Video: Mitt gets testy with AP reporter over lobbyist accusations
posted at 3:55 pm on January 17, 2008 by Allahpundit
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As testy as Mitt’s capable of getting, that is. The real confrontation comes towards the end, when one of his spokesmen and then a passerby get up in the reporter’s face. The charge is that Romney, the self-styled candidate of vacuous “change”, is letting his campaign be run by a guy who not only served as political director in the George H.W. Bush administration but is known to some as a “mega-lobbyist”, whose firm raised more than $21 million in fees in 2006 alone. True? Strictly speaking, no. Ron Kaufman appears to have no formal role with the campaign, although he’s mentioned in this Fox News story as a member of Mitt’s “inner circle” and is frequently described as a “senior advisor” in other news reports. So, to the 1% or less of Republicans who deem this an unpardonable, disqualifying sin, there you go.
Ed Rollins, Huck’s campaign manager, attacked Kaufman last month on Hardball for being an atheist so you can imagine where my sympathies lie. Click the image to watch.
Update (Bryan): My two cents while I’m working on tomorrow’s Jihad Watch. No candidate will lose points with voters by taking on a reporter, and double that on the GOP side. Remember George H. W. Bush’s famous fisticuffs with Dan Rather in 1988, which was seen at the time as the end of his wimp problem. Fight with an annoying reporter, go up in the polls. Add that the reporter in this case has a history of bias and you have the makings of a win for Romney. That the reporter acts like an unprofessional clod by lounging on the floor during the grilling is just a bonus.
And in this case, as Allah outlines above, Mitt is right on the facts.
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Who was the dip on the floor with his laptop?
He was really grasping at straws there, and he was being a dick while doing so.
MadisonConservative on January 17, 2008 at 3:59 PM
It looks like everybody is getting a little raw from the campaign trail. Can a Dean scream be far ahead?
Just A Grunt on January 17, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Sharpies are 20% off?! Woo-hoo!
snickelfritz on January 17, 2008 at 4:02 PM
That Glenn, what an asshole.
CABE on January 17, 2008 at 4:02 PM
The reporter was being a bit unprofessional. Interrupting a candidate while he’s making a statement or answering a question is rude.
Also, someone get that man a folding chair.
Slublog on January 17, 2008 at 4:03 PM
The best part is the little Southern lady at the end who says, “I’m not with the campaign. I’m just standin’ by, but I think you were rude and ugly.”
Ha.
marykatharine on January 17, 2008 at 4:03 PM
This is a good sign that Mitt will be the next POTUS if the press is already treating him with the same disrespect they show GWB.
P.S. to you arousal seekers: Mitt looks gooooood today.
Brat on January 17, 2008 at 4:03 PM
I guess Mitt will only have to keep his promises to Michigan and Detroit.. for ALL those jobs..
Chakra Hammer on January 17, 2008 at 4:04 PM
ROFL!
flipflop on January 17, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Make all the promises you have to.
Chakra Hammer on January 17, 2008 at 4:04 PM
I love the backlash at the end from the proverbial Southern little old lady.
Spirit of 1776 on January 17, 2008 at 4:05 PM
The lady at the end put the icing on the cake.
Jared_MA on January 17, 2008 at 4:06 PM
The problem is the educational system. This guy is supposed to be a “reporter” (whatever that means). Was he argumentative?
Calling someone a liar to his face, and then again when they give specifics is argumentative.
This reporter could not possibly know anything that would refute Romney. He seems to have decided that knowing a “lobbyist”, or having ones number in their Blackberry is enough.
Frankly it is a shame that such people are encouraged to be so ignorant and belligerent. I’d like to see him be as annoying with Obama, Clinton or Edward. It might be interesting to see them get angry.
Agrippa2k on January 17, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Why.. he was a reporter of course. What a surprise.
Mcguyver on January 17, 2008 at 4:07 PM
You are familar, I’m sure, with the fact that the link posted here on that subject tracked to Redstate which apparently took the excerpt from ABC radio, without the context of it’s origin form at CNN Political Ticket. It was a joking reference to the ability to win Michigan. Which, by the way, was a promise he fulfilled.
