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Tony_FLADEM

(3,023 posts)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 02:07 PM Aug 2012

Romney aide Fehrnstrom calls Obama campaign lower than a ‘champion limbo dancer’

BOSTON — One of Mitt Romney’s top campaign advisers lashed out at President Obama’s reelection campaign for what he called “ugly distortions and lies” that he said were tarring the office of the presidency.

Eric Fehrnstrom seized on a television advertisement released this week by the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA that suggests Romney is at fault for the death of a woman whose husband lost his job after Bain Capital took over his steel mill.


Briefing reporters at Romney campaign headquarters, Fehrnstrom said that though a super PAC released it, he held the Obama campaign responsible for the ad, which independent fact checkers have called irresponsible and over-the-top.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/romney-aide-fehrnstrom-calls-obama-campaign-lower-than-a-champion-limbo-dancer/2012/08/10/b3eac0a4-e303-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_singlePage.html

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Romney aide Fehrnstrom calls Obama campaign lower than a ‘champion limbo dancer’ (Original Post) Tony_FLADEM Aug 2012 OP
I guess Fehrnstrom would know, eh? Arkana Aug 2012 #1
Ever since I heard AnnR say "It's our turn now." (or something like that) woodsprite Aug 2012 #2
How low can you go, Eric? BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #3
I can hardly wait for Obama to make jokes about some of this stuff. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 #4
Leave it to Republicans. Use a 1960 cultural reference. longship Aug 2012 #5
Poor Republicans. They're having their usual tactics used against them. NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #6
I'm so amused that they are so annoyed. WI_DEM Aug 2012 #7
Ouch! qb Aug 2012 #8
The correct link alp227 Aug 2012 #9
Thanks. I corrected it. Tony_FLADEM Aug 2012 #10

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
1. I guess Fehrnstrom would know, eh?
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 02:11 PM
Aug 2012

I'm amazed this guy still has a job. He's the one who brought us the Etch-A-Sketch comment AND made the mistake of saying that the Romneycare penalty was a tax.

woodsprite

(11,916 posts)
2. Ever since I heard AnnR say "It's our turn now." (or something like that)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 02:12 PM
Aug 2012

I've felt they just thought they should be able to just go through the motions and stroll in and take the White House. They felt because being the cream of the 1%, they deserved it.

I hope the Dems are learning how politics is played from Obama's team. Keep at 'em PBO and Harry!!! The more people that pile onto their well-crafted talking points and rebuttals from our side, the better!

JohnnyLib2

(11,212 posts)
4. I can hardly wait for Obama to make jokes about some of this stuff.
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 02:17 PM
Aug 2012


He'll be able to have the last laugh.

Maybe a limbo set-up at the National Press Club?

longship

(40,416 posts)
5. Leave it to Republicans. Use a 1960 cultural reference.
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 02:21 PM
Aug 2012

How many people today know what The Limbo is?

Probably most think it's some kind of Catholic level of Hell. No offense to Catholic's intended. But it is another limbo reference.

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)
6. Poor Republicans. They're having their usual tactics used against them.
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 02:22 PM
Aug 2012

Only this time it's being done with the truth, and not bullshit and lies.

Now they don't know what to do.

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