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WATCH LIVE: Romney introduces his VP pick, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan
Former governor and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (R-MA) confirmed this morning that Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan was his pick for the vice presidential nomination. Watch below as the two men make the official announcement, courtesy of MSNBC. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the…
Gingrich: ‘We have no proof’ to support Romney’s welfare attack
Appearing on CNN Wednesday night, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) admitted “we have no proof” to support the most recent attack at by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney hitting President Barack Obama for supposedly scrapping a welfare work rule. The ad is blatantly false; a fabrication critics say…
Romney: ‘Romney hood’ attack is ‘Obamaloney’
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday lashed out at the notion that he was a “Robin Hood in reverse,” calling the president’s attack “Obamaloney.” Speaking to supporters in Connecticut on Monday night, President Barack Obama said that Romney would increase taxes on middle class Americans so that he…
Porn star Jenna Jameson backs Romney: ‘When you’re rich, you want a Republican’
A woman who was once considered to be the world’s most famous pornographic actress on Thursday endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a strip club in California. During an appearance at San Francisco’s Gold Club, “Queen of Porn” Jenna Jameson told WTSP that Romney was her guy. “I’m…
Romney aide to reporters: ‘Kiss my *ss; this is a holy site’
A Romney aide frustrated by questions about a series of gaffes the former Massachusetts governor made while Britain, Israel and Poland exploded on Monday and told reporters to “shove it.” During a visit to a memorial to Pope John Paul II in Poland, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney ignored…
Romney: I paid ‘substantial’ taxes ‘so far as I can recall’
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Sunday said he wasn’t sure if he had ever paid an effective tax rate lower than 13.9 percent, and insisted that he wouldn’t even be qualified to be president if he paid “more than are legally due.” During an interview in Israel, ABC’s…
Cheney: It was a ‘mistake’ to pick Palin for VP
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is warning presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to choose his vice presidential nominee wisely because Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) made a “mistake” by picking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). During an interview clip that aired on Sunday, ABC’s Jonathan Karl asked Cheney, who…
London mayor calls out Romney in front of 100,000 at Olympic torch lighting
London Mayor Boris Johnson shamed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in front of a crowd of 100,000 people at the Olympic torch lighting on Thursday. In an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, Romney had offended Brits when he suggested that London wasn’t ready for the games. “It’s hard to…
AIDS doctors call on Obama and Romney to end drug war
Two Canadian doctors are telling on President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney that the war on drugs is actually making it harder to fight AIDS. Doctors Evan Wood and Julio Montaner, who specialize in AIDS, are part of an advertising campaign that has a simple message…
Romney surrogate claims green energy investments making the U.S. into the Soviet Union
A top surrogate for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday said the United States was turning into the Soviet Union because the government had backed green energy technologies. During an interview on CNN, host Soledad O’Brien told Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) that various fact-checking organizations had debunked Romney’s…
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