOUT IMMIGRATION WHEN HE CAN’T EVEN PRONOUNCE “LORRAINE”
— carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
#merica.
have I mentioned how much I hate the phrase “The US of A” ? looking at you, Mitt.
— carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
Names are hard.
“We welcome immigrants. If you’re white.” – Romney #thisiswhatiamhearing — Sarah Fonseca (@FonsecadelSur) October 17, 2012
Once again. #merica.
Lorraine, did you not see my brownface performance? I can’t believe I even have to answer this. — carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
Does anyone feel like Carly is a more honest version of Mittens than Mittens himself is?
But…did Obama just say “gangbangers”? — Vanessa (@vanessapamela) October 17, 2012
I don’t remember the context but for real this was like when your favorite uncle says something weird and you feel sad about it.
if you’re from a foreign country and wanna become a permanent resident, you can join the army and go get shot in another foreign country — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
Just FYI.
debates are kinda pointless when instead of debating the issues, a candtidate retcons his platform and they both fight over who’s lying more — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
The point of debates actually is so that the internet can make memes.
I think that nitpicking and having the last word is a WAY better use of our time than actually debating the issues. — carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
Romney’s sons are liars so he has a lot of experience dealing with nitpicking and having the last word, ya know?
how can he say obamacare hasn’t worked when it hasn’t been implemented yet — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
Because he’s actually a wizard.
This is almost as good as a Pawnee town hall #KNOPE2012 — carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
Needs more waffles.
“it’s not as big as yours” – Obama, re: pensions (PENSIONS, NOT ANYTHING ELSE) — carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
Head outta the gutter, everyone.
ugh i wish somebody would just come down hard on gun control — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
PLZ.
let’s have 2-parent families and make abortion illegal! YAYAYYYAYAYAYYYY — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
This is Romney “coming down hard” on gun control.
Romney actually turned a question about gun control into a soliloquy re: why we should all get married & have babies? But not the gays, duh. — Vanessa (@vanessapamela) October 17, 2012
Forget the presidency, the man should win an Academy Award.
HI WOMEN! If you are not married, plz marry a man rn so that anything that comes out of your vagina will not shoot ppl. Thx in advance — Kate Bennert (@katebennert) October 17, 2012
HI WOMEN, IT’S MITTENS! *crickets*
@autowin it hurts my feelings every time he calls Massachusetts “my state” seriously being so closely associated to him is hard on my soul — Vanessa (@vanessapamela) October 17, 2012
#Mittsachusetts
seriously goldberg, that’s the only question anybody ever asks, why couldn’t you ask about same-sex marraige — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
We are unicorns we do not exist.
i want someone to mention LGBT issues so romney can pretend to like us #RETCON — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
UNICORNS I TELL YOU! NO ONE SPEAK OF THE UNICORNS!
This is how we’re going to create jobs in this country, by destroying all other countries so we’re literally the only ones left. — carly usdin (@carlytron) October 17, 2012
And then we will have Panem, and the odds will be (n)ever in your favor.
i feel like romney’s china shit is race-baiting, subconsciously — riese (@autowin) October 17, 2012
Honestly is it even subconscious? Just assuming he thinks this is an okay way to live/think/exist…
THERE ARE EVEN FAKE GUCCI BAGS IN CHINA — taylor hatmaker (@tayhatmaker) October 17, 2012
NOMINATING THIS FOR FUNNIEST TWEET OF THE EVENING, YES EVEN MORE THAN THE #BINDER JOKES.
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I’m still surprised Romney let the debate go that late. Shouldn’t he have sent Candy Crowley home to cook dinner for her family?
His comment about women needing to be home to cook dinner. I was like, err, actually, my dad is the cook in the household. My brother is cook #2. My mother cooks pasta. Once a year.
Same. My stepfather always cooks and is home before my mom who has a more demanding job that keeps her working late. Take that mittens.
Sidenote: Despite my mom putting in extra hours and having a more demanding job, my stepfather still makes significantly more money than her and is at a higher manager level than her – and they’re at the same company. And he’s only been at the company 24 years vs her 20 years.
