Romney And Gingrich Advisors Trade Body Blows On MSNBC

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by Alex Alvarez | 2:37 pm, February 6th, 2012

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Mitt Romney surrogate and former New Hampshire governor John Sununu went head-to-head with Newt Gingrich campaign adviser Bob Walker on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown Monday morning as the two disagreed on the state of the ongoing GOP race.

When talk turned to the negative nature of the election cycle’s campaign ads (particularly Romney’s, according to Walker), Sununu went on the defensive. “Look,” he pointed out, “if you want to talk about something negative, take a look at the Gingrich news conference in Nevada. There’s a guy who absolutely went through a meltdown. If you can’t handle the pressure of a bad caucus, how are you going to handle the pressure of being president? And that rambling set of attacks after saying he was going to be positive just shows you the schizophrenic approach that this guy has to the politics of destruction.”

“Once again, John is in the attack mode on this program this morning,” Walker shot back. “But the fact is that Newt Gingrich answered the questions that the press posed to him. The fact is that we see very little in the way of Governor Romney putting himself out in press conferences like that because he is a candidate that has to be handled because every time he goes out, there seems to be a misstatement to get in trouble.”

When it came to the economic plans put forth by the two candidates, Walker was quick to point out that the Wall Street Journal called Romney’ economic program “timid.”

“You guys are going to editorials that are six months old,” Sununu responded dryly, noting that people have been “moving towards and supporting” Romney’s campaign messages.

“You don’t have a good answer to this,” Walker countered. “The fact is that the Wall Street Journal is absolutely correct.”

Sununu, meanwhile, feels that Gingrich has been “irrational” as a candidate whose press conference amounted to little more than “rambling.”

“You haven’t made your case,” said Walker.

“I didn’t have to make it!” Sununu pushed back. “Newt Gingrich made the case.”

“No, Newt Gingrich is being very, very clear about where he stands and he is making his case very well,” responded Walker. “You’ve tried to knock him out now in several states and you haven’t been able to do it and so
now you’re very frustrated about the fact that you can’t knock him out.”

“He’s losing!” Sununu shot back.

Have a look, via MSNBC:

Bob Walker, Chuck Todd, John Sununu, Mitt Romney, msnbc, newt gingrich

Anonymous

That’s awesome.

note to self: buy more popcorn.
Anonymous

John Sununu- the one guy who makes Newt look likable in comparison.
Anonymous

I smell a Grumpy Old Men reboot
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TWK2YYJTTIDLZIVV7NKZM23Z6Q Tyler

Newt is just mad because he thought he was going to get Trump’s endorsement.
Anonymous

Walker makes a great point about Mitt’s aversion to media scrutiny and his fear of any unscripted settings. That’s significant. A Palin hide-from-journalists strategy is not going to play any better in 2012 than it did in 2008.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

Disgraced Bush chief of staff Sununu is an embarrassment to politics.
Anonymous

Of course, Mitt’s a “Malin” – a man-Palin. An empty suit with a pretty face headed straight for the GOP speaking-circuit come 2013.
The Real Royal Emperor

I think it is even worse with a male. The assumption of cowardice is stronger.
Anonymous

R Money’s and The Grinch’s advisors fighting was hilarious watching it live.
The Real Royal Emperor

I’m pretty sure I don’t like either of these men.
Anonymous

Republican Cannibalism= Awesome Entertainment for LIbs
ganmerlad

Walker and Sununu should trade voices. Anyhow, they are both right in saying “your candidate should not be president”. Convincing stuff.
Katechon Phosphene

“The real issue is issues!” Damn straight!
Windolyn Mosely

I heard that Gingrich’s Aldeson paid Trump to endorse Romney as soon as the “Poor people” comment came out. Remember how fast the Donald endorsed after saying he may have to run blah blah…

That was a set up to hurt Romney and it worked. Romney’s numbers are tanking slowly but surely.
NDanielson

Alex is sooooooo concerned about Romney and Gingrich! LOL. Listen to “Justice” Ginsberg tell the rest of the world that the US Constitution is not worthy of upholding. Wow. Barry and liberals want to “take their country back.” From who?

Justice Ginsburg to Egyptians: ‘I would not look to the U.S. Constitution’; AP, NYT Ignore
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2012/02/04/ruth-bader-ginsburg-egyptians-i-would-not-look-us-constitution-ap-nyt-ig#ixzz1ldwwVFKi
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Forsberg/100001387343371 Bob Forsberg

It’s no longer a campaign…… but a slugfest of child mentalities. Obama will probably win by default if he and his wife keep their mouths shut until November.
Anonymous

I saw that segment.. it woke me out of a half-sleep.. it was pretty interesting/amusing to watch.. to see which old fart came out on top..
ganmerlad

She did not say our constitution wasn’t worthy of upholding in any way what-so-ever. She said a country writing a constitution for the first time in 2012 should probably look at newer constitutions than ours as a template.

This has nothing to do with the story at hand, if you want Mediaite to cover it, send them a tip (the box is there on the right side of the screen).
Tim Howe

you truly need to somehow find a life.

sad.
Tim Howe

obamas done less press conf than any prez before and took a prompter in to speak at a elementary school.

get real.
BooBoo Bear

Did you somehow sleep through the Bush presidency?
Hout Bosques

The choice of Sununu as the Romney media point man hasn’t entered the list of Mittens’ fumbles, but should. That THIS annoying, grating, lying, writhing petulant pol is heard & will be for the next 8-9 months arguing for Mitt is guaranteed to tamp down any possible rise in enthusiasm for Willard not only among independents but in the GOP base, & can only motivate Dems to go out & vote against any possibility of ever having to hear him again.
Anonymous

Fairly boring watching a lemon eating contest,personally I find AFLAC commercials more entertaining.
Hout Bosques

Sununu is prototypical of the Romney advisors & spokesmen: a field of nightmares, occupied by the same weeds first pulled in from the Heritage Institute, AEI & PNAC wank tanks that flourished during the administrations of both Bush’s & Reagan:

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/06/romney_creates_shadow_national_security_council

And they aren’t even the ‘best’ of that crop! Cofer Black? Dan Senor? ELLIOT ABRAMS, who should be serving time? Please.

Count on this: were Romney to win, you’d have a domestic agenda run out of Bain, vulturing the economy, and a foreign policy so insane it’d make us all miss Cheney.
Hout Bosques

“I heard”
Let me guess: from Mister Hand.
AMP2020

chuck todd: msnbc’s face for radio
Anonymous

The Republican Rumble in the Jungle continues outside of the ring…

…What a great spectacle and endorsement for Republicans.

Great and amusing entertainment for everyone else…

…Very entertained!
Anonymous

It is absolutely amazing that anyone with the least shred of self-respect would sully his good name and reputation by public advocating for that contemptible man, Newt Gingrich. Some people will do anythng when the $$$$$ line up right.