This afternoon in Ohio, Mitt Romney was asked a question by a woman who made an aside into her microphone that Barack Obama should be tried for treason. Mitt Romney went on to answer the woman's question, but declined to spurn the woman's treason charge. He was later asked about the woman's charge in a ropeline interview and he said he disagreed with her, but "I don't correct every question I get." In other words: It's not my job to tell sufferers of Obama Derangement they have the facts wrong.
Mitt Romney explains why he didn't correct a woman's comments on the campaign trail that Obama be 'tried for treason.'
Romney now joins in the rich GOP tradition of begrudgingly agreeing to the truth about President Obama while allowing Obama Derangement Syndrome to fester among the masses because there's no political reward in disagreeing with your base.
Remember the Hannity focus group video?
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Fortunately, Hannity clarified that Obama is really just a socialist, radical Christian.
About half of Frank Luntz's GOP primary focus group admitted on Hannity's Fox News program that they believed that the president was a Muslim. A few days later, House Speaker John Boehner was asked to set the record straight for the American people on Meet the Press, but he pretty much refused to do so. The reason? It's not his job.
Just like it wasn't Rick Santorum's job to tell a woman at a town hall event that the president wasn't "an avowed Muslim" like she said he was. No, Rick can't be held responsible for letting that kind of gibberish out.
Rick Santorum told reporters at a campaign stop in Florida that its not his job to correct voters he speaks with who misidentify President Obama as Muslim.
House Leader Eric Cantor has also refused to correct the record when birtherism came up on Meet the Press. David Gregory asked him if birtherism is "crazy" and Cantor responded that it's not nice to call people names.
All of these guys could learn a lesson in leadership from John McCain.
While on the campaign trail Friday, Republican presidential nominee John McCain countered views by some in his audience who expressed fear of an Obama presidency, and a notion that the Illinois senator was an Arab. (Oct. 11)
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The lady is a well-paid plant by the GOP. It backfired on them!
Obama/Biden 2012
Their only responsibility is to keep promoting the lies.....They know it is wrong.....but they keep promoting it. They know those people who believe these lies can be lead around by the nose. They love the fact that their lies are being believed....They don't believe it and they laugh every time we hear it.
Boehner hasn't been able to do his job very well, has he? So why should we expect anything from this man......
Another claim with no FACTS or NO evidence
So So typical
melinda, Bonehead fooled you and the rest of your gullible teabagger buddies by running on jobs! jobs! jobs! How many 'jobs' has bonehead created since 2010? Find the answer and you'll have your fact.
comrade melinda,
have been watching your progress. soon you will be posting 10 or 15 a day just like old days last month. i like your new name very much and and pretty commie babushka you put on head. i am big fan what ever your name is. we must get together and sing old songs like "#1fox" and "msnbc ratings in toilet". those were good times last month - no? i will try to come to your defense when mean mean texas men call you bonehead. he does not understand that you only write these things because your cruel masters make you do it for money you need for medicine. i am your friend and will try to help you.
Adam_Mikaelovich
No one expects the GOP leadership to make treating obs sufferers a major priority however when they give complicated legalist answers instead of simply saying yes or no it doesn't reflect well on them
John Boehner was asked about the president's citizenship how hard would it have been to just say yes
You can't have the "I take him at his word" narrative and then have folks like you're buddy Newt Gingrich republicans saying it's Obama's fault people falsely believe he is muslim. GOP tie that down or their will be serious consequences to your reputation. Come on you guys are used to constantly walking in lock step how would this issue be any different?
Furthermore to the righties out there you can't come out and say it's not the job of right wing politicians to cure people of their ODS or explain the comments of those with it and then want to talk about Bill Maher, Hillary or the New Black Panthers. If you really believe it's a dirty trick why do you use it?
Right wing talkers tried to impune Obama for not taking up the soap box against the New Black Panthers in the Trayvon Martin case? If it is not the job of the GOP leadership to address all crazy ODS individuals why would it be Obama's responsibility to come out and speak about the NBP?
it's not romney's job to handle a statement about treason directed at the president? god forbid, can't lose a vote. what a coward.
You got it kv! Brak, brak...paaakak !!
Mitt doesn't know what to do if he doesn't have his handlers in his ear telling him what to say. Heaven forbid if it was the wrong thing and upset the base! He is just an empty shell, perfect for Norquist, since he only wants someone that can sign his name to the harmful bills he wants to ram through Congress.
Also I saw a reporter ask Mitt did he think Obama should be tried for treason and he said no. So there you go he said no, what in the hell arr you talikng about he said no.
It's fun to be contary on *everything"? <sarc>
If hyper-sensitivity ever had 3 initials, it would be GOP, honey.
hmm....
