Romney To Olympians: ‘You Didn’t Get Here Solely On Your Own’

[kentay]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/23/12904508-romney-to-olympians-you-didnt-get-here-solely-on-your-own?lite

[kentay]

Did Mitt Romney Insult Olympians?http://thinkprogress.org/progress-report/did-mitt-romney-insult-olympians/

[wbcoleman]

There was nothing "selectively edited" about O's comments.  He really said it, and most people believe he really meant it.  A classic gaffe.

[kentay]

There was nothing "selectively edited" about O's comments.  He really said it, and most people believe he really meant it.  A classic gaffe.

Sorry WBC but that is a lie I have seen what he said at least 5 or more times and they cut it off and munipulated what he said. I say prove it, by posting what he said and what your mostly white wealthy party did with it by showing the Romey's ad. kentay 

[wbcoleman]

There was nothing "selectively edited" about O's comments.  He really said it, and most people believe he really meant it.  A classic gaffe.

Sorry WBC but that is a lie I have seen what he said at least 5 or more times and they cut it off and munipulated what he said. I say prove it, by posting what he said and what your mostly white wealthy party did with it by showing the Romey's ad. kentay 

Why do you repeatedly inject race into every discussion?

[kentay]

[kentay]

Do we look Stupid Pt 1.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-25-2012/democalypse-2012---do-we-look-stupid--don-t-answer-that-edition

Do we look Stupid Pt 2.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-25-2012/democalypse-2012---do-we-look-stupid--don-t-answer-that-edition---grammatical-gaffes

[wbcoleman]

There was nothing "selectively edited" about O's comments.  He really said it, and most people believe he really meant it.  A classic gaffe.

Sorry WBC but that is a lie I have seen what he said at least 5 or more times and they cut it off and munipulated what he said. I say prove it, by posting what he said and what your mostly white wealthy party did with it by showing the Romey's ad. kentay 

As Kimberley Strassel writes in the WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443931404577551344018773450.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

The Obama campaign's bigger problem, both sides are now realizing, is that his words go beyond politics and are more devastating than the Romney complaints that Mr. Obama is too big-government oriented or has mishandled the economy. They raise the far more potent issue of national identity and feed the suspicion that Mr. Obama is actively hostile to American ideals and aspirations. Republicans are doing their own voter surveys, and they note that Mr. Obama's problem is that his words cause an emotional response, and that they disturb voters in nearly every demographic.

It's why Mr. Obama's "out of context" complaints aren't getting traction. The Republican National Committee's response to that gripe was to run an ad that shows a full minute of Mr. Obama's rant at the Roanoke, Va., campaign event on July 13. In addition to "you didn't build that," the president also put down those who think they are "smarter" or "work harder" than others. Witness the first president to demean the bedrock American beliefs in industriousness and exceptionalism. The "context" only makes it worse.

This gets to the other reason the Obama campaign is rattled: "You didn't build that" threatens to undermine its own argument against Mr. Romney. Mr. Obama has been running on class warfare and the notion that Mr. Romney is a wealthy one-percenter out of touch with average Americans. Yet few things better symbolize the average American than a small-business owner. To the extent that Mr. Romney is positioning himself as champion of that little business guy and portraying Mr. Obama as something alien, he could flip the Obama narrative on its head.

[kentay]

There was nothing "selectively edited" about O's comments.  He really said it, and most people believe he really meant it.  A classic gaffe.

Sorry WBC but that is a lie I have seen what he said at least 5 or more times and they cut it off and munipulated what he said. I say prove it, by posting what he said and what your mostly white wealthy party did with it by showing the Romey's ad. kentay 

As Kimberley Strassel writes in the WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443931404577551344018773450.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

The Obama campaign's bigger problem, both sides are now realizing, is that his words go beyond politics and are more devastating than the Romney complaints that Mr. Obama is too big-government oriented or has mishandled the economy. They raise the far more potent issue of national identity and feed the suspicion that Mr. Obama is actively hostile to American ideals and aspirations. Republicans are doing their own voter surveys, and they note that Mr. Obama's problem is that his words cause an emotional response, and that they disturb voters in nearly every demographic.

It's why Mr. Obama's "out of context" complaints aren't getting traction. The Republican National Committee's response to that gripe was to run an ad that shows a full minute of Mr. Obama's rant at the Roanoke, Va., campaign event on July 13. In addition to "you didn't build that," the president also put down those who think they are "smarter" or "work harder" than others. Witness the first president to demean the bedrock American beliefs in industriousness and exceptionalism. The "context" only makes it worse.

This gets to the other reason the Obama campaign is rattled: "You didn't build that" threatens to undermine its own argument against Mr. Romney. Mr. Obama has been running on class warfare and the notion that Mr. Romney is a wealthy one-percenter out of touch with average Americans. Yet few things better symbolize the average American than a small-business owner. To the extent that Mr. Romney is positioning himself as champion of that little business guy and portraying Mr. Obama as something alien, he could flip the Obama narrative on its head.

Your WSJ piece is opinion here are the facts of what was or was not said. This is my last post on this subject unless you're  ready to watch all of the video so we can have a discussion based on facts and not your opinion farts, that are not facts. Kentay

Do we look Stupid Pt 1.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-25-2012/democalypse-2012---do-we-look-stupid--don-t-answer-that-edition

Do we look Stupid Pt 2.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-25-2012/democalypse-2012---do-we-look-stupid--don-t-answer-that-edition---grammatical-gaffes

[wbcoleman]

I've watched the comments in their entirety.  Kimberley Strassel's characterization is absolutely correct.  The context only makes them worse.

[kentay]

I've watched the comments in their entirety.  Kimberley Strassel's characterization is absolutely correct.  The context only makes them worse.

Well no creditable person see it like you and some of your Co-hearts see it. Have a nice work day. kentay

[wbcoleman]

I've watched the comments in their entirety.  Kimberley Strassel's characterization is absolutely correct.  The context only makes them worse.

Well no creditable person see it like you and some of your Co-hearts see it. Have a nice work day. kentay

Millions of people see O's comments for what they are.  Tens of millions, probably.  He laid a big one, time to resurrect TOTUS!

[Woody]

There was nothing "selectively edited" about O's comments.  He really said it, and most people believe he really meant it.  A classic gaffe.

That made me laugh when I was reading the OP.  Every account I have seen plays at least the entire para.