Spirit of 1776 on January 17, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Lowest tax cut in history!
Close the borders!
I can beat Hillary (she’s just like my first and second wives!)
Hmmm…
BKennedy on January 17, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Ha! Why is the dork sitting on the floor with his laptop?
amerpundit on January 17, 2008 at 4:07 PM
He should have sicked Orgazmo on his a$$ with the Orgazmo-ray.
Geronimo on January 17, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Playing WoW.
EnochCain on January 17, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Wish I had been there. Nothing makes a fat Lefty wet his pants like an angry black man. I would have had him apologizing in seconds, without water-boarding him once.
I bet you didn’t know black republicans are pulling for Romney.
Agrippa2k on January 17, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Oh, so that’s Glen Johnson, Hillary-Lover.
amerpundit on January 17, 2008 at 4:11 PM
He was auditioning to be a Presidential Press Room reporter.
geckomon on January 17, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Anybody else catch the banner on the linked web site? The Palm Beaches home of Rush Limbaugh and Randi Rhodes.
/good grief Charlie Brown!
Just A Grunt on January 17, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Anyone who takes these punk “journalists” down is on my “A” list for a few days.
Journalists think they can run around and state whatever they feel like, or “trap” the candidates into putting on hats, or answering ridiculous questions.
I want the leader of my country not taking any sh*t from some squirrel *ss, punk, twinkie eating nobody, trying to trick or trap them. Too fat and lazy to stand and ask a question properly.
Now the little twerp will go back and massage his words and prove that some “lobbyist” guy sat at one meeting with Mitt…Mitt should have kicked him in his teeth.
Hey, all of the candidates know lobbyists stupid…that’s a lobbyists job.
Good grief, defending Mitt?
right2bright on January 17, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Now the press is going to look for evidence of Romney’s temper. Clinton and McCain have that baggage, and the MSM knows/ignores it.
Expect them to interview employees for a quote of Romney yelling at them or even (can you imagine) cursing.
Agrippa2k on January 17, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Your unbiased, professional media at work. Not happy to report the story when they don’t like you, they have to become part of the story. Fat media geek. I’d like to take that air bud he’s fiddling with in his ear and shove it up his fat…
TheBigOldDog on January 17, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Glen Johnson had his 8 minutes of fame after the “Hostage Crisis” but apparently decided he needed to do something else.
So lets take a look at what Mr. Johnson has had to say before:
When the hostages had been released and their alleged captor arrested, a regal-looking Hillary Rodham Clinton strolled out of her Washington home, the picture of calm in the face of crisis.
…the Democratic presidential contender can face disorder in a most orderly manner.
It was a vintage example of a candidate taking a negative and turning it into a positive. And coming just six weeks before the presidential voting begins, the timing could hardly have been more beneficial to someone hoping to stave off a loss in the Iowa caucuses and secure a win in the New Hampshire primary.
The aides said Clinton immediately canceled her trip and began working the phones. She later told reporters she had New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, a fellow Democrat, on the phone in eight minutes.
At the same time, the woman striving to move from former first lady to the first female president was eager to convey that she knew the traditional lines of command and control in a crisis, even if the events inside the storefront on North Main Street were far short of a world calamity.
Along with taking charge while giving the professionals free rein, Clinton offered up a third dimension to her crisis character: humanity. She said she felt “grave concern” when she first heard the news of the hostage-taking.
It was a thawing moment for a stoic figure who once snapped that she opted for professional life instead of staying home to bake cookies.
She buttressed it with one final message. Clinton sought to use the sad moment as a national teaching opportunity, another skill often employed by presidents.
Good thing the AP determined he should take his writing skills to the other side for awhile.
JeffinOrlando on January 17, 2008 at 4:24 PM
Willard Romney: “Even though I was pro abortion at the time I governed as the most pro life governor in the USA”!
Well, I mean besides forcing “universal health care” on my state and reducing the co pay for abortions to $50 that is.
HaraldHardrada on January 17, 2008 at 4:26 PM
In a nutshell. Well said.
