A Second Night Of Outrageous Attacks

Obama’s Deputy Campaign Manager Said The DNC Convention Wouldn’t Be About Personal Attacks, But So Far She Is 0 For 2

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OBAMA’S DEPUTY CAMPAIGN MANAGER INSISTED THAT THE CONVENTION WOULDN’T BE ABOUT RALLYING THE BASE WITH NEGATIVE ATTACKS

Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter: “This Week Will Not Be About Personal Attacks Or Gauzy Platitudes Or Trying To Rally Our Base.” CUTTER: “I think you’re going to hear a lot of things that are different this week than you heard last week. First of all, this week will not be about personal attacks or gauzy platitudes or trying to rally our base. We’ll be speaking to all Americans. Secondly, we’re going to speak honestly and openly about the tough choices we need to make to move this country forward.” (NBC’s “The Today Show,” 9/3/12)

• Cutter: “So This Will Be A Very Different Feel. We’re Going To Be Talking To All Americans, Not Just Rallying Our Base Like We Saw Last Week.” (CBS’“Face The Nation,” 9/2/12)
• Cutter Says The DNC Won’t Be A Showcase Of “Personal” And “Dishonest” Attacks. NBC’S CHUCK TODD: “Is this going to be a negative convention on Romney in many ways? Are you guys going to spend time on the podium hitting him? CUTTER:”It’s not going to be like the Republican Convention, where it was personal attacks and, you know — dishonest attacks throughout the week. We’re actually going to talk about our candidate. We’re going to talk about the tough decisions that the President has made.” (MSNBC’s “Daily Rundown,” 9/3/12)

BUT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE SPENT THE FIRST SECOND NIGHT OF THEIR CONVENTION LOBBING EXTREME ATTACKS

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Said Gov. Romney “Doesn’t Know A Think About Hard Work Or Responsibility”

AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumka: “ Mitt Romney Doesn’t Know A Thing About Hard Work Or Responsibility.” (Richard Trumka Remarks At The Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 9/5/12)

Sen. Candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Said Gov. Romney And Rep. Ryan “Believe In Government To Help Themselves And Their Powerful Friends.”

Sen. Candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-MA): “Mitt Romney wants to give billions in breaks to big corporations-but he and Paul Ryan would pulverize financial reform, voucher-ize Medicare, and vaporize Obamacare. The Republican vision is clear: ‘I’ve got mine, the rest of you are on your own.’ Republicans say they don’t believe in government. Sure they did. They believe in government to help themselves and their powerful friends.”(Elizabeth Warren, Remarks To The 2012 Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 9/5/12)

Activist Sandra Fluke Suggested Rep. Ryan “Will Allow Pregnant Women To Die” And That Republican Leadership Would Be “Offensive”

Sandra Fluke: “It Would Be An America In Which You Have A New Vice President Who Co-Sponsored A Bill That Would Allow Pregnant Women Die Of Preventable Deaths In Our Emergency Rooms.” (Sandra Fluke Remarks At The Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 9/5/12)

Sandra Fluke: “I Am Here Because I Spoke Out. And This November, Each Of Us Must Speak Out. During This Campaign, We’ve Heard About Two Profoundly Different Futures That Could Await Women In This Country. And How One Of Those Futures Looks Like An Offensive, Obsolete Relic Of Our Past.” (Sandra Fluke, Remarks At The Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 9/5/12)

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) Said Gov. Romney Will Make Women “Second-Class Citizens” 

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO): “Mitt Romney And Paul Ryan Want To Make Women Second-Class Citizens Again.” (Representative Diana DeGette, Democrat National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 9/5/12)

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Said That Romney Will “Put The Middle Class On The Roof”

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): “Simply, With A Republican Congress Sitting Shotgun, Mitt Romney Will Put The Middle Class On The Roof And Take Us For A Long, Painful Ride.” (Sen. Patty Murray, Remarks At The 2012 Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC 9/5/12)

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-CT) Assailed The Romney-Ryan Budget As “Raw Deal”

Governor Dannel Malloy: The Romney-Ryan Budget Will “Shred The Safety Net That Protects The Middle Class” And Leave Americans With A “Raw Deal.” “But that’s the Romney-Ryan budget. It isn’t conservative. It’s harsh, it’s radical, and it is wrong. Let’s be clear, it would shred the safety net that protects the middle class and those striving to be in the middle class. It would undermine FDR’s New Deal, unravel Harry Truman’s Fair Deal, and would leave us with Mitt Romney’s raw deal.” (Governor Dannel Malloy Remarks At The Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 9/5/12)

