While Dems probably love to imagine crates of moth-eaten Romney campaign gear crammed into some grimy storage unit, hundreds of unused ‘Romney/Ryan’ t-shirts are actually putting smiles on the faces of African children who need clothing. The Daily Caller reports that 200 children at the Orbit Village Project in Kenya received the shirts. Volunteers “will likely be distributing more of the Romney shirts to some of the more rural areas of Kenya over the coming days.”
This story warmed many hearts, but it bewildered Ben Smith of BuzzFeed.
The strangest thing http://t.co/bkvo3yqWPd
— Ben Smith (@benyt) July 10, 2013
Here’s his idea of “the strangest thing” (more photos at The Daily Caller):
“Strange” doesn’t come to mind when seeing that beautiful smile. What exactly is so odd?
https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/statuses/354809676313018368
https://twitter.com/realLibbyMcCabe/status/354810490339336193
@FigDrewton @BuzzFeedBen doesn't seem strange to me either. Glad someone likes us enough to want old campaign tees & swag. Heck I'd wear it
— Dantagion Shargel (@lutef1sk) July 10, 2013
.@BuzzFeedBen same thing happens with losing teams' shirts in MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL. http://t.co/LfNyweQM8C
— Joel Cohen (@Joel__DC) July 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/354809988688003072
https://twitter.com/KiraAynDavis/status/354814860082679808
https://twitter.com/notalemming/status/354809918722813953
Any response, Ben?
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/354817194070249472
How ’bout now?
@redsteeze magic word! no, seriously, everyone assumes there are African towns full of people in Romney shirts yes?
— Ben Smith (@benyt) July 10, 2013
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@redsteeze I think it's possible to think both odd and notable and nice all at the smae time. That was @bennyjohnson tone, I thought.
— Ben Smith (@benyt) July 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/354818678090498048
Bingo.
I thought it was really nice. RT @BuzzFeedBen: The strangest thing http://t.co/bdroqJmtYW
— Cindy Cooper (@CindyCoops) July 10, 2013
As an afterthought, Smith acknowledged that it was “nice.” First and foremost, strange. But, oh yeah, also nice.
@CindyCoops yes, that also
— Ben Smith (@benyt) July 10, 2013
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