Mitt Romney Knows No Shame—With Attack Ad On Newt Gingrich
I never thought an attack ad produced by Republicans that attacks another Republican would ever make me mad, but I was wrong—even if the attack is directed at Newt Gingrich.
Republican hypocrisy is frustratingly typical and we often write about it on C&L, but this Romney Super PAC ad is disgusting because it exposes just how far these allegedly non-affiliated groups will go, as it accuses Gingrich of the exact character flaws that define Romney as both a man and as a politician. Namely, flip flopping on all issues and supporting a health care mandate, which is a key component of Romney's own health care bill in MA.
Voice over: And Newt was a long-time supporter of a national health care mandate, the centerpiece of Obama-care. The Gingrich record, thirty years in Washington, flip flopping on issues...
I was on The Alyona Show on RT television to discuss the two year anniversary of the Citizens United decision. Alyona asked me if Newt was really angry over the Super PAC ads that have been hammering him, and I said "Absolutely."
Republicans love the Citizens United decision because it allows them to buy our political system like never before, and Newtie supports that. However, when a person is on the receiving end of the attacks, it stings. That's human nature.
I doubt he expected to be on the receiving end of Super PAC attack ads when the court handed down its decision, or if he did anticipate it, he probably thought he'd be able to out-spin them. It hasn't worked out that way, as these types of ads defeated him in Iowa. Newt fell flat on his face in the Florida debates and these ads will help cement his defeat there too, if the vote turns out the way the new polls are showing.
Mitt Romney is pro-choice one minute, then pro-life the next. First he's pro-stem cell research, then later, anti-stem cell research. It's a recurring theme for his entire political career. He has no passion, has no ideals, and has no principles except his yearning to win the presidency. And that's a big reason why the GOP voters are so turned off to him as their nominee. If he needed to run as a "Know Nothing" candidate in a particular state, he would have no problem doing that either. No wonder Gingrich put a scare into the entire GOP establishment after his SC win, in spite of the fact that Newt's part of that establishment too.
This ad is disgraceful, and as Howie Klein of Down with Tyranny! said in a tweet: "Willard has no shame".
But Romney has planned long and hard for this moment, so he and his "unaffiliated" PAC will stop at nothing. And when the general election comes around, the ad wars are going to be uglier than you can imagine. Buckle up.
Proves once again that Reslugs sure are nasty, rotten, lying, racist assholes.
...the general election, the electorate will be so disgusted with this crap, they will turn away from anyone who uses it.
...how any progressive could look at this ad with anything other than smug schadenfreude and some bemusement. How can this upset you? This is what these guys do: they lie, they project their own weaknesses onto others, and they undermine others' strengths.
Yes, it's hypocritical as hell. So what? How does Newt not deserve this kind of attack?
I'm sure the idiots on the unSupreme Court (RATS) did not think their decision through. They were envisioning a battle between RePugniScums and Democrats with the Democrats on the losing end when they came up with Citizens United.
It's PAC vs. PAC and now the one with the most money wins. In all cases the money is not about free speech. It's about redundancy, repetition and frequency (of advertising). That's not speech. That's nonstop shouting/talking.
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
I couldn't be more pleased.
Ignorance is parent to religion.
Religion is parent to Hate.
Remembering Matthew Shepard:
http://vimeo.com/fuksnickityClam/matthew
i've said it all over this blog, Amato, so now, finally to your face
i think treating this Repugnant debate nominating process crap like a horserace, a pennant race, an entertainment scheme is bullshit john, so stop
they are traitors to everything this country stands for and they've stolen it and it isn't business as usual
it is out and out civil war, john
you and your editors think you're gonna ride this somewhere? to literal oblivion is where they want us
inside the beltway they dont realize we dont fucking care anymore out here and will have no compunction to treat your like any different
part of the solution? exactly how? you lend credence to feces that are mainstream souled-out compromise
fucking literal oblivion john
and for our children
stop with this blog horseshit. it is revolution.
i think i gotta stop with the three dollar paypals to you guys
it ain't workin
hell, i could go down denny park and cop, feel better
your name's Lebowski, Lebowski... and your wife is Bunny
What are you doing to fight this civil war and save this nation? Maybe I could join you.
However, bitching about it is not enough.
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
your name's Lebowski, Lebowski... and your wife is Bunny
How should I go about "simply stopping their spigot?" Do you have any productive ideas?
Why are you calling me a "dickwad?" I asked how I can help. Do you really, really, really want the world to be a better place or are you just thrilled with screaming into the abyssus and insulting people? How far do you think your insults and name-calling will carry your outrage towards building a better world?
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
dixie, it was kreskin called me out, like i'm a cheech; i'm more chong...
i've paid dues
dixie, you sought construction...
i say, take a period of time, set it up how it needs to be
and
then
stop
paying
everyone
they need us more than we need them
your name's Lebowski, Lebowski... and your wife is Bunny
Someone want to piece this rant together and translate it for me ? Thanks .
Insanity , it is what it is , there is no understanding it .
I can't figure it out either.
Someone off their meds maybe?
I always thought the reporting here on the Repug primary was for entertainment purposes only.
It is for me!!
I can understand your frustration with what's going on, and support what/who you want to, but I feel that ragging on JA is a bit out of line.
Peace.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
The longer the Reslugs duke it out , the better for the Prez. Hope it lasts for a long time. This is going to be super fun to watch.
I hope this continues and even gets nastier , the step on a rake party needs all the help they can get .
Insanity , it is what it is , there is no understanding it .
From the Guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/31/f...
