[wideawake]

You realize, of course, that this is a tape leaked by the MSM for the precise purpose of creating an unthinking, kneejerk reaction.

Yet some on this thread want to play into their hands - even by unthinkingly parroting the MSM spin: that his comments are a blanket condemnation of the Tea Party movement rather than a condemnation of the small minority of the Tea Party movement who actually believe that a fight over Obama's credentials is a winning fight.

[Red Steel]

You realize, of course, that this is a tape leaked by the MSM for the precise purpose of creating an unthinking, kneejerk reaction.

You score a point as this article is from cBS, but you're stirring the pot.

[Smokin' Joe]

You realize, of course, that this is a tape leaked by the MSM for the precise purpose of creating an unthinking, kneejerk reaction.

Yeah. it's all the nasty medeia's fault for leaking the tape.

WAKE UP! If he hadn't said it, there would be nothing to leak.

If he is fool enough to make such comments to the media to give them such things to leak, just how damned smart is he?

That isn't a knee-jerk reaction. It is an evaluation of intelligence and capability of someone who is running for a position in which every remark they make in front of a camera or microphone has consequence.

If they don't get that 101 type reality of the political arena, they're mincemeat around the savvy politicians in a legislature.

[mthom]

“Will you tell those dumbasses at the Tea Party to stop asking questions about birth certificates while I'm on camera.”

The exact meaning of this sentence is up for debate. You can see it either that those asking the questions are “dumbasses” or that the the Tea Party is comprised of “dumbasses”. I wouldnt be too confident in declaring his intentions either way. The one “dumbass” move that is not debatable is a GOP candidate commiserating with a Dem Party tracker.