RNC Chair Priebus compares Obama to Captain Schettino

The fight for the GOP nomination has become rough-and-tumble, with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich throwing verbal jabs at each other on the campaign trail and debate stages. And when they aren't beating up each other, they are jabbing at President Obama, calling him a failure and a socialist.

It's part of the campaign circus - candidates and their surrogates slinging mud to sway voters. But Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus took the bashing to a new level in comparing Mr. Obama to the captain of the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship, in speaking with Bob Schieffer on "Face the Nation" Sunday.

"In the end, in a few months, this is all going to be ancient history and we're going to talk about our own little Captain Schettino, which is President Obama who is abandoning the ship here in the United States. He's more interested in campaigning than doing his job as President," Priebus said.

Democratic National Committee Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who also appeared on "Face the Nation," couldn't top that line of attack. The best she could do was call Mitt Romney "out-of-step" and "extreme."

"Mitt Romney is so out of step with the priorities of Floridians, I mean I've stood in line behind senior citizens in my district who had to leave one or two of their prescriptions at the counter because of the donut hole in the prescription drug program," Wasserman Schultz told Schieffer. "Mitt Romney would repeal the Affordable Care Act - any of the Republicans would - and that would mean we would reopen the donut hole and seniors would have less affordable prescription drugs again."

[babygeorge123]

Prebus,should resign he is unfit for this Job, maybe he should go back to being the Houseboy of the Wisconsin Governor,

[noloyalisti]

I wouldn't hire this Republicon clown to clean my toilets. Comparing the President to a criminal. Good job numbnut, airheaded Republicon tool.

[noloyalisti]

We also need to make sure we keep or take both houses of Congress if we are to have any hope for the future.

[babygeorge123]

These Repulican Clowns are not only Ruining their party they are Bringing disgrace on this Nation, for an aspirant for the Highest office in the World, to be slandering and being slander shows how Low we have sunked to use these Diatrabs are and words makes them Equal to ant Third world nation ,shame ful and disgraceful they are to be Rejected at the Polls.

[Xeppo]

A more adept analogy is that the republicans with Bush at the helm, ran the United states onto the reef/economic disaster and are trying everything in there power to make Obama from getting the ship/country off the reef.

While blaming Obama for the cost of getting off the reef and blaming him for being on the reef.

It is too bad the american voter has the attention span of a 2 year old in a candy shop

[noloyalisti]

It takes a while to clean up the disaster of the 8 year reign of terror of the Bush Crime Family. As Obama said, we lost 4,000,000 jobs in the 6 months before he took over and since then has created 3,000,000 jobs. That's a 7,000,000 job swing.

[24zen]

Just the kind of moronic line I would expect to hear from a leader of the GOP. In fact, barbs and insults, not any modicum of substance, is all you ever get from this anti-intellectual, superstitious, hypocritical bunch. Obama, in fact, has had the courage to take on big challenges, at his peril, from both his own party and the GOP. For someone like the Chair for the RNC to compare him to a cowardly ship captain, shows just how lame-brained, desperate and cowardly the RNC leadership and, most likely, most of the GOP at large really is; remember the "Swift Boat" baloney?

[catmomtx]

well said.

[sweetcakesmaria]

One of the greatest tragedies in the history of this country was the ill advised assault on a country (Irag) that couldn't do anything to defend itself. That ill advised assault destroyed the infrastructure of Iraq and left that country in turmoil. It also contributed to the financial destruction of America. Until Bush and his cronies are brought to justice for this crime against humanity, Republicans show their ignorance when they direct this type of stupidity at this President.

[crazytimesrhere]

well said, sweetcakesmaria ... the legacy of the dandy duo (George Bush and Dick Cheney) has established a new bottom!

[chonder2]

by NologyV January 30, 2012 10:51 AM EST
Don't give up your day job chonder2 if you have one. Your Maritime stories are sinkers and stinkers
Let's just Hope Obama and crew/Democrats are the only ones to go down with the Costa Obama.
God Save America from Captain Bligh Barry.
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"If you have one"?

I get it...Democrat always means to you..."on the dole" "welfare cadillac" "unemployed".

Idiot.

[noloyalisti]

What is mentally wrong with that guy Priebus? Maybe he got beat up too much as a kid by his parents or fellow students.

[noloyalisti]

I can understand why a pasty white, rich, racist and greedy corporate CEO would vote for a Republicon. But why would anyone else? All you are doing to voting to be robbed from by Wall Street.

[noloyalisti]

Do YOU have any good reason that would make sense to a smart liberal?

[Zann-Zel]

99% of us aren't rich enough to be Republicans!

[snertly-2009]

If that's the best zinger the RNC can come up with, they should do everyone a favor and spend their convention time drafting a concession speech instead of wasting time on "presidential" candidates.

[ReckonedTruth]

What this clown GOP politician has said is the sentiment reflecting the majority in his party--sheer ignorance and disrepect. who are nothing short of HATE MONGERS.. but yet claim to be followers of Jesus Christ?..

Jesus NEVER hated anyone and NEVER lashed out at anyone with HATE-but only once when he was 12..running the money makers out of the jewish temple.. but he LOVED everyone ..

.. but yet these are the same people(GOP) who claim to follow Christian values? These people are nothing but Sadducees...they very ones Jesus spoke against with love..

Personally for me I despise hypocrites- RELIGIOUS PEOPLE.. but I love GOD and Yeshua( the Christ).

Too all the HATE MONGER MONSTERS against the President of these United States.. all this hate is going to BACK fire on y'all.. because patriot AMERICANS are better than the sentiment you people are trying to promote .. and if americans have any love in their compassion hearts for the efforts of this President and RESPECT for the presidency and the economy infrastructure improves..and so you Sadducees ..what say you then?

Anyway..

I don't't agree with all of President Obama's policies, as I didn't with Bush 43 as all and I was as vocal about Bush 43.. but I RESPECT the effort both presidents has put forth.. even though- President Obama walked into a economic holocaust created by his predecessor... irrespective of that notion.. President Obama had a Job to do and he has completed all for the most part he stated --the tasks set forth from his campaign run for president. There's no dispute about his recod on that regard.. as far as spending.. if there was an bipartisan effort upon both parties.. spending will be cut..

Here's something to share for the President Obama supporters.. written by a 5th Grader... here's one of the many passages written by a 5th grader supporter of the President...

Thanks Mr. President for ..facing the most difficult and loneliest job in the world with grace, dignity, honesty and guts in spite of so many "Haters":

For being Mr. President, in spite of all the hate, pettiness, racism, corruption and immaturity around, the most progressive and 'for the people' president in decades:

And FOR simply being this..> MR. PRESIDENT!

[Zann-Zel]

I agree...

Thanks Mr. President for ..facing the most difficult and loneliest job in the world with grace, dignity, honesty and guts in spite of so many "Haters"

[Zann-Zel]

No one's perfect, there have been mistakes but certainly nothing worse than Bush!

OBAMA 2012 : )