This is fantastic, Vanessa. My favorite tweet of last night came from @r_ortega11, one of my Choice USA field associates:
“BINDR is the best app for finding women in your area who are DTW (down to work). #debate2012”
Loving the Trapper Keeper comment. Also did anyone else think “Binders? BINDERS? FOOL IT’S 2012! This is the future!”
Seriously, though, everything that comes out of Mittens’ mouth is bullshit or condescension or both. I don’t understand how anyone (but women especially) feel okay voting for him.
Also how on earth is anyone undecided in this election?
relevant:
http://bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com/post/33749506896
OMG yes. Best thing in life.
Also also also Mitt’s “binder full of women” comment was a lie, too: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/mitts_binders_full_of_women_story_is_made-up_bullshit
i thoroughly enjoyed this. thanks :)
Can I just say the nickname “Mittens” just warms my oatmeal?
“Binders full of women.” I still can’t.
Omg, “#Mittsachusetts” is fucking golden. My newly-converted-liberal-mother was screaming about how she’s tired of hearing about Mitt and Massachusetts.
This almost makes me wish I had a twitter account.
#Mittsachusetts was all lemon, you guys. i can take zero credit — she is the funny roommate, always & forever. i’m just organized and good at reminding everyone to buy toilet paper.
Why do these keep happening the same night as Supernatural?
SERIOUSLY with the Massachusetts thing. As a former and always proud Massachusettsian, I’m going to need for you to stop referencing my home state as why you should be president. WE ALL HATE YOU, ACTUALLY.
amen
I’d really like to hear from a republican voting queer on Autostraddle (rumour has it they exist). That would be a really interesting article.
Seconded. That would be genuinely interesting.
According to the Washington Post 1/4 gays are voting Romney. That must mean there MUST be on on Autostraddle. Maybe.
The best thing about this debate has, of course, been all of the facebook statuses from my ultra conservative “friends”. First, my brother admitted that Obama did do much better, but that he was still “full of it.” And just now I saw one calling Obama a big liar, and Romney a “straightforward”, “honest” man, while Politfact ran a story about Romney telling 31 lies/myths in 41 minutes, a new personal record.
Of course Obama/Biden aren’t without their faults, but at least they get their facts straight.
As frustrating as this election cycle is at least it’s amusing?
Every time Romney said something stupid, annoying or demeaning, I threw pretzels at the tv. My digs ate ALOT of pretzels Tuesday night. Also, also @taylor-s, when he said “binders” I totally screamed at the tv “Put ’em in a Trapper Keeper so they can’t accidentally slip out!”
Lol @ this > http://www.theonion.com/articles/tearful-mitt-romney-announces-he-has-rare-disease,29959/
“Tearful Mitt Romney Announces He Has Rare Disease Where You Can’t Sit Quietly On Stool When Repeatedly Asked To”
“Without meaning to, I reflexively stand up, stride forward, and continue trying to speak—doing so even, and especially, when one or more people are instructing me to stop talking immediately and go back to my stool. It is a truly debilitating condition that I have battled all my life.” Romney said additional symptoms of the syndrome include an inability to maintain a convincing human smile, inexplicable reversals of previously stated policy positions, and an impaired ability to chuckle without sounding like a deranged maniac.
All I thought when I saw this was, “yeah, but he’d never say that because a preexisting condition means a hard time getting healthcare.”
When that is the reason an Onion article is unbelievable, there is something wrong with politics.
I want to join the lesbian socialist army.
life dream, tbh
Can I nominate Carly or Lemon to moderate the next Presidential debates? Ladies were on FIYAH. All of you.
Vanessa! Can I get all of my news sent to me/recapped like this?
seconded
i will try to make this a thing
get ready for curated newsletters of tweets in your inbox once a week
or more likely just another post like this
so glad you enjoyed <3
Okay during the immigration part I swear I heard Romney saying something to the effect of children born in the US with immigrant parents should get a clear path to citizenship, like joining the army. My dad also heard it that way too. He may have meant immigrant children, but I’m 95% sure he SAID children of immigrants born here. Anyway my point is anyone born here is a citizen and they don’t need any path, it’s the 14th amendment. And if he meant immigrant children, there is already the joining the army thing in place, he wouldn’t be making that policy, it exists.
This is significantly better than the debate itself. And, Lemon/Kate– congratulations on dropping your anonymity!
<3