By Therresa Poulson
President Obama should choose his words carefully when talking about the economy -- because they can and will be used against him. Obama used the word lazy to describe American business practices in a conversation about attracting foreign investments on Saturday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. His audience was a group of CEOs but some Republican presidential candidates would have you believe that he was talking to individuals about their character.
Both Rick Perry and Mitt Romney were quick to use this line of reasoning against Obama while making stump speeches in early-primary states this week. Perry releaseda TV ad on Wednesday in which he calls Obamas remarks pathetic.
Also being used as attack-fodder: In an interview with a Florida NBC affliate in September Obama described the United States as soft when it comes to global competitiveness. Perry flipped Obamas words around on Monday saying that he called American people soft lacking in ambition and imagination.
Watch Obamas comments and the GOP attacks below and see for yourself: Are Republicans playing fair?
By Therresa Poulson
President Obama should choose his words carefully when talking about the economy -- because they can and will be used against him. Obama used the word lazy to describe American business practices in a conversation about attracting foreign investments on Saturday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. His audience was a group of CEOs but some Republican presidential candidates would have you believe that he was talking to individuals about their character.
Both Rick Perry and Mitt Romney were quick to use this line of reasoning against Obama while making stump speeches in early-primary states this week. Perry releaseda TV ad on Wednesday in which he calls Obamas remarks pathetic.
Also being used as attack-fodder: In an interview with a Florida NBC affliate in September Obama described the United States as soft when it comes to global competitiveness. Perry flipped Obamas words around on Monday saying that he called American people soft lacking in ambition and imagination.
Watch Obamas comments and the GOP attacks below and see for yourself: Are Republicans playing fair?
