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Copyright specialist: Romney ad wrongfully censored by music publisher
A copyright specialist with The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told Raw Story on Tuesday that music publisher BMG is abusing copyright law to censor former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) by asking Google to take down a campaign advertisement that featured several seconds of President Barack Obama (D) singing a tune…
Maddow: Romney’s primary Bain defense has crumbled
One of the key political defenses former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) has turned to throughout the years — that he left Bain, the equity firm he founded, in 1999 and therefore should not be held accountable for what the company did thereafter — has crumbled into dust thanks to…
Pastor: ‘God wants Ron Paul to be president… We must obey’
A California pastor says God has personally told him that Christians must vote for Rep. Ron Paul (R-CA) to be the next president of the United States. “God wants Ron Paul to be President,” USA Christian Ministries Pastor Steven Andrew said in a statement released on Wednesday. “Paul is the…
Romney: Marriage is between a man and a woman
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney responded on Wednesday to President Barack Obama’s endorsement of same sex marriage, saying it was a “tender and sensitive topic.” The Republican presidential candidate suggested that Obama had flip-flopped on the issue, but stop short of saying so outright. “I have the same view on…
Obama knocks Romney: Corporations are not people
President Barack Obama launched his reelection campaign in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday by rebuking his presumptive Republican opponent’s approach to taxes and the economy. “We’ve come too far to abandon the change we have fought for these past few years” Obama told a crowd of 14,000 supporters. “We have to…
Anti-gay group sued over unreported $10,000 Romney donation
A legal complaint has been filed against the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) for allegedly trying to hide a $10,000 donation from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. NOM was formed in 2007 to pass Proposition 8 in California, a constitutional amendment to prohibit same sex marriage. According to the group’s…
Santorum pulls out of presidential race
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced during a Tuesday news conference that after a prolonged battle for the Republican nomination to the presidency, he would pull out of the race and abandon his bid for the nation’s highest office. “We made a decision over the weekend that, while this presidential…
Piers Morgan asks Ron Paul why he is still in the race
CNN host Piers Morgan on Monday night asked Texas Rep. Ron Paul why he was still in the Republican presidential race when his situation seemed “terminal.” He noted that Paul had obtained only 71 delegates, far behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. But Paul…
Lindsey Graham: ‘Primary is over; Romney will be the nominee’
Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday declared that the GOP presidential primary was effectively over and called for his party to united behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. “I think that the primary is over,” Graham told CNN’s Candy Crowley. “Romney will be the nominee. Fiscal and social…
Santorum: Voters were afraid Romney was ‘Etch A Sketch’
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says that conservative voters now have proof that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney “will say what he needs to say to win the election that is before him.” In a speech on energy policy in Harvey, Louisiana on Wednesday, Santorum noted that Romney Communications Director…
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