Romney Responds to Newsweek ‘Wimp’ Cover: ‘Wouldn’t Get Much Sleep’ If I Worried About the Media
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(The Blaze/AP) — Mitt Romney says if he worried about what reporters thought of him, he wouldn’t get much sleep– and he’s been sleeping just fine.
The U.S. presidential candidate told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he isn’t sweating the upcoming Newsweek magazine cover that leads with “Romney: The Wimp Factor.”
The title reportedly continues: “Is He Just Too Insecure To Be President?“ and the article itself then likens the presidential candidate to a ”mouse” in the White House.
Here’s how the cover will reportedly appear:
(Photo: Newsweek Tumblr via Business Insider)
Romney explained that the media tried a similar criticism of President George H.W. Bush, who Romney described as “a pretty great president” and not a “wimp.”
Newsweek used the same exact insult, actually. According to the Associated Press, a 1987 Newsweek profile featured then-Vice President Bush with the title — “Fighting the ‘Wimp Factor.”
Asked whether he had ever been called “wimp” himself, Romney says he thinks the magazine cover is a first.
The left’s narrative appears to have run two different courses simultaneously in this regard. Romney has been portrayed as a “bully” for allegedly cutting the hair of a boy in grade school, and Obama adviser Robert Gibbs just called Romney to a “prep school bully” on Sunday.
So is it possible to be both a bully and a wimp at the same time?
Watch the whole CBS interview, below:
As those who follow current events know, Newsweek has a reputation for leading with provocative (but not necessarily accurate) cover stories.
According to Newsweek, Barack Obama is the “first gay president,” and everyone remembers Michele Bachmann’s unfortunate cover photo.
The antics likely haven‘t helped Newsweek’s success in the industry. Earlier this week, it was announced that the magazine may be forced to become online-only.
The conservative site Weasel Zippers responded to the Newsweek cover with an image of Barack Obama riding his bicycle, asking: “If Romney is a wimp, then what is this guy?”
(Photo: AP)
When asked how she feels about the Newsweek cover, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz launched into a discussion of Romney’s “[secretive]” habits:
“Well, I think Mitt Romney has demonstrated repeatedly he has a penchant for– for secrecy, doesn’t seem to have any interest in actually showing the American people his– his finances, decision– important decisions about his investments, refuses to come clean on his time at Bain Capital and when he was really there, and, you know, be held accountable for the outsourcing of jobs and the off-shoring of jobs and shipping jobs overseas … So I– I think he has left quite a bit of doubt about his level of preparation and readiness to the President.”
This post has been updated.
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Comments (210)
bdandsl
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:15pmBoy, Newsweek just keeps throwing crap at the wall hoping something will stick. Despite of all the free pro-obama advertising, obama is going down! More and more of the corruption, lies, destruction and deceit that shape the obama administration is coming out and the fact that WE ARE NOT BETTER OFF THAN FOUR YEARS AGO!
Obama WILL destroy America!
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:40pm@bdandsl
Report Post »I would argue that despite technological advances, we are not better off than 60 years ago….What does that tell you?
NDPINDNT
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:12pmYou people that have denied Newsweek is way to the left. Well after this cover, is there still any doubt? Can’t believe they are still in business. And to think I used to subscribe in the 80s/90s.
Report Post »TurboCat
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 6:39amWimp? I just recently bought my first copy of Newsweek because of the hilarious cover with Obama under a rainbow halo! It was too funny to resist! Has he no dignity? Wimp?
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:10pmWhen you ask a Newsweek reporter what the biggest mistake Hussein Oblamer made during his Presidency. The Reporter would answer that his biggest mistake Obama did was being too perfect.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:08pmhahahahahahahahahahahahaha
GOOD ONE!!!!!!!!
OMG 2012
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:04pmNewsweek is still around?
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:13pmNo they are defunct. Carlos Slim, Hussein Oblamer, and Axelrod for propaganda purposes. Nobody subscribes the mag. though.
The real wimp is Clown Shoes Oblamer. His toughest decision he made during his presidency was hiring Kumar and Doggie Howser for Muslim and Gay Outreach.
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:29pm@Goodstuff
Report Post »Yea they are still around. Just ask Bachmann….
Ch
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:04pmThey pulled out the George Bush (41) playbook. They protraid him as a wimp.
Lefties are the biggest wimps on the planet. They dream up all their criticism sitting in their Mama’s basement while Mama does their laundry.
Report Post »Markmark1947
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:02pmNewsweek is nothing more than communist propaganda for clueless brain dead ********. I’d use it for toilet paper, but I have more respect for my **** than that.
