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snooper2

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28. only like 13% of Americans use twitter FYI

Reply to Zalatix (Reply #17)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 01:07 PM

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Romney camp used Colorado shooting as distraction to hide buy of 100,000 Twitter followers [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 OP

there's a huge sweatshop somewhere in China Enrique Jul 2012 #1

TOO funny! GreatInDayton Jul 2012 #22

in all seriousness iamthebandfanman Jul 2012 #27

and playing World of Warcraft Enrique Jul 2012 #29

Oh, they are defintiely true.. iamthebandfanman Jul 2012 #37

You mean he even OUTSOURCED his Twitter "followers"? He didn't even buy American?!? 66 dmhlt Jul 2012 #33

And now he looks like a fool. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #2

Looks? malaise Jul 2012 #13

But only to us. zeemike Jul 2012 #14

Dead souls pscot Jul 2012 #3

lol Rmoney can buy everything but still 16 mil. behind Obama 2pooped2pop Jul 2012 #4

ONLY 16 mil. That's what scares me. Zalatix Jul 2012 #17

only like 13% of Americans use twitter FYI snooper2 Jul 2012 #28

That is just so pathetic and.... Spazito Jul 2012 #5

Let me make this perfectly clear: My twitter friends are Rmoney Jul 2012 #6

Welcome, Mittens! Enjoy the short stay. I suspect the parody will eventually violate TOS. Kennah Jul 2012 #23

Seriously, what the hell ever happened to "innocent until proven guilty?" Systematic Chaos Jul 2012 #26

I enjoy it as well, but I am just predicting Kennah Jul 2012 #36

More likely, he's taking the opportunity for someone to create them, custom. Daemonaquila Jul 2012 #7

Out-sourced and off-shored twitter accounts. BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #8

Can someone explain to me why he's doing this? surrealAmerican Jul 2012 #9

To get more people to pay attention to him. Incitatus Jul 2012 #11

If he had 100k to Obama's 17.7 million Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #15

Absolutely to make him look more popular. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #18

He is trying to appear popular siligut Jul 2012 #34

I can't think of anything good that this says cleduc Jul 2012 #10

I don't understand how he remains as high as he is in the polls. AlbertCat Jul 2012 #25

Phony purchased Twitter followers are people, my friend. hatrack Jul 2012 #12

That made me guffaw. GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2012 #21

I took the time yesterday to check profiles on his newest followers. ALL the ones I saw were foreign progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #16

He actually thought that he wouldn't get caught, either. Fool. Zalatix Jul 2012 #19

LOVE the new hashtag @morefakemitt progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #20

All part of the election-rigging process. Scuba Jul 2012 #24

Here are some links to earlier articles when it was first noticed Tx4obama Jul 2012 #30

Of course they are all little Smilo Jul 2012 #31

Ha hope their not all the sex trade swapping ones that keep hitting my account... Historic NY Jul 2012 #32

gross DonRedwood Jul 2012 #35