The Obama Campaign Tweets, and Republicans Pounce February 15, 2012, 5:22 pm Republicans on Wednesday criticized President Obama's campaign manager for sending a Twitter post that they said was insulting to Hispanics. Jim Messina, a former top White House official and the manager of Mr. Obama's re-election campaign, tweeted a part of Tuesday's column by Dana Milbank of The Washington Post. "Line of the day from WAPO's Dana Milbank: "The chimichanga? It may be the only thing Republicans have left to offer Latinos," " Mr. Messina tweeted. Republicans quickly pounced, accusing him of insensitivity. "This message from Obama's campaign manager, Jim Messina, shows us how little Team Obama understands the Latino community," said Alexandra Franceschi, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee. His insensitive comment ignores Latino diversity and shows how Team Obama takes Latinos for granted. Alfonso Aguilar, executive director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, said in a statement: "Are these people for real? Does Messina think that Latinos are not aware of Obama's double talk? I think he's going to end up swallowing the whole chimichanga this November! Mr. Messina quickly acknowledged the complaints, saying in a second post that "tweeting someone else's words caused a stir, but the GOP is on the wrong side of every Hispanic voter priority." He also used his second tweet to link to a memorandum from Mr. Obama's campaign which argues that Republican policies have alienated Latino voters.