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struggle4progress

(118,039 posts)
Tue May 29, 2012, 11:33 PM May 2012

Romney app misspells ‘Amercia’

Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign misspelled the word “America” on its new iPhone app, and it’s already paying a price for it.

In the app, the phrase “A Better America” is misspelled “A Better Amercia.” The misspelling was picked up and tweeted widely Tuesday night, soon spawned a hashtag-driven Twitter meme in which people imagined just what Amercia stood for and what kind of policies Romney had planned for Amercia ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/romney-app-misspells-amercia/2012/05/29/gJQAgN8K0U_blog.html

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Romney app misspells ‘Amercia’ (Original Post) struggle4progress May 2012 OP
Bozo moments can lose elections TrogL May 2012 #1
But we elected a bozo 2x from 2000-2008. Jamaal510 May 2012 #7
We. The. Hell. Did. Not Mira May 2012 #9
No, we let the bozos steal it. JHB May 2012 #24
+1000 deutsey May 2012 #30
Another dog on roof moment. lonestarnot May 2012 #2
At least he didn't spell it Amerika SoutherDem May 2012 #3
uh oh... oldernwiser May 2012 #4
Amercia? Sounds like a Mexican name. FarCenter Fan May 2012 #5
Repubs are incompetent, #348,263. chollybocker May 2012 #6
You can't spell "Amercia" without the CIA - n/t lapfog_1 May 2012 #8
I call that license for us to use Mira May 2012 #10
Some great tweets: NYC Liberal May 2012 #11
Thank you! Hillarious!! :D nt daaron May 2012 #34
It's going to be SUCH a fun campaign! Oilwellian May 2012 #12
I love this. Hilarious. bigtree May 2012 #13
Amercia ~ goclark May 2012 #14
They are second and third tier... Aviation Pro May 2012 #15
He only hires the lowest bidders. msu2ba May 2012 #19
Better yet: Rmoney's Amercia. Says it all. LuckyLib May 2012 #36
I can already hear Cokie Roberts dismissing this as a "non-issue." Orrex May 2012 #16
I always dismiss her as a "non-reporter" n/t deutsey May 2012 #31
I see what you did there Orrex May 2012 #33
I will proudly support RMoney for President of Amercia pinboy3niner May 2012 #17
And here it is. I'm with Mitt. Kablooie May 2012 #18
Here's another good one JHB May 2012 #27
Too funny!! +1000! This one!! nt daaron May 2012 #35
Dreaming Of Amercia Street thelordofhell May 2012 #20
America + Commerce = Amercia cthulu2016 May 2012 #21
Untied Slates of Amercia Mutiny In Heaven May 2012 #22
Amongst themselves they usually spell it Amerikkka. n/t Martin Eden May 2012 #23
Really? Dogs saying "I'm with Mitt" and Amercia? Heywood J May 2012 #25
Oooh! He gets to have some fun firing someone! JHB May 2012 #26
Romney channels Nixon:"My fellow Amercians, I am not a cook." Iterate May 2012 #28
AmerCIA malaise May 2012 #29
The best way to appeal to TeaBaggers lame54 May 2012 #32

Mira

(22,378 posts)
10. I call that license for us to use
Wed May 30, 2012, 12:41 AM
May 2012

Rmoney all the way. It even sounds right when you say it with a Southern Accent.

NYC Liberal

(20,132 posts)
11. Some great tweets:
Wed May 30, 2012, 12:50 AM
May 2012

Some poor app designer is getting strapped in a cage on the top of a car and driven across country tonight. #amercia

Want a story that distracts from the economy? There's an app for that. #Amercia

New campaign ad: "President Obama - Spelling America correctly for over 40 years." #Amercia

Amercia. Fcuk Yeah! #Amercia

goclark

(30,404 posts)
14. Amercia ~
Wed May 30, 2012, 01:00 AM
May 2012

What kind of staff does Mitt have ~ are they all asleep?

Keep it coming Mitt ~ please America, done let Mitt near the White House.

Aviation Pro

(12,053 posts)
15. They are second and third tier...
Wed May 30, 2012, 01:16 AM
May 2012

...fuckwits whose claim to fame during their formative years was to run their fucking mouths at the fraternity and sorority keggers that they attended. How these asswipes avoided getting hit by buses is beyond me.

msu2ba

(340 posts)
19. He only hires the lowest bidders.
Wed May 30, 2012, 02:17 AM
May 2012

Wait'll you see what his minimum-wage teachers, firefighters and police are like!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
17. I will proudly support RMoney for President of Amercia
Wed May 30, 2012, 01:51 AM
May 2012

Hell, even as wealthy as he is, I'd donate for his passage there.

Heywood J

(2,515 posts)
25. Really? Dogs saying "I'm with Mitt" and Amercia?
Wed May 30, 2012, 07:28 AM
May 2012

We should tell our people over there to keep up the good work. I don't think his staff are as loyal as he thinks.

JHB

(37,130 posts)
26. Oooh! He gets to have some fun firing someone!
Wed May 30, 2012, 07:55 AM
May 2012

Hey, 'Amercia', this is your quality control on Mitt.

Getting his name out there: Done!
Doing the job right? Not so much.

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