Romney Camp Whining to NBC about Toure comment

[cali]

Erik Wemple reports that Mitt Romney’s campaign is “reaching out” to NBC about a remark made by MSNBC host/cultural critic Touré on “The Cycle.”

Touré had this to say Thursday about Romney’s attacks on Obama:

“I don’t say it lightly, but this is Niggerization. You are not one of us. You are like the scary black man we’ve been trained to fear.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/08/17/romney-campaign-angry-at-toure/

toure is right: what other reason could romney have for framing the President as "angry" and hateful? I can't think of another politician who LESS projects anger than the President.

[winstars]

1. Hopefully, like the Obama camp these days, he will NOT BACK DOWN... n/t

[cali]

5. Sadly, it's NBC who we have to hope doesn't back down. I'm not sanguine about that.

[winstars]

8. Ooops, he just said he used a word yesterday that he should not have... Oh well...

[PatrynXX]

19. what word?

ahem yes saying N word and Nigger same thing. so if mitt say the phrase N word.. he's just said nigger. Being Mitt he's bound to fuck that up. Supposedly I'm a Wigger. Fine fuck it. I'm a proud Wigger and the Texan who told me that over a decade ago can shove it up his um um... oh wait nevermind. Hopefully his anger has calmed down by now...

[librechik]

2. Like Truman said, we tell the truth and the Repubs think it's hell

we should never stand up and point out their crimes, their lies, their atrocities. We must never defend ourselves against their strict punishing father attacks. We should just never mention it when we are abused, and we should allow them to abuse us and the voters with false talk, demonizing the other side as much as they want.

That is what the repubs call bipartisanship.

Anything other than meek acceptance of their punishment is being a traitor.

Oh, and to the repubs the president is an angry black male? Stereotype much?

[Rambis]

3. I haven't heard this much whining since our last 9+ hr car ride

He's touching me!

[Bluerthanblue]

4. it's called the first amendment Mitt-

doesn't only apply to you.

not to mention that Toure` is correct imo- and says it very maturely and clearly.

You aren't fooling people who pay attention.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Bwah!

This will get the rethug goats since it's true. They have ceased with the dog whistles and have pulled out the megaphone.

[progressivebydesign]

7. Gosh. Who would have thought that the Romney campaign would be SO racially sensitive???

It's almost as if they are... doing what they do every single day. Taking ONE sentence, and WHINING like babies to the media.

Mom! He said I was a stinky pile of dog poop!!! Waaaaa!!!!!! Waaaa!!!

Basically, that it he Romney campaign in a nutshell. At SOME point the media is going to tire of constantly getting these whiney-ass calls from them. and the fake outrage. I'm just embarrassed for those people. What a fucked up campaign.

[jillan]

9. I'm beginning to think they have paid people to listen to everything coming out of every democrat's

mouth waiting for something they can hang the race card onto.

This is more faux outrage as was the Biden comment.

[PD Turk]

10. methinks

he doth protest too much

[malaise]

11. Racists don't like being called racists

Fuck Rmoney and his dog whistles

[hamsterjill]

12. I absolutely despise the use of the term "reaching out"

Bugs the shit outta me for some reason!

[demgrrrll]

13. Tell them to put their money where their mouth is and quit supressing the minority vote

if, in fact they really have no racial issues.

[elleng]

14. Right, and in addition, its PROJECTION,

THEY are so 'angry and hateful,' its ALL they do, and throw it back at Dems.

Psychological projection or projection bias is a psychological defense mechanism where a person subconsciously denies his or her own attributes, thoughts, and emotions, which are then ascribed to the outside world, usually to other people. Thus, projection involves imagining or projecting the belief that others originate those feelings.[1]

Projection reduces anxiety by allowing the expression of the unwanted unconscious impulses or desires without letting the conscious mind recognize them.

An example of this behavior might be blaming another for self failure. The mind may avoid the discomfort of consciously admitting personal faults by keeping those feelings unconscious

[swayne]

15. Whatever the reason, the Romney's made Toure apologize today.

Toure just got "niggerized" by the Romney campaign as a tactic. The Romney will make hay of this....


Toure WAS right, but the apology ruined what he (Toure) originally said.


Maybe Toure should be afraid of post-blackness.....

[Strega Ribiera]

16. I wish he didn't apologize.

I just had a conversation with a fellow Dem on twitter. He said it was a good thing Toure apologized since "a majority of Americans find the term offensive."

It's extremely disheartening to me that any Dem would say this. Toure spoke the truth, why not call the racists out? I'm tired and I feel disrespected by the GOP. I've felt like this since POTUS started running for office.

Watermelons on the WH lawn, Moochelle, FLOTUS' rear end a regular subject of conversation, the 1st family described as monkeys, the birth certificate, school records, Obama as Hitler, Obama as a witch doctor. I could go on.

Toure said "niggerization." Big fucking deal! And yet, the Romney campaign is basically calling POTUS an angry black man and hateful?

[DearAbby]

17. Toure forced to apologize

They succeeded in silencing the Uppity commentator...Proves Toure's point. dont you think?

[demgrrrll]

18. And.......he got it out there and they have drawn more attention to the comment.