Jersey Shore-Themed Attack: RNC Says Obama Should Talk Economy, Not Snooki (VIDEO)

The Republican National Committee is taking aim at President Obama with a line of attack accusing the White House of spending a disproportionate amount of time talking about MTV hit reality show "Jersey Shore" when the issue of the economy should be taking center stage.

"Less GTL, More GDP Mr. President" is the message the RNC hurled at the Obama administration in a "research briefing" and video montage released by the organization on Friday. (GTL stands for "Gym, Tanning, Laundry" -- a mantra touted by the reality stars of "Jersey Shore.")

But absent in the charge is mention of the fact that the RNC retweeted a message from GOP Sen. John McCain pulling Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi into the political sphere last month. "@Sn00ki u r right, I would never tax your tanning bed! Pres Obama's tax/spend policy is quite The Situation. but I do rec wearing sunscreen!" said the message from the Arizona Senator.

Meanwhile, it didn't take long for the Democratic National Committee to fire back at the RNC's "Jersey Shore"-themed attack, which came the same day as the president delivered a speech in Detroit, Mich. lauding the economic revamp seen by U.S. automakers since the administration swept in to bailout the industry.

"What's clear is that while the President took bold action to pull our economy out of the ditch that Republicans had left it in, the GOP sat on the sidelines playing political games that didn't do a thing to help American families," asserted DNC National Press Secretary Hari Sevugan. "So, thanks, but we'll pass on advice from a party that spent more time helping the Southern California sex club economy than the American economy at large."

So, where do the vibrant characters featured on "Jersey Shore" fit into the political exchange?

On Friday, Snooki sent a strong message to the president over Twitter. "@whitehouse President Obama...love to tan in the rose garden :) ...I'll teach you how to fist pump!" the super-tan star said despite her recent admission of not voting for Obama in the 2008 presidential election. "To be honest with you, the only reason why I voted for [McCain] was because he was really cute and I liked when he did his speeches," Snooki told Arizona Senator's daughter, Meghan McCain, earlier this month.

WATCH: RNC's 'Less GTL, More GDP Mr. President' Ad

Comments

[Xyppy]

02:33 PM on 08/02/2010

McCain's just trying to set up his buddy Joe the Plumber with an intellectu­al equal. Joe and Snooki can be he new reality couple, and poster children for the GOP.

[aka Bing]

10:31 AM on 08/02/2010

Why is the Repub machine so obsessed with Snookie et.al?

I'll admit, I've never seen the show, but they sorta seem like a Republican­-leaning group. Why do Repubs want to attack them? I mean, this is a young woman who found McCain "cute" ... How many of THOSE are out there?

Anyway, not to criticise. It looks to me like the Repubs have found their intellectu­al level, and I wish them good luck with it.

[myjoyy]

11:37 AM on 08/02/2010

Remove the "S" from her name and you've got your answer as to why they are so obsessed.

[CoffinRide]

10:21 AM on 08/02/2010

*Yawn* Can we consider all of the right wing children for a moment? The true victims of this corporate marketing strategy perpetrate­d by Viacom made to lust for this simulated life because their co-pastor parents can't seem to provide as much glitz and glamor for their kids as Mtv says they should? I really feel bad on a "Sally Struthers" level for these children because certainly their parents all thought Jesus would have returned before we ever saw a black president in America.

Oh how sad it is that they have to graciously bow out of their little rat races to a life of anonymousl­y dropping N Bombs on Youtube, combing out their "Bieber bangs", and attending church camp to get themselves some sex without the co-pastors finding out.

American Christiani­ty and those who support the running joke of it get what they deserve with time. A youth culture of morons.

[Retrofuturistic]

01:34 PM on 08/02/2010

Ha. Well said.

[jerzygurl]

08:27 AM on 08/02/2010

Snooki...t­he poster child for the Obama Fan Club.

[myjoyy]

11:38 AM on 08/02/2010

Aw you know you wannabe Snook

[proudblackman]

05:41 AM on 08/02/2010

come on mr. useless prez. Do some work rather than chat about pointless tv shows.

[carljr]

08:28 AM on 08/02/2010

ummm.....a­fraid facts are going to render your comment kind of useless.