Spirit of 1776 on January 17, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Hell has frozen over!! Good job r2b
lan astaslem on January 17, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Mmmm. Delicious identity politics, eh?
I don’t care either; but the reasoning here is a little peculiar.
lorien1973 on January 17, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Well, isn’t that nice. Not at all relevant to what’s being discussed, but considering it’s a Huckabee supporter, non-sequiturs are just par for the course.
Slublog on January 17, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Impressive isn’t? Pro-lifers can certainly rest assured he’s solid on it, b/c even when he talked the other way, he still came down on the side of life.
Spirit of 1776 on January 17, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Are you talking about John McCain?
Chakra Hammer on January 17, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Whoa. Today we’ve had csdeven saying he is sort of pulling for Thompson in SC and now r2b is defending Romney.
What’s happened to the Hot Air of old?
Slublog on January 17, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Is there a particular reason why we have presumed conservatives calling Mitt by the name “Willard,” a derogatory term that originated with the moonbats? Colorful criticism is one thing, but I find it odd that a con would co-opt the left’s nomenclature…
Vizzini on January 17, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Look Huckatroll, maybe before you try your shtick you should remember some of us do actually live in Massachusetts. The co-pay law was in effect before Romney was even in office, and he had to abide by it whether he liked it or not.
You’d probably know that if you actually lived here, instead of being just another scribe to Huck’s Pharisee.
BKennedy on January 17, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Because he can’t write like a real reporter, he has to tap tap tap on his laptop in order to take notes.
He just got his master’s degree in Confrontational Journalism and couldn’t wait to confront a Republican.
Brat on January 17, 2008 at 4:34 PM
If there had not been a video of the exchange does anybody question how it would have appeared in print? Something like Romney dodges questions about ties to lobbyist? or even Romney excludes key team members from briefing.
The old print media can get by with giving a persons answer to a question while paraphrasing the question, if indeed a question was even asked.
And they wonder why Americans distrust the news industry so much?
Just A Grunt on January 17, 2008 at 4:34 PM
The real question is:
Would this AP reporter talk the same way to Hillary Clinton or Barack?
Would ANY MSM reporter have the same tone with ANY democrat?
Always Right on January 17, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Is there a particular reason why we have presumed conservatives calling Mitt by the name “Willard,”
Vizzini on January 17, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Willard is his real legal name….mitt is a nickname look it up!
HaraldHardrada on January 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Sleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaazeball reporters.
I’d agree with the man on the tape that it was unprofessional, but I’m not sure anymore how “professional” journalists are any different than opinion writers and and bloggers. But I will say that that would be bad form even in the blogging world.
As a side note, Nora McDonald on MSNBC noted that McCain’s campaign is actually run by a bona fide lobbyist, fwiw.
Nessuno on January 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM
I wish HotAir had an ignore feature. You would be at the top of my list.
lan astaslem on January 17, 2008 at 4:42 PM
From your lips to Allah’s ear.
snickelfritz on January 17, 2008 at 4:44 PM
lan astaslem on January 17, 2008 at 4:42 PM
and everyone elses…
stlpatriot on January 17, 2008 at 4:44 PM
Don’t worry. Huck isn’t long for this race after McCain beats him in SC. Then Huck’s mouthpiece here will disappear.
Spirit of 1776 on January 17, 2008 at 4:45 PM
MITT GETS TESTY???
Nice spin there Allahpundit, I just lost some more respect for you.
Dr B on January 17, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Spirit of 1776 on January 17, 2008 at 4:45 PM
What’s amazing is many huckalemmings think they’ll get Fred supporters IF he drops out, LOL
Mitt’s the man if that happens, and i bet theres not a single Fredhead here who would vote for the craptastic upchuckabee if he did…
stlpatriot on January 17, 2008 at 4:49 PM
I think Mitt handled that admirably.
The Ugly American on January 17, 2008 at 4:49 PM
IF that happens…I would certainly hope Rudy was still in it… I don’t see any other candidates to be enthusiastic about!
