Gloves. Off.
Romney surrogate John Sununu blasted President Obama during a conference call today, calling out the president’s infuriating belief that American entrepreneurs “didn’t build” their businesses.
"I wish this president would learn how to be an American." Sununu on conf call
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) July 17, 2012
Sununu corrects self: Obama "has to learn the American formula for creating businesses"
— Toby Harnden (@tobyharnden) July 17, 2012
[AUDIO] Sununu: ‘I wish this president would learn how to be an American’ http://t.co/6uU4yol9
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) July 17, 2012
Sununu’s remarks in context, via Matt Lewis:
“The men and women all over America who have worked hard to build these businesses,” Sununu said, “is how our economy became the envy of the world. It is the American way. And I wish this president would learn how to be an American.”
Sununu later clarified that his comments were regarding the economy, saying: “The president has to learn the American formula for creating business.”
Quick! Somebody grab the smelling salts for the Smarter Than You™ media types and liberal hacks. They’re barely hanging onto their pearls as they stage-swoon delicately onto their fainting couches.
Don't think the Sununun "clarification" will work. Try, "I have to stop doing these calls shit-faced drunk."
— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/statuses/225265950289694720
https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/statuses/225293036349956097
So yeah, don't really think you're going to hear the Romney campaign ask the Obama campaign to apologize anymore after what just happened.
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) July 17, 2012
Please, pull out birth certificate again? “@politico: Via @dylanbyers — John Sununu questions Obama's American-ness: http://t.co/EkgMxUm7”
— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) July 17, 2012
Does Trump envy Sununu?
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/statuses/225284729061122048
Romney camp goes birther-curious http://t.co/3DmkS6wu #itgetsbetter
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 17, 2012
i.e. Romney camp embraces Fox News; RT @pamspaulding Romney surrogate: Obama should ‘learn how to be an American’ – http://t.co/jIFeLGsL
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 17, 2012
Why hello there, media bias. You’re looking blatant as ever.
The level of outrage over Sununu's remarks, contrasted with the level of outrage over Team Obama's "felon" remarks, is a case-study in bias.
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/statuses/225267783502540801
And of course, as the lapdog media and progressive parrots spin Sununu’s on-target attack into evidence of birtherism and racism, the Obama campaign is milking this for all it’s worth. And then some.
Obama campaign's response to Sununu conference call: “The Romney campaign has officially gone off the deep end."
— Sarah Boxer (@Sarah_Boxer) July 17, 2012
Why are they really yammering about this? Because Sununu’s remark was so effective.
They want to silence Sununu because he's effective. It's an effort to make Romney adopt the losing, kid-glove strategy of McCain.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 17, 2012
And Sununu forced the media to acknowledge President Obama’s utter disregard for business owners.
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/statuses/225273760184401920
One of Mitt Romney’s top surrogates Tuesday morning said he wished President Obama “would learn how to be an American.”
In a conference call with reporters, former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu criticized President Obama’s comments in Virginia on Friday when, talking about how the government builds infrastructure, the president said, “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.”
BOOM! The lapdogs at ABC had no choice but to cover the president’s outrageous assault on entrepreneurs if they wanted a chance to knock Sununu around.
You know, it’s odd, but we don’t recall the in-the-tank media freaking out over Obama’s attack on Romney’s patriotism.
Question for the reporters on Sununu's fainting couch: Has Obama "clarified" his advertisements saying that Mitt is unamerican?
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 17, 2012
Obama questions Romney's patriotism in multiple ads = Hard-hitting!!! … Romney surrogate questions Obama's patriotism = Off limits!!!
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 17, 2012
Or Bush’s patriotism.
Regarding the Sununu comment which it seems was about economy, same people outraged didn't say a word about Obama calling bush unpatriotic.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) July 17, 2012
Obama explicitly called Bush "unpatriotic" in 2008, never backed off, media shrugged. #SeeHowThisWorks?
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 17, 2012
And Team Obama’s continued insistence that Romney may very well be a felon seems to be peachy keen with the lapdog media.
Obama's surrogates raise "felon" word, campaign doubles down. Sununu instantly corrects, yet media types in my feed pissing themselves.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/DanFosterNRO/statuses/225259434325188609
https://twitter.com/llondo/statuses/225262534595330049
Conservatives easily anticipated the media reaction before it even began: omit context, thump chests, cry birther. Rinse. Repeat.
Sununu makes clear his 'Obama not American' comment meant Obama's approach to how American economy works. Look for media to ignore that,
— Burn, Democrat-Run Cities, Burn! (@NolteNC) July 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/cmdeb/statuses/225257415011086337
Something tells me @ThinkProgress and the rest of the Democrat Media Complex won't bother with "context" regarding Sununu's comments. #tcot
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/llondo/statuses/225262964805079040
But the usual media nonsense isn’t going to sway conservatives from embracing Sununu’s jabs at the president.
Sununu stands atop a pyramid of skulls, holding the severed head of Axelrod and the horde bellows MOARRR!
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 17, 2012
Team Obama has suggested Romney is a felon, but Sununu is the one who is "over-the-top"? Let's show them over-the-top, Team Romney. #fire
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 17, 2012
Romney needs an Army of Sununus.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 17, 2012
Well, as long as that army isn’t responsible for recommending Supreme Court nominees.
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/statuses/225267619215835136
Let's face facts. A Biden Sununu debate would be epic.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) July 17, 2012
Sorry, lapdogs, we’re on to you.
Sununu only made an "error" if you view the world through the prism the Democrat Media Complex has created. This is why they must be crushed
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 17, 2012