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Kid Rock Recalls How Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Earned His Support

Chad Childers — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:29:18 +0000

Kid RockÂ ended up being one of presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s biggest celebrity supporters in the run up to the election, and the vocalist revealed on the Howard Stern Show how he managed to warm to the buttoned-up politician. According to CBS Detroit, Rock and Romney met in person before the musician decided to publicly lend [...]

Funniest Memes of the Week – Hipster Barista, Depressed Cat, and More

Hannah Gutenplan — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:48:00 +0000

The funniest memes of the week are back, and boy do we have some of the funniest memes that ever meme’d for you. Between ‘Intellectual Baby’ and a late Halloween meme, this week is bound to get you laughing. Not only did America re-elect Obama as President this past Tuesday, but multiple states passed importantÂ legislation. [...]

Your Week in Awesome Gifs – Election Reaction Edition

Hannah Gutenplan — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:17:46 +0000

You know how we love our reaction GIFs -- those tiny moving pictures that always seem to best capture how we feel. Here, we have a special lineup of reaction GIFs for the election. No matter if you're an Obama supporter, a fan of Obama, or the rest of the world, we have a reaction GIF here just for you.

Team Romney Mistakenly Leaks Victory Website

Donald Deane — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:25:52 +0000

If, as some pundits claim, gaffes were responsible for Mitt Romney's failed presidential bid, then this surely won't change that assertion. At some point after losing the election to Barack Obama, Romney's camp accidentally leaked a victory website promoting a win that never happened. It's the 'Dewey Defeats Truman' of the digital age.

The Best Election Day Reaction Memes

Emerald Catron — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:45:05 +0000

Hey, did you hear there was an election yesterday? It was kind of a big deal, you know, presidents and what not. With Obama being reelected, people were pretty quick to start poking fun of the losers, as well as the ultra-conservatives who said they'd be moving abroad. Oh, and gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana passed in several states. Of course, memes are a great way to do this. Here are our favorites.

Romney's Concession Speech Gets 'Songified'

Emerald Catron — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:45:44 +0000

For some, it’s the “songified” video they’ve been waiting for this entire presidential race. For others, it’s a song they hoped they’d never have to hear. Regardless, here it is — Mitt Romney’s concession speech with the “songified” Auto-tuned treatment.Maybe if you’re consoling yourself after last night you should watch it. It might make you [...]

Mitt Romney's Concession Speech – Election 2012 [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]

Chuck Armstrong — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:00:08 +0000

Shortly after midnight on Nov. 7, 2012, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney addressed supporters in Boston, Mass. with his official concession speech. Romney lost the race to the White House after President Barack Obama clinched 303 electoral votes to Romney's 206.

Horses, Bayonets and More of the Best Memes From Last Night's Debate

Emerald Catron — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:28:20 +0000

While it’s no “binders full of women,” Obama got off a pretty good zinger during last night’s presidential debate when he told Romney that in addition to fewer ships, our military also has fewer horses and bayonets. Responses to that one-liner dominate our selection of the best meme and GIF reactions to last night’s debate. [...]

10 Great Menacing Josh Romney Memes

Emerald Catron — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:01:03 +0000

That was an exciting debate the other night. First there was the "binders full of women" debacle. Then one of Mitt Romney's sons said he wanted to punch the president. And now, somebody noticed the expression on Josh Romney's face during the debate, and this has happened. Memes, glorious memes capitalizing on the ... intense expression young Romney is making. These are our favorites.

The Best of Mitt Romney's 'Binders Full of Women' Memes

Emerald Catron — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:57:43 +0000

On boy, that was an uncomfortable moment last night when Mitt Romney bragged about having “binders full of women.” We wonder if he instantly knew, as we did, that was a creepy-sounding thing to say, and soon there would be memes, memes EVERYWHERE! Sure enough, there was pretty much immediately a Tumblr, a Twitter account, [...]

