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Maddow: Romney campaign aiming big misinformation push at women
Friday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow discussed how the campaign to elect former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA), never a model of honesty and forthrightness, is now mounting an all-out putsch to scrub portions of its record before the election. Maddow said that they’re working particularly hard…
Soup kitchen operator blasts Ryan photo op: ‘He did nothing’
The operator of a soup kitchen in northeastern Ohio blasted the Romney campaign on Monday after vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and his family were photographed cleaning dishes on the premises. Brian Antal, president of the Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society in Youngstown, told the Washington Post that…
Rosie Perez: Romney would have a better shot as ‘a gay Latina’
The first release from a new “comedy super PAC” features actress Rosie Perez blasting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his joke saying that he’d “have a better shot” at winning the election if he were Latino. “Hispanics represent 17 percent of the population and account for less than 2…
Romney campaign sues over overseas absentee ballots in Wisconsin
Romney campaign sues over absentee ballots in Wisconsin (via The Christian Science Monitor) The Mitt Romney campaign has filed a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin seeking a five-day extension for absentee voters overseas and in the military. The campaign for the Republican presidential candidate is concerned about 44 ballots that the…
‘Friday Night Lights’ creator accuses Romney of stealing ‘Clear Eyes’ slogan
“Friday Night Lights” writer and director Peter Berg accused Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaign of stealing the show’s catchphrase “Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose” in a letter obtained by Matthew Belloni of the Hollywood Reporter. In the letter, Berg writes he was “not thrilled” the campaign…
Jimmy Fallon welcomes viewers to ‘Mr. Romney’s Neighborhood’
NBC late night host Jimmy Fallon welcomed viewers on Tuesday night to a little sketch he called, “Mr. Romney’s Neighborhood,” and it’s just like it sounds. Spoofing Romney’s claim that he would balance the budget by cutting the small government subsidy to PBS, Fallon put on his best Romney-wear and…
Obama campaign ad spending dominates Romney’s in key states
The Obama campaign has dominated the airwaves with ads in key battleground states in the last three weeks, contrary to expectations that the war chest of Republican-friendly Super Pacs would eclipse Democratic spending, according to a new study. The president’s campaign and his supporters have have topped all other spenders…
Group files complaint against Murray Energy for forcing workers to attend Romney rally
ProgressOhio announced Monday that it had filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, alleging that Murray Energy made an illegal corporate contribution to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. Coal miners in Ohio said they feared being fired if they did not attend an August 14 event with the Republican presidential…
Romney campaign demanded rules change to stack Univision forum with supporters
In a coordinated effort to appear more popular among Latino voters, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his campaign insisted on a few last-minute changes to the candidate’s participation in a Univision town hall that allowed them to pack the event with fervent Romney supporters. According to BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins,…
Obama praised ‘competition’ and markets in full video of ‘redistribution’ talk
A 14-year-old video of President Barack Obama promoted by the Romney campaign this week over a comment about “redistribution” also features the president pushing for marketplace “competition” and market-driven “innovation,” according to a complete record of his speech obtained by NBC News. The president’s spokespeople have since explained that the…
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