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Confused? So was Kristen Neel

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It must be quite a shock for Julia Gillard to find that President Barack Obama's re-election somehow transformed her into Australia's male, Christian president who "actually supports what he says".

Confused? So was Kristen Neel, a teenager from Georgia, who gained Twitter infamy in Australia in a matter of hours on Wednesday evening.

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After news President Obama won four more years, the 18-year-old tweeted: "I'm moving to Australia, because their president is a Christian and actually supports what he says."

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She has since deleted her Twitter account, but search tool Topsy showed she was retweeted over 1500 times.

Retweeted over 1500 times ... Kristen Neel's tweet caused a stir

Before she went offline, Ms Neel tried to explain.

"I was referring to the prevous (sic) office that actually had a moral position," she wrote.

Australian political and media observers didn't take long to pounce, sending out numerous tweets:

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Attempts have been made to contact Ms Neel.

Kristen Neel ... since deleted her Twitter account.

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