McCain to Romney critics: 'Lighten up!'

The Hill ^ | March 9, 2012 | Josh Fatzick

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Friday defended GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney from critics who mocked him for calling himself an "unofficial Southerner" at a campaign stop the previous day.

"Now they’re attacking Romney for joking about learning to say “y’all”? According to the left, no one can have a sense of humor - lighten up!"

In Mississippi, Romney told the crowd that his bodyguard, a Mississippi native, was turning him into an "unofficial Southerner." "I'm learning to say 'y'all' and I like grits, and strange things are happening to me!" the former Massachusetts governor added.

Critics were quick to jump on Romney's comments as just a poor attempt to connect to Southern voters, something observers have said he has struggled to do so far in his campaign.

MSNBC morning show host Joe Scarborough, who was born in Georgia, suggested Friday morning that Romney's Southern impression wasn't fooling any true Southerner.

[Joe Boucher]

Severe Romney critic here to McLame,
Get Bent old fool.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Hey McCain, do we still have nothing to fear from an Obama Presidency?? What a schmuck this guy is..an absolute schmuck

[Rytas]

Shut up, Mav.

[headstamp 2]

McCain-

“We have nothing to fear from an Obama, er, Romney presidency.”

[Leep]

McCain is the main reason I won’t vote for Willard.
Well, I mean other than Willard’s flaming liberal history which there is no evidence anything has changed.

[Gator113]

“Now they’re attacking Romney for joking about learning to say “y’all”?”

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A bus load of politicians were driving down a country road when all of a sudden the bus ran off the road and crashed into a tree in an old farmer’s field. The old farmer after seeing what happened went over to investigate. He then proceeded to dig a hole and bury the politicians.

A few days later, the local sheriff came out, saw the crashed bus, and then asked the old farmer, “Were they all dead?”

The old farmer replied, “Well, some of them said they weren’t, but you know how them politicians lie.”

[samtheman]

Yeah, that’s what we need. Campaign advice from McCain.

[mkjessup]

UP YOURS McCain!!!

You pathetic progressive piece of RINO-sh*t, you threw the '08 election, you stab conservatives in the back every chance you have, America would have been better off if those air-to-missile operators in 'Nam had managed to snuff your ass with TWO missiles instead of one.

Yeah, c'mon and call me mean spirited but each every one of you folks know that if McCain had died in 'Nam, this Nation would be far better off today, I'm only saying out loud what everyone else is thinking. Our own Founder called McCain a 'treasonous bastard' and he was right then, and he's right today.

P*ss on you McCain! You and all your progressive-liberal RINO-butt buddies.

[Lets Roll NOW]

Thanks for reminding me why I hate the GOP establishment. Now go away.

[veracious]

The language of many herein is ghetto talk.

I’d rather we trash McSane using words which are not vulgar. Harsh and point blank, but this is no need for swearing.

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

McCain was always smarter than us.

[GeronL]

base political pandering never ends

[DoughtyOne]

Birds of a feather...

[Sirius Lee]

Birds of a feather...

McStain and Mittens - a confederacy of losers.

[DoughtyOne]

No no no... You’ve got it all wrong. Now J. D. Hayworth, there’s the guy they should never return to Washington. McCain’s a-okay to the great citizen’s of Arizona. Gag...

I’ll never figure out how folks could fall for that one.

[DoughtyOne]

Yes they are.

[mkjessup]

The language of many herein is ghetto talk.

Ahhh, welcome oh Marquis of Queensbury. Oh how dainty art thou ironed white lace hankerchiefs.

I’d rather we trash McSane using words which are not vulgar. Harsh and point blank, but this is no need for swearing.

The Hell it ain't.

[Brad’s Gramma]

We laugh at you, too, Juan. Not to worry.

[Vigilanteman]

. . . perhaps it’s time for him to retire and work on his stamp collection?

As a stamp collector, I demand an apology for this insult.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

FYJM