Romney on Osama Sign: "Lighten Up"

Confronted at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire on Sunday about the now infamous picture of him with a sign that read, "No to Obama, Osama and Chelsea's Moma," Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a simple response: "Lighten up." Open mouth, insert foot!

The photo, which first appeared on TMZ, sparked a reader of BuckeyeStateBlog.com to ask, "How can you compare any American to Osama bin Laden?" Romney danced around the question with answers like, "I don't spend all the time looking at the signs and the t-shirts and the buttons." LDS should stand for "Look at the Damn Sign!"

When pressed further, Romney said, "Just lighten up." A true statesman.



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31. Just what we need another clueless a$$ in office

Posted at 3:30PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by crappola515

32. you guys are comparing apples and oranges, bush is a hell of a lot closer to being a hitler than obama would EVER be to the vile osama!

Posted at 3:40PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by kim

33. Rosie O says terrorists are just mommies and daddies, too, nothing to be afraid of, so what's your problem? Some demoncrats have called our president Hitler, so what's your problem? Lighten up. Can't have it both ways, sling the mud but don't want to have any slung your way.

Posted at 5:25PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by x

34. I'd like to address a few comments:
1. I don't think TMZ should show its views on politics because not all readers are the same.
2. Post #7, you're right! No matter what, terrorists would still be 'blowing s___ up"
3. Middle America-thank you!
4. Opinionated, please comprehend the story. Romney doesn't care about what is said about the sign. He's not getting heated at all, I think you should chill. I'm glad you never ran and thank God you don't have a place in office. What do you think the 'right way' is?
5. If you don't like the guy, don't vote for him. That's the only opinion that matters to him in the end.

Posted at 4:28PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Castro

35.
Why does Mitt Romney set off my gaydar?

Posted at 3:53PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by tay

36. He's a looser and will say/do anything to make him seem like the perfect Republician canidate. Being from Mass, it was all too clear that he would change what he said when pressed on any matter. As he said just recentaly that once he was Gov of Mass, that is when he voted against cloning embro's, and that before that time, he just let things slide.

Posted at 3:53PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by TimTom

37. romney is horrible..he was my gov for some time and he did NOTHING for MASSACHUSETTS....VOTE OBAMA 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:27PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by hanna

38. UMM, im a huge democrat, to the post that asked ""How can you compare any American to Osama bin Laden?" well look to obamas history, he was early schooled in an Indonesian Muslim school, he "became" Christian" when asked during his IL bid for senate..what parsh do you belong to? .... by a Christian parish he was speaking to....

that comment is a fair one just as we all ask Hillary, whats Bill gonna do?

Posted at 5:00PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by rogo6

39. he is a hyporite. he wouldnever get my vote.

Posted at 4:10PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by starla

40. Being from Massachusetts and being under the "Wrath of Romney" these last 4 years first hand, let me tell ya, if this guy becomes prez, we are all in a heap of trouble!! He did nothing for Massachusetts but put us middle class folks deeper in debt and put the american dream further out of reach! As a state employee, he did nothing for my job or my family--He's a no good liar! he needs to go back to Utah and crawl under his wife where he belongs! BIG Flip-Flopper on the issues. I wonder if he's been hanging around with John Kerry too long??

Hillary and Obama....not great choices there either! God help us!

Posted at 4:27PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Romney is a Flip-Flopper

41. What an A$$HOLE!

Posted at 4:33PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by WTF!?

42. ok first of all please leave LDS (mormon) comments out of this. we do not have twelve wives who ever said that is a complete ignorant, moron and that person needs to do their research. secondly i'am nether a democrat nor a republican, but i can clearly see that this was over exatterated by a another democrat who is looking for a publicity stunt. I have met Romney and he is a very nice man,who sticks to his agenda, and he is not gay! who ever said that on here clearly once again needs to do there research. i have also met hilary too and she is a very nice lady as well and i think the dirty politcians that say such nasty things about her sexuality are disgusting.

Posted at 8:48PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Tiffany

43. Hey Steve:


Bush, Osama and Hitler have alot more in common then either of the Clintons or Obama.

Osama, terrorist manufactured with U.S.A. money.
Hitler and the Nazis were partially funded by the Bush family.

Why is it hard for people like you to acknowlege that. That's right, you hang out at a celebrity gossip site, and anyone, regardless of their political leanings, who hangs out at a gossip site is divorced from reality.

Posted at 4:57PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Draft low IQ Red State Americans first

44. rogo6, i cant really understand what you're saying, but please tell me you arent saying that b/c obama went to a muslim school, you believe he is a terrorist. that's as ididotic as saying all christians are secretly having sex with prostitutes and young boys!!!

if you do think that, you make it perfectly clear why frickin ididots like hannity, o'reilly and limbaugh still have jobs and how we got into the mess that we're in now with these criminals in the current administration.

Posted at 5:06PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by kim

45. How can anyone actually blame the republicans for the fact that we are still in Iraq? Didn't the democrats run on the promise that would be their first order of business? Didn't they PROMISE to get out out? Have they???? Noooooooooooo...and as per their usual, they are blaming their inadequacies on someone other than themselves....as per their usual, they accept no personal responsibility! As far as the comment made by Mitt Romney, how in the world can "lighten up" be considered racist when it was directed at Obama, Osama and Hillary???? Hillary is as white as Mitt. Obama is not going to be elected and neither is Hillary...Obama won't even win the nomination! You people all up in arms about a stupid sign really need to get a grip on reality and what really matters in this country, like getting rid of the PC crowd...the future of the United States depends on it!

Posted at 6:27PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Oregon

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