Romney makes major Super Tuesday ad buy
posted at 10:26 am on January 31, 2008 by Bryan
Just across on Fox and the AP reports too. The ad buy includes California and several other Super Tuesday states.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to run a “significant” level of television ads in California and other states that vote Tuesday in essentially a national primary, aides said Thursday, signaling a willingness to aggressively try to derail Republican front-runner John McCain.
Since his defeat in Florida Tuesday, the former Massachusetts governor has been debating over just how much of an effort to make in which of the 21 states that hold primaries and caucuses Tuesday.
I doubt that the ad buy includes broadcasts of the following video, and that’s a shame. Produced by the Romney camp, it gives a look at the inside story of how Romney turned Bain & Co around from a floundering operation that had laid off much of its staff, twice, to a company that’s 15 times larger than it was when Romney took it over. It’s a story that the press isn’t likely to report, so Romney has to pay for its production himself.
I’m sure someone out there will say that Mitt Romney led Bain for profit, not patriotism. But I don’t see why the two have to be mutually exclusive. Neither did Ronald Reagan, for that matter.
Update (AP): I’m glad to see he’s going all in. John Dickerson’s right about his performance at the debate last night, though. I said yesterday he could have captured the base’s imagination by laying Captain Amnesty out. He didn’t:
At the debate Wednesday, the last before the big Super Tuesday vote, the two men bickered over McCain’s misleading characterization of Romney’s view. Romney got quasi-indignant, calling out McCain for twisting his words. He turned to moderator Anderson Cooper to say McCain was making a Washington style attack.
It was a strong rebuttal, but not strong enough. Romney’s opportunity was to go at the central claim of McCain’s candidacy, his boast that he is a straight talker. This would have been like liquid Reagan to the conservative critics who dislike McCain’s positions on immigration, campaign finance, and taxes but are reduced to sputtering by what they see as McCain’s sanctimoniousness. It’s why they derisively call him St. John. If Romney had given voice to their critique by arguing that McCain praises himself for truth-telling while trafficking in a distortion, it would have fired up the waiting armies while simultaneously showing that Romney was one of them. Who cares about his flips and flops, hand me the pitchfork.
Maybe he’s saving this for the ads?
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Failure, from Obama on down.
Schadenfreude on May 9, 2013 at 4:42 PM
The Boston authorities are furious. They were intentionally left in the dark by Obama and Napolitano.
Schadenfreude on May 9, 2013 at 4:43 PM
The dead terrorist was buried in ‘undisclosed’ location.
Schadenfreude on May 9, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Nice to see that not everyone is susceptible to Obam’s Jedi Mind Trick speech.
You know, the one where he said the bombers failed at least 10 times?
Ben Hur on May 9, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Scouting out another Michelle Obama vacation?
The Rogue Tomato on May 9, 2013 at 4:45 PM
In 7 years, after 9/11, no one died from terrorism under GWB.
Since Obama is Pretender in Chief, there were 5 successful terrorist attacks in the USA.
“The media is (are) Obama’s scandal condom” — Greg Gutfeld
Schadenfreude on May 9, 2013 at 4:46 PM
why does napolitano still have a job?
Steven McGregor on May 9, 2013 at 4:46 PM
That picture looks like an ad from GQ.
Ward Cleaver on May 9, 2013 at 4:49 PM
Too busy frisking grandmas and kids in wheelchairs at TSA checkpoints…
albill on May 9, 2013 at 4:49 PM
What, don’t they know that the occasional 9/11 is no big deal?
Ward Cleaver on May 9, 2013 at 4:50 PM
Lieberman is a rarity, a Democratic Jewish supporter of Israel and as such has been always supportive of fighting Islamic terrorism, but it is precisely these types of flexibly principled people like him that enabled his party to gain power and continue their goal of weakening America, which he is now complaining about.
When asked to be the Dem VP candidate with Gore he dropped his sometime conservative pretension like a hot potato.
Don L on May 9, 2013 at 4:50 PM
Because this admin, as hard as it tries, can’t connect the dots to home-grown, gun-loving, bible clutching, Obama hating, TEA party conservatives.
And no matter how hard they keep trying not to all the dots right now seem to connect directly to terror prone radical muslims.
This admin can’t have that and won’t connect those dots. It upsets CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Saudis so much.
hawkeye54 on May 9, 2013 at 4:50 PM
Honestly, we just need you productive people to just cede moer rights and wealth.
Voila, problem solved.
tom daschle concerned on May 9, 2013 at 4:51 PM
Lieberman: “To put it bluntly, our homeland defense system failed in Boston”
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Looks like the Light of Truth is slowly Illuminating
the facts of………………
canopfor on May 9, 2013 at 4:52 PM
Yes, because chechnyans are known for their long history of peaceful loving ways…
Blake on May 9, 2013 at 4:52 PM
Actually, far too many of those Bostonians probably think Bush did it (9/11) so they could relax now that he’s gone and a messiah has taken his place.
Don L on May 9, 2013 at 4:53 PM
We need to take yet more liberties from you and grow gubernut even larger if we are going to be able to do our jobs. Now don’t be greedy and fork over some more taxes…for the children.
Rinse and Repeat
trs on May 9, 2013 at 4:53 PM
It’s more than just willful ignorance. This is what happens when you scrub the truth out of the training material.
rightmind on May 9, 2013 at 4:56 PM
Because in the long run our rights and wealth are too important for us to manage ourselves. Government is in the best position to care for all our needs as it sees fit.
hawkeye54 on May 9, 2013 at 4:57 PM
So now he is complaining about it. Just like some who pushed [so called] ObamaCare are now complaining about it. Same clown show just under a different tent. Has Lieberman yet said “We had to pass it to find out what’s in it?”
