Romney Web Ad Hits Obama’s ‘Captain’ Comments

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The Romney campaign is already up with a web ad attacking President Obama for his ‘captain’ comments on Sunday night’s 60 Minutes. In his interview, Obama compared himself to the captain of a ship in a storm, saying it was as if the captain was being blamed for the storm.

Romney’s ad ignores that context and focuses on Obama’s extended timeline for how long it will take to get through the economic downturn. Watch below:

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