Fmr. Gov. Whitman: Mitt Romney needs a Sister Souljah moment

[brooklynite]

CNN:

Former Republican New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman sits down with the Starting Point team this morning to discuss the highly negative tone of the 2012 presidential campaign.

"It's shameful frankly," Whitman says. "We have so many issues that we need to hear being discussed by our candidates and all we hear is name calling."

Responding to a question by CNN contributor Ryan Lizza as to whether Romney has done a good job standing up to the GOP base on the campaign trail, Whitman responds, "I have seen some moments where I thought he had a freebie to do that and he didn't."

Citing the moment in the GOP Fox News debate in September when the crowd booed in response to a question by a gay soldier, Whitman asserts that Romney needs a Sister Souljah moment to "send the message that he's gonna be the kind of president he says he's going to be."

Um, right. Let me know how that works out.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. The consequences of such a "moment"

would likely not be pretty. Teabaggers are not the forgiving type. Romney has to have them in his corner or they're going to turn on him and he's going to lose even worse and I doubt that any "indies" or "moderates" he impresses will be sufficient to overcome the loss of the crazies.

Which is exactly why it's a great idea!