Day: 7/31/2012

The Hilariously Incompetent Campaign Of Mitt Romney And Friends

Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 2:41 pm. 4 Comments :

All the signs of utter collapse are starting to show. Mitt Romney’s campaign is stumbling its way through the election season with embarrassing gaffes and blatant obfuscation. The American people know quite well that Romney is desperately trying to hide his record and run on attacks on President Obama.

The problem for Romney, however, is that he isn’t even doing that very well. Take for instance this allegedly anti-Obama video produced by the Romney backers at the Restore Our Future PAC:

Setting aside the few seconds at the end when they regurgitate the dishonest and out-of-context soundbite of Obama saying “You didn’t build that,” the rest of the ad is a listing of accomplishments that Obama can be proud of. Democrats should thank the PAC for promoting these achievements of the Obama administration. They should also thank Fox Nation for featuring it at the top of their web site. The ad is far more pro than anti Obama.

Also, today the Romney campaign released a new ad entitled “Believe In Our Future.” The ad made some peculiar points, such as quoting Bill Clinton, something that will not go over very well with the Republican base. The quote merely complimented Romney’s business resume, but left out the fact that such experience does not transfer over to management of government. In any case, can you imagine GOP voters standing up and cheering for a candidate that the ad is implying is endorsed by Bill Clinton?

What’s worse is the segment of the ad that says that Romney has the “Best jobs record of any Massachusetts governor in a decade.”

Mitt Romney Jobs Record

What a pathetic overreach. Massachusetts has had only two governors in the last decade – Romney and Democrat Deval Patrick. Romney’s tenure was, by every measurable standard, a miserable failure. He added $2.6 billion to the state’s deficit, and by the end of his term the state was 47th out of fifty in job creation. Patrick began his term in 2007, at the start of Bush’s Great Recession. So Romney’s point appears to be that his lousy jobs record was better than the one of his successor who served during the worst economic collapse since the Depression. Is that the best argument he can make?

Romney Press Aide Tells Press To ‘Kiss My Ass’

Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 12:51 pm. 3 Comments :

It appears that Mitt Romney’s absence of diplomacy has trickled down to his staff. Rick Gorka, whose job is to work with the press covering the Romney campaign, lashed out at reporters today telling them to “shove it” and to “kiss my ass.”

The incident that set off this temper tantrum occurred when Romney was leaving an event in Poland and reporters called out questions to him. Gorka objected to the inquiries but was met with complaints that Romney has not answered questions from the press corps during the campaign trip.

That’s when Gorka went off and cursed at the people he is supposed to be charming. Nice strategy. However it is fully consistent with the cloddish and insulting etiquette of his boss.

Over at Fox Nation they reported the incident with a headline reading: Romney Aide Scolds Pesky Reporters.

Fox Nation

Oh those pesky reporters asking their questions and everything. What a nuisance. Especially for a campaign that has been unprecedented in their lack of transparency and access to the media. Romney has refused to release his tax returns; has evaded all inquiries about his off-shore bank accounts; won’t talk about his tenure at Bain Capital, has virtually ignored his term as governor of Massachusetts; will not comment of the millions of taxpayer dollars he took to fund the 2002 Olympics; and now his press aide is cussing at reporters because they had the audacity to ask questions.

And this is what Fox demeans as pesky. Funny…they didn’t have that problem when Neil Munro of the Daily Caller shouted questions at President Obama while he was in the middle of a speech.

And The Olympic Gold For Freestyle Stupidity Goes To Dick Morris Of Fox News

Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 11:15 am. 2 Comments :

Dick Morris has done it again. I wouldn’t cover this ignorant gasbag if it wasn’t so much damn fun. He has absolutely nothing of substance to say and what he does say is certifiably bonkers.

Dick Morris

Last night on the Sean Hannity program on Fox News (not exactly a Mensa gathering either), Hannity introduced his theory that Bill Clinton would be a drag on President Obama’s reelection campaign:

Hannity: You know Bill Clinton better than anybody else. Now here is a guy that I suspect, before all is said and done, is gonna, in his own way, undermine Barack Obama’s reelection chances.

First of all, Morris has not had any relationship with Clinton for sixteen years, since he was fired when it was revealed that he had allowed a toe-sucking prostitute to listen in on conversations with the President. That’s the sort of character that compelled Fox News to hire Morris. In response to Hannity, Morris said this:

Morris: I guarantee you, Sean, based on what I have heard from third parties or I have spoken to that William Jefferson Clinton is going to cast his ballot for Mitt Romney. However, he’s going to open his mouth for Barack Obama because his wife is hostage. They have her under lock and key as secretary of state, and he is scared that Obama will lose and blame him if he undermines Obama. So he will do everything he asks him to do and then he will jab him whenever he can.

Of course. It’s so obvious. Right after Clinton officially nominates Obama at the Democratic convention he’s going to rush off and vote against him. As if denying Obama that one vote will counter all the positive PR his convention speech will produce. Morris thinks that a life-long Democrat is prepared to vote against a Democratic incumbent for president based on what he’s heard from third parties.

The business about Hillary, however, is the truly idiotic part of this. Morris seems to think that making a woman the most powerful diplomat in the world is equivalent to tying her up in the back room of a flop house. And if Clinton is so worried about being blamed for an Obama loss why would tell anyone that he that he is voting for Romney? Particularly anyone who would actually speak to Dick Morris.

The manure spread by Morris is high grade bullshit. And it’s something he does frequently. Take for example his 2008 book “Condi vs. Hillary,” which contained his astute prediction for the 2008 race in the title. That didn’t exactly pan out for him, did it? From the introduction to the book:

{T]here is no doubt that Hillary Clinton is on a virtually uncontested trajectory to win the Democratic nomination and, very likely, the 2008 presidential election. She has no serious opposition in her party […]

The stakes are high. In 2008, no ordinary white male Republican candidate will do. Forget Bill Frist, George Allen, and George Pataki. Hillary would easily beat any of them. Rudy Giuliani and John McCain? Either of them could probably win, but neither will ever be nominated by the Republican Party.

So Morris got the Democratic nominee wrong, despite his conviction that there was “no doubt.” He also got the Republican nominee wrong. And the Republican who Morris said could not be nominated, but would win if he were, was nominated but actually lost. Is there any way he could have been more wrong?

And now Morris delivers that sort of analysis on Fox News. It is perfectly aligned with the low bar for intelligence and reason that Fox sets for their pundits and anchors. And anyone who watches and believes this tripe deserves the howls of ridicule they will receive when they are inevitably proven to be as stupid as Morris et al.