Jimmy Fallon Takes You to 'Mister Romney's Neighborhood'

Emerald Catron — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:45:24 +0000

“Money … comes from a magical place called ‘our parents.’” This is one of many lessons “Mitt Romney” teaches in this ‘Mister Rogers’ spoof from Jimmy Fallon. According to Fallon, if Mitt shut down PBS and had his way, children would learn to shame union workers, and how to tie dogs to cars. Barack Obama [...]

'Sexy' Big Bird Is 2012′s Top Halloween Costume Unfortunately

Emerald Catron — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:11:11 +0000

Here’s one more point against Mitt Romney — the streets this Halloween are going to beÂ floodedÂ with women in “sexy” Big Bird costumes, thanks to his comments at the recent presidential debate.Â According to a special report by ABC, after stating inÂ the first presidential debateÂ that he was going toÂ take away the government subsidies for PBS, the [...]

Google Image Search for 'Completely Wrong' Yields Photos of…Mitt Romney?!

Donald Deane — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:01:32 +0000

In one of the most unfortunate internet quirks we’ve ever seen, a Google Images search using the term “completely wrong” currently yields photo after photo of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Ouch! This won’t help with his poll numbers for sure. Try the search for yourself and you’ll find dozens of Romney images, most of [...]

Your Week in Awesome GIFs – Presidential Debate, 'Star Wars' Vs. 'Gangnam Style' and More

Hannah Gutenplan — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:28:53 +0000

We have some great GIFs for you here to sum up your week. Reaction to a big test you just took? We've got that. Frustration with the presidential debate? We've got that too. Got your heart broken so brutally that you're considering switching teams? That most likely didn't happen, but just in case we've got that for you anyway. It's been a good week.

The DNC's Got Big Bird's Back on This One

Emerald Catron — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:15:16 +0000

For 53 years, people have been friends with Big Bird. Maybe Mitt Romney should have said something about ‘Nova’ when talking about cutting funds to PBS. Â It seems nobody likes the idea of a world without Big Bird — this video is pretty good proof of that. Next time stick to ‘Simply Ming.’ Or [...]

Best of the Mitt Romney Versus Big Bird Memes

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:00:58 +0000

Mitt Romney can't just say he's going to put Big Bird out of a job and get away with it. Here are the best memes so far from the Great 2012 Big Bird Backlash that don't have curse words. Because in the mind of the internet, when Big Bird gets angry he grabs a rifle and starts spewing obscenities.

The Best Memes, GIFs and Tweets From the Presidential Debate

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:15:21 +0000

As soon as we heard that Tumblr was going to be providing coverage of the debate via impromptu GIFs, we knew this election would at least be entertaining. Thanks should go especially to Mitt Romney's comment about Big Bird, which prompted tens of thousands of tweets. Here are the best of the internet reactions to last night's debate.

Mitt Romney Photobomb Prompts Hilarious Memes

Emerald Catron — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:19:14 +0000

Mitt Romney was on the campaign trail at a Chipotle in Denver, Colorado when this photo was taken. The man in the picture swears this is just his excited face. Unfortunately, his expression, coupled with his striking similarity to a young Will Smith, made this photo a guaranteed internet sensation. It made it's way into Reddit's Photoshop Battles, and these are just a few of the hilarious results.

10 Ways Mitt Romney Can Blow the Election — The Funnies

Jo Pincushion — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:35:59 +0000

The presidential campaign is in full swing and Mitt Romney is ready to fight. He’d better be careful, though, because there’s a fine line between winning over voters and alienating them altogether. Here are 10 ways Romney can blow the election: 1. Give a speech in which he claims 47% of Americans are “dependent” and [...]

The Killers Are Mitt Romney's Favorite Band

Scott Shetler — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:36:26 +0000

We know that President Obama’s musical taste ranges from Al Green to Bruce Springsteen to Jay-Z. So who does presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney rock out to? The list of his favorite bands includes the Beach Boys, Kenny Chesney and a modern rock act you might not expect.