Romney steps in it, says it’s time to move beyond Fox’s ‘true believers’

Twitchy ^ | Apr 16, 2012 | Staff

[bkopto]

It is especially clueless, coming fresh on the heels of another Romney statement made at a fundraiser on Sunday:

“We are behind when it comes to commentators on TV. They tend to be liberal,” Romney said. “Where we are ahead or even is on twitter and on the Internet.”

Insulting people is not a way to stay ahead on Twitter, toots. Neither is diminishing Fox News when almost all of the mainstream media is carrying Obama’s water. Way to buy into the false Leftist narratives! Media Matters would be so proud.

It seems Mitt Romney has learned nothing from President Obama and his utter failures on Twitter. Tweeps have a few suggestions for Mitt Romney and hopefully he’ll heed them.

[bkopto]

This is what Romney said, at the MSNBC link, above:

He said his campaign had been well-covered by Fox News, but that Fox was watched by "the true believers," and that he knew he would have to reach out to a broader audience in order to win over independents and women voters that will decide the election in November. He painted a picture of a media landscape in which liberal voices won out on television, but conservatives were strongest online.

[KSanders]

We know he is an Albino Obama.

[Doctor 2Brains]

Romney loves himself. Obama hates America. Why can’t people see that the former is WAY better than the latter?

[lonestar]

I don’t see anything wrong with that.

[JRandomFreeper]

I won't vote for a socialist. And Romney is a socialist.

/johnny

[GeronL]

“We are behind when it comes to commentators on TV. They tend to be liberal,” Romney said

Which are exactly his kind of people.

[Jim Scott]

Romney used poor judgement in calling Fox News viewers 'true believers', inferring that the Fox News audience consists only of hardcore Republicans, a narrative the MSM had tried to sell for years. Not a fatal mistake and not one to get over-excited about...we already know what Romney thinks of conservatives. I just hope Mitt doesn't think he'll ever get a break from the MSM. That would be beyond naive on his part and demonstrate that he really is 'out of touch' - with reality.

[Kinder Gentler Machinegun Hand]

a media landscape in which liberal voices won out on television, but conservatives were strongest online.

I would say that we have also won on radio.... name any liberal talk radio hosts as popular as ours.

[556x45]

Pretty much. The ORomney gang here will be grousing and whining a few months down the road if he wins. It’ll be nonstop stupid just like it was for Scott Brown. Nothing good comes from places like MA. ORomney and Barry are no different, exactly the same worthless to the core. The gang here would rather their despot than a dem despot. In the end they’re both despots.

[trappedincanuckistan]

Romney is an embarrassment. Period.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I view this statement by Romney as meaning, it is now time for him to openly move to the left of the political spectrum.

[TheThirdRuffian]

Translation: he will cease even lying about being conservative and run like the ultra-liberal he is.

I WILL NOT vote for him.

At least Obama has the courtesy of not lying to me before he rapes me.

[throwback]

LOL! True believers in what? Fox is the Republican establishment hack channel. The audience there are ONLY the Romney supporters. Anybody that wanted a conservative should have moved on by now. So it is truly funny if he's calling them the believers since they're the sellouts that will vote ABO no matter who the candidate is.

[GeronL]

Yep. Like an oily used car salesman, he is trying to convince us that the 77’ VW Bug is a new Mercedez. It’s the only car on the lot, what choice ya got?

[xzins]

Go here and you'll see why the former is not better than the latter. Thanks for going to the link.

[Doctor 2Brains]

Name ONE president you ever voted for who demanded the dismantling of the welfare system’s handing out welfare to welfare begging filth. Oh, I’m sorry, I meant to say dismantling of the “safety net.”

[Colonel_Flagg]

He said his campaign had been well-covered by Fox News, but that Fox was watched by "the true believers," and that he knew he would have to reach out to a broader audience in order to win over independents and women voters that will decide the election in November.

Mutt Romney is almost as tone-deaf as Obama. His support is nothing BUT the mushy middle. Where he needs to appeal is to the Tea Party base, who already know that this guy is DOA in November.

Good luck with that, Mutt. Ain't gonna happen.

[SatinDoll]

Because your statement isn’t the whole picture about Romney, that’s why.

He has a record as Governor of Massachusetts, and it is a terrible record.

[JRandomFreeper]

Doesn't have anything to do with it. I won't vote for Romney. Ever.

/johnny