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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Mon May 7, 2012, 03:37 PM May 2012

Obama Camp: Romney Should Have Stood Up To ‘Treason’ Charge

Obama Camp: Romney Should Have Stood Up To ‘Treason’ Charge

The Obama campaign is highlighting an awkward moment from Mitt Romney’s Ohio town hall today in which he took a question from a woman who said the president should be “tried for treason,” without condemning the line. They also accused Ohio state auditor Adam Yost, who introduced Romney, of attacking the Obama family by accusing the president of “fly(ing) to New York just to have a date night with your spouse.”

“Today we saw Mitt Romney’s version of leadership: standing by silently as his chief surrogate attacked the President’s family at the event and another supporter alleged that the President should be tried for treason,” Obama spokeswoman Lis Smith said in a statement. “Time after time in this campaign, Mitt Romney has had the opportunity to show that he has the fortitude to stand up to hateful and over-the-line rhetoric and time after time, he has failed to do so. If this is the ‘leadership’ he has shown on the campaign trail, what can the American people expect of him as commander-in-chief?”

Romney said after the event that “of course” he disagreed with the questioner who brought up treason charges.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/obama-camp-romney-should-have-stood-up-to


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Obama Camp: Romney Should Have Stood Up To ‘Treason’ Charge (Original Post) ProSense May 2012 OP
Romney has no back bone at all. It's amazing that livetohike May 2012 #1
Hyde & Hyde, more like it. Jackpine Radical May 2012 #2
I think it's more that he just doesn't care. TheWraith May 2012 #13
He's exploiting ignorance and hate. Anything for the win. emulatorloo May 2012 #23
great response time bigtree May 2012 #3
After the event is TOO LATE, MITTENS, you miserable f!@#$#@! Bake May 2012 #4
There are some responses from the Obama campaign this time that indicate they are doing things... liberal N proud May 2012 #5
Didn't stand up to Limbaugh. Didn't stand up to Nugent. aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #6
Didn't stand up to Bryan Fischer (rabid homophobe) over the Richard Grenell thing, either. bullwinkle428 May 2012 #10
"He's a coward with no moral compass." That's what makes him a Republican. polichick May 2012 #18
MITT ROMNEY .... COWARD ... that is the path to take. JoePhilly May 2012 #7
No GUTS Rmoney goclark May 2012 #8
and yet the right-wing is trying to create the 'Obama is divisive' meme Beaverhausen May 2012 #9
AMEN DearAbby May 2012 #11
This stuff is going to hurt Romney big time. NYC Liberal May 2012 #12
Why? Why? Why? d06204 May 2012 #14
I wonder. ChazInAz May 2012 #15
Can Romney Think On His Feet? DallasNE May 2012 #16
Mitt is certainly not brave, but then few politicians are these days. polichick May 2012 #17
Mittens is going to be a tool just like W Iliyah May 2012 #19
Rmoney will do whatever it takes to win. Dawson Leery May 2012 #20
Yeah, including ProSense May 2012 #22
Excellent ! kentuck May 2012 #21
K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #24
Even McCain knew the decent thing to do when DeeDeeNY May 2012 #25
Civil Rights Camp: Obama should have stood up to homophobia in NC dbackjon May 2012 #26
"Romney said after the event that “of course” he disagreed with the questioner...." yellowcanine May 2012 #27

livetohike

(22,157 posts)
1. Romney has no back bone at all. It's amazing that
Mon May 7, 2012, 03:39 PM
May 2012

he succeeded in the business world, unless he is a Jekyll and Hyde type...

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
2. Hyde & Hyde, more like it.
Mon May 7, 2012, 03:47 PM
May 2012

He's conscienceless, which is a good trait for success in the vulture capitalist world.

People without conscience do or say whatever they consider needful in order to attain their goals. You can see that all the time in Romney. Every time he follows a flip with a flop, it's an effort to secure some advantage.

