Sharpton Suggests Romney's Rejection Of Bain-Bashing Makes Him . . . A Birther!
Why not just call Romney a racist and be done with it? In the most tortured twist of logic this blogger has seen so far during this campaign, Al Sharpton somehow managed to equate Mitt Romney's refusal to roll over and accept Barack Obama's attacks on Bain Capital with, yes, birtherism.
I know what you're thinking: what the . . . heck? Don't ask me to explain how or why Sharpton came to his nonsensical suggestion. Just sit back and watch the Reverend Al at work. It was too much even for liberal Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. View the video after the jump.
I'll be back with the transcript, but in the meantime, ponder how in the ugly Obama campaign that lies ahead, absolutely anything will be grounds for squeals of "birtherism!"--or worse.
AL SHARPTON: The other thing is, that what is missing here, which is bothersome to me, is that they don't attack other Republicans who raise even more serious questions about Bain and his activity as anti-capitalist and anti-free enterprise--only the president. Are they trying to send a subliminal anti-American message on the president, i.e., the birther strategy and other things they've done so far this year?
DANA MILBANK: Well certainly, Reverend, there's been a pattern of them doing this sort of thing. In fairness, there was a little bit of pushback during the primaries when they said, look guys, Republicans were saying to fellow Republicans, you're going to regret what you're doing right now in terms of suggesting this was an anti-capitalist line, so they did sort of lay that predicate out there right now.
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Reverend Sharpton, ladies and
Submitted by lesterwink23 on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 10:59pm.
Reverend Sharpton, ladies and gentlemen...falling further off the deep end with each passing day. Astounding.
➚ So what, Sharpton
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 11:19pm.
Allowing himself to be introduced to publishers as "born in Kenya" makes Obama a Birther.
What's your point, huckster?
We Conservatives Must Face Facts
Submitted by Samaritan01 on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 11:25pm.
Let's face it, Sharpton was absolutely spot-on about the Tawana Brawley and the Trayvon Martin cases so he's probably right on this one as well.
If Big Al reads this let me be the first to inform him that this is a form of Socratic irony.....
If Bain makes Romney a birthed ...
Submitted by CO2Maker on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:58am.
What does it make you, Rev. Tawana Sharpyton? A Schultzer (take your pick, Debbie Wasserman or Ed Washerman)?
Do I hear
Submitted by oldfart on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 5:20am.
the theme for the X-Files playing in the background?
I'm a Churcher.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 6:54am.
I don't believe Sharpton is a Reverend.
Simple translation
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 7:13am.
Every word Sharpton barks is dog whistle code speak for "I hate whitey and blame him for all the world's ills."
Kinda ironic I think,
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 7:27am.
That the Bain Capitals "failures" were a result of unions and Gov regulations. Why else do companies like Steel, and Tanners go out of business?
Rev. Al "Race Pimp" Sharpton
Submitted by John21 on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 8:48am.
Rev. Al "Race Pimp" Sharpton was never the brightest bulb in the box but now he is either getting:
1. Desparate to save this incompetent administration
2. Has really hit the Obama Kool-Aid hard
3. Is having delusional flashbacks from those trips in the 60's
4. A serious need to feel like he is relavent to the clown population of America
5. Senility
6. Just reverting to his propaganda media indoctrination of when you don't know make it up, the
network will cover you
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.” Ronald Reagan (1977)
He is a douche
Submitted by Tatfreak79 on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 9:18am.
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He is a douche
Submitted by Tatfreak79 on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 9:18am.
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He is a douche
Submitted by Tatfreak79 on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 9:18am.
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He is a douche
Submitted by Tatfreak79 on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 9:18am.
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I think my iPhone agrees
Submitted by Tatfreak79 on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 9:20am.
It posted repeatedly
bain capitol
Submitted by theyjustcantstop on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 12:13pm.
i'ts past time for romney to put this bain capital issue aside,have someone document the facts,all the facts on bain,while he was the decision maker,put it on the internet and tell them were to find it and quit making your past the whole focus of this campaign.
quit trying to defend yourself to people who will never be voting for you anyway,damn conservatives always find a way to lose.
your dealing with people who will lie,cheat,steal,and what ever it takes to win,i'm not saying to duplicate their actions but point out the fact what they do and have done.
theirs a lot of scared american conservatives out here,stand-up tell the truth about what has happened the last 6yrs.,and what could happen in the next 4yrs,with-out a change.
➚ Good point
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:40pm.
Workers at a dying plant, who had their careers extended by another 9 years, ended up making a hateful ad against Bain and Romney.
No good deed goes unpunished. I guess it would have been better if those guys had been kicked onto the unemployment line while their kids were still in Jr. High rather than after they graduated.
If Obama were 78% successful in his government capital ventures, there would be people with genuine reasons to love him. But that isn't the way socialism works.