(Update: Ad Pulled) See Romney‘s Response Attack Ad Set to the Tune of Obama Singing ’Let‘s Stay Together’
- Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:35pm by
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The Obama campaign released on Saturday another ad attacking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his business record at Bain Capital.
However, unlike previous attack ads, this one goes one step further and takes a dig at the former Massachusetts governor for his off-key singing of “America the Beautiful”:
But seeing as how this isn’t the 2008 McCain campaign, Romney’s people have already punched back with an ad of their own, blasting the president for worrying more about his crony buddies than the American people.
The video is appropriately set to the audio of President Obama singing Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”:
“Middle class families are struggling in the Obama economy. Instead of working to restore their economic security, President Obama is too busy rewarding his biggest donors,” the video’s YouTube page reads.
“The Obama record is one of political payoffs and middle class layoffs,” it adds.
As mentioned in the above, the Romney campaign isn’t taking the “America the Beautiful” ad lightly.
The president was “mocking” the patriotic song, said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul.
But more than just a tit-for-tat counterattack to Team Obama’s “highbrow” “America the Beautiful” ad, the Romney campaign’s new “Obama Crony” ad is part of a larger strategy to take on the president’s handling of the economy.
“There is no question but that when billions upon billions of dollars are given by the Obama Administration to the businesses of campaign contributors, that is a real problem particularly at a time when the middle class is really suffering in this country,” Romney told Fox News on Monday morning.
“I think it stinks to high heaven,” he added.
Romney adviser Ed Gillepsie told reporters in a conference call that the president was practicing “Chicago-style politics and Chicago-style economics,” according to the Washington Post.
“[Gillepsie] said that reporting on Obama’s donors had been ‘kind of scattershot’ and the campaign goal was to ‘lay them all out and say this is a pattern,’” the report adds.
“Close to $4 billion in stimulus dollars did go to firms with connections to Obama staffers and advisers. Some were run by top Obama donors. The department says those connections played no role in funding decisions.”
And if you believe that, we have some land we’d like to sell you.



















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Comments (103)
Nevermind
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:35pmMicmac
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:27pm
@ Nevermind
Your sylogistic skills tell me you were one of those smoking pot DURING school. Great leaps in illogic.
NoBama > MoBama
*************
You do realize this site is Glen Becks site, the drunk coke user?
Am i to be offended by your remark? I did smoke pot in high school , just like the majority of Americans, and i can assure you I am more successful than you will ever be as well as being a war vet. Not bad for a pot smoker huh?
Report Post »Leadthemtothelight
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:48pmConveniently the Romney link has been nixed due to a BMG copyright issue. Can’t we all just vote for Romney now. I seriously cannot stomach the though of all of the Pro Obama propoganda from now till Novemeber. Seriously Obama just concede and spare the American people months of your baseless attack ads and lies.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:49pmNEVER?
Report Post »You do realize that Odummy used cocaine drank beer and chooomed dope????
From Dreams FROM my Father
Put the bong down and read up.
OMG 2012
Micmac
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:19pm@ Nevermind
Actually we probably had similar experiences when we were younger, but I don’t toot my horn to disparage others, but in this case I’d wipe you so far off the map re: accomplishments and personal wealth. But I would never display facts and figures on a public site to attack someone. Immature.
What I was referring to was DURING school. The brain functions differently on pot, and critical thinking, and learning, is somewhat imparred. When I read others posts I look at the flow of their thoughts and appreciate the logic of their process. In your post all I saw was a giant leap to irrelevence and an attack on conservatives.
I liken it those that swear when they can’t make a rebuttal. Lack of preparedness. Either that, or just making immature remarks as a troll.
NoBama > MoBama
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:31pm@Leadthemtothelight
Report Post »It does seem like nothing is working for Romney, including the ad
fastfacts
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:54pmYOU NEED TO LEARN TO ADMIT YOUR PROBLEMS LIKE OBAMA…
Sometimes I am a ‘bonehead’: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/july/obama_bonehead.html
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 7:05pmLeadthemtothelight: Where did the vid go…. I youtubed it and it was gone….what is BMG?
