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The best of ‘binders of women’

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The best of ‘binders of women’

‘Can’t we find women women that are also qualified?’ As Mitt Romney explained last night, he asked that question when he was governor of Massachusetts. The answer? Binders of women:

Storified by Maclean’s Magazine · Wed, Oct 17 2012 03:06:19

Here’s Romney’s reply to a townhall question on pay equity:
Mitt Romney recounts his "binder" of women anecdotecnn
Mitt Romney still won’t say whether he’d stand up for equal pay, but he did tell us he has “binders full of women.” http://OFA.BO/LMVWmZBarack Obama
A sampling of response from the Twitterverse: 
“Mmmmmmmm. Binders” – Bill Clinton. #bindersfullofwomen http://pic.twitter.com/bGqglxNaBig Bird
Sadly, my binders are full of clones, not women. #debatesDarth Vader
Big bird holds that binder full of women http://pic.twitter.com/GuTYAZRokim akass
When I was a bachelor I had a ‘little black book’ ~ not to be outdone, #Romney had binders full of women before age of Droid and iPhone. arman walker
My favourite pic so far following Romney’s Binders full of women gaffe: http://pic.twitter.com/xAKqoVnhHelen Bradley
Binders full of women cost 77 cents, while binders full of men cost $1.Ryan Teague Beckwith
RT @Romneys_Binder: Even Tobias and Gob have their own binders. http://pic.twitter.com/pIX8NC2LJennifer Dennis
RT @owillis: romney binders now at peak meme http://pic.twitter.com/jzUh5Kv6Courtney Graham
DAMN! Why did I reveal my Binders Full of Women? This great truth of my faith was to remain secret http://twitpic.com/b4v7ovKeith Olbermann
RT @Romneys_Binder: My Women In Binders policy is already being greeted with open arms in the international community. http://pic.twitter.com/VcpgJ1E2Michael Dominowski
BREAKING NEWS: #ZZTop releases new single: Binders Full of Women. #BindersFullofWomen #FOK @KeithOlbermann @BillMaher http://pic.twitter.com/dbIPd5dgCheetah Pizza
Hefner’s got more binders full of women http://pic.twitter.com/yQUv1WliPedro
Mitt Romney’s fumbling attempt to appeal to women> patronising & out of touch> "binders full of women" http://pic.twitter.com/7ZG3pQDEOmosalewa
At tonight’s debate, Mitt Romney said he had "binders full of women." We found one: http://pic.twitter.com/M3AXYryXThe Democrats
“@Romneys_Binder: This is one (of the 73) binders of women that I have. http://pic.twitter.com/1V2dFOwR”—lmaooooorasheedanicholson
Binders full of women? #mckaylaisnotimpressed #debate #prezd2012 http://instagr.am/p/Q3eQUqGJxh/Mark Belinsky
I wish I had binders full of women.Joel
"Binders full of women", as seen by Hillary Clinton http://pic.twitter.com/RluDewlrMathilde Brès
The funniest "Binder" joke I’ve seen lmao!! #debates http://pic.twitter.com/CFItSx8eAlicia

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