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Donny Deutsch Starts The Mitt Romney Birther Movement: ‘What State Is Romney From?’

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On Wednesday, the Morning Joe panel tackled the issue of Mitt Romney and his slipping poll numbers, citing a lack of authenticity in his message as a possible reason he’s currently caught in a bit of a tailspin.

Tina Brown, editor of Newsweek, admitted that she was actually feeling bad for Romney, as he thought he was going to campaign on the economy, “but, in the end, his base doesn’t want that. The base would rather talk about social issues and driving towards Santorum and he’s sort of left without his issue and campaigning also in Michigan, which has worked — where the bailout has worked.”

At that point, Donny Deutsch brought up a question that seemingly has been gnawing at him for some time:

“Joe, help me out,” Deutsch said. “What state is Romney from?”

“He was born in Michigan,” host Joe Scarborough responded.

“And…where else?” Deutsch asked. “Aren’t there a bunch of states? I keep getting confused.”

“He lives in Massachusetts,” Scarborough offered.

“And isn’t there a Utah thing going on there?” Deutsch continued. “A New Hampshire thing going on there?”

“Wait,” co host Mika Brzezinski asked, “what is your point?”

“My point is, going back to the authenticity of Rick Santorum,” Deutsch responded, “how many states has Mitt Romney walked into and declared somehow he’s the son of that state?”

“That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard,” an annoyed Brzezinski replied, leading to a heated exchange between her and Deutsch.

“What are you talking about that’s the most ridic– I’m serious, that’s not ridiculous at all!”

“That’s ridiculous”

“What’s ridiculous about it?”

Scarborough, trying to restore order, attempted to steer the conversation back to politics. “Alright, David Gregory–”

“Because,” Brzezinski interrupted, “if you have a wide breadth of experience living in this country it should enhance your knowledge of it.”

“I’m not saying knowledge,” Deutsch clarified, “I’m saying where is your birth state?”

Watch a clip of the exchange below, courtesy of MSNBC:

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  • Gloves Oliver Donahue

    Donny is a 15 watt bulb in the MSNBC chandelier of 40 watters.

    Hey Donny. Why would Obama leave his home state of Hawaii to go to Chicago?
    Answer: Those are his peeps.

    “Chicago Called Most Corrupt City In Nation”

    http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/02/14/chicago-called-most-corrupt-city-in-nation/

  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty sure Romney is from the state of Flux.

  • http://www.proactivepolitics.blogspot.com/ Norbit Peters

    Note their continued use of the Media Matters-directed and approved 1% and 99% terminology.

    MSNBC
    deliberately uses that verbiage throughout the day to comport with
    the class-warfare narrative the White House, in concert with Media Matters
    and the now contrived OWS “protests”,  try to promote.

    More deception, more lies from this corrupt Administration.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Now, now Big Petty. Willard seems to have an embarrassment of home states. Apparently, if he has been in a state long enough to shower and change into a fresh pair of magic underwear, it is a home state.

  • Charles Ulysses Feney

    Mitt’s father, George, was born on the polygamous Mormon Colonia Dublan in Chihuahua, Mexico. His parents were Mexican citizens.  They fled the 86,000 acre colony, which they owned, for the U.S., at the first shots of the Mexican Revolution.

    By the definition in Law Of Nations, Mitt IS NOT a Natural Born Citizen.

    Interesting that Obama and Romney share a common trait  -  Foreign Born Polygamous Fathers!

  • http://mcstumpy.myopenid.com/ Stumpy McGrumpy

    Of course, the bigger and more lasting class warfare narrative belongs to the right wing: “lucky duckies” and “welfare queens” and “half of American households pay no income tax.” The right wing has been making villains out of poor people for decades, and now all of a sudden, if anybody says anything about rich people, it’s “Class Warfare.” 

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/565TCXMB2XP263LC6JONTU4N6A Kim

    My friend just met a black man on Mixedmingle.COMit’s where for men and women looking for interracial’ship for a fabulous lifestyle
    It’s a nice place for black white sing’les, to interact with each other…no bounds or extremes in front of true love. 

