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"Amercia is with Mitt"

Gaffe-tastic Romney fails with launch of official app

By Alex Hern Published 30 May 2012 11:51

"Mittens" Romney. Photograph: Getty Images

Mitt Romney will definitely be the Republican candidate for the presidency, now that his win Texas primary has secured him the 1144 delegates required. Unfortunately, he followed that up with a collossal gaffe: releasing an official iPhone app which prominently misspells the name of the country he wants to be president of:

The app takes users' photos and superimposes a number of focus-grouped captions over the top, including "We're with Mitt", "I'm with Mitt" "American Greatness", "I'm a Mom for Mitt" and, yes, "A Better Amercia". The Amercia is with Mitt tumblr has wasted no time in pairing these with appropriate images:

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22 comments

Sat, 2012-06-30 18:42 — ThatcherDenzil

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Sat, 2012-06-23 17:04 — John Cheese (not verified)

Pompous, arrogant, desperate...

http://weaselzippers.us/2012/06/22/obama-asks-people-getting-married-to-...

Tue, 2012-06-05 07:17 — Colin Sloss (not verified)

I'm not a great fan of Obama, but he is better than the alternative.

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Sun, 2012-06-03 19:15 — John Cheese (not verified)

I think Mitt did something dumb in 1985- you better get on that pronto... Bad week for Bam-Bam

Sun, 2012-06-03 16:46 — jankaas (not verified)

4/18/1985
While Michael Deaver is in West Germany searching for an "appropriate" concentration camp for the President to visit, President Reagan defends his visit to Bitburg by claiming the German soldiers "were victims, just as surely as the victims in the concentration camps."

ouch.....

Sun, 2012-06-03 13:52 — John Cheese (not verified)

57 states...

Sun, 2012-06-03 09:43 — jankaas (not verified)

i can't hear you.......UAS! UAS!! UAS! UAS!! UAS! UAS!! UAS! UAS!!

Fri, 2012-06-01 22:08 — John Cheese (not verified)

I think they spoke Austrian in the Polish Death Camps...

Fri, 2012-06-01 21:38 — jankaas (not verified)

once more for the deaf and dense;

ASU! ASU!! ASU! ASU!! ASU! ASU!!

lol

Fri, 2012-06-01 20:43 — Xhax (not verified)

Mitt Romney has made a serious mistake here. Not only is there a spelling mistake in this campaign advert, but he has actually applied to be King of the ancient and magnificent English kingdom of Mercia, not President of a rebel government in a British colony.

Fri, 2012-06-01 09:18 — jankaas (not verified)

everybodY chant now; SUA! SUA!! SUA!! SUA!! SUA!! SUA!!

Sat, 2012-06-02 02:56 — Silican (not verified)

Ho yas nac ouy ees yb eht s'nwad ylrae thgil ... Veto Morney!!

Fri, 2012-06-01 13:52 — John Cheese (not verified)

No comprende...

Fri, 2012-06-01 16:39 — jankaas (not verified)

tough.

Fri, 2012-06-01 19:03 — John Cheese (not verified)

Good answer nincompoop!

Wed, 2012-05-30 18:32 — Robert Simpson (not verified)

Written an interesting article on NATO's mission in Afghanistan
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/robert-simpson/afghanistan-it-is-and-alw...

Wed, 2012-05-30 15:14 — John Cheese (not verified)

Polish. Death. Camp.

Wed, 2012-05-30 14:33 — John Cheese (not verified)

Is that all you got? I smell Democratic panic....

Wed, 2012-05-30 18:46 — Gerry Tierney (not verified)

HAHAHA! You don't stand a chance, sonny jim. I'm going to come back to this after the election and laugh at how soundly you get stamped.

Wed, 2012-05-30 20:11 — John Cheese (not verified)

HA HA! Wisconsin Scott Walker recall vote June 5th will be a preview to you of the Dimocrat's trouncing in November! Compare Wisconsin's amazing economic turnaround led by Walker with Democratic stink-pile California's budget plight! Yesterday's Texas elections showed rare obama endorsements getting trounced! Google Silvestre Reyes Dem Rep from El Paso if you don't know. An 8-termer Democrat flushed down the toidy..HA HA