Reuters: Politics: Romney campaign says Obama should "learn to be an American"

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Romney campaign says Obama should "learn to be an American" Jul 17th 2012, 17:38 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Obama rallies supporters in rainy battleground Virginia Sat, Jul 14 2012 Romney demands Obama apology over Bain attacks Fri, Jul 13 2012 Romney camp steps up response to Democrats' attacks Thu, Jul 12 2012 Biden gives fiery defense of Obama at NAACP meeting Thu, Jul 12 2012 Romney speech to NAACP draws boos, raises questions on strategy Wed, Jul 11 2012 Analysis & Opinion Essential reading: President's populist pitch divides suburban voters, and more Did Romney put Bain Capital shares in his IRA? Related Topics Politics » Barack Obama » Election 2012 » Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the NAACP convention in Houston July 11, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Richard Carson By Sam Youngman NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania | Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:02pm EDT NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney's campaign unleashed new attacks on President Barack Obama Tuesday, with one of Romney's top surrogates saying he wished Obama "would learn to be an American." On a conference call with reporters, former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu blasted Obama and his campaign, calling them a "bunch of liars." "I wish the president would learn how to be an American," Sununu said, although he later backed away from his comment somewhat. Obama has repeatedly sought to end speculation by many conservatives that he was not born in the United States and thus not legally able to serve as president. Romney has repeatedly tried to avoid the so-called "birther" issue, and Sununu was quick to retreat from his statement. "What I thought I said but what I didn't say is the president has to learn the American formula for creating business," Sununu said. The conference call appeared to be a new attempt at a counterpunch from the Romney campaign after days of damaging assaults on the Republican's time at Bain Capital private equity company and his refusal to release more than two years of tax returns. Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith said Romney's team was trying to deflect attention. "The Romney campaign has officially gone off the deep end. The question is what else they'll pull to avoid answering serious questions about Romney's tenure at Bain Capital and investments in foreign tax havens and offshore accounts. This meltdown and over-the-top rhetoric won't make things better. It only calls attention to how desperate they are to change the conversation," she said in a statement. (Editing By Alistair Bell and Cynthia Osterman) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (3) Is Romney really worried about losing the birther vote? Cripes! Jul 17, 2012 1:16pm EDT  --  Report as abuse Is Romney really worried about losing the birther vote? Cripes! Jul 17, 2012 1:16pm EDT  --  Report as abuse Could someone please send me the link to the handbook that spells out how to be an American? I sure wouldn't want to get it wrong. Boy, wouldn't that be embarrassing? Jul 17, 2012 1:17pm EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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