Politics | Mitt Romney Romney Blasts 'Numbskull' Advisers for Palin Slams GOP frontrunner defends rival on Twitter By John Johnson Posted Jul 16, 2010 1:11 PM CDT Copied Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during an appearance at Emory University, Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Time quoted anonymous advisers to Mitt Romney dissing Sarah Palin in this article yesterday, and today Romney himself came to her defense. On Twitter, no less: "TIME says unnamed advisors disparaged @SarahPalinUSA. Anonymous numbskulls. She's proven her smarts; they've disproven theirs." Consider their feud over, Ben Smith blogs for Politico. "The dynamic here: People who want to be the Republican nominee may not expect Palin to run, but they do want her supporters to like them." Read These Next Isolated tribe members show up in an unexpected place. Details trickle out on 2 more victims of the Minneapolis shooting. One key to Telsa's huge court loss: a hacker in Starbucks. Naomi Osaki is fully on Taylor Townsend's side in this spat. Report an error