Pinterest Deletes Fake Hillary Clinton Account Sent Out By Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during an event at the University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall in Chicago on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles)
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Pinterest has taken down a fake page on its site parodying former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which was sent out by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Valentine’s Day.

The Washington Post first reported on the page on Saturday, after Paul tweeted out a link without indicating it was a gag. It was unclear whether Paul’s staff had created the page.

On Tuesday, the Post reported that Pinterest had deleted the page because it violated the company’s terms of service.

A Pinterest spokesperson told the Post that the company wiped the page for violating its Acceptable Use policy, which prevents users from impersonating any individual or group.

Paul’s tweet promoting it remained online:

The page, “Hillary’s V-Day Pinterest Board,” contained a section titled, “White House Remodel: Can’t wait to get back in there and redecorate!”

The site also posted various memes of Clinton, skewering her time as secretary of state and Democratic losses in the 2014 midterm elections.

In one case, the creator misattributed to Clinton a quote from former Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN) in 1974, during the Watergate scandal. (“What did the President know, and when did he know it?”)

Screenshots via WaPo

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  1. For someone who wants to be president he’s quit juvenile.

  2. Jesus fuck, that’s so frickin lame he oughta be ashamed of himself.

  3. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    RandPaul

    …Making all the GOTP wannabes look good.

  4. I have to say I’m pretty surprised Faux, Breitbart, et al, didn’t run with it, ascribe that kind of bullshit to Clinton and then fail to correct themselves or even mention it when Randroid’s impersonation of her came to light.

  5. It looks like the homeschool adolescent group helps him with technology.

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