# Tagg Romney "joke"; take a swing at Obama **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 18, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143 "2012-10-18T16:58:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/1 "2012-10-18T16:58:57Z")
On a radio show, [Tagg Romney recently said](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/romneys-son-jokes-he-wanted-to-take-a-swing-at-obama-during-debate/article4620349/) about his reaction to Obama’s comments during the debate: > [@](#): > > Well – jump out of your seat and you want to rush down the debate stage and take a swing at him,” Here are some options for reactions for you: 1. Well, who could blame him - that’s the right response when Obama was lying about everything! 2. It was just a joke - jeez, lighten up would ya? 3. Typical bully posturing - this reveals a lot about Tagg’s character - the apple does not fall far from the tree. 4. I thought Mitt said that single parents lead to violent children… what gives here? 5. He should have gone for it. Obama would have kicked his ass. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/2 "2012-10-18T17:09:07Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > 1. He should have gone for it. Obama would have kicked his ass. “Please proceed, Tagg.” [Josh “Patrick Bateman” Romney](http://popsoundoff.com/wp-content/uploads/josh-romney-gif.gif) was [on The View this morning](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82581.html?hp=t2_3) with his Mom and was asked about Tagg’s quote. His reply was actually pretty funny: > [@](#): > > Also appearing was the Romneys’ son Josh, who was asked about brother Tagg’s joke after this week’s contentious debate that he wanted to “take a swing at” President Barack Obama. Josh Romney said as someone who’s been slugged by Tagg, he can assure Obama he has nothing to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/3 "2012-10-18T17:20:43Z")
Has a candidate’s son ever been hog-tied by the Secret Service on national TV? ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/4 "2012-10-18T17:21:57Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > [Josh “Patrick Bateman” Romney](http://popsoundoff.com/wp-content/uploads/josh-romney-gif.gif) was [on The View this morning](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82581.html?hp=t2_3) with his Mom and was asked about Tagg’s quote. His reply was actually pretty funny: HA! _That_ is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/5 "2012-10-18T17:47:27Z")
Suppose President Obama had a son who said that he wanted to “take a swing at” the Republican presidential candidate. What do you think the right-wing reaction would be? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/6 "2012-10-18T17:49:37Z")
What’s crazy to me is that when I first heard the quote, I thought “Oh, that crazy kid…” but then I found out that Tagg is a 42-year old GAM\*. \*Grown-Assed Man. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/7 "2012-10-18T18:14:16Z")
Non-issue. There is no indication that he ever really had any intention in that direction. He’s just blowing off steam. I personally would love to see Karl Rove tarred, feathered and left in the wilds of Alaska hanging from a tree by his toes. But I would not support any action that would move in the direction of making that a reality. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/8 "2012-10-18T18:15:59Z")
Dumb comment of no consequence. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/9 "2012-10-18T18:18:13Z")
Tagg Romney says he wanted to punch Obama, Josh Romney says Obama is a petulant child. What a nice family. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/10 "2012-10-18T18:34:18Z")
[http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/17/0/enhanced-buzz-32470-1350449448-2.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/17/0/enhanced-buzz-32470-1350449448-2.jpg) He certainly looked angry enough. Whole family looked angry for that matter. [http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/17/1/enhanced-buzz-31511-1350450470-4.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/17/1/enhanced-buzz-31511-1350450470-4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/11 "2012-10-18T18:39:42Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > Suppose President Obama had a son who said that he wanted to “take a swing at” the Republican presidential candidate. > What do you think the right-wing reaction would be? Interesting question. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/12 "2012-10-18T18:40:58Z")
Mountain out of a molehill. It was a figure of speech. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/13 "2012-10-18T19:03:25Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Mountain out of a molehill. It was a figure of speech. I find that the figures of speech that we use can sometimes be quite revealing of the character (or lack therof) underneath. You may disagree. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/14 "2012-10-18T19:31:12Z")
He has a name like a Palin kid, now he’s acting like a Palin kid. BTW, as far as violence goes, IIRC most of the mass murderers come from two parent nuclear families. So don’t let this kid near an assault weapon. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/15 "2012-10-18T19:35:28Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I find that the figures of speech that we use can sometimes be quite revealing of the character (or lack therof) underneath. You may disagree. I agree, but you can’t really tell with this one. There are other indications of what you speak of, but even this isn’t really support for them. I don’t think he wanted to physically attack Obama, more likely he’s less than eloquent and this was a fumbled attempt to express a more moderate feeling. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/16 "2012-10-18T19:36:49Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Mountain out of a molehill. It was a figure of speech. He put a lot of thought into it, considering! > [@](#): > > “Well – jump out of your seat and you want to rush down the debate stage and take a swing at him,” he told radio host Bill LuMaye of WPTF in North Carolina. > > “But you know you can’t do that because well, of course, because there’s a lot of Secret Service between you and him but also because this is the nature of the process. ” I agree it’s nothing to get upset about, but it was a dickish thing to say. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/17 "2012-10-18T19:39:51Z")
I’d like to Tagg Romney. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/18 "2012-10-18T19:42:13Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I agree it’s nothing to get upset about, but it was a dickish thing to say. I would agree. A dumb comment not worth the time getting worked up over. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/19 "2012-10-18T19:42:45Z")
Tagg, you’re Mitt. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143/20 "2012-10-18T19:46:04Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > Suppose President Obama had a son who said that he wanted to “take a swing at” the Republican presidential candidate. > > What do you think the right-wing reaction would be? You mean before or after their heads exploded? Still, just because they would lose their minds doesn’t mean it should be a big deal either way. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tagg-romney-joke-take-a-swing-at-obama/638143.md?page=2)