Obama labels Romney a ‘bullsh*tter’

The president said it in an interview with Rolling Stone.

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In a Rolling Stone interview with the president—an excerpt of which was published on the blog of Politico‘s Mike Allen—writer Douglas Brinkley quotes President Obama using some choice words about his opponent Mitt Romney.

From the excerpt on Politico:

“As we left the Oval Office, [Rolling Stone] executive editor Eric Bates told Obama that he had asked his six-year-old if there was anything she wanted him to say to the president. … [S]he said, ‘Tell him: You can do it.’ Obama grinned. … ‘You know, kids have good instincts,’ Obama offered. ‘They look at the other guy and say, “Well, that’s a bullshitter, I can tell.”‘”

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