Mitt/MLK Story Won't Go Away. Mitt Campaign "Knew Witnesses Were False."
By Mr. Ed Posted in 2007 — Comments (25) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Interesting post linked via Byron York at The National Review's "The Corner."
http://thephoenix.com/TalkingPolitics/
If this is true, the two witnesses who claimed to have "seen" George Romney march with MLK have faulty memories (along with Mitt).
More importantly, this story suggests the Romney campaign knew these witnesses' stories could not be true and allowed their faulty stories to publicized.
I have no idea where the truth is on this, but it's a story that will live at least one more day's news cycle.
...at The National Review linked this story at "The Corner," I thought it must be at least semi-legit.
Mr. Ed
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Doesn't mean that the story is untrue. I would guess that we will see affirmation of the fact that these two women lied / were mistaken and that the Romney campaign allowed it to happen. I don't begrudge Mitt the initial mistake, but the response has been disastrous.
It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
- Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1792
The Pheonix is New England "left wing" newspaper. the one that thinks the Boston Glob is right wing because it is owned by a big "corporation". Read for yourself:
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
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Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman
It's not even a legit liberal rag, like the Globe. I bet they have great "massage" ads in the back, though.
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Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman
Right on Zuiko. Great directions to New England's best "massage" parlors. Head straight on down 95 to Providence's legendary Asian spas. The Pheonix - I still can't stop laughing.
I wont pass judgement until I get word from NPR, the New Republic and The Nation. Then I'll really know whats up. BWHAHAH. The Pheonix being citing as a credible source. Oh, I'm going to bust a gut.
Or are you afraid that your conservative street cred will be damaged? Quite honestly, I don't understand the knee jerk opposition to anything that is deemed liberal, i.e. media, academia, etc. Regardless, the article was not an opinion piece - it was backed up with seemingly legit historical facts. We shall see who laughs last on this one.
It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.
- Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1792
There are some facts in it, though for you to say that "it is not an opinion piece" is revealing. It *is* very much and very clearly an "opinion piece."
However the interesting potential facts I find in it are the following.
The eye-witnesses were referring to the Sat. march. That was not clear from the Politico article. If that is true, it impeaches their memories.
The Romney campaign knew this and referred them to the Politico. That looks bad prima facie, if true. I add that caveat because he offers no explanation of how he knows this. Also, Bernstein doesn't do any reporting on the campaigns motives or degree of involvement. He just assumes the worst and condemns them for that.
If you look at George Romney's history, then Mitt's original turn of the phrase is utterly reasonable. The big issue now is whether Mitt and his campaign can deal effectively with these kind of attacks from his enemies and the spin in the MSM. As friend and foe, at least I can find some agreement with y'all on the latter.
That's why we say, "according to the MSM," etc. So we can take it for what it's worth. Every major city or area has a ridiculous left wing tabloid. Here in Honolulu it's the Weekly. Respectable businesses don't touch these rags with a ten foot pole, so they are supported by concert announcements and strip clubs. Another point, why is this more of an issue than Huckabee unable to remember if he wrote the line about Bush having a 'bunker mentality.' Something that happened recently, not forty years ago.
Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone. --Mitt Romney
....writing the "bunker mentality" line? He's been defending and clarifying that remark numerous times over the past few days.
Mr. Ed
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2007/12/21/condoleezza-rice-slams-mike-hu...
Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone. --Mitt Romney
He doesn't know if he wrote that line or not. I guess he wrote it before he didn't write it before he wrote it before he didn't write it before he put his name on it.
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Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman
Are you all idiots?
Can't you see what is happening?
Do we or do we not have newspaper reports on the dates of the civil right marches that George Romney participated in these civil rights marches? Don't they have pictures?
George Romney marched in these civil rights marches. That is a fact!
This is all a bunch of nonsense trying to conceal that fact.
Some witnesses to this call up Mitt Romney cause they are mad that George Romney is being lied about and they want to help- his campaign refers them to the media. Mitt Romney is supposed to be the one responsible for figuring out that they are confused about which march they saw George Romney participate in. Why are we enabling the press to be lazy and blame a Repubilcan for their own laziness?
Also, these witnesses are not confused about the fact that G. Romney marched, they just can't remember the exact date for an event almost 40 years ago and you call them false witnesses?!?!?
Are you all blind??
The push polls in NH and Iowa, ect...
Who put a bug in Tim Russert's ear to ask that question on Meet the Press?
Call me paranoid but I smell conspiracy.
I think those push polls were really opposition research by a left-wing group because at that point it was beginning to look like Romney was going to be the Republican Nominee.
I think they found that most effect means of attacking Romney was to accuse him of belonging to a Racist organization. (Ignoring the fact that the Mormon Church is not Racist). I mean come on, every Presidential year the liberals accuse the Republican candidate of racism and tell Black people that a Republican President will mean the return of Slavery and/or Jim Crow.
But Romney's association with his father's reputation of supporting civil rights protects him so they have got to destroy that- or at least muddy it up- and who cares about the historical fact that George Romney did support civil rights and that this obviously effected his son's views on civil rights. (Seeing as Mitt Romney adored his Dad).
And now an attack appears in some liberal rag like the Phoenix... who's money is helping support those liberal rags... am I crazy to suggest we might start looking for George Soros?
That's all this is- prep for the Democratic attacks.
Why is Redstate helping amplify such an outrageous attack!!?
....perhaps you should ask why Byron York of the National Review chose to link this story to the NRO "The Corner" blog post. After all, this is the same organization which recently endorsed Mitt.
Mr. Ed
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
So you're saying that if Bryon York links to an article, that makes it the Gospel Truth? Bryon never links to an article that is in any way, shape, or form even the slightest bit dodgey?
Wow! such a reputation! He'd make a great Notary Public, don't you think?
Its very obvious. The liberal MSM would have us chase this red herring. The simple fact is is that George Romney was a leader of civil rights and may have marched with MLK. We may never know the truth. How ironic it is that George Romney did not get the 1968 nomination because of a mere statement. We ended up with Nixon. Could we be repeating ourselves?
On a bigger level, have you noticed the amount of attacks against Romney by the liberal MSM? The liberal MSM isn't attacking anyone else. That's a fact.
The only other candidate getting attacked in Huckabee--by the conservative media.
The liberal MSM is endorsing and speaking positively about Huckabee and McCain--possibly because they see them as weak candidates or possibly because these candidates are less offensive to the left on policy. The liberal MSM, for whatever reason, would rather see Huckabee or McCain as the
Republican nominee. That's a fact.
arizonajohnson-YOu are right on. For ex. look at the press releases and it will tell you who the left wing does not want.
Who do the Dems really fear?
[DNC Press Release Attack Summary:
Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) – 37% (99 press releases)
Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) – 28% (74)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) – 24% (64)
Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) – 8% (20)
Governor Mike Huckabee – 2% (4)
http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2007/12/11/dems-salivating-for-huc...
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful 100 percent.
Republicans citing "The Pheonix". Stop. Please. My appendix is about to burst. LOL. Oh my god is this assault hilarious.. HAHA. Oh, stomach aches in the mornings.