Obama spokeswoman: Romney joke latest in 'pattern' of 'gutterball politics'

The Hill ^ | 08/24/12 02:16 PM ET | Justin Sink

[BradtotheBone]

The Obama campaign looked to capitalize on Mitt Romney's joke about the president's birth certificate Friday afternoon, with campaign traveling press secretary Jen Psaki denouncing a "pattern" of comments from the Republican challenger.

"This is the kind of gutterball politics that will and should turn the American people off," Psaki told MSNBC. "This is a pattern. Mitt Romney has questioned repeatedly over the last several months whether the president understands America, whether he understands freedom — he's wrapped his arms around Donald Trump, one of the originators of the birther movement, so we've seen a pattern here."

Earlier Friday, Romney joked about the controversy surrounding the president's birth certificate during a campaign stop in Michigan.

"Now I love being home in this place where Ann and I were raised, where both of us were born. Ann was born in Henry Ford Hospital. I was born in Harper Hospital," Romney said.

"No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."

Romney aides quickly looked to downplay the remark, insisting their candidate did not mean to question the president's birthplace.

"The governor has always said, and has repeatedly said, he believes the president was born here in the United States. He was only referencing that Michigan, where he is campaigning today, is the state where he himself was born and raised," a Romney spokesman said.

[RichInOC]

You don’t have to be a birther to hear that and go “Really?” That from the campaign who sent the Court Fool Vice President out to tell black folks the Republicans want to quote put y’all in chains unquote? Isn’t it ironic? Don’t you think?

[353FMG]

“Romney aides quickly looked to downplay the remark....”

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Typical GOP strategy — crawling back and apologize when criticized. What will they do when his religion is questioned?

Sheesh, and these guys want Romney to occupy the WH?

[1rudeboy]

Apart from the fact that his comment was not hypocritical, and had nothing to do with birthers, you have a point. Somewhere.

[rawcatslyentist]

No need to be rude. We need all the votes we can get!

[jersey117]

Obama himself brought up the BC the other day when he was slamming the SEALS. He said one of them was a birther even though there was evidence produced to the contrary. Really???

[chuckee]

Actually I think Obama would rather talk about his birth certificate than the economy.

[bkepley]

I think “Willard” is just trying to jerk your chain Nana.

[drypowder]

love that gutter ball validity! Romney should also raise the obozo’s Connecticut issued SSN, his fake draft Card, challenge him to open his college records, question if obozo is truly an American citizen as he claims then how was he allowed to enter Pakistan when other American citizens were not allowed to enter........ there are a multitude of questions Romney could bring up that would put the obozo away.

[Kenton]

The Obamanists may be starting to panic over what the promised Donald Trump surprise is going to be at Tampa.

This could be a very interesting three or four days!

Oh my. I didn't understand the implications of that post until I read all the other replies. I'd forgotten all about Trump's little private grudge match with with the First Mulatto over the birth certificate thing. Interesting indeed!

[jonrick46]

This is how Zer0 and his minions play to their moron base. Wait until the information from 2016: Obama's America makes it way through the American culture. If for Zer0, the truth in a joke is from the gutter, then the truth from a movie documentary will be from Hell. The DemonRATs don't like the truth. For them, 2 + 2 = 5. The truth and math are not their friends.

[jonrick46]

"Whats funny about his hypocritical utterance now ???

I think he is phony and pathetic..."

What's in it for you to push for Governor Romney to lose the election and for Zer0 to win four more years?

[scbison]

Obama had to show his BC to prove he was a citizen..Good Humor is rooted in truth.

[mojito]

Is that mean ol Massah Mitt gonna put ya’ll back in chains?

[ColdOne]

Makes one wonder why they are so sensitive to this subject....;) Well not really, the more time goes on the more I wonder if it is a true issue about the BC.

[missnry]

This is the "professional" way to deal with the "birther" issue. Needle the little son of a Kenyan and his mindless followers! Romney stated; I was born in this (American) hospital... my wife was born in this (American) hospital... (hint hint: Ubama tell us again, what hospital were you born in? Oh, by the way, why isn't there a bronze plaque outside "whatever" hospital little "Steve Dunham" was born in? (Don't you remember Barry jokin' around about that name?!!)

Romney "believes" Ubama was born in the US. (hint hint: I don't know for sure because we have not seen an authentic birth record, therefore I BELIEVE he was born in Hawaii.)

When this "birther" issue is raised people should refer to the reputable Arizona investigation that revealed a FELONY was committed by whoever developed the current birth document that was placed on the Whitehouse website! Put the ball back in Ubama's court of fraudsters!

[mwl8787]

The INSTANT knee-jerk reaction by both the Obama campaign AND the MSM to this little Romney joke (let’s remember, Obama’s joked about it, too) indicates that Mitt is DIRECTLY over the target.

Exactly. And contrary to a few of the posts herein, the Romney people are HANGING TOUGH on this push-back crap from the MSM.

[b4its2late]

[ilgipper]

The Obama campaigns trying to do right now what they did effectively against McCain and try to set the ‘rules’ for the campaign. McCain obliged and got demolished. Romney seems to know how to play this game and go hard after Obama. The obama team is hitting this meme hard right now. I don’t think Romney will fall for it.

[LibLieSlayer]

A dirty sleezy smashed turd calls a fart stinky.

LLS

[Girlene]

lol, obama is an expert on gutterballs.