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 8:11pm@soy
It does seem like nothing worked for Ron Paul, including the primaries.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 8:22pm@thereal
Ron Paul was always the longshot – we all knew that. We have invested in knowledge, history, and freedom in order to pave the way for future constitutional candidates to emerge.
You, however, put all your eggs in the Romney basket. If he loses, you are done and have little to look forward to (tim pawlenty 2016?)
Report Post »Gracchi
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 8:57pmThose that “have it” don’t brag about it, which suggests you don’t, but are envious of those who do.
Report Post »Either way, you mouth is writing checks that your character can’t cash. You must be a liberal.
therealconservative
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:15pm@soy
“Ron Paul was always the longshot – we all knew that. ”
Amazing how your posts have changed. A couple of moths ago you were trumping Rule 38 and telling me ‘How can state law reach out a tough Tampa’. And just a couple of days ago it was ‘the campaign’s not over until the convention ‘. Now your tune is ‘RP was a long shot’.
It is the NYT that said Pawlenty was the VP pick, the WSJ says no. But I’m not surprised you listen to the NYT, since you also go to ‘MotherJones’ for your info.
Report Post »thefnshow
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 3:11amand obama didn’t do coke or smoke weed ? hypocrite
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:27am@thereal
Report Post »I have never said anything about Rule X, Y, or Z. I dont know anything about that stuff. Nor do i support a hostile takeover of a party that did not support him. Ron Paul campaign continues until the convention – i have always said that
therealconservative
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 8:13am@soy
Let the BS fly. Typical Lib response, when faced with the truth, lie and deny.
Report Post »PoliticalTs.com
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:31pmSign this official petition to get Obama to answer about cocaine use.
Report Post »https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/obama-must-answer-question039s-about-cocaine-use-possesion-dealing/ygqWvSp8
Micmac
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:21pmRomney needs to go on the offense and stop being reactionary. I see this time and time again. The Right needs to put it into 4 gear and stop idling.
NoBama > MoBama
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:42pmMICMAC..he will. Romney is outraising Obama. Obama has spent around $100 million on ads for battleground states like Ohio and Florida and it’s yielded next to nothing for him. Romney will be flush with money after the convention while Obama has launched his attacks on Bain, Romney and success and loses money and gains almost nothing. I‘m betting this is Romney’s game plan for now..let Obama keep shooting himself in the foot for hundreds of millions of dollars then saturate the battleground states in Romney ads while Obama goes begging Hollywood elites for money.
Report Post »If Obama, Axelrod and Plouffe aren’t beginning to panic…they will soon.
I’m just waiting on Romney to play the “sure Barry..I’ll show you more than two years tax statements..after you show us your college records” hand.
spirited
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:55pmBetcha that Romney has some other stuff he’s going to ask (-lol) O h no to explain.
>fingers crossed.
Report Post »Nevermind
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:15pm65Mustang
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:11pm
Most “baby boomers” aren’t running for the office of President either…try something else.
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Correct but most do vote and wouldnt see pot use as a big deal, in fact they would laugh at the thinking on the right that they are criminal but run wiht that and tell me how it works out
for you.
It will work about as well as the groundswell of conservatives who will nominate a conservative to the GOP ticket, i am making myself laugh now. All those conservative voters yet you got Mittens. Not so many of you after all huh?
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:27pm@ Nevermind
Your sylogistic skills tell me you were one of those smoking pot DURING school. Great leaps in illogic.
NoBama > MoBama
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:29pmI am trying something a little different… challenging young folks to use that wed thingy for something other than facebook. challenging them to do their own research, read the constitution. Telling them they ARE SMART ENOUGH to figure out politics. To get the facts and DECIDE how they want the future to unfold.
This is not about me….it is about the young.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:44pmComrade perhaps you had better lay off the weed for a while. According to medical reports it causes severe brain cell disruption and death!