Rolla I hope you're not taking your name too seriously....what are you talking about?
I dont understand the woman asked him a question and as he was answering it she blurtted the remark about treason. I dont get it Mitt didnt say it and he answered the womans question. What is the big deal she is entitled to her oppion.
Even if she was paid, you wouldn't have a problem. That would be making money and that is the only "ethical" thing to do. Romney lost out in another Obama moment....never ceases to disappoing.....what a guy !!
Robme is clueless on his own, MJB. What a nightmare....should this man be elected to the highest office in the Land !!
Obama/Biden - 2012 !!
A reporter asked him and he said no. Does ED not have the resources to see the same video that I SAW of the reporter asking him and he clearly said no. Wow MSNBC is clueless on their reporting, did they not see the reporter ask him if he thought Obama should be tried for treason and he said no of course not. Geese wtf are you reporting ED damn pitful reporting on your behalf.
Of course he has the video and he SHOWED IT.
The point, which you seem to be missing (probably deliberately) is that Romney FAILED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE OF CHEERING, CLAPPING NUMNUTS WHEN ASKED; however, he was perfectly willing to say he didn't agree with it QUIETLY where he couldn't be overheard by those sheep.
Get it now?
A cogent arguement Maxie, your conclusions are quite true. There almost isn't anyone in the nation who doesn't know romney is king of flipping position. High Rolla(sounding more...appropriate every post) I'm quite curious as to why some can't seem to understand that this is about timing not whether Romney believes this or not.
Who said that Romney believed what the woman mentioned? I'll save you the trouble the answer is no one.
Rolla it seems to be you who is mistaken about a great many things. You're clueless if you're not familiar with mitt always changing his public identity
President Obama avoided a question???
"are Americans better off today then they were 4 years ago"
of course we all know why President Obama avoided that question
But we all know the answer!!!
Mitt didnt avoid the question when a reporter ask him he said no of course not. The women through in the treason remark as he was answering her question. So once again MSNBC hs distorted the truth.
Yes, Robme said "No"....after the get-together was over.
What he just conveniently forgot was he was *also* talking to the Nation!
Obama/Biden - let's get real here, folks !!
If you saw the video the woman did not ask Mitt if he thought Obama should be tried for treason. She asked another question and then as Mitt was answering she blurted out that she thought Obama should be tried for treason. Mitt was in the middle of answering her question. Once again MSNBC has distorted the acrutaly truth. I can only laugh like I did when the republican held house passed a budget and Harry Reid refused to even let the Senate vote on it. Then on MSNBC they were like the repuks are saying no and Im like wow its a fact that the republican held house just voted on budget and it was the dems senate that wouldnt vote on it. It was a fact that the dems held that up fact. However ED and eveybodyelse on MSNBC we swear up and down the repuks said no.
And once again the teabagger faithful pove they only see what they want to see..I guess that explains Sarah Palin.
And is there any reason he Mitt could not have said anything after he was done pretending to answer the question? Clearly you don't understand that no one is claiming Mitt believes Obama should be tried for treason we believe that Mitt is too cowardly to denounce outlandish bs when it is oresented to him
How hard would it have been to say that to the crowd, what stopped him. Fact is this adds to the narrative that Mitt has an incredible political spine defeciency.
On the budget the senate is not voting on the ryan plan because they know there is no chance it would pass or be signed. Don't like that fine but that's the reality.
The progressive caucus has authored a budget think the house will look at it......oh that's right hell no they won't. There are zero senate democrats who have even so much as hinted that they support the ryan budget. Zero. So since the dems have this thing called a majority there's nothing the GOP can do to make it pass. If you want that fight fine but you'll lose so we might as well save ourselves the trouble
Let the Obama fluffers over at WH controlled MSNBC defend the President.
Why does the GOP have to defend this guy....
And some people believe everything they're told by Fox Lies.
A newbie delusional poster that just has no clue about reality. Obama nor the WH control MSNBC, that is what corporations that own MSNBC do and they prevent a lot of their dirty deeds being brought to light, thank you Ronnie Reagan and the GOP who put corporations in control of the news.
AR BKLYN- Isn't Mitt running to be president of all the people? So he should show some courage and stand up. He didn't with Sandra Fluke, "Its not the words that I would use. Why didn't he stand up for Grenell?
Mittens is not a stand up kind of guy that is what he pays others to do for him.
Larry
So what does Fox lie about. They want to screw every democrat liberal to the wall. Is that a lie?
You want the list? I mean really what Fox doesn't lie about is only a sentence long.
As long as they squash liberalism, who cares.
Spoken like a true Nazi fascist.
John I just love your posts. Everyone that isn't on welfare is a Nazi........LOL
So tell us, what "program" are you on?
