In advance of tonight’s presidential debate, the Democrats are desperately working overtime to paint Romney as bumbling and inexperienced. In other words, they want to project President Obama’s shortcomings onto his opponent. That’s an uphill battle, as Obama has spent the last four-plus years showcasing his inexperience and ineptitude. Faced with the reality of Obama’s quickly fading star, Democrats launched the #RomneyNotReady hashtag:
When it comes to our national security, the choice is clear: http://t.co/kBw8ZyLt #RomneyNotReady
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 22, 2012
Mitt Romney's foreign policy blustering is "irresponsible," "dangerous," "not ready for primetime." #RomneyNotReady http://t.co/PbJ0OaTu
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) October 22, 2012
Even John Kerry, heaved under the blame bus after the president’s disastrous first debate performance, got in on the action. He sent out a memo meant to highlight Romney’s shortcomings:
Debate prep: Sen. Kerry lays out the choice we face ahead of tonight's debate on foreign policy: http://t.co/B1rz6m1y #RomneyNotReady
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) October 22, 2012
We have that steady and strong leader today in President Obama. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, offers nothing but endless bluster and a record of dangerous blunders, failing at every turn to show he’s up to the challenge. In fact, Governor Romney has outlined fewer specific policies for how he would lead on national security issues than any presidential candidate in my memory. He is an extreme and expedient candidate who lacks the judgment and vision so vital for the Oval Office, and he’s at the top of the most inexperienced foreign policy ticket to run for president and vice president in decades.
It is astonishing that Romney has run for president for six years and never once bothered to put forward a plan to end the war in Afghanistan, for example, or to formulate a policy to go after alQaeda. Romney, who once even said “a president is not a foreign policy expert,” appears unprepared to be either. It’s even more astonishing that Governor Romney took a foreign policy trip overseas and failed to outline any policy – but managed to insult America’s closest ally.
Tonight, Governor Romney will be asked to answer specific questions about what he would do differently to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, how he thinks he would do a better job of working with our allies and partners around the world, and how he can credibly claim he will stand up to China on behalf of American workers given his record of doing the opposite. Below are some of the more specific unanswered questions the American people should listen for tonight.
Kerry proceeded to lay out a set of six foreign policy questions he feels Romney should be able to answer, questions that Obama himself wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole.
Obama’s own failings are of no consequence to liberals, who gladly ran with the hashtag:
Bill Keller in NYTimes: on foreign policy Romney has sometimes displayed the worst aspects of neocon and neophyte. #RomneyNotReady
— Jamal Simmons (@JamalSimmons) October 22, 2012
The irony of Romney surrogate John Bolton discussing taking intelligence at face value is too much to bear #RomneyNotReady
— Danny Kanner (@DannyKanner) October 22, 2012
https://twitter.com/baratunde/status/260446100660568064
@WaynesterAtl @rbpundit @cj_s10 @dthought_ stay with me short bus. The bush policies. Stupid is as stupid does vote GOP #RomneyNotReady
— Michael D (@MichaelDphoto) October 22, 2012
#RomneyNotReady because he can not even imagine the struggles of average Americans and he will cause conflict around the nation and world!
— Tanisha Williams (@tantastic74) October 22, 2012
With a Prez Romney admin, America will be reduced to a joke. Obama is the clear choice for true leadership #RomneyNotReady #betteroff
— Evan Weinberg (@E_Weinberg) October 22, 2012
Remember the time this administration had Bin Laden killed?? #RomneyNotReady
— Jim Belisle (@Jim_Belisle) October 22, 2012
https://twitter.com/JudgeU/status/260454514904145920
@BarackObama he definitely is the man for the job. I hope he gets re-elected cos #romney is a scumbag.#RomneyNotReady #teamfollowback
— WesleyC (@Wesleyc_rsa) October 22, 2012
https://twitter.com/powderkings/status/260390346977050625
Tonight Governor Romney will offer nothing but blunder, bluster and calls for endless war #RomneyNotReady
— Rachel Hornstein (@rach97h) October 22, 2012
#RomneyNotReady Nuff said. Good night Twitterville.
— Stella Kanyike (@StellaKanyike) October 22, 2012
Conservatives took up the hashtag as well, to draw attention to the many mistakes Obama has made — mistakes that President Romney would not repeat:
#RomneyNotReady to spend America into oblivion.
— Reaganette (@Ezinger44) October 22, 2012
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/260367511290253312
https://twitter.com/USRevival/status/260445692470915072
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/260367231777660929
#RomneyNotReady to act like a celebrity in chief
— Reaganette (@Ezinger44) October 22, 2012
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/260368651708948480
But Mr. form-letter & #notoptimal is? MT @truthteam2012: When it comes to our national security, the choice is clear: #RomneyNotReady
— Dan Andros (@DanAndros) October 22, 2012
Obama was a success?!? #ObamaWasNeverReady RT @TruthTeam2012 Mitt Romney's failed five-step approach to foreign policy: #RomneyNotReady
— Sean O (@Sean_O_914) October 22, 2012
Bingo.
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