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Tue Jul 17, 2012, 12:17 PM Jul 2012

Top Romney surrogate calls Obama a socialist stoner who needs to 'learn how to be an American' [View all]

Top Romney surrogate calls Obama a socialist stoner who needs to 'learn how to be an American'

by Jed Lewison

How desperate is Romneyland to not talk about Bain? So desperate that they trotted out former George H. W. Bush chief of staff John Sununu to attack the president as a pothead foreigner who doesn't have a clue about creating jobs and needs to "learn how to be an American."

According to Sununu, Obama "spent his early years in Hawaii smoking something" before moving to Indonesia before finally "he came to the U.S." to be "a community organizer, which is a socialized structure." And to make it even worse: he did it in a Chicago, home of the thugs.

Watch it here:



SUNUNU: This guy doesn’t understand how to create jobs. So there is no surprise — there should be because of that statement no surprise on why he failed so miserably over the last four years, in terms of job creation. He has no idea how the American system functions, and we shouldn’t be surprised about that, because he spent his early years in Hawaii smoking something, spent the next set of years in Indonesia, another set of years in Indonesia, and, frankly, when he came to the U.S. he worked as a community organizer, which is a socialized structure, and then got into politics in Chicago.

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...Classic nopology from Sununu:

Sununu clarifies: "The president has to learn the American formula for creating business...if I didn't give all that detail, I apologize."

— @mpoindc via Seesmic twhirl

Even if he actually meant that, which I doubt, it still doesn't explain why he thinks Hawaii isn't part of the United States.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/17/1110848/-Top-Romney-surrogate-calls-Obama-a-socialist-stoner-who-needs-to-learn-how-to-be-an-American

What the hell is that smell?

Ah, desperation.



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Sununu is the one smoking something atreides1 Jul 2012 #1
Sununu is a jerk- Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #10
Whatever he's smoking, it isn't the good stuff. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #19
Really? So THIS is the talking point this week? that the President is "unamerican?" 2008 deja vu. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #2
They are desperate RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #6
They have to take this direction so they can remind the hard core WCGreen Jul 2012 #8
What country is Hawaii in? Renew Deal Jul 2012 #3
In this case, condescension comes straight from the top BeyondGeography Jul 2012 #4
Wow. This is completely out of character for the old guy BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #5
it comes naturally to Sununu Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #12
Learn how to be an American? How? Become deeply bigoted like Sheriff Arpaio? rustydog Jul 2012 #7
Thanks Rusty, great post. Scuba Jul 2012 #16
I totally agree with you maryellen99 Jul 2012 #30
Rmoney, I wouldn't talk about patriotism if I were you... backscatter712 Jul 2012 #9
Who the hell is John Sununu? Arkana Jul 2012 #11
an asshole- Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #17
I know who he is--I was being sarcastic. Arkana Jul 2012 #23
sorry- Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #26
Good Lord, THIS is what they have in their arsenal to hit back with? Lex Jul 2012 #13
This inflammatory rhetoric is juvenile, and will get worse... Johnyawl Jul 2012 #14
Hands up: who gives a high-flying fuck about CNBC guest and Joe Kernen buddy John Sununununu? HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #15
Obama and his campaign cannot say this, so I will: coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #18
And they claim we engage in gutter politics. broiles Jul 2012 #20
It sounds to me like they are running out of ideas... Tippy Jul 2012 #21
A socialist stoner that isn't considered American? Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #22
Sununu was Chief of Staff to a drunken coke whore. Octafish Jul 2012 #24
Obama was a stoner in Hawaii BEFORE he moved to Indonesia at about age 7???? kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #25
Isn't Sununu one reason King Bush I lost the 1992 election? struggle4progress Jul 2012 #27
The smell of panic has taken over my computer. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #28
Typical right-wing "attack" strategy when all else fails. KansDem Jul 2012 #29
Sununu is so lovely, so physically attractive, I can't get that face out of my mind aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #31
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