Romney Campaign Rejects Using the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Against Obama

NYT ^ | Thursday May 17, 2012

[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.

[Bigtigermike]

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

[New Jersey Realist]

Following the path of McShame! Loser.

[Copenhagen Smile]

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."

[rightwingextremist1776]

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.

[rightwingextremist1776]

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.

[C19fan]

Romney is as gutless as McQueeg.

[MissesBush]

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.

[xzins]

Romney Campaign Rejects Using the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Against Obama

John?

John McCain?

Is that you?

[MrB]

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

[MissesBush]

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.

[MissesBush]

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.

[Steely Tom]

Romney == McCain II.

[dfwgator]

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.

[wardaddy]

what damned idiots

destroy Newt Gingrich with impunity

but walk soft on the Magic Negro

i loathe the GOPE

[PBRSTREETGANG]

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.

[C19fan]

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

[tobyhill]

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.

[KC_Lion]

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.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

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

Which one?

[Little Ray]

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.”