Report Post »Now, let’s see if you can follow this logic! In Dear Leader’s first book he admits doing cocaine, grass, and sampling other, unnamed illegal drugs. He also admits to supplying those same drugs to other classmates of his.
This is a felony!
Now, you might like having a communist doper for a president, but I certainly don’t!
Even though Mr. Romney wasn’t either my first or second choice, the man isn’t a doper, and he isn’t a communist. Dear Leader is both!
Outraged2
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:12pmBoy, it’s going to take a whole entire cable news network working 24/7 to get Romney out of the hole he’s dug for himself. If only there were such a cable news network…
Report Post »rusooperman
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 6:09pmThat would be a monumental undertaking seeing as how every other network is planted firmly up Obama’s butt.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:11pmIf I had been working on that platform I would have used a lot of examples like, solendra, union kickbacks, acorn vote fraud, judges hiding facts ect. ect. ect.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:09pmYou all want Romney to be Superman but as you can all see he is more like Clark Kent.
Report Post »Too_Far_Gone
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:15pmWow, did your mom write that for you ?
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:26pmtoo far- Let‘s see the tax returns of Romney’s for the last 10 years . Then we can talk
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:35pmhow a bout obama’s sealed education records…then we can talk?
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:49pmReally SH#THEAD? So while Obama spends $100 million on ads in battleground states and isn’t gaining any ground on Romney while Romney is outraising Obama and is flush with cash..who’s in trouble again?
Report Post »Don’t worry about Clark Kents and Supermen..worry about Alexanders and Napoleons because it’s becoming clear Romney is using a strategy of letting Obama spend himself to a standstill as he fires blanks like “Bain, tax statements and rich guys”. None of it’s sticking to Romney…at the cost of $100 million so far to little Barry.
You statist idiots don’t get it do you? You think Obama, Axelrod and Plouffe aren’t panicking right now? Really SH#THEAD? You think telling Americans that businessmen don’t create businesses is the sign of a confident campaign?
Steelhead
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:57pma gerkin- wah wah ,throwing a hissy fit wont get Romney elected potty mouth.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:14pmand…SHI#THEAD is spent…that didn’t take much.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:16pmsteelhead :
obama’s education records
Fast & Furious records
THEN WE CAN TALK
no name calling…. ask he potus for his records.
Report Post »Too_Far_Gone
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 6:19pmOne problem with that, you‘d have to have the ability to say something I’d want to hear ..
idiot.
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 8:08pmLet’s see your tax returns.
Report Post »Nevermind
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:06pmSnowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:55pm
Corruption, graft, bribery and politcal cronie capitalism are the trademark of Obama. And something of interest, while Obama declares Romney a criminal what about the fact he admitted repeatedly to having done cocaine in college and shared marijuana with his buddies?
Both actions, confessed in public for the record, makes him a criminal in declaration, admission and fact.
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Then based off your words just about every baby boomer who votes is a criminal. You do realize that most kids in high school and college have at least tried pot at some point? If this is all you got you are worse off than i thought.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:11pmA LIBERAL BLACK LADY THAT WORKED WITH ACORN, HAD HER EYES OPENED TO SOCIALISM AND OBAMA. HERE IS HER STORY. PLEASE FORWARD to as many people as possible.
Watch these two honest and very revealing videos by a young black female attorney who went to work for Acorn in Washington. Once she saw what was really happening behind the scenes, she ultimately became the “whistleblower.” It is a very, very revealing message about the inner workings of the ultra liberals, the role of the mainstream media, the real agendas, of Obama and his minions.
Very, Very much worth your time!
Part I http://www.youtube.com/embed/3CmkbShVqNA?feature=player_embedded
Part II http://www.youtube.com/embed/gy6odnqyLeU?feature=player_embedded
Report Post »65Mustang
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:11pmMost “baby boomers” aren’t running for the office of President either…try something else.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:14pmNevermind – don‘t worry about the cat it’s worse than you could imagine.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:27pmWatch the above video if you haven’t, holy moley. This young women has guts.
