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Perry calls Romney, Bain Capital ‘vultures’
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry asserted on Tuesday that both former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Bain Capital, the firm he founded, were “vultures” for preying on distressed companies. During a town hall event in Fort Mill, S.C, the Texas governor amplified an attack on Romney that’s being made by…
Carpentier: Attack on Romney’s Bain record too early to help Obama
A film being released by a pro-Gingrich Super PAC that attacks Mitt Romney’s record of destroying jobs could actually end up also hurting President Barack Obama’s re-election chances, according to Raw Story’s executive editor. Megan Carpentier told Current TV’s Cenk Uygur that the film “When Mitt Romney Came to Town,”…
Stewart to GOP: ‘How is Romney kicking your asses?’
Fatigued by two more debates this past weekend, Jon Stewart continued his animated criticism of the GOP presidential field Monday night. “It’s like the Republican primary has become a telethon for electoral dystrophy,” The Daily Show host said. “This is their 14th and 15th debate. They’re out of things to…
Why Stupid Questions About Stupid Contraception Are Smart
Irin Carmon has a great rundown of Mitt Romney’s botchtastic answer on the constitutional right to contraception at Saturday’s GOP debate, which can be fairly summarized as such: “It is silly that you would ask me about whether something is constitutionally protected. After all, nobody is threatening it. It’s constitutionally…
Romney: ‘I know what it’s like’ to worry about getting fired
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday made his latest attempt prove he feels the pain of average Americans. At an event in Rochester, New Hampshire, the multimillionaire told voters that he also had worried about getting a pink slip. “I know what it’s like to worry whether you’re going…
Gingrich group marshals hatred of Wall Street for new anti-Romney film
A pro-Gingrich Super PAC released a trailer late last night for a project former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney cannot be pleased about: a half-hour documentary about Romney’s time running Bain Capital, a venture company that bankrupted nearly a quarter of the businesses it bought-up. Produced by a former top Romney…
Chris Christie to Occupy protester: You’re going down, sweetheart
At a rally for GOP hopeful Mitt Romney Sunday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) called an Occupy Wall Street protester “sweetheart” and told her she was going to “go down.” Romney was first to be interrupted by the chant “Mitt kills jobs!” “You know, it’s wonderful to live in…
U.S. Republicans mount final New Hampshire blitz
Republican presidential hopefuls, led by frontrunner Mitt Romney, launched a final frenetic campaign push in New Hampshire Monday on the eve of the state’s primary. Polls showed the former Massachusetts governor, who won Iowa’s caucus by a whisker last week, slipping slightly but still holding a commanding lead and looking to notch a…
‘Political junkies’ flock to New Hampshire for their ‘fix’
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Every four years out-of-state “political junkies” descend on New Hampshire aiming to glimpse US candidates for president, snap up campaign collectibles, and become smarter voters. See that older man with the Mitt Romney For President baseball cap, the Mitt Romney For President sticker on his jacket,…
Santorum says he would love gay son equally
CONCORD, New Hampshire — US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, a Christian conservative who fiercely opposes same-sex marriage, said Sunday he would love his son just as much if he were gay. Santorum, who has been strongly criticized for anti-gay remarks in the past, came under pressure to flesh out…
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