Romney meets with 60 conservative magazine editors and bloggers in D.C.
The attendees came from numerous conservative sites and right-of-center publications, including National Review, Daily Caller, American Spectator, Washington Examiner, Right Wing News, Powerline, Townhall, Ace of Spades, Rhiel World View, WorldNetDaily, and Pajamas Media. RNC chairman Reince Preibus also attended…
“The basic message I got is the primary’s over and we want you on our side and working with the campaign,” said one attendee. Another described the meeting as “sort of an olive branch to conservative media.”…
During a Q&A period, attendees brought up Fast and Furious, the botched U.S. gunrunning sting that conservative outlets have given more attention than the national media, along with concerns that the Romney campaign will continue leaking to establishment outlets, including ABC News and Politico, rather than conservative ones.
Some conservative journalists left satisfied with what they heard.
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PBHO ate dog.
What else are you going to say on a topic thread this boring?
Bishop on May 2, 2012 at 11:05 PM
So THAT’S what Ace was doing all day today.
Esoteric on May 2, 2012 at 11:19 PM
McWillard is down to 36% on intrade. LOL.
angryed on May 2, 2012 at 11:19 PM
I will enjoy drinking your tears of unfathomable rage & sadness when he defeats Obama, you liberal troll.
Esoteric on May 2, 2012 at 11:21 PM
Not surprised.
You watch. He’ll leak to the Propaganda Ministry just like all campaigns run by the Stupid Party do.
This was just a box that had to be checked by the campaign.
victor82 on May 2, 2012 at 11:22 PM
I swear they are cheap dates.
promachus on May 2, 2012 at 11:23 PM
Electability. Lol.
promachus on May 2, 2012 at 11:24 PM
This is great news. We’ll see what happens.
BTW, did they all get their own Indian names?
faraway on May 2, 2012 at 11:25 PM
EZ there tiger. If you are so convinced your boy will win, buy shares. Not only do you get your wish, you also make a 300% return.
angryed on May 2, 2012 at 11:25 PM
This article was in Huff Post!
Geesh.
faraway on May 2, 2012 at 11:27 PM
Any “conservative media” outlet that believes a word coming out of this lying sack of shit’s mouth is not worth reading.
angryed on May 2, 2012 at 11:27 PM
jurnOlists all.
freshface on May 2, 2012 at 11:27 PM
This is from HuffPo from unnamed sources.
Having said that, if this is true I found it to be highly amusing:
So conservative outlets need help with Obama oppo research? When they’ve been writing about him for some 4+ years? When Breitbart has been digging through the past? This makes no sense. HuffPo either garbled it up or the Romney campaign has more than its share of hubris.
INC on May 2, 2012 at 11:31 PM
Adios, ed.
Banned.
Esoteric on May 2, 2012 at 11:32 PM
Establishment GOP journalists back establishment GOP candidate…to the surprise of no one. I am shocked that they don’t have weekly meetings to distribute Romney talking points.
iwasbornwithit on May 2, 2012 at 11:35 PM
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I wish I could say it was nice knowing you, Angryed, but your a miserable soul that has made this a less enjoyable place.
That said, get help. You’re on your way to heart-attack, aneurysm, or a breakdown.
chimney sweep on May 2, 2012 at 11:35 PM
Just think Allahpundit, If you were conservative you could have been there.
The Notorious G.O.P on May 2, 2012 at 11:38 PM
Ha, ha. I just realized Dan Riehl’s name is on the list. I highly doubt he’s one of the group of “some conservative journalists left satisfied with what they heard.”
After reading some things written by those in this group, this meeting must have had some tense and hostile undercurrents.
INC on May 2, 2012 at 11:38 PM
Esoteric on May 2, 2012 at 11:32 PM
chimney sweep on May 2, 2012 at 11:35 PM
You pissants are hilarious.
angryed on May 2, 2012 at 11:39 PM
ACE? That’s a big effing deal. It’s like joining up with a conservative Lenny Bruce which is sorta counter-intuitive for Mitt’s image.
Buy Danish on May 2, 2012 at 11:41 PM
Were you on the call Buy An Apple Danish? I would assume a paid shill such as yourself would have been there.
angryed on May 2, 2012 at 11:44 PM
Looks like Mitt wants to turn the “conservative media” into what the mainstream media has become.
tencole on May 2, 2012 at 11:45 PM
I’m almost afraid to ask lest I be missing something so obvious it’s embarrassing, but what did he say that was bannable? I’m not defending him – I can’t stand the endlessly raging faux-conservative foot soldier for the Preezy, but I’m not getting what was extraordinarily objectionable about that particular comment.
Buy Danish on May 2, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Aw, crossed post. I’m not paid anything Rage Boy. How about you? I’m thinkin’ Axelrod in particularl appreciates your efforts.
Buy Danish on May 2, 2012 at 11:50 PM
I wanna know which conservative bloggers talked to the interloper at PuffyPost? We don;t talk about fight club, ya know?
Warner Todd Huston on May 2, 2012 at 11:55 PM
LOL!
Angryed shows up and comment threads dry up.
SauerKraut537 on May 3, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Same thing happens with his women.
Difficultas_Est_Imperium on May 3, 2012 at 12:30 AM
After some of the few ” blogger starts drinking” and ” dude I’m nervous” posts, I’m sure he is considered a RINO by now in some circles… Including his own threads. Lol.
Can.I.be.in.the.middle on May 3, 2012 at 1:10 AM
The highlight of the proceeding featured an act involving Jen Rubin and that Tijuana donkey.
That’s got to be the only explanation for why Riehl showed up.
sartana on May 3, 2012 at 1:30 AM
Ha! Why would a man so “severely Conservative” need to be offering olive branches to “Conservative media”? Hasn’t Romney had three several years to build a relationship there?
With the exception of National Review, all of those news sites listed above would seem to be the ones Williard hasn’t bought off yet.
I wonder if any of the assembled asked where Norm Coleman(Romeny’s chief Health Care advisor) got the idea that “we’re never going to repeal the whole thing” when speaking of Obamacare on that televised panel a few months ago.
sartana on May 3, 2012 at 1:55 AM
Mitthusiam! /S
Relevant!
DannoJyd on May 3, 2012 at 2:55 AM
Conservative bloggers blog. I’m not aware they actually convince anyone of anything, so I don’t know what this accomplished. Do you think you change people’s hearts and minds, Ed, or do you just confirm their already-held beliefs?
swinia sutki on May 3, 2012 at 5:36 AM
IOW, nothing changes. Most right of center “media” have been on Willard’s short bus for some time.
james23 on May 3, 2012 at 7:36 AM
On a related note, Jay Carney meets with dozens of liberal reporters daily at the White House.
Bitter Clinger on May 3, 2012 at 8:15 AM