"Mitt Romney's Aide Hits 'Bullying' Obama" by Howard Kurtz at the Daily Beast

[applegrove]

Mitt Romney's Aide Hits 'Bullying' Obama

by Howard Kurtz at the Daily Beast

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/20/mitt-romney-s-top-strategist-calls-president-obama-a-bully.html?utm_medium=email

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In an interview with The Daily Beast, Stuart Stevens responded to weeks of sustained criticism of Romney’s finances and business record by trying to turn the tables on the Democratic campaign. It was the latest sign of a more aggressive posture by a GOP team that has been decidedly on the defensive.

“Obama had something very special,” Stevens said. “He seemed above politics, and that made it difficult to attack him.

“They’ve completely squandered that in the last weeks. All the chest-pounding, the taunting, ‘no whining,’ ‘put on your big-boy pants’—he’d already become another politician in people’s eyes. And now he’s become another politician who’s bullying an opponent. I think that’s a big disappointment for people who like Barack Obama.”


Warming to the theme, Stevens said: “Once you’ve crossed that line, you can’t go back. I think they will look back on this period with great regret.”

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[applegrove]

1. Obama needs to stay on the attack, every day, until November.

[WI_DEM]

2. if they want to talk about bullies there is a lot that can be said about Mitt--through-out his life

[WCGreen]

3. Fuckers can't take it when the shoe is on the other foot....

Fuck 'em, take 'em down and make 'em stay down...

[BeyondGeography]

4. Amateurs

Big talk coming from a campaign whose candidate has won a grand total of one election his entire
Iife.

Sorry, guys. Romney sucks at politics.

[speedoo]

5. Just getting started, punks.

Romney's neck will be stepped on, daily.. And no amount of whining will change that fact.

[emulatorloo]

6. They wish.

Damn sure need to beat this crowd, and teach them a lesson. citizen's united money can't buy America.

[msu2ba]

7. And, who knows...

...more about bullying than Mitt! I guess he's just not that tough without scissors and his gang.

[demgrrrll]

8. More whining. Looks weak. Not a good counter move.

[davidpdx]

9. They are getting a taste of their own medicene

We learned a good lesson from 2004 when Kerry didn't hit Bush hard enough (both offensively and defensively). If Kerry had, we may not have had to survive another 4 years of that nitwit.

As someone else said, we need to continue to hit Romney hard until election day.

[Lefty Thinker]

10. I have a response for Obama's team's use:

"When you are engaged in a conflict, you do what is necessary and don't look back with regret. President Obama knows how to do this -- remember Osama bin Ladin?"

[Arkana]

11. Crybabies.

This is the big leagues. You can't hang with the pros, then get the fuck out, Mitt.

[GoCubsGo]

12. More projection.

Only a bully would not recognize that asking legitimate questions is not exactly "bullying". I am not the least bit disappointed in Barack Obama, BTW.