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Romney Campaign Rejects Using the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Against Obama
NYT ^ | Thursday May 17, 2012

Posted on 05/17/2012 8:26:34 AM PDT by Bigtigermike

Mitt Romney’s campaign manager rejected efforts to use President Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in ads attacking the president, as reportedly planned by a “super PAC” working toward electing Mr. Romney in November.

“Unlike the Obama campaign, Gov. Romney is running a campaign based on jobs and the economy, and we encourage everyone else to do the same,” the campaign manager, Matt Rhoades, said in a statement on Thursday morning. “President Obama’s team said they would ‘kill Romney,’ and, just last week, David Axelrod referred to individuals opposing the president as ‘contract killers.’ It’s clear President Obama’s team is running a campaign of character assassination. We repudiate any efforts on our side to do so.”

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Statements like that from Mr. McCain may be part of the reason Mr. Romney’s campaign quickly rejected the idea of using Mr. Wright as a way of attacking the president. Already, advisers to Mr. Obama have raised the question of whether Mr. Romney will speak out like Mr. McCain did.

“Stunning! Will Mitt stand up, as John McCaln did? Or allow the purveyors of slime to operate on his behalf?” David Axelrod, a senior campaign adviser to Mr. Obama, wrote on Twitter early Thursday morning.

(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...


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I understand the point of focusing on the economy but these establishment idiots got to see that Obama want just enough voters in a few swing states to really not like Romney and so will fight dirty to get there and this being honorable while the the other side fights dirty won't win over anybody
1 posted on 05/17/2012 8:26:45 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: Bigtigermike

Following the path of McShame! Loser.


2 posted on 05/17/2012 8:30:17 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist (America: home of the free because of the brave)
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To: Bigtigermike
If Romney wants any chance of winning he'd better REFUDIATE this notion of fighting like a gentleman.

He needs to "fight like a girl."

3 posted on 05/17/2012 8:30:27 AM PDT by Copenhagen Smile
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Funny how RINOs NEVER use this kind of restraint when up against CONSERVATIVES...

His nuking of Newt comes to mind...

If this clown from massholechuchits doesn't come out with guns blazing against the commie usurper he con NOT count on my vote...I'm already holding my nose.

4 posted on 05/17/2012 8:30:50 AM PDT by rightwingextremist1776
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Funny how RINOs NEVER use this kind of restraint when up against CONSERVATIVES...

His nuking of Newt comes to mind...

If this clown from massholechuchits doesn’t come out with guns blazing against the commie userper he can NOT count on my vote...I’m already holding my nose.


5 posted on 05/17/2012 8:31:13 AM PDT by rightwingextremist1776
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To: Bigtigermike

Romney is as gutless as McQueeg.


6 posted on 05/17/2012 8:31:53 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: Bigtigermike

This is why you use surrogates. If you’re squeemish, get others talking about Wright. The Obama cabal already has its puppets like Maher out trashing Romney’s religion. No one says you have to go at this directly. Get after it through those willing to do it on your behalf. That said, I think going after Bill Ayers is a better line of attack than Wright quite honestly. And that he can feel less squeemish about going after directly.


7 posted on 05/17/2012 8:32:10 AM PDT by MissesBush (The Fourth Estate has Become a Fifth Column)
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Romney Campaign Rejects Using the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Against Obama

John?

John McCain?

Is that you?

8 posted on 05/17/2012 8:32:10 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True Supporters of Our Troops Pray they Win every Fight!)
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To: Bigtigermike

I guess Romney’s afraid of losing the black vote.


9 posted on 05/17/2012 8:32:28 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Bigtigermike

This is why you use surrogates. If you’re squeemish, get others talking about Wright. The Obama cabal already has its puppets like Maher out trashing Romney’s religion. No one says you have to go at this directly. Get after it through those willing to do it on your behalf. That said, I think going after Bill Ayers is a better line of attack than Wright quite honestly. And that he can feel less squeemish about going after directly.


10 posted on 05/17/2012 8:32:30 AM PDT by MissesBush (The Fourth Estate has Become a Fifth Column)
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To: Bigtigermike

This is why you use surrogates. If you’re squeemish, get others talking about Wright. The Obama cabal already has its puppets like Maher out trashing Romney’s religion. No one says you have to go at this directly. Get after it through those willing to do it on your behalf. That said, I think going after Bill Ayers is a better line of attack than Wright quite honestly. And that he can feel less squeemish about going after directly.


11 posted on 05/17/2012 8:32:37 AM PDT by MissesBush (The Fourth Estate has Become a Fifth Column)
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To: Bigtigermike

Romney == McCain II.


12 posted on 05/17/2012 8:32:48 AM PDT by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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The advantage the Rats have, is that the candidate can stay above the fray, knowing their allies in the media, like John Stewart, will do the dirty work for them...Republicans don’t have that option.


13 posted on 05/17/2012 8:33:08 AM PDT by dfwgator
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what damned idiots

destroy Newt Gingrich with impunity

but walk soft on the Magic Negro

i loathe the GOPE


14 posted on 05/17/2012 8:33:08 AM PDT by wardaddy (I am a social conservative. My political party left me(again). They can go to hell in a bucket.)
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To: Bigtigermike

Worked well for McCain.

Economy and jobs should be focused on.

Nothing, however, should be off-limits if helps point out what an anti-American loser the current POTUS is.


15 posted on 05/17/2012 8:33:31 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Bigtigermike

We have already seen Zero’s minions in the MSM hurling mud at Willard for being a Mormon.


16 posted on 05/17/2012 8:33:50 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: Bigtigermike
Romney is not allowed to communicate with the Superpac. If the Superpac wants to run an ad that's truthful, something the Lame Stream Media would know nothing about, then it's go time.
17 posted on 05/17/2012 8:34:29 AM PDT by tobyhill (Conservatives are proud of themselves, Liberals lie about themselves)
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To: Bigtigermike
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Winfield_Scott_Seated_1861.jpg/439px-Winfield_Scott_Seated_1861.jpg

More grievously rent by sectional rivalries than the Democrats, the Whigs balloted fifty-three times before nominating the Mexican War hero Winfield Scott. The delegates then unanimously approved the platform except for the central plank that pledged "acquiescence" in the Compromise of 1850, "the act known as the Fugitive Slave law included." The plank carried by a vote of 212 to 70, opposition coming largely from Scott's supporters. The old soldier, faced with disarray in the Whig ranks, sought out to resolve his dilemma by announcing, "I accept the nomination with the resolutions annexed." To which antislavery Whigs rejoined, "We accept the candidate, but we spit on the platform"

Put simply, Romney doesn't want to threaten the Welfare State the same way the Whigs didn't back in 1852.

History is repeating itself people, the Anti-Slavery Faction (debt slaves this time) is being marginalized and it won't be long before we split all together.

18 posted on 05/17/2012 8:34:29 AM PDT by KC_Lion (I am finished with listening to empty promises of the great GOP saving me in 4 more years.)
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To: MrB
I guess Romney’s afraid of losing the black vote.

Which one?

19 posted on 05/17/2012 8:35:03 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Don't let Julia fool ya. Socialism doesn't work.)
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To: Bigtigermike

Every time I begin to think that we MIGHT be rid of Obama this election, something like this comes up.

The ‘Pubbies need to use every weapon they can get their hands on. There is no such thing as “over kill.” There is only “Open fire; Reload; and Target Destroyed.”


20 posted on 05/17/2012 8:35:58 AM PDT by Little Ray (FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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