Ronald Reagan took 349 vacation days at his California ranch during his eight years in office.

In his first year and a half as President, George W. Bush vacationed 96 days. Over that same time period, President Obama has taken 36 days.

Source - CBS News

[Xyppy]

02:27 PM on 08/02/2010

McCain was the one who brought Jersey Shore into the discourse, and then the GOP ran an ad featuring a Jersey Shore catch phrase. So maybe McCain and the GOP could do some work, instead of fantasizin­g about vacuous reality show characters­. Instead of obstructin­g he government­'s business and constantly bending over for lobbyists.

[IcedTee63]

04:39 AM on 08/02/2010

Okay this was just plain stupid...e­ven for the Rethugs.

[Cherry Davis]

01:22 AM on 08/02/2010

Since quite a few people no longer watch the news, read the paper or pay attention to anything that doesn't have a celebrity angle to it so he wanted to reach a key demographi­c.

[MrOctober]

12:20 AM on 08/02/2010

I can't really say anything positive about the Republican party - they are entirely worthles. But maybe this is why no US President has done a daytime talk show. Does the president really need to be traveling to have a sit-down discussion with Joy Behar and Elizabeth Hasselbeck­?

[kellym33]

11:53 PM on 08/01/2010

That about says it all about the repubs!! They are actually bring Snooki into their political argument against the President?­? They have truly hit bottom.

[wonketteRAWKS]

11:14 PM on 08/01/2010

May 2010... Obama: Snooki is exempt from the tanning tax.

July 2010...Oba­ma: I don't know who Snooki is.

[ddemos]

11:26 PM on 08/01/2010

Ooooohhhh.­..the smoking Snookie gun....Cal­l Glen Beck...IMP­EACHMENT..­.

[IcedTee63]

04:40 AM on 08/02/2010

Seriously?

[aka Bing]

10:27 AM on 08/02/2010

PEOPLE! Can't you READ?

McCain ... you know, your guy? - brought up Snookie.
Snookie is a McCain voter, in fact!

[ddemos]

04:33 PM on 08/02/2010

Does this actually read like a serious post to you??

Sarcasm my friend, and hyberbole.­..as in... Glen Beck...gee­sh...

[ddemos]

10:34 PM on 08/01/2010

Does anybody really think Snookie voted in a Presidenti­al election..­.

AND even more ridiculous that she thinks John McCain is 'cute"!!

[Xyppy]

02:29 PM on 08/02/2010

Does she even know what a president is? And yes, McCain is rich, so the vacuous tramp thinks he's REALLy cute.

[DR JIM]

09:57 PM on 08/01/2010

So this is how they intend to get your vote? They really are the party of no ideas. GOP 2010 slogan: we got nothin'!

[Silas Kain]

05:45 PM on 08/01/2010

What have we become in this "informed" society? Pop culture seems to overrule every aspect of our lives. Barack Obama is important. Snooki is not. This nation's economy is at stake. Da Situation'­s six-pack is an illusion. The RNC is a contributo­r to the dumbing down of America. But, then again, so is the DNC and the mainstream media, so on and so forth. Perhaps we should just all step away from this damn screen and start talking to our neighbors about what's happening in our own necks of the woods. When the manure hits the fan in Washington­, folks, we're going to have to depend on each other.

[GeoNorth]

04:26 PM on 08/01/2010

Jersey Shore is what they call "Reality TV". This is also what the Republican­s call "Reality TV". The truth is, the GOBP wouldn't know reality if it bit them in the hind quarters. Do they really want to associate themselves with an idiot like Snookie? Do they really think that the fate of the nation depends on the tax on tanning parlors? Do they really want to defend an industry that promotes skin cancer? Is this their way of fishing for support from the youth of America?

[ValdaDeDieu]

03:59 PM on 08/01/2010

Is that the best they can do? Really? The President replies to a query as to whether he knows who "Snooki" is; he responds "No." (Which is good because it tells me my President doesn't watch Reality TV)...So they use that to attack him? How low, really, can they go? And why, oh...why..­.can't their "supporter­s" simply decide enough is enough?