That darn Autocorrect! Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter today and had an Autocorrect malfunction. Most sane people gave him a bit of good-natured ribbing.<\/p>\n\n\n
Umm – what? “@rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed"<\/p>\n — Mungbean (@Mungleberry) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Speeches? RT @Glinner<\/a>: No idea. RT @rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.<\/p>\n — Kevin F. Quinn (@kevfquinn) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Can someone translate this? “@rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.”<\/p>\n — BGrueskin (@BGrueskin) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n One for the conspiracy theorists! Haha. RT @rupertmurdoch<\/a> Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.<\/p>\n — Dave (@TheDaveSilver) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n No conspiracy theorists yet, but the race-baiters sure came out of the woodwork.<\/p>\n\n\n @nytjim<\/a> @davidclinchnews<\/a> @rupertmurdoch<\/a> is Ruppy insinuating Obama is a different species?<\/p>\n — Mark Jeffers (@mjeffers99) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Very!Nearly!Openly!Racist! RT @rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed. (via @eddierobson<\/a>)<\/p>\n — James Cooray Smith (@thejimsmith) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n @EddieRobson<\/a> @Subintellectual<\/a> @Exterminieren<\/a> To me, second sentence mean need "courage\/honesty" to compare Obama\/Romney to other "species".<\/p>\n — James Cooray Smith (@thejimsmith) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n @EddieRobson<\/a> I translated it as "It's PC gone mad I can't call POTUS a monkey". The sort of comment I'd expect from a chum of Boris.<\/p>\n — James Cooray Smith (@thejimsmith) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n Sigh. Racist leftists see everything as color. They are the ones who notice only color. Even typos are now race-related.<\/p>\n Others who choose bitterness over good-natured humor also weigh in.<\/p>\n\n\n So many hateful replies. Folks r idiots. RT @rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.<\/p>\n — D (@BalanceAndFlow) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n "Mum! Granddad's on the computer again!" RT @rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.<\/p>\n — Pete Fraser (@petefrasermusic) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Great stuff, bro. Great great stuff. RT @rupertmurdoch<\/a> Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.<\/p>\n — Chris Scott (@iamchrisscott) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n This bitch is HIGH. "@rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed."<\/p>\n — Rob Duncan (@aboynamedposh) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Obama wins on brain cell count RT @rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.<\/p>\n — Chris Walker (@CosmicHobo) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Genuinely mental “@rupertmurdoch<\/a>: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.”<\/p>\n — Richard Stanton (@RichStanton) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n #dementiatweets<\/a> RT @rupertmurdoch<\/a> Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed.<\/p>\n — Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n Rupert Murdoch swiftly corrected his typo. One problem: That blasted Autocorrect struck again!<\/p>\n\n\n Story about spelling! Tweet 30. Mins ago should read #"Romney , Obama some specifics to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed" .<\/p>\n — Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) August 5, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n \n https:\/\/twitter.com\/soundwords\/status\/232128202489856000<\/a><\/p>\n Oh, Rupert! Let’s see if “story” will also turn out to be racist somehow!<\/p> Read more: http:\/\/twitchy.com\/2012\/08\/05\/blasted-auto-correct-rupert-murdoch-lets-compare-species-on-romneyobama-left-cries-racism\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/rupertmurdoch\/status\/232112262977040384 That darn Autocorrect! Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter today and had an Autocorrect malfunction. Most sane people gave him a bit of good-natured ribbing. Umm – what? “@rupertmurdoch: Romney, Obama. Some species to compare, please. Courage and honesty needed" — Mungbean (@Mungleberry) August 5, 2012 Speeches? RT @Glinner: No idea. RT @rupertmurdoch: Romney, Obama. … Continue reading Darn auto-correct! 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