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Tagg Romney v. Obama
« on: October 18, 2012, 10:54:28 AM »
A reporter asked Mitt's son what he thought of the President calling his dad a liar.  He responded by saying:

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Jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the stage and take a swing at him,” Tagg said, laughing. “But you know you can’t do that because, well, first because there’s a lot of Secret Service between you and him, but also because that’s the nature of the process.

Probably not the best thing to say, but he clearly meant it as a joke.  I am not aware of Tagg having a violent history, nor do I believe that he has assaulted any other President, so I doubt he was much of a risk.  This has become a 'big deal', with some suggesting that there are racial implications:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/its-funny-because-were-white/263792/

I know that words mean things, but is this really that big of a deal.
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Re: Tagg Romney v. Obama
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2012, 11:01:18 AM »

Call my dad a liar?

I'm not gonna care what color you are.

Let's take this outside, like gentlemen.
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Re: Tagg Romney v. Obama
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2012, 11:06:57 AM »
Not me. I'd be trying to hold dad back. Now thats hes 80 i can probably do it
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Re: Tagg Romney v. Obama
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2012, 11:15:14 AM »
Dude, it's The Atlantic. They've been working harder than Daily Kos to make things a "big deal" for no damn reason.
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Re: Tagg Romney v. Obama
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2012, 11:19:18 AM »
What's with the names? Mitt? Tagg?

Well, I guess it's better than Trig.

You'd think the family members would be rather strictly warned against saying anything to the press. The risks far outweigh any benefits. Besides, it preserves the "leave family out of it" defense, in case they attack a family member for some other alleged misdeed.
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Re: Tagg Romney v. Obama
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2012, 01:22:55 PM »
Quote from: fistful on October 18, 2012, 11:19:18 AM
What's with the names? Mitt? Tagg?

Well, I guess it's better than Trig.
Or Barack . . . or Travon . . . or Tawana . . . or Whoopie . . .
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Re: Tagg Romney v. Obama
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2012, 02:19:00 PM »
I don't know where the Obamas came by that name, but it is Biblical.
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Re: Tagg Romney v. Obama
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2012, 02:54:22 PM »
Lying is just a sublimated form of aggression.

The liars are trying very hard to make us not understand that.
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