| The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) tried to attack New York's junior senator, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for opposing the Thune Amendment, which she stood firmly against and voted in opposition to.
But in their attempt at an attack on Gillibrand, they showed just how inept the Republicans are (and have been) at utilizing the Internet as a political tool.
If you go to the post titled, "Paterson Appointee Puts Politics Before Principles", you will see the press release from the NRSC. But the starting text is not part of the press release.
This is how the start of the press release reads:
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Not only is that bad, but because of their apparent coding failure, the title is mashed together. You can still make it out, but it overlaps and looks rather beginner-like.
I should also note that this was brought to my attention earlier today. As of 4:00 p.m., it still wasn't fixed. So apparently the NRSC is going for substance over style, even though there isn't much substance and not a whole lot of style either.
UPDATE: As Dan indicates in the comments, if you go to the press release that I mentioned in this story, it no longer exists. How embarrassing it must be for the individual (or individuals) who left that up all day. Do they not read the material once it is posted? It was just a foolish mistake and yet, it was there for the whole day. |
