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GOP Civil War: Palin Supporters Attack Mitt Romney
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"Was that the issue on the most beautiful people or the most influential people?"
That was Mitt Romney's pretty petty response to a question about Governor Sarah Palin, referencing her appearance on Time magazine's list of most influential people.
Well some YouTube savvy Palin supporters decided that they weren't going to take the remark lying down:
"There's a Bore in the Woods" is a spoof of a Ronald Reagan campaign ad from 1984 that used a bear and ominous narration to question Walter Mondale's preparedness for dealing with the Soviet Union:
I look forward to what will surely be a harsh YouTube retort from Romney's supporters, perhaps referencing 1952's "I Like Ike" ad. Hey, a guy can dream.
Update: HuffPo's Jason Linkins points out that Romney himself was on People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People list in 2002:
Tagged as: republicans, mitt romney, alaska, reagan, sarah palin, gop civil war, walter mondale, 1984
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