HaraldHardrada on January 17, 2008 at 4:50 PM
As far as where Ex-Fred’s supporters will go on sunday…I know exactly where they will go….they won’t admit it now but they will all come home to Huckabee. You can count on that!
HaraldHardrada on January 17, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Hm. I thought Mitt handled that pretty well. I don’t think that was testy at all. I’m a Fred guy, but I must say that I like Mitt a lot more after this, no matter how much Hugh Hewitt has chased me away.
Matticus Finch on January 17, 2008 at 4:55 PM
A big fat NO of course.
The question would have been:
“What do you prefer, Rollerball or Ballpoint?”
Brat on January 17, 2008 at 4:56 PM
HaraldHardrada on January 17, 2008 at 4:53 PM
That is absolutey the single most retarded thing you’ve ever posted, and laughable at best…
IF Fred drops out, Huck is done, period, theres no 2 ways about it lemming, you and your idiotic candidate have guaranteed that, are you that freaking blind??
stlpatriot on January 17, 2008 at 4:57 PM
I look forward to White House Press Secretary Hugh Hewitt dealing with reporters like this.
Brat on January 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Yep. But I mean, what else are they going to say? They aren’t going to pick up anyone who really cares about nation security. They aren’t going to pick up anyone who really cares about fiscal conservatism. They aren’t going to pick up anyone who cares about small government principles. So to pick up anyone else’s supporters they have to pretend that they are the next best thing. They have a niche on compassionate conservatism, such as it is, and that’s a self-limiting market after the B43 presidency.
In contrast Fred and his supporters have tremendous common cause with other candidates on a variety of issues. Most specifically, Fred’s rallying cry is federalism and the Reagan coalition. No one listening to Fred could walk away thinking that Huck remotely understands or supports these ideas. A national smoking ban? An arrogant foreign policy? No, I have more respect for Fred supporters then to think they will be beguiled by the like of Huck’s campaign.
Spirit of 1776 on January 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Im A fred guy and I will tell you I will vote for Mitt before Huck
But I would vote for McCain before Mitt.
Go Fred !
William Amos on January 17, 2008 at 5:01 PM
Evidence, please.
snickelfritz on January 17, 2008 at 5:02 PM
I was a Fred supporter for a few days when he finally anounced…don’t get me wrong… I like Fred heads.
They are the most solid conservatives of the bunch(besides Huckabee supporters that is)!
It’s just that they are are only taking away Huck votes and therefore guaranteeing a Mcamnesty nomination!
Huck has a base…Fred doesn’t
Pretty simple.
HaraldHardrada on January 17, 2008 at 5:06 PM
The more I see of Mitt, the more I can’t wait until he
goes one on one with either the Hildebeast or the Messiah.
In addition to looking presidential, he acts presidential
and takes no crap from anyone. Combine that with his
absolute mastery of facts and we have a Reagan caliber
American leader.
Onager on January 17, 2008 at 5:09 PM
Dick Morris is that you ?
William Amos on January 17, 2008 at 5:09 PM
One can only hope that the little lady who spoke up will now vote for Mitt.
That piece of garbage on the ground shouldh’ve been thrown out.
Domino on January 17, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Ah. I see….you don’t understand what Conservatism is.
Huckabee isn’t.
snickelfritz on January 17, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Who is this? Will Ferrell, Zach galifianakis, or maybe Mitch Hedberg writing from beyond the grave?
Those are about the only people that could come up with something so funny.
mattshu on January 17, 2008 at 5:11 PM
the little old lady had more fire in that clip than mitt
William Amos on January 17, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Agrippa2k on January 17, 2008 at 4:10
Can I say you are my black brother ?
SIJ6141 on January 17, 2008 at 5:15 PM
The more I see of Mitt, the more I like him.
SIJ6141 on January 17, 2008 at 5:16 PM
HaraldHardrada on January 17, 2008 at 5:06 PM
You’re a complete fool if you believe anything you wrote there.. and i like the line about how you “once were a Fredhead”, and , “You like Fred’s supporters”… and Fred “has no base”, LMAO
When all is said and done the combo of Fred/Mitt will destroy your dreams of a Theocracy.
