Reader: Mitt Romney to claim he’ll be the first black president?

Yesterday, we recapped presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's trip to Colorado, during which he labeled President Barack Obama the "outsourcer in chief" amid claims Romney did likewise during his business career. This I'm-rubber-you're-glue tack left one reader wondering what Mitt's next bold assertion might be......
By Michael RobertsJuly 12, 2012
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Yesterday, we recapped presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s trip to Colorado, during which he labeled President Barack Obama the “outsourcer in chief” amid claims Romney did likewise during his business career. This I’m-rubber-you’re-glue tack left one reader wondering what Mitt’s next bold assertion might be….

Guest writes:

Typical Republican tactic — take your own biggest sin and tag your opponent with it. That’s how draft-dodger George Bush swiftboated war hero John Kerry. Now Romney puts his own faults on Obama and takes credit for Obama’s successes. Before long Mitt will be claiming that HE will be the first black president.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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