Here he saw nothing wrong with someone trashing Obama (he hopes EVERYONE feels that way), but when he was called on it, he caught on that the treason remark was inappropriate, so--and only in response to a question that framed the remark as unacceptable--did he disclaim it. Classic psychopathy.

liberal N proud

(60,339 posts)
5. There are some responses from the Obama campaign this time that indicate they are doing things...
Mon May 7, 2012, 03:58 PM
May 2012

a little differently this time around.

I think they are going to do everything they can to hit back, hit back hard and in a timely manner. I also think they are going to play the game the republicans have laid out for years and beat them at it.

For years we have asked why do Democrats sit back and take it when the republicans allow shit to happen or create the shit. I think Obama's campaign team feels the same way and they are not going to take it.


aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
6. Didn't stand up to Limbaugh. Didn't stand up to Nugent.
Mon May 7, 2012, 04:00 PM
May 2012

Romney is not upstanding. He's a coward with no moral compass.

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
10. Didn't stand up to Bryan Fischer (rabid homophobe) over the Richard Grenell thing, either.
Mon May 7, 2012, 04:37 PM
May 2012

This will be quite the list by the time November rolls around!

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
7. MITT ROMNEY .... COWARD ... that is the path to take.
Mon May 7, 2012, 04:10 PM
May 2012

Romney is not tough, he's not strong ... he is a coward.

When things like this happen ... call him a COWARD. It is what is is.

When he talks about economics, the phrase is CORPORATE SHILL. Say it, repeat it, over and over.

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)
12. This stuff is going to hurt Romney big time.
Mon May 7, 2012, 04:38 PM
May 2012

Let him keep doing it. McCain let his supporters run wild and look where it got him.

d06204

(86 posts)
14. Why? Why? Why?
Mon May 7, 2012, 05:28 PM
May 2012

Why is President Obama being held to a higher standard than any previous president? It as if some think he is indeed (to use Rush’s term) a “Magic Negro.” All of these so-called special interest groups feigning disillusionment because 100% of what they want hasn’t been done. Notwithstanding the fact the he is being met on all fronts with opposition from republicans and blue dogs, in addition to an orchestrated republican mass media machine.
Republican talking points being co-opted by so-called democratic players, “He had democratic control of the house and the senate. “Why didn’t he get more done?”Etc.
I think that democrats have more than their fair share of low information voters who are not fully comprehending what will happen if Romney and the republicans are placed back in power.

ChazInAz

(2,572 posts)
15. I wonder.
Mon May 7, 2012, 05:29 PM
May 2012

Do you think the President is using some of Big Dawg Clinton's war room people? That fast hard parry looks familiar.

DallasNE

(7,403 posts)
16. Can Romney Think On His Feet?
Mon May 7, 2012, 05:44 PM
May 2012

I think that is a fair question given his track record of remaining silent on matters that should have been red flag items. Also, today he was stumped about a question on tax credits received for taxes paid on foreign investments. While nobody would expect him to know the exact amounts I would expect him to be aware of those transactions. He seemed surprised that he actually paid any foreign taxes. As poorly as he handled the question it just adds to the question of whether he can think on his feet. Oh, and it displays Romney as again out of touch. Romney just keeps appearing like he is not ready for prime time despite Ann Romney's claim that it is "our turn".

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
19. Mittens is going to be a tool just like W
Mon May 7, 2012, 07:06 PM
May 2012

I'm glad to see O Admin. fighting back because if you don't the rabid RW will continue to foam at the mouth, no wait, they will do that anyways - LOL

Talk about going against the Constitution, ummmmmmmmm, I can name many in the Bushie admin. as well as Bush himself. These RW are nuts. They blame others for what they are doing.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
20. Rmoney will do whatever it takes to win.
Mon May 7, 2012, 07:11 PM
May 2012

Even if that means allowing such vile lies to go unchallenged. Of course, this action will turn off many independent voters.

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)
27. "Romney said after the event that “of course” he disagreed with the questioner...."
Wed May 9, 2012, 10:44 AM
May 2012

Filing in "too little too late" drawer.

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