You, and his rabid Ron Paul like supporters, and upchuckabee’s idiotic remarks, have literally gauranteed it..
stlpatriot on January 17, 2008 at 5:17 PM
Buchanan compared him the other day to a football player going straight to the NFL skipping college. Meaning, he has had to learn things about campaigning that all the other Washington seasoned insiders already know by rote, before his talent really dominates the field. And his conclusion was that the rate of improvement by Romney makes him think he would be victorious in the general.
Spirit of 1776 on January 17, 2008 at 5:17 PM
Glen Johnson is a potted plant.
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 5:19 PM
I’m a Fred supporter and find it hard to believe anybody would jump to Huck before Mitt. As an Arizonan I refuse to acknowledge McCain’s existence.
sls3000 on January 17, 2008 at 5:24 PM
Sorry, I beat him to it the day I said something nice about Fred. :-)
csdeven on January 17, 2008 at 5:31 PM
I’m with Mitt!
This was an MSNBC ploy to stir up some trouble. It’s nothing like the Clintons trying to block votes in Las Vegas the way they accused the GOP of doing in 2000.
I’m with Mitt!
madmonkphotog on January 17, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Lol. Here is a faux-scandal from Glen Johnson:
Romney Patronizing Mormon Businesses.
First scandal? He stays at the Marriott!
Second scandal? He flies JetBlue!
Third scandal? “Heavily Mormon” Orange County CA donated millions to his campaign! (Who knew The O.C. was about Mormons.)
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 5:32 PM
Look how MSNBC reports this:
Kaufman is a senior strategist with the campaign who often travels with the governor and provides counsel before debates and other major events; in fact, Kaufman traveled with the motorcade in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses and was also in Michigan for the primary. He has been involved in Republican politics for decades and is now a lobbyist with the firm, Dutko Worldwide.
AND
It’s also worth noting that Barbara Comstock, another senior adviser, is a Washington lobbyist.
Coulter is right – the MSM are afraid of Mitt.
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 5:37 PM
That’s the best this sorry excuse for a man can come up with?
He can’t even get his bigoted article right:
“(This version CORRECTS story by deleting the reference to Romney using Marriott as headquarters for caucus night.)”
TheBigOldDog on January 17, 2008 at 5:40 PM
I sense one of three things in your future:
a MacArthur Genius Grant
an NEA grant for performance art
free Thorazine for life
sulla on January 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Glen Johnson and Ron Fournier of AP are like a bunch of chickens scratching around in the dirt trying to find a scraps to sustain them.
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Glad to hear that. Tancredo and Buchanan. Good stuff.
Onager on January 17, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Allah’s annoyed with the “I’m first” posts that he brings out the hammer. He won’t slice these schmucks though, it’s too much fun for him to watch. I’ve been waiting for this one to do something but I think I forewarned him off the racist sctick. I don’t know if he’s a Huckster troll. I think there are a lot of liberal/Democrat McCain/Huckster/Paul lovers investing much time around here. Just a thought. Feels worse then when Ross Perot got into the election back when we lost to Willy Jeff. Sort of feels like ‘91 The Sequel.
Sultry Beauty on January 17, 2008 at 6:09 PM
I think the rock’n'roll dudester DarianCounts might be one of them.
Hilarious.
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 6:19 PM
someone should teach that a$$hole some manners…a slap up the side of the head might help. Reporters are not any different or better than anyone else in this society…be polite, show some respect.
Anyone notice the MSM is against Mitt and for Hunkopoo or McAmnesty…makes me wonder why.
oldernslower on January 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM
I disagree. He writes for AP, he belong on the floor.
RMR on January 17, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Allah – Thanks for posting that…
Mitt iz in ur biz haterz – OWN3D (in a Staples no less)!
SkinnerVic on January 17, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Up yours slublog…feel more at home now?
Actually, I am consistent. I praised McCain when he called the kid a creep. I praised Fred when he wouldn’t put on the hat.
The news org. think they run the country, they are just news people, and the quicker the candidates learn that, the more votes they will get.
