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2016 Postmortem

Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:35 PM Jan 2012

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White House Criticizes Italian Captain Comparison

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is criticizing comments by the Republican National Committee chairman comparing President Barack Obama to the Italian cruise ship captain who allegedly abandoned his sinking ship.

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Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele told MSNBC the analogy was "unfortunate."

In response, White House press secretary Jay Carney said: "If you are so desperate for attention that you make an analogy that Michael Steele deems inappropriate, you know you've probably gone too far."

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White House Criticizes Italian Captain Comparison (Original Post) Purveyor Jan 2012 OP

Mitt is the rat leaving the ship... rfranklin Jan 2012 #1

Is that you, SwampRat? Bryn Jan 2012 #4

Thanks... rfranklin Jan 2012 #5

Well-played, Carney - a two-fer smackdown of Priebus AND Steele Richardo Jan 2012 #2

Schiefer got him to repeat it to make sure everyone heard it liberal N proud Jan 2012 #3

rfranklin

(13,200 posts)

1. Mitt is the rat leaving the ship...

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:45 PM

Jan 2012

Bryn

(3,621 posts)

4. Is that you, SwampRat?

Reply to rfranklin (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 04:42 PM

Jan 2012

Neat artwork

rfranklin

(13,200 posts)

5. Thanks...

Reply to Bryn (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 06:16 PM

Jan 2012

but not SwampRat.

Richardo

(38,391 posts)

2. Well-played, Carney - a two-fer smackdown of Priebus AND Steele

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:46 PM

Jan 2012

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)

3. Schiefer got him to repeat it to make sure everyone heard it

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:00 PM

Jan 2012

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