Lots of Romney news going around today … Former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney had a bright idea--giving regular voters the chance to make his campaign commercials. The voters could paste together elements provided by Team Romney and their own ideas, and Team Romney has picked the top nine. The winning ad will air on television.
Despite Romney's excellent grasp of cutting-edge technology, he put himself in a vulnerable position. Slate.com quickly assembled a spoof involving Romney's sons and their lack of military experience.
Voting closes tonight at 11:59 pm. One of them, the hyperbolically titled "The Man, The Mitt, The Legend" features a Massachusetts resident calling him "wicked smart." Another cleverly plays off the arrival of the "Romney Girls" by focusing on Ann Romney as the only "Romney Girl" (take that, Mormon critics!).
But none of them beat Slate's spoof, which is positively scathing:
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