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New Anti-Mitt Romney Ad Raises Terrorism As Campaign Issue

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Former Obama spokesman Bill Burton‘s Priorities USA Action PAC continues to strafe Mitt Romney like an ED-209 on a sugar high, this time with an ad pegged to Romney’s recent assembly of a foreign policy team. While the spot cleverly toggles from Romney’s foreign policy chops to his record of exporting American jobs, the real significance of this ad is the fact that it’s the first sign of terrorism as an issue in the 2012 campaign, one that President Obama is well-positioned to run on.

Entitled “Outsourcing,” the spot begins with a clip from a 2008 debate in which Sen. John McCain questions Romney’s readiness, saying “I’ve raised this many times…whether you have the experience and judgment to lead this country in the war against radical Islamic extremism.”

The narration, “Mitt Romney may have no experience fighting terror but he does have some experience with foreign countries – sending our jobs to them,” is then accompanied by a stark graphic that reads, “No experience fighting terror.”

The narrator then explains, “As governor of Massachusetts, Romney vetoed a law that would have prevented outsourcing and stopped taxpayer money from funding jobs outside the U.S. Sending taxpayer money abroad? Outsourcing jobs to foreign workers? That’s not the kind of international experience we can afford.”

Throughout his presidency, Barack Obama has turned the terrorism issue on its head, killing so many terrorists that Republicans even complained about it, killing Osama bin Laden, and many other al Qaeda leaders. On the issue of terrorism, Republicans, especially Romney, really have no response to President Obama. Ironically, though, he’s done such a good job on the issue that Americans might feel too safe for it to do him much good. Still, it can’t hurt to remind them of that safety.

Here’s the ad, from Priorities USA Action:


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  • Anonymous

    Pipsqueak Burton should find a job suited to his talents .

    Perhaps he could be a maitre ‘d at a Taco Bell or golf pro at a miniature golf course .

  • Michelle

    I’m thinking a caddy for the soon to be unemployed Barry.

  • GluttonsMamasMama

    It’s a good advertisement though.  Romney technically doesn’t have any foreign policy experience and he has a long history with outsourcing.  Those will be major issues mentioned in the GE.

  • GluttonsMamasMama

    It’s possible Michelle, but do you see anything wrong with that commercial?  Doesn’t it demonstrate a weakness on the part of Romney and diminish his biggest strength?  I thought it was a well executed ad, especially compared to what Rick Parry has tried to hit Romney with.

  • Michelle

    Obama was the least experienced candidate ever.  Romney will be fine. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    I think that it can be credibly argued that president Obama has outsourced more jobs overseas than Romney, Immelt, and the next 10 largest jobs exporters combined.  As far as Obama and his Foreign policy, really all he has done is followed the advice of the pentagon and the CIA..  That Romney could easily be just as effective.    But all that may not matter as Romney may again be left standing at the alter.  

  • Anonymous

    Lets see if I have this straight.  The United States less than three years ago elected a person with no experience combating terrorism.  A person who almost as soon as he took office decided that we were no longer going to have a war on terrorism but instead would call it something else.  A person who bowed to just about every foreign leader he met – friend and non-friend alike.  And his supporters are running ads criticizing a maybe opponent on his lack of experience fighting terror.  This is so stupid it is laughable!  How would someone not in the military for the last ten years or in the civilian defense chain of command get such experience without breaking a whole lot of national and international laws?  I am an independent and if this is an attempt to persuade me that Romney is bad for America because of this “lack of experience” I just have to shake my head in disgust.

  • Redleaf

    What presidential candidates have serious experience fighting terrorism? Especially because terrorism, the type currently used to burnish or denigrate presidential aspirants, began on 9/11. The best they can do is serve on a relevant committee.  So “having no experience fighting terrorism” is a whatever criticism. Bush had no experience fighting terrorism before he took office. Obama had no experience fighting terrorism before he took office.

    If Romney gets elected, which I sincerely hope he doesn’t, he’ll learn on the job. Like they all do.

  • Mari2JJ

    I am a life long Republican but now, let me see if I have it right!  President Obama inherited two wars from GW.  He managed to organize a sensible exit fromd Iraq and has now taken out two international perps in Afghanistan.  After the 8 years of the GW administration and the wars that went on and on.  In fact, on the day Obama was inaugurated, he had to worry about  the war in Iraq that had nothing to do with 9-11, and the never ending war in Afghanistan that was the focal point of the 9-11 attack.  However, President Obama has been a huge success at taking out the perps who actually DID organize the 9-11 attack.  Now even for me, a life long Republican, that does sound like success.  Of course I never expect those with an agenda, whether racist or just pure partisanship ideas to give any credit to our President.  But facts do matter.  So I do congratulate President Obama on his great success on so many issues.  The economy is now the main problem though and we shall see if that sinks his re-election or if it will be the same old racist meme that has gone on for years in our party.