Report Post »Dde13
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:00pmThe best questions to offer up or responses to Newsweek? That itself is joke!!!! Of all the things facing our nation?????
Report Post »Another Example of the LEFT PROPAGANDA MACHINE…
chips1
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:00pmIf Romney got corn rows, that would confuse the entire left.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:23pmHa! That’s awesome.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:30pmWhere is the picture of Obama riding his little bicycle with the cute little blue helmet?
I never did notice if the handlebars had the little thumb lever bell or not.
Bet they did.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:33pmIf Barry got corn holed that would be par for the course.
Report Post »ThreeMile
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:45pmYou need a lot of hair for a corn row hair-do. Romney’s certainly qualified in that department as well. Ha!
Regarding the issue of being a wimp—it’s not likely. In the business world, leaders expect results from those around them, and can’t succeed on excuses or failure. It requires a strong leadership presence.
…So says a woman who’s had some tough task masters.
Report Post »dcatkin
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:51amIf you could add 1+1 and come up with an answer of 2, that alone would be enough to confuse the left commie pinkos.
So let’s not even talk of things as confusing a rows of corn LOL.
Report Post »Xplorer
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:56pmwas it Newsweek that sold for $1 a few years ago? It lost over 40 million dollars and was bleeding money. I said bye-bye to Newsweek a long time ago but their radical agenda is still on the front of the grocery store line stands for all to read the headlines and get a idea without reading the story. Maybe its time to call my grocery store and let them know its time for a change!
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:54pmMaybe Obama likes it that way.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:52pmThis time, I have to agree with you.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:09pmI don’t know what happened, but this post was a response to DICK_BLITZKREIG, his spelling, not mine.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:43pmI would like to see the story, but, on face value, the one thing that Mr Romney can’t be accused of is being a wimp.
It is wrong to comment on a story that one hasn’t read, but it does seem that Newsweek is being partisan
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:50pmNZKIWI, Newsweek has always been partisan to the left. But, I would also like to read the article.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:51pmI can’t wait until this stupid rag folds and goes away.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:58pmOh also put this mag. on the list of destroyed Institution that Leftism has destroyed.
Report Post »krh0111
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:43pm“Well, I think [Barack Obama] has demonstrated repeatedly he has a penchant for– for secrecy, doesn’t seem to have any interest in actually showing the American people his– his [past], decision– important decisions about his [beliefs], refuses to come clean on his time at [many options here] and when he was really there, and, you know, be held accountable for the [loss] of jobs and the [loss] of jobs and shipping jobs overseas … So I– I think he has left quite a bit of doubt about his level of preparation and readiness to the President.”
Report Post »Simonne
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 4:13amIt is Obama that is so secretive. He won’t even release his college papers. I keep wondering what is in those that he doesn’t want anyone to see.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:43pmWell he doesn‘t read the comment section of the Blaze because I’ve been calling him that for while now. Or something similar. But yeah, all the tough guys during the Vietnam War spent their time in Paris.
Report Post »woodyb
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:07pmHe was in paris ona church mission — where were you??????????????????
Report Post »justangry
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:17pmLMAO… Yeah right…. because the Wine Country is just ripe with eager frenchies wanting to convert to Mormonism or because of all the poor starving children there… Give me a break.
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:33pm@Just
If Romney wants to get deferrments during Vietnam war – whatever. But that makes him more qualified to be president of the Mormon church than president of USA.
Asked why non of Romney’s sons have spent time in the military, Romney says his sons are serving the country by helping him get elected.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/questions-about-romneys-sons-and-military-service/
You have no idea how pissed I will be if he sends me or anyone in my family to another God-forsaken country to die for special interests
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:57pmJUST: so cute. Now all of our ” Obama Trolls in Ron Paul Sheep’s Clothing ” are running the anti-Mormon/ Romney is a progressive same as Obama / he didn’t fight in the war, but we also hate the military , but don’t notice that here right now ! LOL.Gee, we are getting ” three-fers” from you! You guys ( Soy : Versions I and II/ Mutiny/ West Coast / are about as transparent as is the international mark of George Soros on all of Obama’s so-called American policies.
