Your morning jolt: Mitt Romney shows his sensitive side
On Tuesday, Fox News aired what was, by all appearances, a straight-up interview with Mitt Romney, the lead survivor in the GOP race for president.
Bret Baier asked the logical questions: The New Hampshire Union Leader had just endorsed Newt Gingrich, yet another of Romney’s surging opponents – at the same time alluding to the former Massachusetts governor’s multiple positions.
Last night, in a conversation with Bill O’Reilly, Baier said that, off-camera, Romney declared he had been mistreated:
Said Baier:
“He said he thought it overly aggressive….As we were walking in the walk-and-talk, and then after we finished he went to his holding room — and then came back and said he didn’t like the interview and thought it was uncalled for.”
And in today’s New York Times, columnist Gail Collins has this account of Romney’s on-camera reaction as his interrogator went down a roster of his flip-flops:
Romney looked approximately as comfortable as the three wealth managers who had to appear on camera claiming the $254 million they won with a $1 Powerball ticket.
“Your list is just not accurate so, one, we’re going to have to be better informed,” Romney began.
His other responses included: “This is an unusual interview. Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh.”
The Washington Post reports this morning that the Romney camp has been caught slightly off-guard by the surge of Newt Gingrich. There is, of course, the question of whether Gingrich will follow the trajectory of Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Herman Cain:
Increasingly, Romney’s advisers believe he will not. They are calculating that primary voters will overlook Gingrich’s rocky career in public life — including ethics charges, extramarital affairs and a decade of trading his influence to enrich himself.
Voters “know all that, and they’ve discounted those things,” said a third Romney adviser. “The leadership of the campaign recognizes that Gingrich has got staying power, that he’s a very serious candidate.”
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But Texas congressman Ron Paul thinks the former House speaker can be lowered a notch or two. Late Wednesday, he posted this Internet ad – almost a doppelganger of the one that the Democratic National Committee produced against Mitt Romney:
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By now, you know that Herman Cain says he needs to have a face-to-face conversation with his wife before he decides whether his presidential campaign will continue. In the meantime, his campaign – perhaps in an effort to reassure jittery Iowa supporters – launched this TV ad in the state:
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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182 comments Add your comment
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:18 pm
What is the US exceptional in, UGA?
Truly better than EVERYONE else?
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:18 pm
buck hayek
conservatives believe only america is exceptional.lol hence their need for validation
Unemployed Workers
December 1st, 2011
2:19 pm
I lovs amerka! (az longs az thay keeps sendn me mys gubament cheqs)!
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:19 pm
buck
see how conservatives attack u for telling the truth
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:19 pm
Reagan also ran like a girl after 241 US Marines were killed by Islamic terrorists.
He knew what “quagmire” meant.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:20 pm
unemployed worker
GOD SHO NUFF IZ GOOD
Unemployed Workers
December 1st, 2011
2:21 pm
Mes hates ragun too! He trys to tak awy mes gubament cheqs!
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:22 pm
buck
but RONNIE REGEAN is the JESUS CHRIST of conservatism. he can do no wrong
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:22 pm
Yeah – I am used to it, liberalefty.
On logic and reason conservatives are clueless.
liberalefty
December 1st, 2011
2:23 pm
I meant “REAGAN” but he forgot how to spell his name anyway
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:23 pm
liberalefty….if you dont believe America is exceptional, there are other places to live. You wont be missed, I promise. Well maybe by your Mother and Father (Wait a minute, you do know who your Father is dont you?)
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:23 pm
liberalefty….class
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:24 pm
They are always Rah Rah American Exceptionalism – but can’t define it (past the one I gave).
And I am correct on the definition.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:25 pm
Buck….yep keep thinking you are correct. Again if you hate it – leave it.
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:26 pm
“America #1 at Exploiting Resources for Profit.”
Buck Hayek
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:28 pm
Blacks of all people should realize American exceptionalism…..think where you would be now without America. Great work!
Buck Hayek
December 1st, 2011
2:32 pm
You cannot say what we are #1 in, UGA 1999.
Obviously, I know more about American Exceptionalism than you do.
Newt A.k.A Boss HoGG
December 1st, 2011
2:33 pm
I will tell you what’s funny: Ask Cain two questions
1. What do you think about the US foreign policy?
2. Who is this new woman?
Look at his body language, LoL
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
2:35 pm
Newt….You should have asked that first question to Obama before the election. Nice job.
RetiredSoldier
December 1st, 2011
2:50 pm
Good point UGA. I thought Obama was going to sit down with all these bad world leaders. Guess he got to busy with Healthcare and playing golf.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:01 pm
Retired…..agreed. Thank you for your service. You helped to continue to make America Exceptional!
gm
December 1st, 2011
3:23 pm
IRetiredSoldier
He was not to busy to help pass the Veterans Act and bring our troops home from Irag and fighting for jobs for Vets:
This is what I am talking about with these hypocrites rep, Obama has done more for vets then the 2 prior President, solider do your reseach before you shoot your mouth off, turn off uninformed fox news””’
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:24 pm
Gm…to or too? hahaha
Learn grammar first before you post. Talk about research! Educate yourself.
gm
December 1st, 2011
3:30 pm
UGA 1999
I know you have no facts to come back with, what do I expect from a loser from UGA.
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:34 pm
gm….”loser” haha more personal attacks. Did you graduate 3rd grade?
gm
December 1st, 2011
3:37 pm
UGA 1999
You are making the attacks, because you can not argue facts about this great commander and chief, but I understand you are a conservative from Georgia you guys can not help your self.
By the way do you guys still date your cousins? ha, ha
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:39 pm
Gm….However, much better job on your grammar. Good boy!
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
3:42 pm
Gm….see there is the problem….it is impossible to debate with someone that is brainwashed into believing Hussein is a “great commander and chief”. No we do not date our cousins. Mature comment.
honested
December 1st, 2011
4:07 pm
uga,
You realize this blog can be read anywhere in the world right?
Do you want the rest of the world to thing Georgians are dolts?
UGA 1999
December 1st, 2011
4:20 pm
Honested…..Actually SEC East Champions is just fine.
td
December 1st, 2011
4:50 pm
Can any of you libs explain to me how gas prices were $1:81 per gallon the day Bush left office and it is now $3:05 per gallon? How much money has this cost each of you for the past three years?
I guess you could call this a Bush success and an Obama failure?
gm
December 1st, 2011
4:53 pm
UGA 1999
Just playing with you man, lighting up, Its hard for conservatives from Georgia to accept Obama no matter what he does, this is your tradition, this why georgia is looked as one of the backwood of the south.
There are certain states Obama can not go too campaign and their in the south, Al, Ms, Ga, Ky, Wv if it was not for Atlanta, georgia would not even be on the map, now its ok for those states to have blacks running and throwing a football but its not ok to accept leadership from them, like Obama, when you southerners conservatives admit this to yourself you will feel better.