A Slew Of Democrats Have Tied Republicans To Hitler

California Democrat Party Chair John Burton Compared Republicans To Nazi Propagandist Joseph Goebbels. “Greetings from the California delegation breakfast at the DNC where before he had a cup of coffee Democratic Party Chair John Burton – much like his ol’ pal Guv Jerry Brown once did – just compared the Republicans to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, for ‘telling the big lie,’ a reference to several falsehoods GOP VP nominee Paul Ryan recently told. ‘They lie and they don’t care if people think they lie… Joseph Goebbels – it’s the big lie, you keep repeating it,’ Burton said Monday before the Blake Hotel breakfast. He said Ryan told ‘a bold-faced lie and he doesn’t care that it was a lie. That was Goebbels, the big lie.'”(Joe Garofoli, “CA Dem Chair John Burton Compares GOP To Nazi Goebbels For ‘Telling Big Lie,'” San Francisco Chronicle , 9/3/12)

• San Francisco Chronicle : Burton “Went Beyond The Pale” With His Comments. “California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton is known for his potty mouth and explosive statements. But he went beyond the pale in his comments before a state delegation Monday, comparing Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan – and Republicans in general – to Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi regime’s infamous minister of propaganda.” (Editorial, “Burton’s Comments Out Of Line,” San Francisco Chronicle, 9/4/12)

Dean Of Kansas Democrat Delegation Pat Lehman “Referred To Hitler Himself” To Attack Republicans. “And Pat Lehman, the dean of the Kansas Democratic delegation, referred to Hitler himself when protesting Republican claims that they want voter identification laws to prevent voter fraud. ‘It’s like Hitler said, if you’re going to tell a lie, tell a big lie,’ Lehman said. ‘And if you tell it often enough and say it in a loud enough voice, some people are going to believe you.'”

• Lehman Was “Wholly Unapologetic” About Her Comments Comparing Conservatives To Hitler, Saying Republicans Are Just Pigs Squealing Because They Got Caught Lying. “Lehman says she’s not going anywhere and was wholly unapologetic about the outrage her comment generated among conservatives. ‘They’re used to getting away with lying and nobody calling them out on it,’ Lehman said. ‘When pigs get caught under the gate, they usually squeal.'” (Dion Lefler, “Kansas Democratic Conventioneer Dismisses Conservative Outrage Over Hitler Comment,” The Wichita Eagle, 9/5/12)

South Carolina Democrat Party Chair Dick Harpootlian Compared Gov. Nickki Haley (R-SC) To Hitler Mistress Eva Braun. “Yet another Nazi reference at the Democratic convention. The chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party today compared Nikki Haley, the state’s Republican governor, to Hitler mistress Eva Braun.” (David Jackson, “A Third Nazi Reference At Democratic Convention,” USA Today , 9/5/12)

• “Noting That Republicans Are Holding Opposition Press Briefings In A Basement Studio At The NASCAR Hall Of Fame, Dick Harpootlian Told A South Carolina Delegation Breakfast Today: ‘She Was Down In The Bunker A La Eva Braun.'” (David Jackson, “A Third Nazi Reference At Democratic Convention,” USA Today , 9/5/12)
• Harpootlian Refused To Apologize For Comparing Governor Haley To A Nazi.“The Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party is refusing to apologize after he compared his state’s Republican Gov. Nikki Haley to Adolf Hitler’s mistress Eva Braun.” (Peter Hamby, “Haley A Nazi? Democrat Not Backing Down From Analogy,”CNN, 9/5/12)
• Richard Harpootlian Has Bundled At Least $200,000 For Obama’s Re-Election. (Center For Responsive Politics, Accessed 9/5/12)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Suggested Romney Would “Explode” The Country’s Deficit

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): Mitt Romney Will Explode Our Deficit. “The last Republican president gave huge tax cuts to millionaires that exploded our deficits. Mitt Romney not only wants to make those tax cuts permanent, he wants to add more tax breaks for the wealthy that would make our deficit even bigger.” (Senator Chuck Schumer, Remarks At The Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 9/5/12)

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Accused Republicans Of “Suppressing The Vote”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): Republicans Support “Suppressing The Vote.”“Democrats will work to overturn Citizens United, while Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interests’ money and suppressing the vote. It’s just plain wrong.” (Rep. Nancy Pelosi Remarks At The Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC, 9/5/12)