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:17pm@barber
Report Post »It took you awhile, but i think you are finally starting to figure Romney out. The last obstacle is your paranoia
West Coast Patriot
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:18pmBarber, I have more Patriot blood in my little finger than you do in your entire body. When you look at everything, it shows that you are Un-American and Just and I are truly Patriots to the Constitution. Romney is for the Patriot Act, Paul is for repealing the Patriot Act. Romney is for the NDAA signed by Obama, Paul says it is unconstitutional and will be a threat to all liberty minded citizens. Romney is for banning assault weapons (hence a D- with Gun Owners of America), Paul is for repealing all anti-gun laws on the books presently (hence A+ with Gun Owners of America). We are for Ron Paul and are intelligent enough to understand that Romney cannot defeat Obama, but Paul would win by a landslide. You turn that into us being socialists and for Obama, I say you are an idiot.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:38pmBarber, Romney’s a draft dodger. He IS a progressive. There isn‘t much difference between his policies and Obama’s. I don’t care what religion he is, he’s not a constitutionalist. Chickenhawks that want to send my brothers into harms way for bull**** hate the military, not me.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:13amALL of you : My little finger says : you lie. Say “hi” to the Obama Crowd from whence you came ( I can tell because of the arrogant nastiness and name calling which is always a distraction response from you ! Smartest guys in any room and the anti-military bit also gives you away )
Report Post »justangry
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:34amBarber, Back to the point. Romney’s a warmongering chicken hawk, draft dodger, progressive who shares the Kissinger mentality about our troops. His views on Civil Liberties and Constitutionalism mirrors Obama’s.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:38amOh and as for hating the military…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlg45UcomRI&feature=relmfu
Report Post »Spyderco
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:42pmOne doesn’t become the head of a business by backing down to people. Our dear leader wouldn’t know that because this just his first job.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:48pmHow many times as Governor did Mitt vote “Present?”
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:19pmNo, most become heads of business by screw ing people.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:32pmNewsweek is leftist bumwad to be sure, but let’s face it, it’s us vs, the ruling class. Ze guillotine, she should sing, no?
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:38pmIt might be time to start praying to St. Joan. (Joan Of Arc)
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:44pmWEST COAST anti-capitalist : A company is only as good as the people who work for it and the reputation it maintains. You obviously have never run a company but feel free to parrot the goofy Marxism your mentors have brainwashed you with. When you run a business, “ the buck stops here ” and you are responsible 24/7 . Something all of you anti-capitalists , like Obama, have not a clue about. And why he still plays the old Pass the Buck, Blame Game ! And why clueless you are gullible enough to buy into his hate speech. Sad for all of us.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:06pmBarber2, I have scrapped with you before and you still show that you are an ignoramus. I have had my own business for years and I am quite good at it. The only thing that would keep me from becoming super rich is the fact that I deal honestly in everything I do. I have had other businessmen tell me that I am too nice and that is why I get screwed from time to time. What do you do hotshot? To call me a Marxist or anti-capitalist shows that you are a walk-off. Romney is a socialist, period. But, with your lack of brains, I doubt if you would know the difference between a progressive and a true patriot. True capitalism comes from a totally free market free of government regulations. Now I know that there needs to be some regulations to ensure fairness to consumers, but we are regulated to death. I have seen my bottom line steadily decrease because of state and federal regulations. The progressives just seem to not get enough regulations in order to tell us what we can and cannot do. Croni-capitalists like Romney are just as bad. He is for banning assault weapons, for the Patriot Act and the NDAA that Obama signed. He is not your friend, he is just another lying progressive and it looks like you are too.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:32pmWest Coast : I ran a business honestly, hired good people and was very successful. Our business was based upon treating our employes well, giving our customers good service, paying our more than fair share of taxes which is what the government always gets, and doing jobs well with attention to details. Government did NOT help us until the Bush cuts enabled us to hire more people and expand our inventory. I would be glad to discuss more but I do not believe you. You sound like an Obamabot . An anti-capitalist indoctrinated youngster. I really do feel bad for all of the unfortunate young people these Obama Lefties have poisoned with their hate and their crazy ideas. They are stealing the optimism, the hope and the basic decency which has always been at the heart of the American experience. A business is only as successful as the honest people one hires . Honesty is at the core of success. What goes around DOES come around. Not sure why you feel the need to be dishonest to be successful. That is a huge crock.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:00pmBarber, I am a Vietnam Navy Veteran, in my late fifties and have been a registered Republican for 36 years. I finally figured out that I am a Libertarian in my views the last couple years which makes me more conservative than most present day Republicans. I know you have a misunderstanding of libertarianism, which I replied to you about on the second page, but you are wrong. Romney is not a conservative by a long shot, all of you know it. I know all of you know it from all of you saying you will hold your nose. The problem is, we Paul supporters will not vote for a progressive again. Democrats, that would vote for Paul, and there are more than you would think, will do like you and hold their nose, but for Obama rather than vote for Romney. The GOP has pretty much said they do not want the youth in their ranks, so they will either stay home or write in Paul like all of us Paul supporters. The Independents have been leaving the Romney train according to polls, that leaves the Republicans, and Romney cannot even get 100% of them. How will he defeat Obama? At least Paul would get votes from all those voting blocks, and all of you said you would vote for anyone but Obama. That leaves Paul winning by a landslide. That should tell all you Republicans that the Republican candidate that will ensure a Republican win, is Ron Paul. Stop listening to the establishment reporters.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 6:09amLEFT COAST. You DID mean ‘Nam “Era” Navy Vet (GI Bill bennies)… would that be a tad more correct?? Based on what you told me regarding your age…. things just ain’t adding up there pardner??? Not trying to be nit-picky there LEFT COASTER (Service is Service, but SOME Service is embellished and vague as we all know).