  • Anonymous

    He actually does not live in Massachusetts any more, he got out so that he wouldn’t be “dragged down” by Massachusetts as he “marched on to the presidency”.  He has a summer home in New Hampshire, and a home in California, he was born in Michigan, but  he actually lives on the campaign trail, he’s been running for president since 2002.

  • 12voltman1

    So let me get this straight, You are saying that everyone in the greater Chicago area is corrupt? Anyone from Chicago must be corrupt? No one is honest in Chicago? Is that what you are trying to convey?
    Just askin’

  • Gloves Oliver Donahue

    Your bigotry against Mormons is showing, Robert.

  • 12voltman1

    Lived in Massachusetts?
    You mean in his son’s unfinished basement in Belmont Ma. or when he was Governor?

  • Anonymous

    Gloves would probably enjoy your website so that he can meet a real woman. I hear he’s grown allergic to vinyl.

  • 12voltman1

    Kim
    Is this how Mark “Hiking the Appalachian Trail” Sanford started down the wrong path?

  • Gloves Oliver Donahue

    I’m from Chicago. It’s a beautiful, clean city. The people are friendly. The women are gorgeous.
    The politicians are crooks. A whole lot of the cops are, too. Last I heard, 45 people from Daley’s administration went to jail. Most pols have their hands out for a payoff. City Hall is a sewer, and has been at least since the twenties. If you’re going to be an honest guy in politics, Chicago is the last place to be.

  • Anonymous

    He lived in Belmont, great house with yard work done by illegal immigrants, now he just uses his son’s basement as a voting address.  Truly a modern gypsy.  I’m sure he will end up in California because his wife likes it there and he is enlarging it by about 500%.  He is using his fortune to buy the presidency and we can’t let him do it. 

  • Anonymous

     Donny Douche is a complete idiot.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Bigotry? Hardly. I only wish RCs wore magic underwear.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I applaud your noble, Herculean efforts to keep this non-story alive. It shows a dedication and tenacity I usually reserve only for matters of great and abiding principle. I wish I had the same dedication, tenacity and energy to apply that to the most trivial of matters, too.

  • Anonymous

    Chapultapec?

  • Anonymous

    Actually, all it shows is that he’s a simpleton, using his assigned talking points to rail about Dems using assigned talking points.  Projection is the right wing playbook.

  • 12voltman1

    For once we agree!

  • Anonymous

    Nothing to do with the Romney remark, in general don’t get why Morning Joe has Donny on.  Tune out when he is on.

  • Anonymous

    Change your nick to suckin (republican) peters

  • Anonymous

    I’m from MI and just was looking for advice on who to vote for to make it easier then it already will be for Obama in November?

  • Gloves Oliver Donahue

    Donny’s mama gets him all dressed up in his outfit to be on TV and he says something stupid.

    Typical Wednesday in Donnyworld.

  • Anonymous

    I thought Mitt was Mexican? 

    -Birther

  • Anonymous

    I thought that Donny and everybody else knew that Mitt Romney was born in Kenya!

  • Anonymous

    His Dad was born in Mexico, but allegedly was not hispanic. I have never seen his Dad’s birth certificate!  It could all be a hoax!  Mitt could become our first Hispanic President!  Who needs Marco Rubio on the ticket?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LS6TM6Q35SNY6AIT6IUL2OTZOI Bob

    Who is this Donny Douche guy?  Never heard of the clown.

  • Mike Conlon

    My favorite Donny moment-he is on a small panel, with Erin Burnett on viewers far right.  Erin cautiously and carfully brings up-purely as a hypothetical-”what if the unemployed are using the extention as a vacation, and waiting for it to end to get back to work (this is a good paraphrase, NOT a quote)”-and Donny goes semi ballistic, shutting Erin down with a bombast about “none of his friends and no-one he knows would do that, and how can you be so cold (another paraphrase, not a quote)”.  I was floored-that idea is a very common one, and my personal experience is that as a 52 year old I never considered unemployment insurance, but I have certainly heard and read of this.  Anyone else have a favorite Donny moment?  What a clown.

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