Mitt Romney Needs a Woman . . . Adviser

We have tried to get the Romney Campaign to join this debate today, but they have said they don't have an appropriate spokesperson, so we will keep trying.
~ MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell during a discussion called "Women to the Forefront"

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If only Mitt Romney had a chief adviser on lady things to talk about women's rights.

— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) August 21, 2012

This #GOP is racing the Taliban to the extreme loony right, and winning. Women's Burqa fittings in a mall near you if Mitt Romney wins.

— drhug (@drhug) August 21, 2012

A "woman"? RT @gottalaff: Team Romney no show on MSNBC to discuss women’s rights, saying “they don’t have an appropriate spokesperson."

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) August 21, 2012

. @markos @gottalaff LOL did they send an empty pink chair?

— Akin's Empty Chair (@AkinEmptyChair) August 21, 2012

Plane flying over Ryan rally in W. Chester, PA: "Romney Ryan Akin -- wrong for women" yfrog.com/esx5pertj

— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) August 21, 2012

The Romney campaign CANNOT FIND someone who knows enough about women's issues to discuss them. #RomneyShambles

— Jack Hussein Nuroka (@Neurocat) August 21, 2012

In Tampa!? Planned Parenthood's "Big Pink Bus" will be in Tampa on August 27th! Just in time for the RNC! #equality twitter.com/equalityfl/sta…

— equalityflorida (@equalityfl) August 21, 2012

Ryan's Foreign Policy Cred: Voted for War

The way I would say about foreign policy is you know I’ve been in Congress for a number of years. That’s more experience that Barack Obama had when he came into office.
You know, I’ve voted to send people to war.
~ Paul Ryan to Carl Cameron of Fox News

Ryan: "I'm ready to be President because I voted for the Iraq War in '02. I could also be American Idol because I voted for Kelly Clarkson"

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) August 18, 2012

2012's I can see Russia from my house RT @thinkprogress Paul Ryan on his foreign policy credentials: "I voted to send people to war”

— Parula Blue (@ParulaBlue) August 19, 2012

Paul Ryan On Foreign Policy Credentials: ‘I Voted for Iraq war’ | That alone is a disqualifier mediaite.com/tv/paul-ryan-o… @slaughteram

— i ♥ humanity (@ixh) August 19, 2012

Paul Ryan asserts that his vote for Iraq War is important part of foreign policy experience... Really? Being duped into a war is a positive?

— Carlos Guruceaga (@Carlos_Guru) August 19, 2012

That's so Palin... “@thinkprogress: Paul Ryan on his foreign policy credentials: "I voted to send people to war” thkpr.gs/S9bMG2”

— Mikael Fransson (@mikaelfransson) August 19, 2012

“My foreign policy credentials are so pathetic that I voted to demonstrate this fact.” reason.com/blog/2012/08/1… via @2necedemalis #GOP #PaulRyan

— jkanarcho (@jkanarcho) August 19, 2012

Am I seeing this right? Paul Ryan extolling his vote for the Iraq war as foreign policy cred? WTF.

— Karoli (@Karoli) August 19, 2012

@mharrisperry @chrislhayes @hardball_chris Paul Ryan's "I can see Russia from my House" Moment! This is a doosy. mediaite.com/tv/paul-ryan-o…

— Daryl(@SkittlesNTParty) August 19, 2012

This is NOT from The Onion - Paul Ryan on his foreign policy cred: 'I voted to send people to war".mediaite.com/tv/paul-ryan-o…”

— BWD (@theonlyadult) August 19, 2012

#thingsthatenragerepublicans That Paul Ryan voted for EVERY Bush policy that got us into this mess!

— SpreadTheWord (@word_34) August 19, 2012

@thedailyedge Paul Ryan brags about sending people to war maybe the parents of the dead & wounded can thank you Paul chicken Hawk Ryan.

— michael pollice (@MPollice) August 19, 2012

Oh, I'm gonna have so much fun with this..@paulryanvp declares his voting for the Iraq war gives him foreign policy experience.

