At an Ohio rally today, Mitt Romney was asked a question by a woman who commented that President Obama “should be tried for treason.” Romney, unlike John McCain in a similar situation in 2008, didn’t stand up to the woman’s statement:
When asked about this by a CNN reporter after the rally, Romney responded, “I don’t correct all of the questions that get asked of me. Obviously I don’t agree that he should be tried.”
Right, obviously. Obviously, when someone accuses the president of treason—a crime punishable by death—you don’t say anything to that person. You don’t point out that words have specific meanings, and that it’s important to use the right words or else the conversation turns into something ugly. You don’t suggest that your opponent is a decent, law-abiding American citizen you happen to have disagreements with. No, you just let her spout her crazy language and give your silent assent. That’s exactly what a leader does, right?
Wait, the Supreme Court is there to rule on the constitutionality of laws? Doesn’t that make them Activist Judges™?
Shame on the fools who chose not to go to business school like Romney did. You all could have been filthy rich like him! Now you rant about Wall St and corporations like jealous children. Obama hats America!
O my god get over yourself. Romney sucks, but you’re going to go to this sort of lengths to bitch about him? Grow the fuck up. This sort of shit is what people point to when they hate on whinny liberals. You point to McCain in this post, but I guaren-godddamn-tee you that 4 years ago, you were hating on McCain for some other equally trivial and stupid point. Grow a pair of balls, and some being a baby. Not everything can be dissected as easily as good and evil. It’s fucking politics. You are extrapolating from an isolated experience to draw conclusions about a man. Rush does the same shit (he ranted last week about Obama and his jokes during the press dinner about him eating dog). Stop stooping to this shit and be a thoughtful and intelligent poster if you are going to write about this years upcoming campaign. Or just shut the fuck up and stay out of it if you have nothing meaningful to contribute.