political @ 15 Dec 2011 01:21 pm by DrBill
While resting this afternoon after radiation therapy I stumbled upon this under reported story.
Romney Calls Gingrich ‘Zany’
Webster: Zany; 1. a buffoon in one of the old comedies; 2. a man who is stupid and incompetent
Syn: fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass…
Perhaps it was a slip of the tongue, but it needs to be retracted immediately, or things may get ugly at the debate tonight. Moreover, Romney needs to read Reagan’s eleventh commandment asap: “thou shalt not attack another Republican.”
The Governor, who is supposed to be the polished candidate, should know better. Negative personal attacks are never popular, and in specific circumstances they work, but as Mitt sinks lower in the poles, his adjective, ‘zany’ will hardly endear him to the citizens. This is especially true in Iowa, where Newt is largely viewed as a serious man with cogent solutions.
My hope for tonight (Republican Debate Fox News 9:00 P.M.) is that Newt stays above the fray, and Romney gives a sincere apology.
Romney Calls Gingrich ‘Zany’
Trailing in the polls with less than three weeks to go before the Iowa caucuses, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney today sought to distance himself from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, telling an interviewer, “Zany is not what we need in a president.”
His remarks to The New York Times appear to mark a further ratcheting up of Romney’s campaign rhetoric against Gingrich, whose lead as the GOP frontrunner continues to widen for the Jan. 3 caucuses.
“Zany is great in a campaign. It’s great on talk radio. It’s great in print, it makes for fun reading,” Romney says. “But in terms of a president, we need a leader, and a leader needs to be someone who can bring Americans together.”
Romney also says that his key rival would make a “great” historian as he attempted to portray Gingrich as ill-suited to lead the nation.
“If we need a historian leading the country, I’m sure people would find that attractive,” he says. “I actually think you need someone who actually understands the economy leading the country.