A blow to recruitment? I dont think so. You think someone might not sign up because of this one comment? That they will seriously consider it, but then think to themselves, “No… people might think I’m dumb.” Come on.

It is, however, another clever way of blaming the low recruitment numbers on the Democrats and ‘liberal media”. Ignore the recent years of frighteningly dwindling recruiting numbers, and just focus VERY LOUDLY and REPEATEDLY on this one comment. Do not ever replay his comments in their entirety. Certainly DO NOT play the immediately preceeding sentence where he clearly says he is talking about Bush. Genius! Maybe you can be the next Karl Rove.