'Binders full of women' meme

Before the presidential debate had even ended, Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" gaffe had inspired memes and widespread mockery. With Halloween around the corner, it also inspired enough <a href="http://bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com/">interpretations</a> to fill a binder. Though in the long term Romney's comment may not have hurt his candidacy, it reinforced his image as a gaffe-prone candidate -- and showed the power of the Internet in never letting a good gaffe go to waste.

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Before the presidential debate had even ended, Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" gaffe had inspired memes and widespread mockery. With Halloween around the corner, it also inspired enough interpretations to fill a binder. Though in the long term Romney's comment may not have hurt his candidacy, it reinforced his image as a gaffe-prone candidate -- and showed the power of the Internet in never letting a good gaffe go to waste.

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