“The crowd loved it and it got a good laugh.” – Mitt Romney
DEFLECTING THE QUESTION about what he said today in Michigan, Mitt Romney shrugged it all off as a joke when speaking to Scott Pelley of CBS News. It didn’t bother Mr. Romney that he was not only channeling Donald Trump, but embracing the birtherism that runs deep in his party.
Romney said it wasn’t a “swipe” at Obama.
I love being home, where but the both of us were born. No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate; they know that this is the place where both of us were born and raised. No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate; they know that this is the place where both of us were born and raised. – Mitt Romney
Team Obama felt differently.
Jim Messina sent out a fundraising email with Mitt Romney’s quote attached, while Ben LaBolt minced no words.
“Throughout this campaign, Governor Romney has embraced the most strident voices in his party instead of standing up to them. It’s one thing to give the stage in Tampa to Donald Trump, Sheriff Arpaio, and Kris Kobach. But Governor Romney’s decision to directly enlist himself in the birther movement should give pause to any rational voter across America.” – Ben LaBolt, Obama spokesperson
Mitt Romney diving into the birther pool makes sense when you look at the math he is dealing with. The electorate is 3% less white than it was 4 years ago and Mittens is doing worse among minority groups than McCain did. he is polling at virtually 0% among African Americans and is only doing the high 20%’s among Hispanics, so for him to have any hope this November he has to drive up white turnout! Hence the birtherism!
Yep, your correct. I figured this out months ago. Polling keeps showing that Romney is only leading with middle age “White Males”. And we all know the reason why deep down inside. Some still refuse to admit the obvious reason.
Obama is staying in the lead with Asian, Latino, Women and Black voters because of the open racist and sexist bigotry from the GOP. Sure Dems…have the same insensitive problems ….but not to the extent the GOP is displaying this election.
Romney is pending all his hopes on a LARGE white voter turn out in his favor.
” I love being home. ” Yeah, right; just like he loves all those auto workers he would have screwed.
Oh Solo get your panties out of a bunch!
I laughed when I heard him say it.
Barrie and the liberal media went in on Mittens relentlessly from Seamus to that felon BS.
As difficult as it may be for him, Barrie better man-up. Mittens is showing him that 2 can play his game.
*giggles again*
Well since you admitted your hatred of this President I am not shocked at your sentiments! Mr. Romney just had his macaca moment! Good to hear from you again! I can’t go without my daily dose of Sasha Crazy!
I think this is just another example of humor that Romney should have avoided, like his joking about being unemployed back during the primaries. He probably didn’t want to offend birthers by making a real joke out of it, but still wanted to make some humorous remark about how people actually knew who he was there.
Hey Solo, would you like a sip from my Official $22.50 Barack Obama birth certificate mug?
Barack Obama: we might as well laugh at it — and make sure as many people as possible are in on the joke.
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my birther hate mug can be purchased directly from Barack Obama:
https://store.barackobama.com/madeintheusa/made-in-the-usa-mug.html
He was pimping it via his twitter today.
bish.
Check this out by Eric Liu: “Mitt Romney can prance all he wants but his words today were those of a second-rate American.” http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/08/ideals-make-us-american-not-origins/261551/
No kidding. Romney may say it’s a joke, but that’s how bullies work: “Hey, can’t you take a joke?” He’s been pulling this shit all his life. And I’ve been dealing with that same smug asshole country-club all-white “American” crap forever. I’m as white as they come (Scots-Irish, Welsh, German, French), but I hate it.
In my own family, I have a Thai sister-in-law, a black brother-in-law, a Thai-Hispanic nephew, an Anglo-Thai niece, and before my sister’s first marriage broke up, a Colombian brother-in-law. I read the Eric Liu piece linked above to my wife and had to stop and cry a bit. These bastards are on the losing side of history, but they can still do so much damage before they’re washed away by the demographic tide.
Taos John, you hit the nail on the head your right, Romney knows what he is doing. He is feeding on resentment of minoritys by caucasians that will not accept minority status in the future. If people think this country is going to come together anytime soon, they are sadly mistaken. History always sadly repeats itself.
This was as straight up racist as it’s possible to get without dragging out the N word. I’ve been told time and time again how I am wrong. How the republicans haven’t become the repugnantklan/teabagger mob. Yet time after time their LEADERS show themselves to be exactly that. So what does one make of the base when they not only tolerate this racist hate mongering but cheer and applaud?
We have seen President Obama’s birth certificate. What we haven’t seen much of are Mitt Romney’s tax returns. We know he sent a good chunk of his tax money (which would be helpful in supporting the US infrastructure he uses everyday) to other countries. He might be white but he is less of a patriotic American that President Obama on his worst day…
Ummm…but he won the news cycle didn’t he? Got everyone off Todd Akin, and his taxes and every other negative story about him.
Plus he got all the Obama haters back on his side. So of course he thinks it was a good joke.
“HUmmmm but he won the news cycle didn’t he”
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
That’s the same as saying going from a simple infection to full blown gas gangrene is an improvement!!!!!!