Twenty best "binders full of women" memes to come out of the Obama-Romney debate

If you missed the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney last night, you might not be able to understand your friends' jokes this morning. Aside from an aggressively unexpected use of the phrase "gang bangers," last night also featured the much-memed line in which Romney mentioned "binders...

By Westword Staff

October 17, 2012

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If you missed the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney last night, you might not be able to understand your friends' jokes this morning. Aside from an aggressively unexpected use of the phrase "gang bangers," last night also featured the much-memed line in which Romney mentioned "binders full of women." You read that correctly: While discussing pay equity for women, Romney said, "I went to a number of women's groups and said, 'Can you help us find folks,' and they brought us whole binders full of women.'"

From there, the quote made its rounds on the Internet -- including the aptly titled site bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com -- and the rest is history. Continue reading for our twenty favorite memes to come out of the line.

Visit bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com for more memes.

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