OK, what is going on here? A PMSNBC host practically calls Romney a Klansman, Tingles apologizes, and Sharpton not only misses the opportunity to pile on, but rebukes the comparison? Either I woke up in Bizarro World this morning, or PMSNBC wants Romney for the Pubbie nominee and someone missed the memo.
If you’re wondering if it is a question of “journalistic ethics”, don’t. It was a fake ad NOT produced or paid for by the Romney campaign.
It was journalistic malpractice which undoubtedly provoked a stern phone call from Romney’s lawyers.
It WILL NOT WORK. The Libs are desperate to get traction for Romney and Ron Paul as they know conservatives won't vote for them which then gives zero better odds. Free Republic will NEVER support Romney or Ron Paul. The Liberal Media knows this which is why they attempt to give the impression that both Romney and Paul are mainstream.
Fortunately, Newt continues to rise as the front runner. And Ann Coulter is a douche. For her to say Romney is more conservative than Newt is blatant disgusting behavior. Ann Coulter is very good friends with Matt Drudge. Matt Drudge also always highlights Peggy Newnan’s anti-Conservative articles. Ann hates Newt because they were coworkers at Fox News and she can't handle that someone she used to see in the Green Room has leap frogged over the fake losers in the Belt Way and has become very relatable to the Tea Party. ANN COULTER needs to SHUT IT.
I’m thinking it’s all easily explained by a single word: lawsuit. CNN had to settle with folks over the “Operation Tailwind” story (if I recall the name correctly) and run days long disclaimers/apologies. Big name heads rolled. MSNBC is nowhere near as big as CNN was back then (nor, for that matter, is CNN).
Maybe the idea is to pretend to apologize (if only for fear of lawsuits) but with the idea that now that notion is out there, that Mitt has borrowed a phrase from the KKK. If he is the nominee they can have a whispering campaign among any black voters or moderately liberal white voters who might contemplate a vote for Romney, to scare them off.