IT WASN’T SOFTBALL, it was powder puff. Taxes came up, but no re-direct to Mitt Romney. Bain was brought up, but Mitt Romney got to skip it. The first questions going round and round about how Romney picked Ryan, the only phrase missing was “How did he pop the question?” Mike Wallace has definitely left [...]
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Romney’s Response to Tax Onslaught: ‘It’s Kind of Amusing’
IF YOU WANT to know why Team Obama has relentlessly hit Mitt Romney on Bain and his taxes, this latest snapshot on the economy gives you the answer. Declining confidence in the nation’s economic prospects appears to be the most powerful force influencing voters as the presidential election gears up, undercutting key areas of support [...]
As Pressure Mounts, Romney’s Tax Issue Pushes Campaign Into Desperation Mode
WHILE REPUBLICANS POUND on Mitt Romney to release his taxes, his campaign sees a moment to go harshly negative, with John Sununu’s surrogacy emblematic of the birtherism crowd that challenges Pres. Obama’s Americanism. After saying, “And I wish this president would learn how to be an American,” Sununu was forced to apologize; with the full [...]
Independence Day, Celebrating Liberation
In Magic Mike, he’s no longer a leading man. He’s become a character actor, the magnificently preserved yet spiritually gone to seed Older Guy; implicit in the movie’s scheme is that he’s handing off the reins of stardom to Channing Tatum. Yet McConaughey, I dare say, has never been a better actor than he is [...]
BUYING THE PRESIDENCY: Romney as Reagan, Obama as the “Soviet Union”
FROM BUZZFEED, Team Romney’s diabolical plan to buy the presidency. Mitt Romney has adopted what top Republicans describe as a Cold War strategy to defeat President Barack Obama: To spend him into oblivion. As Ronald Reagan’s expensive defense build up stretched the Soviet Union thin, the Romney campaign’s massive ad buys are aimed as much [...]
Obama Drops to 35% Approval Among Independents
Obama’s approval ratings took their biggest dip among independent voters, who could be crucial to the ultimate outcome of the election in November. Approval for Obama among independents fell from 48 percent to 35 percent. – Reuters (via Reuters/Ipsos survey) GOP ANGEL SHELDON ADELSON just forked over $10 million to a pro Mitt Romney Super [...]
Romney Campaign Mocks Obama Team Over Clinton Statement
Romney deputy press secretary Ryan Williams called the release “absurd:” “If the Obama campaign thinks that it’s important to issue a press release explaining Bill Clinton’s praise of Governor Romney’s ‘sterling’ business record, they are losing,” he said. “Losing miserably.” – Buzzfeed SO, BILL CLINTON speaks a truth that’s been held as a not so [...]
Mitt Romney Thanks Pres. Clinton
“I think Bain Capital has a good and solid record,” Romney said in a CNBC interview. “I was happy to see President Clinton made a similar statement today and called my record superb.” [Romney smiles at Clinton compliment, CNN] “This is good work.” – Pres. Bill Clinton PRES. CLINTON’S COMMENTS on Mitt Romney’s Bain tenure [...]
Lanny Davis Joins Booker and other Democrats Slamming Obama Bain Ads Against Romney
The attacks on Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker (D) by the more vitriolic liberal commentators for what he said about Bain Capital on this past Sunday’s “Meet the Press” are just as indefensible as the Republican Party’s cynical and dishonest attempt to exploit and distort what the mayor actually said during the program. – Cory [...]
It’s Not News that Romney Can Win
MITT ROMNEY’S LUCKY the Republican primaries unmasked his warts long before anyone started paying attention. Sure America saw the clown show, but the circus has passed and now it’s down to business and economics, Romney’s strong suit. I started following Mitt Romney during the 2007-2008 primary season, writing back then that he was dangerous for [...]
Cory Booker, Day 3
The MSNBC host attacked Cory Booker for breaking with the Democratic Party line. As a journalist, he ought to celebrate truth-telling. – The Misplaced Loyalties and Dubious Code of Chris Matthews, by Conor Friedersdorf JUST HOW DENSE is the new media elite? The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf proves how thick today when reviewing Chris Matthews’ harangue [...]
2 Democrats, 2 Days, Obama’s Bain Argument Blown to Smithereens
“I would not have backed off the comments if I were Mayor Booker,” Ford, a Democrat, said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “The substance of his comments on ‘Meet the Press,’ I agree with the core of it. I would not have backed them out… private equity’s not a bad thing. As a matter of fact, [...]
Cory Booker is ‘Very Uncomfortable’
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “I’m not about to sit here and indict private equity,” Booker added. “If you look at the totality of Bain Capital’s record, they’ve done a lot to support businesses — to grow businesses. And this to me, I’m very uncomfortable.” – Mayor Cory [...]
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