Oh Brother… Maryland Governor: Romney Sending “Coded Messages” With Birther Joke (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, August 27, 2012, 10:04 AM
I hear dog whistles…
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley told CNN Mitt Romney was sending “coded messages” with his birther joke in Michigan. O’Malley warned CNN the Romney-Ryan campaign will escalate these secret “coded” attacks as the election nears.
This is despite the fact that Obama has cracked birther jokes himself.
He even cracked a birther joke at a prayer breakfast in 2010.
Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD) blasted Mitt Romney’s joke Friday in Michigan, about how nobody has ever asked him for his birth certificate from the state — a reference to the conspiracy theories levied against President Obama — which O’Malley said was an example of the Republicans being “a party of exclusion” with problems appealing to minorities.
“Well, I think that what it betrays is a loss of, and a lack of perspective,” O’Malley said on CNN’s State of the Union. “And an appreciation when you have policies and when you advance positions that are bashing of new Americans and new immigrants, and when you have policies that want to take us back in terms of women’s rights and freedom of women to choose, I think it becomes a very exclusive party. And that birther comment is simply more, more icing on that cake.”
He later added: “When you have a party that says coded things, that makes totally false ads up about — falsely saying that the president is trying to undo welfare reform — I think you’re going to see a lot of pretty heavily and not so subtly coded messages from the Romney/Ryan campaign that’s not in keeping with an America that’s moving going forward, that’s growing, and that’s becoming more diverse with fuller freedom for every individual.”
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Eden12345 commented:
Oh WTF ever. Tiresome.
Ragspierre commented:
Lying liars lie.
Collectivists live by lies. It is who they are.
Ripped commented:
“Coded Messages” Can’t the Governor decode them with his Tin Foil Hat?
Spider commented:
Why do we need ‘coded’ messages?
Just call him out for the anti-American that he is.
Patty commented:
Again, these are “leaders” this is the most depressing party and hopefully, with comments like this it will further the dissolution the democratic party.
Attacks are all on the backs of this party’s leader, Obama and the others follow suit.
READ MY LIPS: ROMNEY WAS MAKING A JOKE.
AuntieMadder commented:
I thought conservatives, Republicans and, especially, “birthers” are all too stoopid to lurn that thar anglash talkinn lankwij. Yet we’re supposed to understand “coded messages” in statements, but only when those statements are spoken by Romney. Does that make Romney the Stoopid Birther Whisperer or something?
I’m getting a headache.
Ragspierre commented:
This is just the trope de jour. Mr. Tingles used it as well.
“Welfare” = racial dog whistle
“Food stamps” = racial dog whistle
“Anything Romney says” = racial dog whistle that favors business in their war on wimmins
See? It really is that stupid.
Sam Stone commented:
THAT is my Governor who has raised taxes and fees the HIGHEST in Martyland history and we still have a billion+ structural deficit. Owe’Malley is a slug.
Spider commented:
I would like to hear some coded or un-coded messages about how crappy the economy is?
Would our democratic overlords like to interpret that for me?
moron commented:
So they do wear tin foil hats.
Spider commented:
Sam Stone, my governor, Andrew Cuomo, has presidential asperations so he is actually trying to reduce our deficit.
He is doing some un-Democrat things in an attempt to perk up his resume for 2016
A Republican would be lambasted here for doing the same thing, but hey “That’s politics!”
Warthog commented:
R-e-m-e-m-b-e-r t-o d-r-i-n-k y-o-u-r O-v-a-l-t-i-n-e
YES WE CON! commented:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio: “10 Times Worse Than Watergate; Biggest Media Blackout In History.”
Baxter Factor Update: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOPW7eCwBM0
YES WE CON! commented:
Candy Crowley, State of the Fridge: http://www.BirtherReport.com
Joanne commented:
Where is Obama’s legitimate birth certificate? Obama has produced two fraudulent birth certificates, which is a felony. Maybe these loons should actually open their eyes and minds and address the actual elephant in the room, not Romney’s remarks about his own birth certificate. Criminals and liars.
Spider commented:
Is the dems pounding on this issue effective?
Who is it influencing?
The election is going to swing on turnout and how big a number of ’08 Obama voters switch to Mitt.
As each day of outrage about things that don’t matter pass, the Republican base becomes more energized; and the condition of O’s birth certificate is not keeping dis-gruntled ’08 voters in the fold.
I would drop this line of attack if I was the lefties.
listingstarboard commented:
Martin O’Malley is married to Katie Curran, a district court judge, Joe Curran Sr. was a union leader and radical leftist. Joe Jr. is the Attorney General of Md. His brothers have served on the Baltimor City council. Currans and D’Alesandro clan have been running Baltimore forever. O’Malley is most definitely being groomed for the national stage.
Sam Stone commented:
Spider, I have posted on some site the things Cuomo is doing in NY and not noted the name or state or party and the comments about the “Repub killing unions” and “that repub hurting folks” and then SILENCE when I go back and note who and where! Too funny!
Owe’Malley is the TAX KING here in Martyland. He too has national aspirations.
chuck in st paul commented:
Just as soon as I misplace my decoder ring the rethuglicans start sending me new messages. Dang!
“What’s the frequency Kenneth!!??”
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