  • S R Karenova

    Can you imagine a candidate with ZERO foreign policy experience such as Willard Romney going against our heroic, ninja president? Yikes. The foreign policy debate is certainly to be one the president wins next year.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002836618324 Michael Kessler

    I guess Mittens forgot that Osama and Awlaki are dead.

  • Anonymous

    This election will be about the economy, 100%. So of course they will try to bring up EVERYTHING but the economy. Not surprised. It IS surprising that they are targeting Mitt already though. I think that says a lot (they fear a Mitt nomination).

  • Anonymous

    I agree there is nothing wrong with the ad but Fedup is correct that Obama has caused much more outsourcing than Romney has or will and has done a lousy job on terrorism despite getting Obama. I’ve never been able to vote in the candidate of my choice and Romney is not my choice but he is so far superior to Obama it will still be a pleasure to pull that lever even if it is for Romney. But we do agree about the ad and I wonder how anyone can say he is the best candidate.

  • Re-Elect Obama 2012

    Ask yourself the question that was asked by the leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, while announcing his support for Rick Perry:

    Do we want a candidate who is a good, moral person, or one who is a born again follower of our Lord Jesus Christ?

  • MIKE

    With all the defense cuts that are going to happen in the next 2 years any politician might look inexperienced. 
    This is the same strategy that was used against Obama in 2008 and the funny thing is that this is the one and only area he has a positive rating.
    Too bad he needs to leave soldiers to die. He can’t bring them home because it will fck with the unemployment #s and hurt his reelection bid.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_U7T5LVIQK7AMIBM5WI765VDVDQ smald4lib

    The crazies in the Republican party will not vote for Romney. Either way Obama wins………..and he is not my best choice, but it’s what we got. We can’t let another corportist put some more right wing ideologies in the Supreme courts, especially ones who believe corporations are people, like Romney does. You independents better smarten up……………..getmoneyout.com

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_U7T5LVIQK7AMIBM5WI765VDVDQ smald4lib

    And it sounds like Romney is putting the same people in place that Bush had who told us that there were WMDs in Iraq and he’s beatting the war drums by telling us he wants to invest in building up the Navy. Where’s the money coming from Mit? taxes, social program cuts, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, Science investment, where’s it coming from Mit, China? There they go again, another Reagan deficit buster.

  • http://twitter.com/MarieChristian2 Marie Christiansen

    Mitt may have been forced to out source because American workers insisted on high wages.  Obama had no foreigh policy experience, but he is President, tho a bad one.  Glove above got it right.

  • http://twitter.com/MarieChristian2 Marie Christiansen

    Go Jose, well put.  I’m and Independent also.  Proud of you.

  • http://twitter.com/MarieChristian2 Marie Christiansen

    Sick of blaming a previous President.  Get with it as Truman said the buck stops here.  This President has done more harm to American then ever.  And I’m as old as dirt so I’ve seen a lot.  I to congratulate Obama for our huge increase in debt, for loss of millions of jobs, for trying to make our health policy socialist, for extending the Patriot Act that releaves us of privacy,for lieing to the press, need more I got it.  Now before America becomes as a European state, we need a president that knows what is happening and will act the American way to fix it.

  • http://twitter.com/MarieChristian2 Marie Christiansen

    Tell me what do you KNOW about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?  Tell me with that name how could they not follow Christ.  You people out there just assume ( you know what that word means, I hope) what anyone says about the LDS church is correct.  Don’t be stupied and follow the rest of the sheep (who have no brains) and find out for yourself what Mitt’s church is about.  Besides all this religion should not be a issue when picking a President.  Kennedy went through this kind of stuff.  It is not manditory to be any special religion to become President.  I certaintly would not vote for anyone that criticies another candidates religion, what would Jesus say.  If you have been to some Southern Baptists Churches you will hear from their pulpit preaching agains tThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I have.  If you don’t know some people call the people that go to that church Mormons. That is not the name of the church it is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Now go a learn from a proper authority about the LDS church.

  • http://twitter.com/MarieChristian2 Marie Christiansen

    Why do you think the only viable candidate is Mitt?  You better do some studying about the other candidates. Forget Rick he is a bad guy, do research on your candidates.  What has happened to the American people, do you not have great minds and can learn.  Don’t count on the newspapers, count on yourself.  Obviously you have a computer use it.  Besides I’m not a crazy Republican I’m a smart American. You should be too and look at the damage Obama has done to this country.  Find it all on your computer.

  • http://twitter.com/MarieChristian2 Marie Christiansen

    I’m wondering if I’m on a internet site that is for Democrats only.  Comments look that way.  All of you need to use your computer to look for the truth about all candidates including Obama, not bias sites but fair and balance sites (not necessarily FOX).  I’m getting sick of uninformed citizens.  Wake up you have become part of our problems.

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