



Give the Obama Administration points for quick thinking: The campaign bought the trending Twitter hashtag #malarkey during the vice presidential debates on Thursday after Vice President Joe Biden used the term.

When you search the term, the following ad pops up:





This isn't the first time an advertiser has advertised a term evoked in the debates. PBS bought "Big Bird" the day after the first presidential debate after Mitt Romney mentioned the Sesame Street character.

Update: The Obama Administration has purchased other Twitter terms trending during the debate as well including "Jack Kennedy," "Afghanistan in 2014" and "#VPDebate."

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