Boston Globe Reporter - Ryan just referred to Rmoney as "when he was Governor of Virginia"

[Ruby the Liberal]

@mviser Oops. Paul Ryan, with Romney to his right: "This is a man who, when he was governor of Virginia…"

This at a campaign event in North Carolina today.

Nothing subliminal about that.

[RedStateLiberal]

1. GOP = Gaffes Only Party

[WinkyDink]

2. Facts are sooo 20th Century!

[lpbk2713]

3. Is Ryan being coached by Shit-for-Brains?

It sure sounds like something Smirky would come up with.

[yardwork]

4. That was probably deliberate, similar to Faux News putting a D in front of Republicans who screw up.

Being governor of Massachusetts is a big problem for the average North Carolina voter. Massachusetts anything is a big problem. I think it's because of Ted Kennedy, but for some reason "Massachusetts" stands for "every Yankee who ever burned down your ancestors' home and wrecked their fields and left your family starving and now comes down here with their carpet bags and big mouths telling everybody what to do."

Being from Massachusetts was a big problem for Kerry, and it will be a big problem for Romney. So I'm not surprised that the Richie Rich ticket is now telling everybody in the south that Romney was actually governor of Virginia.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. Girl, the mere thought of this sinking in with people

I don't doubt that there are some that are this gullible (willfully ignorant), it just makes me want to weep.

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. but the people in Virginia know it is a gaffe

and the people in Mass. who like Romney are going to wonder why the lie.

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. Well, there is the point in #6

Trying to reframe him as just "a guy" as opposed to the clueless tax wonk who would cut all social contract spending to give more money to the Rmoneys of the world.

[harmonicon]

9. Weren't they also the first state to allow same-sex marriage?

Tangentially related, isn't Romney now a California citizen? I think that's another thing that won't get mentioned... I've heard not one peep about where he's "based." (not that people like him are actually based anywhere)

[mike dub]

12. I agree, yardwork, but...

I think almost all of us North Carolinians (even the teabaggers at this event) know that Rmoney was never Governor of Virginia--- our fine neighbor state to the north. If it was deliberate, I don't think many NC GOP'ers would even buy it. With his statement, Ryan insulted Virginians, too.

[McCamy Taylor]

6. Maybe they are trying to turn him into Dan Quayle in order to detox him. Portray him as an

innocent buffoon who would not know how to dismantle Medicare if he ever got the chance to do it. I would focus on his maliciousness, not his stupidity. America just loves stupid politicians.

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. Now there is an angle I didn't consider.

Make him appear harmless and downplay the wonkish snake reputation.

[Rose Siding]

8. Romney introduced Ryan as the next President, Ryan thinks Romney was Gov of VA

Have these guys MET each other yet??? Amatuer hour.

[Courtesy Flush]

10. You'd think the next president of the United States

Would have his fact straight.

[tclambert]

11. One unforgivable sin in campaigning is running an incompetent campaign.

This is the best campaigning the Republicans can buy for ONE BILLION dollars? Why, if I were Charles or David Koch or Sheldon Adelson, I would demand a refund. Gimme my money back, Romney!

[dtom67]

13. I wish...

But I think that they will probably just spend more money to buy those special Diebold Machines.

[INdemo]

18. If that would actually happen we would have Chicago 1968 all over again only nation wide

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. Banking on the fact VA is better received in NC?

Call me a cynic, but that's my guess.

[KurtNYC]

16. The Gang That Couldn't Think Straight

[nmbluesky]

17. Confused

Next president of the US

And he was governor of VA

Which one?
Please help us

[part man all 86]

19. R & R are the train wreck that keeps on wrecking and wrecking and wrecking and...

[UnrepentantLiberal]

21. Idiots.

[madinmaryland]

22. Hmmm. Wonder what Governor McDonnell thinks of that.