http://twitter.com/#!/HenryJGomez/status/199562896211066883
At an Ohio town hall event this afternoon, all hell broke loose! At least according to liberals:
After a woman told Romney she believed President Obama “should be tried for treason,” the candidate failed to condemn or even address the remark in his response. (He expressed disagreement later at the rope line, when reporters asked him about it.)
See for yourself!
Mitt Romney is so afraid if his base, he won"t even say, "No, the president shouldn"t be tried for treason. That"s why we have elections."
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) May 7, 2012
Romney Refuses To Stand Up To Woman Who Says Obama Should Be Tried For Treason (what a coward) http://t.co/XNNXEzHj #p2
— Stephen Gary (@kindcutesteve) May 7, 2012
“@CaptivatingNews: Woman tells Romney Obama ‘should be tried for treason’ http://t.co/QY8PfneF” stop bigotry,Mitt!
— Maria May (@mayread3) May 7, 2012
Mitt Romney to CNN: "I don"t agree" w/ woman who said Obama shld be tried w/ treason. "I don"t correct all of the q"s that get asked of me"
— Shawna Shepherd (@ShepherdCNN) May 7, 2012
Don"t know if it"s worse that Romney failed to correct someone accusing Obama of treason… or him LAUGHING at the idea that he should"ve.
— Julian Darius (@JulianDarius) May 7, 2012
@BuzzFeedAndrew If Pres. Obama had heard it, he wld have addressed it. Not the same as treason woman & Romney"s cowardice. False equivalency
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) May 7, 2012
Can you believe it? Can you??? A member of Romney’s audience suggested Obama is guilty of treason, and Romney didn’t condemn her on the spot? But when someone heckled Romney during a speech last week, calling him a “f*cking racist,” Obama immediately denounced the heckler and stuck up for his opponent. Oh, wait … *crickets chirping*
Yeah, see, that’s the thing: Barack Obama, to whom Mitt Romney has referred as a “nice guy,” certainly hasn’t swooped in to save Romney’s reputation. Obama’s minions, a group that includes the mainstream media, haven’t stepped up to the plate, either.
And conservatives weren’t about to let that slide. Conservative Twitter supastah Jon G. let the lefties have it. And he let ‘em have it good:
::gasp:: RT @BuzzFeedAndrew Romney silent as woman says Obama should be tried for treason. http://t.co/MkikS7Fk
— jon gabriel (@exjon) May 7, 2012
It"s not Romney"s responsibility to defend Obama. That"s the MSM"s job.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) May 7, 2012
To members of the MSM on their fainting couches…. When you Google "Bush Treason" there are 9,210,000 results.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) May 7, 2012
O RLY? RT @markos Thanks to the woman who asked Romney the "treason" question, for showing Romney"s cowardice in the face of his crazy base.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) May 7, 2012
Hey @Markos: When you search "Bush +Treason" on YOUR website there are 3,574 results. http://t.co/phuRKIw0
— jon gabriel (@exjon) May 7, 2012
A sampling of the Bush treason search on @Markos" site: http://t.co/enMxAKN9
— jon gabriel (@exjon) May 7, 2012
Jon wasn’t the only one swinging the hammer; others rightly called the liberals out on their hypocrisy and double standards:
Hey, MSM! Remember when Hoffa Jr. called half the country "sons of bitches" and Obama pretended it didn"t happen? #tcot #p2
— RB (@RBPundit) May 7, 2012
Oh look http://t.co/OqlP8hbh RT @TPM: Obama camp: Romney should have stood up to "treason" charge http://t.co/Kisp3GqO
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 7, 2012
The treason-yeller-in-the-audience at Romney event = monstrous. Jeremiah Wright at pulpit for 20 years = crazy uncle in the attic.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 7, 2012
The White House is demanding Romney condemn the woman who mentioned treason right after they cash Bill Maher"s check.
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) May 7, 2012
And Frank Fleming tied it all up in a neat, beautiful bow:
BREAKING: Because Romney didn"t speak up, the president has been tried and executed for treason.
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) May 7, 2012
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/07/woman-calls-obama-treasonous-romney-doesnt-denounce-her-left-throws-a-hissyfit/
Woman calls Obama treasonous, Romney doesn’t denounce her; Left throws a hissyfit