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Poor Mitt Romney, he just know how to take advantage when certain opportunities present themselves. Like when Predident Obama was caught on a "live" mic last week.
How Mitt Romney Fumbled The ‘Hot Mic’ Opportunity | TPM2012
How Mitt Romney Fumbled The ‘Hot Mic’ Opportunity | TPM2012
Mitt Romney may be settling in as his party’s presumptive nominee, but his team is still cutting its teeth when it comes to going toe-to-toe with President Obama. This week, a series of misfired remarks over what seemed like an easy political winner for Romney — Obama’s ‘hot mic’ moment with Russia’s leader — is now being turned by the White House into a referendum on the ex-governor’s foreign policy chops.
As a Sunday interview with Vice President Joe Biden made clear, Democrats are on the offensive over the ‘hot mic’ affair.
“He acts like he thinks the Cold War is still on. Russia is still our major adversary. I don’t know where he’s been,” Biden said on CBS’ Face The Nation, pointing out various ways in which Russia is working with the U.S. “So I think what the exchange did — it exposes how little the governor knows about foreign policy.”
So, how did Romney lose control of a story that was destined to hurt Obama?
Last Monday, when Obama’s comment to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more “flexibility” on missile defense after the election was picked up by a live microphone, Romney was presented with a golden opportunity. The gaffe fit perfectly into the GOP’s narrative that the president is a radical in sheep’s clothing who will impose far-left policies as soon as he’s re-elected. But over the course of the last week, Romney dropped the ball.[...]
As a Sunday interview with Vice President Joe Biden made clear, Democrats are on the offensive over the ‘hot mic’ affair.
“He acts like he thinks the Cold War is still on. Russia is still our major adversary. I don’t know where he’s been,” Biden said on CBS’ Face The Nation, pointing out various ways in which Russia is working with the U.S. “So I think what the exchange did — it exposes how little the governor knows about foreign policy.”
So, how did Romney lose control of a story that was destined to hurt Obama?
Last Monday, when Obama’s comment to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more “flexibility” on missile defense after the election was picked up by a live microphone, Romney was presented with a golden opportunity. The gaffe fit perfectly into the GOP’s narrative that the president is a radical in sheep’s clothing who will impose far-left policies as soon as he’s re-elected. But over the course of the last week, Romney dropped the ball.[...]
[...]Then, on Friday, the Romney campaign all but gave up the game. Challenged by team Obama to release his last 30 years of tax returns, Romney spokesperson Andrea Saul responded by calling on the president to “release the notes and transcripts of all his meetings with world leaders.”
Team Romney’s point was that Obama should prove “that he’s not promising to sell out the country’s interests after the election is over.” Dems slapped their foreheads in response, pointing out the obvious perils of releasing sensitive information from meetings between world leaders, and hammering Romney with another round of attacks on his foreign policy “naiveté.”[...]
Team Romney’s point was that Obama should prove “that he’s not promising to sell out the country’s interests after the election is over.” Dems slapped their foreheads in response, pointing out the obvious perils of releasing sensitive information from meetings between world leaders, and hammering Romney with another round of attacks on his foreign policy “naiveté.”[...]
