Democrats Hammer Mitt Romney for Quote He Never Said

[Dave]

Democrats again prove that they are just as devious and slippery as the republicans are. The party of the people seems to have issues with deceiving the people as well.. go figure.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — From dawn to dusk on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Democratic leaders seemingly used Mitt Romney’s own words against him in front of delegations and national television audiences.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, echoing others, described Romney tonight in his speech as “a person who said in four words, ‘Let Detroit go bankrupt.’”

Except Romney never said or wrote it.

The source of the quote is a November 2009 op-ed Romney wrote in the New York Times. The editorial Romney wrote is not nearly as definitive as that headline, “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.”

It is not news that Romney never said those words. News organizations have repeatedly pointed out for months the context of the headline. As is common practice in the newspaper industry, editors at the New York Times wrote the headline, not Romney.

House Budget ranking member Chris Van Hollen (Md.) also pulled out the quote last night on MSNBC and again this morning when making the rounds at meetings today. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz used the phrase as well on CNN.

In his address tonight on the opening evening of the convention, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland was more careful in his wording, saying, “Mitt Romney proudly wrote an op-ed entitled, ‘Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.’”

http://atr.rollcall.com/democrats-hammer-romney-for-a-quote-he-neve...

[XLFD]

This video was found on the City of Ludington Daily News website regarding a speech made by Ex Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm.  The utter ridiculousness of it will blow you away.  She also uses the "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" line. 

The COLDNews spotlighting this video just goes to show you that they love the idea of government sponsoring big business, which is what you'll get in Ludington with Henderson overstaying his welcome:

 

 

[Willy]

She's even more of an idiot now then when she was Governor. When she was finished trashing Michigan she immediately move out of the State.

[Brian Carlson]

This reminds me of the Palin Quote. She never said that you can see Russia from her back door. That was a parody on Saturday Night Live.