Romney destroys himself - he discusses hanging President Obama

[TheBigotBasher]

Romney said: "You remember during the Ronald Reagan/Jimmy Carter debates? That Ronald Reagan came up with this great thing about the 'misery index,' and that he hung that around Jimmy Carter's neck, and that had a lot to do with Jimmy Carter losing. Well, we're going to have to hang the 'Obama Misery Index' around his neck. And, I'll tell you, the fact that you've got people in this country, really squeezed, with gasoline getting so expensive, with commodities getting so expensive, families are having a hard time making ends meet. So, we're going to have to talk about that, and housing foreclosures and bankruptcies and higher taxation. We're going to hang him — so to speak, metaphorically — with — you have to be careful."

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/04/romney_wants_to.html

This comes after Tea Party Terrorists at the Chamber of Commerce told their followers to take "all available means" against the President.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x663119

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Mentioning "hanging" and black people

might not sit well with a lot of people. :shrug:

[RichGirl]

2. The GOP has sunk to a new low.

They are competing for the racist vote!

Imus lost his job, Michael Richards lost his career...why is it that racist remarks are now acceptable.

[CakeGrrl]

3. Oops. Mittens should have left well enough alone with the metaphor.

Running one's mouth for too long can get one in trouble. He uttered one sentence too many.

[Parker CA]

7. Yup. Can't put that one back in the box. Huge mistake for Romney.

[warrior1]

4. the deal is

Our President isn't a oil man. Oil speculators in the market is what driving the cost.

Obama should come back with alternate energy plan, creates jobs, gets us off of oil...

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Mitt was at least 30 when his faith dropped their extremely

racist teachings, so he was raised that way, and at adulthood he adhered to those ways.

[bluestateguy]

6. The apologists will start whining about a "double standard"

And you know what? Yeah, there is a double standard and it's completely justified if you know anything about the history of this country.

There are just some things you should not say about black people--I don't care if he is the president or if he flips burgers--that carry a racially tinged punch.

I may call Bill Clinton "boy" on occasion, but that would be unacceptable to say about Obama.

[Faygo Kid]

8. His father was a decent man right about Vietnam, and his mother was strong about ERA.

Let me go out on a limb here: Mitt Romney has NO CHANCE of getting the GOP nod.

[TheBigotBasher]

10. I agree

this is all about a strong showing and keeping his name in for 2016. He does not want to win this Primary.

[Buzz Clik]

9. From "hang it around his neck" to "hang him with". Not a good transition.

Clumsy on his part.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

11. Trent Lott's comments seem tame by comparison

n/t

[Drunken Irishman]

15. Very clumsy...

Not ready for primetime, Mitt!

[Buzz Clik]

17. He's a bit of a clown.

I really despise his "business casual" crap with the jacket over the $250 shirt, open at the neck with no tie. And his gray temples that amazingly never creep into the rest of his black hair.

[BeyondGeography]

12. What an asshole

[kestrel91316]

13. Well THAT was a short presidential campaign....

[TxVietVet]

14. The magic underwear wearing mormon wants to hang Obama.

Man, the stupid conservanazis and teabaggin' kkkluckers hand the Democrats all the ammunition they need for a campaign. Let's hope the gutless wonders use it against the conservanazis.

[unblock]

16. "so to speak -- metaphorically -- with -- you have to be careful"

and that, my friends, is the sound of someone frantically trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube....

[DearAbby]

18. OMG!!

:wow: Is he baiting or stupid, I am leaning toward the stupid side.

[vaberella]

19. I think this might turn into a non-story. n/t

[TheBigotBasher]

21. If you are not logged in

this is the number one google search on Romney. His moderate image is over.

[vaberella]

22. Really?! Okay then. I hope it shows up on Rachel and Tweety on Monday. n/t

[TheBigotBasher]

24. Log out of google

or use a different browser to your normal one and search Romney.

[The Doctor.]

20. Oh, damn... he just threw in the noose... err... 'towel'.

The first part was almost innocuous.

But then he went 'there'. Damnit... these assholes are desperate to avoid running against him.

It's like they know something.

[geckosfeet]

23. Higher taxation? WTF is he talking about? And all the unemployment and

bankruptcies started well before Obama took office - but have begun to reverse under Obama.

[rasputin1952]

25. Romney uses "race card", ends up with 52 pickup...

talk about flinging the whole deck at someone, that has to be one of the worst political gaffes in history.

I'm not complaining though, let them go down this road...it ends in a sewer.

[Ohio Dem]

26. I honestly don't see how this hurts him with Republican Primary voters.

With sane people, sure. But not their base. They eat this shit up. What'll cost him is the fact that he's a Mormon.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

32. Right on point. This stuff is like Rush and Sean to

the faithful GOPers. They will love his attack dog stance, and the instant that they have to vote for a nominee, that whole Mormon crap will hang him. His chances. Whatever.

[Kdillard]

34. As long as it costs him with indies. That is the group that needs to go Dem.

[AC_Mem]

27. Good Grief, It's like they have Republican Racist Tourette's!!!!

The more they try to pull it back the faster the racism falls out of their mouths.

The presidential debates are going to be very interesting this time around - the rethugs are IDIOTS.

:: shuddering ::

Annette

[rufus dog]

28. This will be a five point jump for Romney in the next Republican poll

Without seeing a clip I can guarantee you this was a scripted line.

[Keith Bee]

29. That last sentence.....

...indicates to me that poor, stupid Mitt really did not intend any lynching reference, but realized---as he spoke---that his words could be construed as such.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

33. Recall when he tried to talk "teh rap" with some black

teens, and they looked at him as though he was ET from Planet Nerdia?

[BlueIris]

30. Awful.

Really, really awful.

[no_hypocrisy]

31. Will Trump complain that Romney stole his line?

[Vinca]

35. So is the "we're" Romney mentions a lynch mob? Will they be wearing sheets?

This is a man with zero common sense when it comes to opening his mouth.

[Enrique]

36. people are going to see this as just a mistake

i don't think any democrats or liberal pundits or civil rights activists are going to make an issue out of this, and so it will go away. Mostly because Romney doesn't have any history (that I'm aware of) of racism or race-baiting.

I could be wrong, however, maybe there's something I'm missing.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

37. Don't you mean "he just guaranteed himself the nomination"? nt

[DCBob]

38. Wow.. what is wrong with these people?! Racism permeates their souls.

sick.

[olegramps]

39. It is akin to "welfare queens driving Cadillacs."

Just code for the racist Mormons who believed that Black people were condemned to hell until the NCAA threaten to boycott Brigham Young for its outright racism. The "President" suddenly had a miraculous revelation.

[lonestarnot]

40. That motherfucker hung himself.

Can't say I didn't expect that.

[Greybnk48]

41. Code to the base. How ugly. n/t

[ReturnoftheDjedi]

42. Mittens will be explaining that remark for months to come.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

43. People forget how gaffe-tastic Romney is

yeah, he may be polling slightly close now, but once people see more of him, he'll bomb quickly

[Politicalboi]

44. Mittens reminds me of

Clark Griswald (Chevy Chase Vacation) Even his handling of dogs is scary. I hope this doesn't get missed in the "librul" media.