Mitt Romney Warns Letterman About Sarah Palin: 'She has a rifle, you know'

The Los Angeles Times ^ | Tuesday, March 2, 2010 | Andrew Malcolm

[kristinn]

SNIP

“Now what about that Sarah Palin," says Letterman, who had to apologize for an off-color joke about the former Alaskan governor's daughter last year. "She’s not ready to be president, is she?”

“She’s terrific,” Romney rapidly replies to derisive audience laughter. “She really is! She’s terrific. She’s got energy, passion – by the way, you know, be careful what you say about her.”

Letterman says he knows.

Romney adds with a smile, “She has a rifle, you know.”

[demkicker]

Below the belt and very telling, Mitt. You make me sick.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDOykmey7-I

[TheZMan]

And unlike Mr. Mittens, she knows how to use it.

[driftdiver]

Romney doesn’t have a chance and deserves to be humiliated.

[Ripliancum]

A good warning to David not to mess with Sarah.

[GOP_Lady]

That was a very gracious statement by Mr. Romney.

I thought it was cute humor.

[Osage Orange]

Wait!!

Mitt's been a life long member of the NRA~!!

[Osage Orange]

Well, of course you would.............

Cute...

[Earthdweller]

"Below the belt and very telling, Mitt. You make me sick."

I feel your comment.

[driftdiver]

I’m surprised letterman even mentions her name. Two scumbags who both need to go away.

[GOP_Lady]

That’s all it was — nothing more.

[SunkenCiv]

Better yet, just keep talkin', Letterlessthanaman. Thanks kristinn.

• Nina Easton helped Romney with book (No fact checks by AP)

[Antonello]

Those looking for a reason to be offended will always find it.

[GOP_Lady]

Yep. Some people try to turn every little thing into what they want to believe.

[AmishDude]

I think you’re swimming upstream here. Apparently Mitt Romney is now Emmanuel Goldstein around here. He can’t do anything right, by definition.

[BradyLS]

Yuck it up, Mitt. You’ll never get my vote in 2012.

[GOP_Lady]

Yeah, and everyone’s a RINO — I know. ;-)

[bronxville]

He’s been very palsy walsy with McCain. McCain is using Sarah and Romney. Idiots.

[GOP_Lady]

I recently had to transcribe a lot of tapes for my attorneys. It concerned a man who thought he was treated unfairly. When the facts were shown to him that he wasn’t, he wouldn’t believe it. He would not stop believing what he wanted to believe. It’s like repeatedly slamming your head against a wall. It was very difficult doing what I did.