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Beck: God ‘guided’ Romney to lose final debate
Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck says that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney lost the final debate because he was “being guided” by God to be “less contentious” and agree with President Barack Obama. Although Obama was aggressive throughout the Monday’s debate, Romney used a softer strategy, repeatedly endorsing the…
Jay Smooth: Romney ‘an aurora borealis of elitist douchebaggery’
In this video, by American Bridge & the Jewish Committee for Education & Research, hip hop activist and cultural critic Jay Smooth dissects the elitist rhetoric of Republican candidate for president former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA). The clip began with Romney’s surreptitiously recorded remarks from a fundraiser in May where…
Maddow: Romney not even trying on foreign policy
Tuesday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow expressed her growing dismay at former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s apparent lack of knowledge on foreign policy matters, and his apparent lack of concern about learning anything more. She kicked off the segment with a story about a fundraising trip…
This Is Good News For Mitt Romney
One of the major enduring lines from the 2008 campaign is “This is good news for John McCain.” It comes from the constant and unremitting idea that everything was potentially good news for McCain in the race – even his gaffes. Yes, that’s the same Mark Halperin who’s been concern…
Jon Stewart to Romney: Get a haircut, hippie!
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Tuesday night reviewed the final presidential debate, advising peacenik Mitt Romney to “get a haircut, hippie.” Stewart noted that while conservatives had attacked Obama as having a failed foreign policy, it appeared Romney’s own foreign policy was merely a copy of Obama’s. To…
Fox News host Andrea Tantaros: Obama ‘snidely undressed’ Romney during debate
Fox News co-host Andrea Tantaros on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of verbally undressing his Republican challenger during their final presidential debate. “The reason why that line was so important, when he [Mitt Romney] said, ‘stop attacking me instead of offering a plan’ is because it’s the theme of the…
For Obama and Romney, a mad dash to the finish
LAS VEGAS — And they’re off! Barack Obama and Mitt Romney galloped out of the post-debate gate Tuesday to woo swing state voters in the final two weeks of a race that seems destined for a photo finish. Both will criss-cross America as they seek an edge in the presidential…
John Kerry calls Romney the ‘Wikipedia candidate’
In the wake of Monday night’s third and final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA), Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D) dinged Romney on the apparent shallowness of his foreign policy knowledge, calling him “the Wikipedia candidate.” “You played Mitt Romney in the…
What Obama and Romney would and wouldn’t do about Citizens United
By Justin Elliott, ProPublica With campaign finances limits rendered nearly meaningless, election spending is on pace to set records. Where does each presidential candidate stand on how to regulate money in politics? President Obama talks about changes but hasn’t instituted many. He favors legislation that would require disclosure of donors…
Obama ridicules Romney foreign policy in last debate
BOCA RATON, Florida — A feisty President Barack Obama ridiculed Mitt Romney as “all over the map” on foreign policy, accusing him of telling untruths and backing “wrong” policies in their fiercely fought final debate. Obama and his Republican foe clashed on Iran’s nuclear program, the Arab Spring, Libya and…
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