Conservative MP Aidan Burley didn’t care for the Olympics opening ceremony.
https://twitter.com/AidanBurleyMP/status/228958648892792832
https://twitter.com/AidanBurleyMP/status/228963706665574400
The Twitter backlash was swift and severe.
I predict racist @AidanBurleyMP will resign by Wednesday – please see his tweets and help me make it happen. #noroomforracistsinUK
— Shaa Wasmund MBE (@shaawasmund) July 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/richsimcox/status/228978903522369537
But for many, slamming Burley wasn’t enough. It was also a great excuse to continue bashing GOP candidate Mitt Romney.
Hearing that @AidanBurleyMP account WAS hacked. By Mit Romney.
— Ian Ridley (@IanRidley1) July 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/stewartd84/status/228985245700091904
https://twitter.com/carole_donovan/status/229200321627447299
@AidanBurleyMP You're just lucky Mitt Romney is around to out-dick you.
— Sam Gad Jones (@samgadjones) July 28, 2012
BREAKING: Mitt Romney publicly thanks @aidanburleymp for being a more offensive & thicker version of him
— Tom Kerr (@ThomasKerrRP) July 27, 2012
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tomorrows news today @AidanBurleymp to confirm Mitt Romney used his twitter account – "it's the only explanation for those tweets"
— Flintworks (@flintworks) July 28, 2012
Mitt Romney needs a running mate. Pity @AidanBurleyMP born in New Zealand not US. They'd make a great pair
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) July 27, 2012
Dear Mr Romney, Do you have a vacancy in your campaign team; @aidanburleymp will soon be available and has your eclectic outlook?
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) July 27, 2012
What, no tweets using Burley’s remarks to screech about Sarah Palin and George W. Bush? You guys are slacking!