Romney on Rush: Says it's "not the language I would of used." What does that mean?

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11h David Axelrod David Axelrod ? @davidaxelrod
“@EmilyABC: Romney on Rush: “I'll just say this which is it’s not the language I would have used."” Wow. Profiles in Courage.

10h David Axelrod David Axelrod ? @davidaxelrod
And when Mitt says it's "not the language I would of used," What about the spirit of what Rush said? Was that OK?
8:13 PM - 2 Mar 12 via Twitter

[Motown_Johnny]

1. it means that he is trying to not comment on it

because it means different things to different people



to some it will mean that he agrees but would not have used those exact words

to others it will mean that he does not agree but wants to avoid a fight with Rush


this is flip flop level 2, both sides at once

[Johonny]

19. pretty much

he's a terrible candidate that can't make a non-statement that doesn't sound non-statement enough. He always digs himself into holes.

[madokie]

2. It means he agreed with what the idiot said

he would have just used different words to get his message across.

[rurallib]

4. that's the way I read it

he is saying 'I agree with what you meant, just not how you said it.'

[MrSlayer]

3. It means he would have put it in Victorian terms.

He would have called her a "woman of the evening" or some such. The message would be the same but the semantics would be different.

How else could one interpret the statement?

It doesn't sound like a denunciation to me.

[SDjack]

5. Mittens regrets that he does not have the guts to speak frankly like his idol Rush. n/t

[Gruntled Old Man]

6. It means that Romney has no balls

But then again, why should he be any different than other chickenshitty Republicans when it comes to Rush?

[DCBob]

7. Ok Mittens, lets hear the language you would have used.

what an pathetic idiot.

[Life Long Dem]

8. I take it Mitt agrees with Rush.

[Fumesucker]

9. Limbaugh was too reticent?

Hey, that statement could be taken any way and that's the way I choose to take it.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. It's his style. Trying to please everyone, but ends up pleasing no one.

He's a jerk.

[bullwinkle428]

11. Mitt : "I dare not alienate my lord and master!! Oops...sorry, Joe!"

[quaker bill]

12. plain english translation: "I would have said it a different way" n/t

[Paladin]

13. It Means The Obvious: Limbaugh Controls The Republican Party. (n/t)

[magical thyme]

14. it means he would have called her a whore or a prostitute

something more biblical.

[HopeHoops]

15. Rmoney would have used "loose" and "hooker" instead.

[alterfurz]

16. and Santorum would have used "harlot" or "strumpet"

[HopeHoops]

17. Or he would just cut to the chase and use "librul".

[hobbit709]

18. Means he hasn't decided which side is the flip and which is the flop.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. If that's the best he can do, he should recharge his magic undies.

[marlakay]

21. it means slight slap on wrist wink wink...

don't embarrass me again and make me answer stuff like this...

[2ndAmForComputers]

25. Bin-fucking-go.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. It means he would have used even MORE INCENDIARY language

That's an interpretation Romney's statement has left him completely open to and one we should from now on assume. If he truly condemned Rush's words, then he should have made that clear and not wimped out.

[yellowcanine]

23. He means that he would have used a Biblical term like "harlot"

[cyglet]

24. He knows damn well who runs the party

and it ain't him