No one, and I mean no real red blooded American, wants a president that is afraid of the press, that cozyies (sp) up to them to get a few votes or a good write up. We like a president that can give it back, that will slam someone when they get slammed. We like a little bit of the gun-slinger…leave the feel good to the dems, we want the do good on our side. And when you slam the press-weasels, you done good. The press, not the most respected occupation in the U.S.
Other words, a man with a little back-bone is part of a leaders make-up. And that was the first of Mitt’s back bone I’ve seen.
right2bright on January 17, 2008 at 6:48 PM
A light-hearted comment sends you off the deep end into rant #183906?
Maybe your life as a ‘prophet’ is wearing you down.
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 7:05 PM
So, let me get this straight… Sicko didn’t pan out, so now Moore is going after Right Wing Office Supplies?
Cold Steel on January 17, 2008 at 7:21 PM
Glen Johnson’s polite (but incredibly biased) report on the incident:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jKsPiM8YW32h21HRebuncfg3jZcAD8U7SRQ00
Also, Drudgereport is linking to politico’s biased report of the event, and ABC’s video which omits the last part of the confrontation.
.
Here’s a good wrap up of Johnson’s biased attacks on Romney in his reports:
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http://www.perspectives.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=165896&forum_id=91
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Geez Allah, I should just do this job for you ;)
Dr B on January 17, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Definitely separated at birth with Moore.
Wow, that Perspectives.com recap of Glen Johnson’s bias is quite something to behold. All that’s missing are some Photo-shopped pix to illustrate the faux scandal stories.
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Mitt handled that really well. He got a bit flustered, but he kept his cool. I have to say, if it had been me the guy had called a liar (to my face in front of lots of cameras), I think I would’ve said something like, “You look like a really bad mix of Michael Moore and Dennis Nedry, and I really don’t care about your opinion of screwed up facts. Goodbye. Now, back to what I was saying…”
Good thing I’m not running for Prez, huh? ;0)
Eclectic on January 17, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Glad I’m not the only one. All these boorish-gas-bag-pseudo journalist/documentarians look alike to me. They add so much to public discourse. Who needs higher learning when these professors of truth can enlighten us.
Cold Steel on January 17, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Eclectic on January 17, 2008 at 8:07 PM
I agree with the sentiment. What sets me off with this guy is the lack of respect. Even if you disagree with someone’s positions, at least get off the ground and be a man. Don’t snipe with partisan attacks while hiding behind your “journalistic integrity.”
Cold Steel on January 17, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Awesome clip. You could tell Romney wanted to run over there and kick that guy to the moon. lol.
This is not the first time Mitt has had to deliver the SMACK DOWN to the press. He routinely challenged the press corps in Massachusetts and most often the Boston Globe idiots, Mitt would call them out on their bias quite frequently. It’ll be interesting to see how Mitt deals with the Washington Press, frankly I don’t think he’ll put up with as much crap as W has.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-S9Ntek9QE
joncoltonis on January 17, 2008 at 8:14 PM
You go Mitt. This country needs a leader who will put smarmy little media creeps like that in their place. Forget Mitt, if I were there I would dragged his fat, arrogant ass out to the street and taught him some manners.
peacenprosperity on January 17, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Wonder how hothead McCain would have handled that situation.
EJDolbow on January 17, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Romney took a reporter to the woodshed while he was governor of Mass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-S9Ntek9QE
EJDolbow on January 17, 2008 at 8:30 PM
joncoltonis on January 17, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Thank you for the links jon. Mitt is clear and concise on how he deals with problem children in the press. The link concerning the MA press was good because it shows the charm of W, but with Mitt’s quick wit. Mitt seems to refine his delivery when attacked. He’s getting practice again since MI.
Cold Steel on January 17, 2008 at 8:31 PM
I don’t know for certain, but I guarantee he would have used the word “jerk” and the phrase “my friend”.
Buy Danish on January 17, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Whew. Much better. It’s like I was taking crazy pills or something.
Slublog on January 17, 2008 at 8:42 PM
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