Ron Paul would also like some to believe he was a “Flight Surgeon” in the ‘Nam which wasn’t the case as he never stepped one foot “in-country.“ We ”in-country ‘Nam Vets” would LOVE to see his DD-214….
The war “officially ended” May 7th ‘75 (qualifying for National Defense Ribbon), but troops were being pulled out in ‘73 (Saigon). Soooo, if I’m remembering correctly… you told me you were 54 (I could be wrong.. but).
Anyways, were you “Blue Water” or “Brown Water” while “in-country” in the ‘Nam LEFT COAST ??
Report Post »Shasta
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:42pmIf Romney does not start tellig America what his economic plan is, he is sunk. If he thinks he can win JUST by slamming Obummer, he is wrong. In a war of slime vs. slime, OBonzo wins. If Romney get’s positive, and tell the country why he should be our leader, he will outshine the pres, if not, he does just look wimpy.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:46pmIf you are waiting to find out by watching the news you will wait a very long time. Research for yourself – start here http://www.mittromney.com/issues
Report Post »Apple Bite
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:39pmTheir proud messiah has a ft wide yellow streak running down his back, can’t even take the slightest criticism from the littlest man…and they have the gall to call Romney a wimp?
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:56pmExactly. And they’re calling Romney insecure.
Must be they know Obama’s weak spot so they are projecting it on to Romney.
It won’t stick.
Report Post »servant100
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:38pmTo paraphrase the famous quote from “Treasure of Sierra Madre”…”Journalists…we don need no stinking Journalists…!!!”
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:37pmAnd we do not HAVE journalists: we have Lefty propaganda mongers currying favor from their international celebrity crazed best friends.
Report Post »DrunkGOP_Hack
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:38pmThats all NW has left.
Insults to draw in readers to a dying print rag.
Not too worry, they will be gone soon, just like the buggy whip makers, butter churn manufacturers.
A rag run by a group of liberal gays, lesbians and atheists, who are the wimps.
Report Post »762x51
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:37pmThe left calls Mitt Romney a wimp? Have they looked at the jelly spine, metrosexual weenie they put in the White House?
Seriously?
Here is a replacement cover for Newsweek:
Barack Obama:
The Communist Factor,
Is he just too much of an anti-American Marxist to be President?
How about they expose THAT for a change?
Report Post »gunsandbible
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:32pmThey might as well change the name to Obamaweek!
Report Post »starman70
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:31pmTHE ONLY WIMP I KNOW OF IS SITTING IN THE WHITE HOUSE NOW!!!
rq’d lc.
Report Post »pissantno.10
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:29pmwell im not a huge fan of romney but i have not seen him bowing to everybody and saying im sorry my county is so mean. let me give you some billons of dollars and coud ya kick a few bucks back to me
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:28pmNewsweek is defunct and Hussein the Disastrous Clown is the wimp, because he has worked, just lazed around for 4 years destroying our country. Hussein the Wimp Clown is Oblamer. I would vote for and old shoe and rotten tube sock over Oblamer.
Report Post »opb
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:27pmI believe National Enquirer before I believe Newsweek.
Report Post »Mike777
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:30pmI agree
Report Post »azjoannie
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:32pmDidn’t Newsweek say we were all socialists now? They have NO credibility.
Report Post »762x51
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:39pmI‘d believe the Letters to Penthouse Magazine before I’d believe Newsweek or any other Lame Stream Media outlet.
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:01pmAs well you should.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:34pmOPB: One of the tabloids has a headline that says : Obama Fraud. His SS Number Belongs To A Dead Man ! Hope it’s the one that brought down John Edwards !
Report Post »cosette
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:14pm@ Barber2… The tabloid is Globe magazine…. the link is http./www.globemagazine.com/story860. You’re welcome.
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