More Quote of the Day Honorable Mention, Part 75

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"Serious Human Being" Edition...

Jeff Emanuel at RedState.com:

"It looks like Mitt Romney is polling better with disaffected Obama voters than he is with Republicans. This tells me two things about those respective groups of potential voters: (1) That the former hope-and-changers who are now disaffected Obama voters remain as gullible as ever, and (2) that Republican voters are more knowledgeable about their potential candidates in general, and the architect of the RomneyCare disaster in particular, than we often give them credit for. I’ll look with interest for further degradation of Romney’s numbers among Republicans in the next week, now that an 'adviser' of his has been reported as saying... Sarah Palin is 'not a serious human being.'"

ZIP at Weasel Zippers:

"STFU RomneyCare, go flip-flop on another issue..."

Phillip Klein at American Spectator:

"It appeared the former Massachusetts governor was trying to avoid a problem he had in 2008, which is that he was the most disliked candidate among his rivals, leading to an 'everybody vs. Romney' dynamic by the time primaries rolled around. This is one of the factors that helped John McCain get nominated."

Donald Douglas at American Power:

"Dehumanization is dehumanization, but this one's over in Andrew Sullivan territory, which is helluva feat."

Taylor Marsh:

"Romney came out on Twitter to smack the 'numbskulls' who got baited [by Mark Halperin] into disparaging Palin. A little slow, since Halperin’s piece came out yesterday... UPDATE... Just how stupid is it for Democrats to weigh in on this one? Stunningly so... This statement by DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan proves the Democratic Party continues to be politically incompetent where Sarah Palin is concerned. Seriously, just read this thing..."

Rick Klein at ABC News:

"For the record –- and perhaps suggesting why one of the players may have wanted a ceasefire -- Palin had more than 191,000 followers on Twitter as of this afternoon; Romney had fewer than 15,000."

David Jackson at USA Today's The Oval:

"And right after the Nov. 2 off-year elections, the next Republican presidential race begins in earnest, for a nomination that now appears worth having. Polls show the GOP contenders holding their own and even beating Obama in theoretical match-ups. But first, the GOP wannabees will have to go after each other, and we're already getting a preview of some of that."

Jon Ward at The Daily Caller:

"The online reaction from Sarah Palin supporters late Thursday to criticism by Mitt Romney surrogates was fast, furious, and, like Palin herself, remarkably unorthodox."

Mondo Frazier at DBKP:

"Is Uber-RINO political operative, Steve Schmidt, working undercover for the Romney campaign these days? Who else but former sour grapes-munching McCain staff losers -- quite a few who were swooped up by Mittsy-boy Romney -- would have dreamed up the [personal attacks on Gov. Palin]... Readers can come to their own conclusions and figure out for which team the unique political stylings of Steve Schmidt are best suited."

Ace at Ace of spades HQ:

"[Romney] -- or his people -- had a bad reputation in 2007-08 of being a little too eager to jump ugly with Republican rivals, and they can't seem to break the habit, anonymous aides saying Palin is 'not a serious person.'"

Matt Lewis at Politics Daily:

"The comments [by Romney supporters] angered many online conservatives... Think it's a coincidence this comes on the heels of polling that shows Romney and Palin are in a dead-heat in the hypothetical race to oust President Obama? Having gone through the 2008 GOP primary cycle, my guess is this is merely the warm-up for what will come after the midterm cycle is over..."

Ben Smith at Politico:

"The dynamic here: People who want to be the Republican nominee may not expect Palin to run, but they do want her supporters to like them."

Matthew Continetti at The Weekly Standard Blog:

"Don't Mess with the Barracuda... a savvy Palin response forced Mitt Romney to distance himself from anonymous comments made by his aides calling Palin unserious... Sarah Palin remains the most underestimated and unpredictable figure in American politics. Despite all the twists and turns over the last year, she continues to be popular among Republicans. And it will be Republicans, not Democrats and (most) independents, who will decide the 2012 Republican nominee."

Simon at Classical Values:

"Tammy Bruce speaks. And rips the Republicans a new one. And given the Mitttens team's latest outburst I think she has a point."

Merv Benson at Prairie Pundit:

"Romney showed [his fundraising] skills in 2008, but still had to dip into his fortune to stay competitive. I suspect that will probably happen again in 2012. While I am sure his contributions to candidates is appreciated, the Palin endorsements appear to have been more valuable in the 2010 races so far. That may say something about the dynamics of the 2012 race should she get into it as it now appears she will."

- JP