Report Post »lfoa
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:00pmGreat Links NHWinter… Thanks…
Report Post »65Mustang
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:05pmRomney, you are dealing with the Chicago Mafia, which equates with gutter trash. I will vote for you but you have got to get your hands dirty…Obama’s are filthy.
Report Post »littleQueenie
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:04pmI dunno,
Report Post »by doing a spin-off of Obama’s commercial, he’s playing into Obama’s hand, he’s letting Obama control the narrative, not to mention that Obama can croone better than Romney can sing. But then I heard that Satan has a golden voice, -anyway, who ever is the ad think tank for Romney needs to be entirely original and control their own narrative.
Breitbart said that the left was always so much better at capturing the media and I think that’s true but there’s no reason why this should be.
There are many clever, creative, conservative hep cats around. Romney needs some of them on his ad team.
spirited
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:47pmRomney is probably letting BO play his same “as usual” slime-game.
Then, BO won’t just slide himself (and his gang) off of the “cliff” that the dems. tout,
they’ll be left stranded on their mountain of manure without a saftey-line.
>Let’s watch, listen, hope, pray, speak and vote!
Report Post »littleQueenie
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 6:35pmI just had a thought.
Report Post »A better use of Obama’s impersonation of Al Greene would be to show the video of Obama singing, “I-I-I – a-m, so in lo-ove with you”
And then have it cut to an Obama look alike whose singing to himself in front of a mirror.
The narcissist –in–chief.
Too late now, but that would have been funny, in your face and TRUE.
spirited
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:28pm{[;^o Kinda Weiner like. -eh?
Report Post »Charybdis
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:03pmWhat has this writer been smoking? This is a typical response ad, by definition one step behind the opposition. It is still allowing Obama to define the GOP candidate and set the whole tone. It‘s no different than McCain’s tactics and the end result will be the same in 2012 as it was in 2008 if they don’t get original and take the helm, putting Obama on the defense. When the Romney camp has to resort to a “me too” strategy of political advertising, you know Obama and Co. have to be giggling themselves silly.
Report Post »behonest
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 2:03amThe new ad should be Romney singing America the beautifull with the background of Obama standing for the pledge alligence with his hands down and folded in front of him while everyone has their hand on their heart. Habits are hard to break that is how he was taught Why didn’t the time mag put that on their cover they had him on at least 20 times.. That is still on line ,Time mag “Harking steak fry” 2007
Report Post »momrules
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:59pmRomney needs to wake up to the fact that he is campaigning against evil, yes EVIL, not your run of the mill Democrat.
Report Post »Does the Romney camp that this cute little ad will jar liberals and independents into sudden awareness that America is lost if Obama wins again? Oh please………..
azcowboy1
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:59pmpolousy, dingy and barry keep talking about 3-4 things obummercare does. Why does it take 2900 pages. A good lawbooker could legal jargon it in 10 pages I would think.
Report Post »jH…
v15
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:58pmRomney, if you’re trying to “throw the fight” then please make it less obvious!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:57pmBarrack the crock with that ghoulish smiling jackal face is nauseating indeed,ENOUGH of this abomination of a man,landslide that bastard for good.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:55pmCorruption, graft, bribery and politcal cronie capitalism are the trademark of Obama. And something of interest, while Obama declares Romney a criminal what about the fact he admitted repeatedly to having done cocaine in college and shared marijuana with his buddies?
Both actions, confessed in public for the record, makes him a criminal in declaration, admission and fact.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:53pmPlease, Romney campaign; get on the offense. You must not simply answer back with similar cute clips. This is important to 300 plus million people. You have been chosen to represent the GOP; fire it up, folks.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:38pmTron, we warned you about this. Romney is not capable of being a good candidate because he is terrible. What can he really attack Obama on?
Tell me this, outside of the “not a commie”, “raised in Wright’s church”, “ate dog”, and “Chumba gang” stuff, what are Obama and Romney different on when it real nation changing issues?
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 8:12pmFlip floppers dont have spines. Never have – never will.
