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The debate inside the Republican Party over the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has taken a right turn with Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate.
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Yes, the Wisconsin Republican opposed Dodd-Frank and supports the limited government that many bankers crave. But he'll also help harden the views of an electorate that's already leaning Obama's way.
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Step back from the
Ryan has become an even bigger pop-culture sensation on Twitter, Tumblr and other sites, whose members are using a
Some of the Ryan websites are flattering, including the long-running "
But Ryan has some work to do to win over the voters behind many of the new websites dedicated to him. One of the most prominent is the
"Hey girl, I know I'm only 42, but
Those fake Tweets have already overshadowed Ryan's vice presidential campaign - literally. On Tuesday, a plane flew over a Romney/Ryan campaign rally, with a pointed pro-choice message from the @PaulRyanGosling parody account: "
The account takes part of its name and its "Hey girl" stylings from one of the longest-running Internet memes around Ryan Gosling. The star of the weepy melodrama "The Notebook" has long inspired several websites to publish pictures of Gosling and his soulful eyes alongside imaginary romantic notes from him. ("Hey girl, you're my sunshine on a rainy day," or from the
Rep. Ryan undoubtedly has more immediate concerns than his fake social-media presence, but we who write on the Internet all day have some advice for him: follow the examples of Gosling, Clinton and Maroney, all of whom eventually
