As Twitchy reported this morning, some liberals are attributing false quotes to Mitt and Ann Romney portraying them as elitist, racist, and out of touch with ordinary Americans.
The latest smear: Mitt Romney called Martin Luther King Day “irrelevant” and wants to eliminate it:
https://twitter.com/PrincessLalaa/status/244897637923426305
Mitt Romney want to stop Martin Luther King Jr day he thinks it's silly. WTF!
— hikari (@RainbowKillers) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/breeXXII/status/244886437802160128
https://twitter.com/ThatKid_Prodey/status/244892168009957377
@BarackObama obama YOU HAVE TO WIN U CANNOT LET ROMNEY GET RID OF MLK DAY! THAT'S JUST RACISTS
— Fan-C (@Iamfanc) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/YoungWesleyCold/status/244890914982617089
Romney trynna ban Porn, && MLK Day aye fuck that hoe ass nigga cuh. Obama Nigga
— ace. (@acedagee) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/ShaayyJo_/status/244872131270291456
I heard Romney trynna take away Martin Luther King Day cause he thinks it pointless <<<<<<<<<<
— ✰✰ ϒόʊɳG ʂʈʘɳɛɽ✰✰ (@_B_Dinero_) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/iDRob_34/status/244862930628251649
https://twitter.com/___LaReiLovee/status/244862800328007680
Mitt romney, is a racist…he tryna get rid of the holiday for Martin Luther king Jr. TF kind of shit is that
— KelPatrón. (@OhShit_ItsEl) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/PNAPrincess/status/244853767370063872
I heard romney tryn take MLK day frm us…..if tht happen u kno he wont b president 4 all
— Monte Lovat (@RoddiRod22) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/CheyenneLombard/status/244846042938494977
https://twitter.com/_KadeeKabaa/status/244843271501803522
Romney talking about he wants to get rid of MLK Day. Nigga there are bigger problems out there than niggas getting a day off. #Prioritize
— ✝r i l l ▲ (@RealPee2Cold) September 9, 2012
LMAO Mitt Romney really said he wants to get rid of MLK day because it's "Irrelevant and unimportant" #YouSoFunny #DumbAss
— Jada Wiz (@Jadawiz) September 9, 2012
& ROMNEY tryna take away MLK day , he said its irrelevant. Hell Naw he better not cos we don't have school on that day.
— ? (@VeryyPretty) September 9, 2012
Mitt Romney is a rascit. He wants to get rid of martin Luther king day Becuz he said its irrelevant and he uses a kkk slogan
— DoughBoy (@_FeedMePolo) September 9, 2012
Romney is racist he tryna take away MLK day wtf and his slogan is the KKK slogan
— Bøt Wørld (@1bOTcho) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/iHearYahCuh_/status/244827970085220352
https://twitter.com/dhaRealistbtXch/status/244827589347250176
https://twitter.com/NaeMadeEm_Tweet/status/244816174939009024
RT @_XoXoSae_: If your black your only reason to be against Romney is the fact that he think MLK day is unimportant and irrelevant !
— This that SPLAAAAH (@Dabigggestboss) September 9, 2012
– Mitt Romney wants to get rid of MLK day , he says it's not impossible and irrelevant. So if you vote for him your a racist ass bitch …
— brandi… ?✊?✊?✊?? (@_bgoddess2) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/GoDiva_TAZZ/status/244798689913233408
https://twitter.com/swishersweettx3/status/244863764250386432
https://twitter.com/High_offlifexo/status/244795777040392194
https://twitter.com/Arrie_Luv/status/244772508690157568
@HysROYALHighnes did you know Romney tryna take MLK Day from niggas??
— BIG Rolex (@BigRolexxx) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/Represent_22/status/244662436857274368
So Romney said He wanna get rid of MLK Day , TF Obama should get rid of that 9/11 shit!
— DarealIsis? (@IcyPacinoo) September 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/IMBreeDoe/status/244655113711521792
Notice that none of these Twitter users provide a link or citation — you know, the sort of thing that would allow someone to verify that what they are claiming is not fiction.
If any of these folks had taken the trouble to do a straightforward Google search, they would have come to the same conclusion that Twitchy did, i.e., that the alleged Romney quotes are fabricated.
When a presidential candidate has said something negative about Martin Luther King Jr. or Martin Luther King Day, mainstream media outlets write about it.
The fact is that Romney admires Dr. King, as this ABC News article makes clear:
ABC News’ Matt Stuart: Republican candidate Mitt Romney was at Gate Petrolium in Jacksonville, FL Monday, speaking about Martin Luther King, Jr. and said that King was able to “fulfill the promise of the Declaration of Independence” and that “in some places today, it is still yet to be fulfilled.
“Sometime you think problems are huge and they’re beyond the scope of anyone’s ability to deal with them, but an individual of passion and courage and faith and character can help change an entire nation, as he did,” Romney said.
Related:
Left falls for fake Romney quote: ‘I can relate to black people, my ancestors once owned slaves’
Left claims Mitt Romney will take pretty much everything from them
Join the conversation as a VIP Member