If Robo-Romney doesn't have the guts to stand up to the knuckle-draggers in his own party, how will he ever stand up to Putin, Ahmedinejad or Kim Jong-un? Mittens has a spine of Jell-o.
Looking at Maxine Waters now on big Head Ed's show...
Wonder if she has her plastic surgery done at the same place
that Barbara Boxer and Nancy Pelosi go to.
Maybe they get a good group rate.
I'm sorry to inform you that this topic is about Mittens not standing up to one of his delusional supporters and has nothing to do with either Waters or Pelosi. BTW what didn't you understand about the vine rules that say respect your host Ed? Calling your host names is against the rules.
So get a mod to ban me!
Otherwise I'm here to voice my opinions.
If we wanted your opinion we would watch Fox news and get it first hand instead of filtered through your delusional mind.
'Otherwise I'm here to voice my opinions'. Be careful. You know the 'ol saying 'Better to keep your mouth shut and have everyone think your an idiot than to open it and remove all doubt'.
Mitt would not upset his party under any circumstances. So he will ignore any comment that seems over the top. Why didn't he step up and protect Grenell?
Romney has no class and simply can't think on his feet. If he doesn't have a memorized spiel, he gets totally discombobulated.
That woman, apparently an African-American, made a statement that is inherently sedition. Her remarks about not adhering to the Constitution show just how ignorant she is. If any party is ignoring the Constitution, it is the republican operatives who are attempting to get around it by enacting state laws that hamstring the Federal Constitution and Bill of Rights.
what- so exactly what republican operative enacted state laws "hamstring" the Constitutionand the bill of rights (by the way the bill of rights and I assume you mean some of the amendments to the Constitution is part of the Constitution)
OK I'm back to watching big Eddie....
I see good news coming out of Arizona.....
I would'nt say Arizona taking a quantum leap back to nazi fascism as 'good news'. The sane people in that state, mainly the women might not agree with you. But people that think the way you do are helping to get the President re-elected, and with that we thank you for your support.
John he is hoping he will get to wear his brown shirt in public real soon.
Wearing those "Jeans" since the day he was told to "Fit In" is halarious. Ed I challenge you to go back and get clips of every Romney event and his everyday living before the Jean wearing joke to fool the public and I am sure you won't find this guy in Jeans.
America this guy actually thinks he can wear Jeans to fool you into thinking he's like you and into voting for him.
Where's those tax returns? This guys's worth over 500 Million dollars and he can't get his taxes done on time.
Where's the last 12 like his dad? His own father said the last few years could be a fluke that's why he produced 12 years to let the Public know he was the real thing.
This guy could never fill his fathers shoes relative to the rules he applied to himself when running for office.
He's definitely not as the old folk say "A Chip Off The Old Block"
Romney has no character.
Interesting
Only 10 states have President Obama Favorable Ratings above 50%
New Poll show Independents Breaking to Governor Romney by 10 points
And President Obama is unable to ask Americans "Are you better off today then you were 4 years ago"!!!!
Americans are starting to wake up
Yeah and they are finding out that the GOP sold their lives to the corporations. But don't fret your never going to wake up as your still living a delusional life, until you realize that you will never be one of the 1% maybe then you will realize you were fooled, but more then likely you will blame your failures on some minority.
how bad is the repug party when this excuse for a human being is their #1 man,every time he speaks he says bizarre things and can't decide on what side of any issue he's on,I don't think he knows he has to be told wow what a leader he'd be.... Obama 2012...Clinton 2016..send the teabags home..
The former Massachusetts governor has opened up a 10-point lead, 48 percent to 38 percent, among independents in a poll conducted Sunday, April 29 through Thursday, May 3 and a 6-point lead among those who describe themselves as “extremely likely” to vote in November. Obama led Romney by 9 points overall in POLITICO’s February’s poll.
Don't fret Mittens is going to lose come November.
I wouldn't get my hopes up. Once people realize what VULTURE CAPITALISM is all about, and realize what Romney is as well, he'll end up where he belongs- back home.
If you really want this country to go straight to hell and down the tubes, see if you can find a genuine psychic who can show you life under Romney and all those congressional Republicans. Corporations are NOT people. Do you really want more Supreme Court justices who believe you should be able to be strip searched for a traffic ticket? Do you enjoy a government run by big business, where all the breaks go to corporations and the wealthy? How was the Wall Street debacle for you? Think public education should be gutted and the cost of a college education and / or trade school should be out of reach for most kids?
If the answers to all the above questions (and more like them) are 'yes', vote Republican!
In other words, are you nuts?
EEEEeeeYAAAAawwwwwwnn! The REAL poll is in NOV Election Day ! VOTE DEM 2012!!