VorDaj on May 9, 2013 at 4:58 PM
So what you’re saying is that when Bush trampled on our constitutional rights, he did it competently, while Obama tramples them in an incompetent fashion?
Either way, they’re both big government statists and I have no use for either of them.
Shump on May 9, 2013 at 5:01 PM
Both have profusely praised Islam, America’s greatest enemy.
VorDaj on May 9, 2013 at 5:03 PM
We have a homeland defense system ?
Is that what they call putting jihadies and their families on welfare rolls these days ?
burrata on May 9, 2013 at 5:05 PM
Let’s stop all muzlim immigration NOW. ALL kinds of visas. If it saves the life of a single child, we have to do this.
Let’s do this for eight-year old Martin Richard.
slickwillie2001 on May 9, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Oh, not to worry-there are plenty of Low-IQ Democrat Voters commenting at the WaPo link!
The always-delusional Fergie Foont leads the Laugh Cavalcade:
And the fun continues downhill from there…
And remember, these Rocket Scientists nominated Lieberman to be their Vice President in 2000.
Del Dolemonte on May 9, 2013 at 5:11 PM
I still can’t trust Lieberman – he looks too much like Senator Palpatine / The Emperor.
dentarthurdent on May 9, 2013 at 5:16 PM
It might have helped if the would link Islam with terrorism.
And the links are staring us all right in the face. Till we do that, there isn’t really much point except to sit back and enjoy the pain of the mutilated survivors.
And isn’t it funny how much coverage there has been of those survivors?
thgrant on May 9, 2013 at 5:16 PM
That too.
Shump on May 9, 2013 at 5:17 PM
So what’s new with this?
This regime has failed at EVERYTHING it has done that was supposed to be FOR this country.
The only thing they’re succeeding at is their unstated goal of destroying the country.
dentarthurdent on May 9, 2013 at 5:18 PM
So has somebody in an official position called this terrorism now? I ask because the rat-eared coward has not. Officially we have not had a single incident of terrorism on American soil since we elected the Muslim-named one. Unprecedented.
But I’ve got to wonder why exactly we gave citizenship to the live terrorist even as his brothers name is coming to the attention of the FBI and CIA. Guaranteed most of us would not even be able to get a government security clearance if we were on a list at one of the alphabet organizations. Or is Tamerlan Tsarnaev the “Joe Smith” of Russia?
Happy Nomad on May 9, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Another day, another Democrat admitting that everything they do to fix our nation’s problems just makes them worse.
txhsmom on May 9, 2013 at 5:27 PM
Well…. since none of these new departments (ahem – DHS) are effectual, lets scrap them and save some cash.
Free Indeed on May 9, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Every time I see that particular picture of Tsarnaev, I want to smash him.
That picture captures the essence of the foreigner receiving welfare, subsidies, and all sorts of goodies. And he dresses like a girl too.
portlandon on May 9, 2013 at 5:43 PM
There’s no way such a system can be omnipotent.
rickv404 on May 9, 2013 at 5:44 PM
That’s a pretty fancy get-up for a welfare kid.
steebo77 on May 9, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Seems many agencies within this administration ‘are taking a second look’ at how they’ve performed. Too bad they won’t issue any corrections.
GarandFan on May 9, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Well, if it makes you feel better, you should be using the past tense.
Happy Nomad on May 9, 2013 at 6:03 PM
That was one of the biggest mistakes ever. The GOP allowed itself to be bullied into creating that Frankenstein “federal police force” by that joke of a 9/11 commission that, itself, should have been laughed out of existence.
Now, I see these DHS SUVs all over the place with “POLICE” written on them in big letters, as if the US is supposed to have a federal police force. It is disgusting. And they have the label “federal protective police” written on their sides – to explain their alleged mission. I’m offended byt he sight of these SUVs and the idea that the feral government is moving so swiftly to institute the un-American idea that
“We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded [as the military].”
This place resembles Jakarta more and more every day. That’s what we get when a retarded Sukarno copy is given the executive power and allowed to operate with no constraints, at all.
ThePrimordialOrderedPair on May 9, 2013 at 6:05 PM
Makes me wonder if we are on the wrong path with the “Misha” lead. Misha sounds more like a fashion consultant than a jihadi.
It’s not easy to learn how to dress like a Russian pimp, maybe Misha helped him.
slickwillie2001 on May 9, 2013 at 6:11 PM
Seems many agencies within this administration ‘are taking a second look’ at how they’ve performed. Too bad they won’t issue any corrections.
GarandFan on May 9, 2013 at 6:03 PM
GarandFan:Exellent point(s),and they won’t take any heat,nor
firings,either!:)
canopfor on May 9, 2013 at 6:27 PM
Of course, those of us who believe in smaller government thought it was a terrible idea at the time. That is if the above quote is modified. Change eliminate to modify.
burt on May 9, 2013 at 6:32 PM
DUH!
Obama’s policies and attempts to protect American lives have failed:
… at Fort Hood…
… in Boston…
… In Benghazi…
… in Cairo…
… and in 18 other Embassies/nations on the anniversary of 9/11 on 9/11/12 when 20 Embassies were unprepared for attacks, Marines at the Cairo Embassy were ordered NOT to carry live Ammo that day, and after 2 previous terrorist attacks & much prior warning the 1st Ambassador in over 30 years to be killed was provided no protection and left to die alone.
easyt65 on May 10, 2013 at 8:55 AM