Rumor is now NewSpeak for “anything stupid that President Obama says.” You see, President Obama’s super awesome plan includes creating a Secretary of Business. Because, you know, not enough bureaucracy is the problem. And silly rubes don’t understand the nuance-y nuance between a Secretary of Business and Secretary of Commerce. To be fair, at least he didn’t make it a Czar this time.
Twitter users, including Secretary Rumsfeld, were quick to point out the idiocy of President Obama’s idea.
Obama's 'Secretary of Business' idea reflects a lack of understanding that innovation happens in private sector, not govt bureaucracy.
— Donald Rumsfeld (@RumsfeldOffice) October 31, 2012
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/263263787551961090
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/263261516432801792
Obama's New Jobs Plan: Create a Secretary of Business http://t.co/rt8yNxWM #tcot #gop DOH! What's your Sec'y of Commerce do, freak?
— KatyinVegas (KatyinIndy) (@KatyinIndy) October 30, 2012
This Secretary of Business mess that the left is talking up is a huge step towards government control of business. Nefarious indeed.
— me (@americanj) November 1, 2012
Shouldn't "Commerce Secretary" be doing something along the lines of a "Secretary of Business" ?
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) November 1, 2012
Today, Romney is out with a new ad, rightfully slamming the ridiculous notion. And guess what? Little lapdog Chuck Todd of NBC/MSNBC was at the ready to wag his tail and bury a bone for Obama.
Had a feeling that "Secretary of Business" rumor would become Romney fodder. New ad here. http://t.co/LjR9RWcF
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) November 1, 2012
Idiot RT: @chucktodd: Had a feeling that "Secretary of Business" rumor would become Romney fodder. New ad here. http://t.co/F4iPvc3Z
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) November 1, 2012
Oh, it was just a rumor, you see! When President Obama specifically says something, it didn’t actually happen until the lapdogs convene and decide if he actually meant it or not. Until then? Just a rumor, you wingnuts!
According to NBC White House Reporter @ChuckTodd, when Obama says he'll do something, it's a "rumor" http://t.co/ycLG6U9q
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) November 1, 2012
More from The Huffington Post:
Speaking to the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday, Obama said a Secretary of Business would serve to consolidate several commerce-related government agencies, a plan he originally proposed in January.
“We should have one Secretary of Business, instead of nine different departments that are dealing with things like getting loans to SBA [the Small Business Administration] or helping companies with exports,” Obama said Monday. “There should be a one-stop shop.”
Nothing to see here, move along. Obama saying, “We should have one Secretary of Business” doesn’t actually mean he said we should have one Secretary of Business. It’s just a rumor!
More Twitter users give pitiful Chuck Todd the business.
https://twitter.com/rynemcclaren/status/263982000464097280
https://twitter.com/arthur23/status/263982427653947392
@amandacarpenter So apparently even @chucktodd doesn’t watch MSNBC. Or do actual journalism. Or is aware of the world around him (#Benghazi)
— (((WitCoHE))) (@E__Strobel) November 1, 2012
how's that a "rumor"? he said it on *your* network? MT @chucktodd: Had feeling the "Secretary of Business" rumor would become Romney fodder.
— bragg (@bragg) November 1, 2012
Wait, @chucktodd thinks it's just a "rumor" that Obama would appoint a "Secretary of Business?" He doesn't know Obama floated the idea?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) November 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/conncarroll/status/263980604712972289
Todd is a shill“@jeffemanuel: If Obama has a stupid idea, and Romney mentions it, then the latter is responding to "rumors," per @chucktodd”
— Dennis Mitchell (@dmitchell624) November 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/SetonMotley/status/263986152917331969
@DrewMTips @chucktodd I love that even the actual reports on the "announcement" forget that it was actually announced in JANUARY.
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) November 1, 2012
Todd then tries to walk it back. Y’all don’t get his nuance-y nuance, either!
Folks, calm down. used "rumor" like "speculation"; How's this, "idea" "proposal"… Everyone is a tad jumpy. 5 days out, I get it
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) November 1, 2012
He fails.
@chucktodd: Sir, you communicate for a living. If you don't understand how to use basic words, perhaps you should find another line of work.
— J.G. Alt (@nycconservative) November 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/jeffemanuel/status/263983934877081600
https://twitter.com/jeffemanuel/status/263984412260171776
"Rumor", "speculation", and "proposal" can't be used interchangeably, @chucktodd. For example, it's speculation that you're an O surrogate.
— F'N BOOT! (@FN_BOOT) November 1, 2012
@chucktodd JUMPY????
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 1, 2012
.@chucktodd Looks more like you intended to convey the idea that Romney was pouncing on a "rumor." #hacktastic
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) November 1, 2012
So @chuckTodd's defense is he used a "rumor" in a way that's unrelated to its actual meaning. Also, it's not "speculation" it was a proposal
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) November 1, 2012
I hate when people can't admit they simply made a mistake and they blame it on people who noticed. That's what 5 year olds do. @chucktodd
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) November 1, 2012
Old line gatekeppers like @chucktodd think they can still do the "we're reporters, we're never wrong" thing. It's funny and pathetic.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) November 1, 2012
Bingo!
As for Romney’s ad on this “rumor?” Boom!
“Why not have a president who actually understands business?” a narrator in the ad says. “Under Obama, millions of people can’t find work. And more families on welfare and a record number of Americans on food stamps. Mitt Romney understands business, knows how to create jobs and get our economy moving. He’s done it before, he can do it again.”
https://twitter.com/NewRightMedia/status/263991102640648192
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/263979275512852481
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