John Gleason, 60, voted Gingrich. "He has baggage, but who's gonna get the job done, who's the most conservative? Gingrich is."
Gleason wasn't a fan of negative ads either, but luckily based his decision on the notoriously robust news reporting of Fox News. "As they say, 'fair and balanced', and I think they are," Gleason said. "I rely on them for all my news. And not just one particular show either."
So, the well-informed ones, who watch more than one show on Fox, still support Gingrich.
really knows what job he wants done. Gingrich is probably the most mentally ill of the bunch and I'm sure that resonates with conservatives.
Nothing is as bad as what those assholes did to Max Cleland. Those ads were awful. Bush and Rove know no bounds.
Rover went after Don Siegelman too pretty harshly. And John McCain in 2000.
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
I saw this on the You Tube right after the vid that Amato put up. It got the blood pressure down a little and made me laugh.
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Just wait for the fall when this army of hate spewing cock suckers can direct all of their talents at the colored boy President.
Massachusetts liberal? Are you fucking kidding me?
"Someday somebody related to some of these sufferers, these victims, these collaterally damaged souls, may try to kill you. And I have to tell you, I think you’ll have it coming." - Christopher Cooper
Fox viewers get supersized portions of bullshit day after day and keep coming back for more. Even after being confronted with facts from other sources they fail to believe. So does the fact that they are now getting two supersized helpings of bullshit a day bother me? Not in the least. Gingrich's reputation ( looks funny spelled out doesn't it) is being challenged? Could. Not. Care. Less. If they didn't think "hey what's that smell" before, they're not likely to now, no matter how high it's piled.
Does anybody think that the Repubtards will clean up there act when they go head to head with Obama? This is going to be their dirtiest, most racist, lyingest, low life squawking anybody has ever heard. Maybe this will be the final breaking point for the inbred TeaChoads.
The pea brained jackasses who support the Republicons thrive on the bull shit and methane being dispensed , they love it . Can hardly wait for the general election , it's going to be something else .
Insanity , it is what it is , there is no understanding it .
that they are showing their hand now. They are each calling each other corrupt slugs, and for once, they are both right.
I think that in the end these freaks cannot hide who they are. Romney is especially obvious. Even the Republicans do not like him. They may not like Obama more and may not vote for Obama but that does not mean the they will turn out to vote for Romney come election day. And I think a lot of the real "independents," not he fake ones who bailed out of the Republican Party because of Bush but the real Independets, will find themselves thinking that Obama is not so bad compared to the fake, say anything to get elected Romany.
a face eating rat? Or was that the brown acid? I don't remember.
It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.
-George Carlin
..got a question:
Why don't Democrats love the Citizens United decision so Democrats can buy our political system like never before?
I never got this convention wisdom amongst liberals that the Citizens United is a one-way street.
I hope everybody realizes the only way the Citizens United ruling will ever be overturned is when Democrats perfect the craft of using SUPERPAC money to beat Republicans in elections.
Then, & only then, will our tradtional & right wing media begin to clamor for an end to Citizens United.
Until then, Democrats should be exploiting the hell out of all the "advantages" rendered by Citizens United.
But it appears, yet again, liberals are depending on the innate goodness of mankind to come to the intuitive conclusion that Citizens United is evil, therefore any Republican elected in the post-Citizens United world is illegitimate.
When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in excess body fat & carrying a misspelled sign.
Republican SuperPacs just get more money, a lot more. Those zillionaire donators are mostly conservative, Republican leaning. The SuperPac supporting Newt and bashing Romney is mostly funded by one zillionaire. They can just outspend Dem SuperPacs by a wide margin.
the corporate influence over our politicians who enact laws against the interests of ordinary people to the benefit of corporate bottom lines.
Come from the rich, and rich companies. They don't side with the people, or Democrats. The Supreme Court made an extreme decision, and decided that corporations are people with all the political rights of people, and none on fhe constraints. That's why it's not good for Democrats.
How can this be viewed as anything other than "Karl Rove Tactics 101"? You'd have to be McCain's black baby not to see it.
"He has no passion, has no ideals, and has no principles except his yearning to win the presidency. And that's a big reason why the GOP voters are so turned off to him as their nominee."
Granted Romney is a well-groomed emotionless bot with good dentures. His problem with Republicans is that he just doesn't convincingly display hate and vindictiveness with the smoothly delivered condescension of Newtie. Romney also fails to display convincing victimhood at the hands of the liberal machine. He does have the I'm rich, fuck you schtick down pretty well, so he's not without some hope for the faithful, some of whom may actually have enough comprehension to realize that Newt will completely get his ass kicked in the general election.
Newt did quite a bit in support of national health care. Look it up.
It's sad. The victim card isn't working for Spewt. Think of any asshole you personally know. Have they used the victim card? Never works does it? Looks like Spewt has to go back to being a fat pasty RACIST. He should knock off with the dog-whistling and go straight to " NI@@ER". It's what his base wants. He should indulge them.
It is all a no holds barred grab for the cash. In then end it will destroy both candidates as the losing supporters in the primary would rather vote for the Uncle Tom than go with the back stabber.
The story here is "If this is how they treat their political colleagues, their friends in power, those of the same political ideology" they how do you expect them to treat you after the election, the nobody, neither their friend of colleagues, just somebody standing in their way of making millions.
revolution violates terms, huh?
http://abbysbigcity.com/corporate-cabal-stran...
well slap me again daddy
just proves my point
Go Nation
your name's Lebowski, Lebowski... and your wife is Bunny
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