— Karen Hussein Obama (@sweetbay) August 19, 2012

.@paulryanvp You think sitting in your chair in the House casting a vote for war means you're a foreigin policy expert? Grow up.

— meta (@metaquest) August 19, 2012

He’s a sociopath. RT @theonlyadult: Still can’t get over Ryan bragging that he sent people to war.

— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) August 19, 2012

Ryan saying he knows foreign policy because of Iraq war is like Napoleon saying he understands war because of Waterloo.

— Manish Vij (@manish_vij) August 19, 2012

NBC Really Loves Their Monkey

Another stumble in NBC's near perfect show of incompetence in the Olympic games, as it cut away from Ray Davies singing Waterloo Sunset to air Animal Practice, which is "a show about a fictional animal dr" according to a disgruntled tweet from Glee star Kevin McHale.
NBC cut out Kate Bush, The Who, and Muse, causing #NBCfail to trend worldwide.
The New Statesman

NBC Halts Olympics for Monkey Show
~ Headline in the St. Louis Tribune

Is NBC's Animal Practice the Most-Hated Show on Television?
Headline on Forbes

I don’t think NBC has ever run full pilots inside the Olympics before, which hopefully will drive a lot of attention. If we have 30 million viewers or 25 million viewers pouring into one of these previews, we’d be thrilled.
~ NBC entertainment head Bob Greenblatt, apparently clueless that fans would be furious if NBC screwed up once again.

Wow, NBC cut Muse, Kate Bush and freaking Ray Davies out of their broadcast. Oh, and The Who? In an hour after Animal Practice. #NBCfail
— Francois Marchand (@FMarchandVS) August 13, 2012

I think NBC has managed to become even less popular than Congress. #NBCfail
— Nina L. Diamond (@ninatypewriter) August 13, 2012

"Gee, I can't wait for the #ClosingCeremonies to be over so I can watch Animal Practice" - No One Ever. #NBCFail
— Stacey (@BookSavvy) August 13, 2012

I have never seen Twitter more united than at the reactions to having to sit through Animal Practice just to see The Who. #nbcfail #loling
— Amy (@spooloflies) August 13, 2012

"Animal Practice" might be the first time a series is cancelled before it actually premieres.
— Dennis Miller Show (@DennisDMZ) August 13, 2012

Doing a Twitter search for "Animal Practice" right now is like tapping a keg of pure hate.
— Robot Chicken (@cyborgturkey) August 13, 2012

NBC gives the American audience "Animal Practice", while the UK audience gets actual human health care. #NHS
— Paul Myers (@pulmyears) August 13, 2012

"Yo, NBC audience, I'm real happy for you and I'mma let The Who finish, but Animal Practice is the best closing ceremony act of all time!"
— Matthew Keys (@ProducerMatthew) August 13, 2012

so NBC's new comedy Animal Practice gets a commercial-free preview and they carve up the #closingceremonies like one of Dexter's kills? Booo
— damianholbrook (@TVGMDamian) August 13, 2012

Remember, after the Olympics, NBC's ANIMAL PRACTICE will be competing in the 200m freestyle cancellation.
— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) August 13, 2012

NBC threw the producers of Animal Practice under a double-decker bus last night. #nbcfail
— Sib Ventress (@cposnarky) August 13, 2012

"Every US Olympian has the courage of a 9/11 astronaut. Watch our monkey sitcom!" (all of NBC's Olympics coverage in one tweet)
— Rob Kutner (@ApocalypseHow) August 13, 2012

Also NBC- next time you cut a performance from an event you should also cut out where Costas say "performances from The Who next" #DVRbitter
— Pete Mele (@spud_monkey) August 13, 2012

Perhaps research provided to #NBC by TheFronsholeCo. suggested busy audiences prefer the simplicity of monkey pee jokes to TheWho.
— SHADOW PineValleyPod (@SHADOWUSR) August 13, 2012

So farewell then NBC #Olympics. "Viewers incensed" yes, that is the final catchphrase. Sitcom about a monkey took precedence over closing.
— John Kennedy OConnor (@JohnKOConnor) August 13, 2012