Romney: At least the press won't be talking about Akin before the convention

[Ichingcarpenter]

This guy is really stupid and an ill timing derp
What was he thinking? Now it brings up his tax returns,
and strategic thinking and planning skills which are very lacking
Anyway from the WP.









Romney’s birther joke and the closed information loop

Well, at least the political press won’t be talking about Todd Akin during the weekend leading into the Republican National Convention. Mitt Romney today, showing off his less-than-world-class sense of humor: “No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate.”

Just approaching this from the point of view of campaign strategy: Yikes! This can’t possibly be any good for him. I mean, where to start? First of all, it’s certain to put the Romney campaign on the defensive over the weekend. The national press is pretty clear that birther nonsense is out of bounds; make up stuff about welfare and you’ll get burned by MSNBC hosts, the liberal blogosphere and the fact-checkers, which have a combined audience of approximately zero undecided voters — but make birther jokes, and you’re going to get the (negative) attention of the national press.

But that’s not all! Romney has been arguing that he’s the one running a policy-oriented campaign while Barack Obama has been making personal attacks; birther jokes completely undermine that. The Republican National Convention, we’re told, is going to be all about introducing a very likeable Mitt Romney. Spending the weekend before it talking about his birther joke is hardly going to be helpful to that.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/romneys-birther-joke-and-the-closed-information-loop/2012/08/24/025339d8-ee12-11e1-b624-99dee49d8d67_blog.html

[AlinPA]

1. It was only a matter of time before the Romeny campaign went "birther" the whole way (with

Romney leading the refrain). Now it's OK for the GOP to open up completely with birther lines. Ryan is next. Trump is on the agenda with a "special role" in Tampa to lead the chorus.

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. It was a strategic mistake ... they are backing away from it

He's getting press but the not the kind you want right before his convention.

[gordianot]

3. Mitt should stay with cutting long hair, walking blind teachers into the door and Police dressup.

Much more humurous. Those GOP candidates say the darndest things.