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Mitt's kid wanted to "Tagg" Obama

Appearing on the Bill Lumaye Show yesterday, one of Mitt Romney's kids - Tagg - had an interesting exchange with the host, which went as follows:

Lumaye: "I'm going to ask something I think a lot of people want to know, or at least I do. What is it like for you to hear the President of the United States call your dad a liar? How do you react to that?"

Tagg: "Jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the debate stage and take a swing at him. But you know you can't do that because... Well, first there is a lot of Secret Service between you and him but also because this is the nature of the process."

Now, while some in the media are presenting Tagg's comments as a joke, I'm not 100% sold on that. If he was merely kidding, then I'm not thinking he'll be looking for a job in stand-up anytime soon. Whether or not he was, I still feel that's quite a bizarre statement to make and completely uncalled for. It could result in some interesting headlines, though, which could take on a number of different meanings - such as:

"Romney Wants to Tagg Obama"

"Romney's Fantasy Includes Tagging Obama"

"Who Wants to Tagg Obama? Romney Does!"

"'It would satisfy me to no end to Tagg Obama,' so says a Romney"

"Anti-Gay Marriage Romney Wants to Tagg Obama"

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/17/1038161/tagg-romney-says-he-wants-to-take-a-swing-at-obama/

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