Mitt Romney is the 2012 version of John Kerry – without the military experience
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:52pmHammer that Marxist POS incessantly,expose him for the fraud he is and the disastrous policies he’s inflicted on us.Shred the Marxist POS to ribbons in your ads.
Report Post »honor007
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:49pmRomney needs to come out in full throttle attack with his latest comments on “you didn’t build it by yourself” crap!!!! and SOON! I want him fuming mad as I am.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:57pmI‘m afraid we’re not ever going to see a fuming mad Romney. He’s just not that kind of guy.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:59pmYou seem to think Romney is trying to win. He has been playing to lose this whole time. He is a patsy set up to lose.
The immigration thing, he went weak and practically agreed with Obama.
The Obamacare thing, he went weak and just said he wanted to “replace” it.
Romney is a joke. I will not vote for anyone who wont cut spending, end the wars, work to phase out the FED, and wont restore the freedoms taken from us for our own “good”.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:22pmGONZO..Romney doesn’t have to right now. Look at Obama ..his surrogates are accusing Romney of committing felonies, Obama‘s saying businessmen don’t start businesses. The Bain stuff isn’t sticking to Romney. Obama’s spent $100million in battleground states trying to malign Romney in leiu of a record to run on and its’ not working. Romney’s flush with cash while Obama is spending all of his. Romney’s watching the Obama campaign in complete disarray right now.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:49pmSung to the Tune of “Santa Claus is coming to town”
You better not save
You better not succeed
You better not pray cause I’m telling you why
Socialist are coming to Town.
They’ll tax you when your sleeping
They’ll tax you while you cry
They’ tax your pants right off your butt
So you better not try and hide
You better not strive
Report Post »You better not try
You better get ready to practice your Sieg Heil cause
The Socialist are coming to town.
spirited
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:40pmSung to the tune of Frosty The Snowman
BO the con-man
is a lying cunning soul
With a crack-coke pipe and pinocchio nose
who stopped folks from digging coal
BO the con-man
tells a fairy tale every day
He’s nothing but a show
and Americans know
that he’s got to go away.
It must have been quite traggic
being raised with thin skin
For when he went out into the world
he was struggling from within
BO the con-man
is alive as he can be
but all his words say
as laughs and play
I‘m a phoney can’t you see
Thumpetty thump thump
thumpety thump thump
Look at BO go
Thumpetty thump thump
thumpety thump thump
On with his socialist show
BO the con-man
knows his role ends on a November day
Though he thinks its funny
that he made gobs of money
and on one six twelve he’ll be on his way
He thinks, “Again I‘ll run and I’ll have some fun now before I’m elected away ”
Thumpetty thump thump
thumpety thump thump
Look at BO go
Thumpetty thump thump
Report Post »thumpety thump thump
On with his socialist show!
justangry
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:49pmEw that will show him. This is going to be hysterical. Now that the guy who believes politicians should follow the laws is out of the race, I get to sit back and watch the circus. Especially amusing are the folks who said Romney was a liberal 3-6 months ago sticking up for him now. Might as well mock the rigged process and the puppeteers until they come for me. Middle Class taxes… Haven’t heard that one before.
Report Post »phrogdriver
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:48pmHe will. Obama is outspending romney something like 3 to 1 and it’s still a dead heat. There’s no need for Romney to spend a lot of cash now – he needs to save it for october when the “undecides” come out of their coma.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:45pmLOL…. President Romney’s ad is GREAT….. too bad for the visual of what’s-his-face.
Report Post »Toltepeceno
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:42pmHe needs to start doing something, up until now he has shown about as much spine as McCain did. Hopefully this is the start of fighting back,
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:51pmRomney‘s a ’milquetoast’ what else could you expect
Report Post »spirited
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:52pmDidn’t you think he was
*<<\\8^} a "milk toast" "white" "boy" yesterday?
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:40pmThat’s good, but he needs to hit harder and bigger. Romney can do it, there’s plenty of material he can use, and he needs to beat Obama about the head with these ads, and he needs to hit back hard!
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