Hey Mitt Romney, President Obama did not say he was one of the four best presidents

Ex-Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) just said in his winner circle speech that President Obama recently made the claim he was one of the four best presidents of all time.

Not true, Mitt.

Here is the quote he’s referring to, from a CBS “60 Minutes” interview:

“The issue here is not going be a list of accomplishments. As you said yourself, Steve, you know, I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president — with the possible exceptions of Johnson, F.D.R., and Lincoln — just in terms of what we’ve gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we’ve got a lot more work to do.”

That’s not saying he’s one of the four best presidents of all time, to my judgment. I know conservative blogs jumped all over it, but Obama was simply saying he didn’t feel inferior, or below par, compared to previous presidents. There’s nothing in that quote where I suggests he is one of the best.

Now, it’s one thing for a blog or a pundit to take the quote for something it’s not, but a presidential candidate and his team should know better.

But then again, this is coming from someone who makes speeches about events that he says he remembers that happened before he was born.

Arizona House Advances Bill To Require That College Students Pay More Toward Tuition, Unless They’re A Student Athlete

This should piss you off.

Arizona state lawmakers believe college students should have pay an extra $2,000 each year, unless they play football.

An Arizona House committee voted mostly along party lines Wednesday to advance a GOP-backed bill requiring all students to pay at least $2,000 toward their tuition. Only student athletes would be automatically exempt from the increase.

The Eagle Valley Tribune reports schools could offer scholarships covering the $2,000 to no more than 5 percent of students based on academic merit. Currently, military veterans would not be exemptfrom the new requirement to pay $2,000

Read the whole story at The Huffington Post.

Political jokes from late-night TV (1/26/12)

Conan O’Brien: “Pres. Obama is traveling the country, did you know this? He spent last night in Las Vegas. Yeah, this morning he woke up on his hotel room floor trying to figure out what to do about a tiger, a baby and 9% unemployment. (ex-MA Gov.) Mitt Romney (R), of course, according to new polls that just came out, Mitt Romney does very well with Republican voters who make more than $200K. Or as Romney calls them, ‘trailer trash’” (“CONAN,” TBS, 1/26).

Jon Stewart referring to ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) saying when 13,000 Americans are living on the moon they can petition to become a state: “13,000? That’s not a state, that’s like a condo development. That’s not a state. You want to be a condo developer on the moon. You want to be like a lunar (Donald) Trump. And may I say this, like earth Trump, you will not be president. Here’s the interesting thing—as if there is anything not interesting about Newt Gingrich’s moon base—Okay, so in 1993 when Democrats floated the idea of statehood for DC, with a population of 500,000 Americans, which is like 40 moon colonies, Newt Gingrich said the whole idea was ‘crazy.’ Are those people in DC unhinged? Nobody will take an idea like that seriously—unless you move it to the moon. I see what’s going on here. This isn’t about making new states. Newt Gingrich did that global warming ad with Nancy Pelosi because he realized that the earth is very sick, and now he wants to leave it for a younger, healthier planet” (“Daily Show,” Comedy Central, 1/26).

Stephen Colbert, referring to Gingrich advocating manufacturing on the moon: “Yes, America will bring manufacturing to the moon. Ohio? Shit out of luck. Then Newt’s vision for the moon goes further. (Clip of Gingrich saying ‘When we have 13,000 Americans living on the moon, they can petition to become a state.’) “That’s right, the moon is going to be a state. Suck it Washington, DC! Suck it dipped in tang!” (“Colbert Report,” Comedy Central, 1/26).

Jimmy Kimmel, celebrating the 9th anniversary of his talk show: “Maybe the best thing I got was a video message, from someone who has brought me many a laugh over the past six months. A man I’m not ashamed to call my best friend. (Clip of Herman Cain: ‘Happy 9-9-9th anniversary. And I hope you 9-9-9 many more. But by that time, you’re going to look like Methuselah. Have a great anniversary, Jimmy! This is Herman Cain.’) Thank you. The Herminator, everyone. We’re not giving up. Methuselah lived for 9-9-9 years, right? … There was another Republican debate in FL tonight. Can’t we cancel this show already? It was the 47th of 265 debates that are scheduled to happen between now and when Jesus returns. Why are they doing — what is left to know about these candidates? Is someone going to confess to a murder?” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 1/26).

From tonight’s State of the Union address:

One of my proudest possessions is the flag that the SEAL Team took with them on the mission to get bin Laden. On it are each of their names. Some may be Democrats. Some may be Republicans. But that doesn’t matter. Just like it didn’t matter that day in the Situation Room, when I sat next to Bob Gates – a man who was George Bush’s defense secretary; and Hillary Clinton, a woman who ran against me for president.