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David Corn / MoJo Articles:
SECRET VIDEO: On Israel, Romney Trashes Two-State Solution — At a private fundraiser, the GOP candidate calls Middle East peace “almost unthinkable” and says he would “kick the ball down the field.” — At the private fundraiser held May 17 where Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney candidly spoke …
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David Corn / MoJo Articles:
SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters — When he doesn't know a camera's rolling, the GOP candidate shows his disdain for half of America. — During a private fundraiser earlier this year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Thurston Howell Romney — In 1980, about 30 percent of Americans received some form of government benefits. Today, as Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute has pointed out, about 49 percent do. — In 1960, government transfers to individuals totaled $24 billion.
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine:
How Jimmy Carter's Grandson Helped Leak the Secret Romney Fund-raiser Video — The damning video of Mitt Romney telling a room of wealthy donors how he really feels about the free-loading 47 percent of Americans “who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing …
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Bloomberg:
Today, Mitt Romney Lost the Election — You can mark my prediction now: A secret recording from a closed-door Mitt Romney fundraiser, released today by David Corn at Mother Jones, has killed Mitt Romney's campaign for president. — On the tape, Romney explains that his electoral strategy …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Note on Romney's Arrogant and Stupid Remarks — So we have in 2012 two presidential candidates who—when they thought they were speaking privately to their fellow 1 percenters—have shown contempt for fellow Americans. — Here's Barack Obama, on April 6, 2008, in San Francisco:
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Michael Walsh / National Review:
Mitt's Gettysburg Moment — Mitt Romney found himself in an unexpected place last night — in the public eye. He ought to make the most of it. — Milk-Carton Mitt's surprise turn upon the stage — did you know he was running for president? — came courtesy of the currently unemployed …
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Washington Monthly and Instapundit
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Romney's theory of the “taker class,” and why it matters — “My job is not to worry about those people,” Mitt Romney said of the 47 percent of Americans who are likely to vote for Barack Obama. “I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”
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Firedoglake, The Maddow Blog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Sundries Shack, Daily Kos, Brad DeLong and National Review
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Real Romney Captured on Tape Turns Out to Be a Sneering Plutocrat — Presidential campaigns wallow so tediously in pseudo-events and manufactured outrage that our senses can be numbed to the appearance of something genuinely momentous. Mitt Romney's secretly recorded comments …
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emptywheel and Talking Points Memo
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Romney “47 Percent” Fundraiser Host: Hedge Fund Manager Who Likes Sex Parties — When Mitt Romney at a private fundraiser dismissed all Barack Obama voters as moochers and victims—showing disdain for nearly half of the American electorate—he was speaking at the home of controversial private …
Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney versus the 47 percent — Over the past few years, Republicans have developed a habit of railing against the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay any federal income taxes. It's a fairly misleading talking point, but it keeps resurfacing. And now Mitt Romney has picked up on it:
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
The Right Is Wrong to Pin Obama's Edge on Welfare State — A lot of conservatives are puzzled that polls show the presidential election is even close, let alone that most show Barack Obama ahead. So convinced are they that Obama has failed that they think he ought to be out of the running.
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Power Line, The Daily Caller and Spectator
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney adviser: ‘47 percent’ video a ‘bump in the road’
Romney adviser: ‘47 percent’ video a ‘bump in the road’
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Washington Monthly
Iain Martin / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
The spectacular implosion of Mitt Romney means a no-choice US election
The spectacular implosion of Mitt Romney means a no-choice US election
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The Other McCain
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Romney: Obama's 47% of the electorate is dependent on government
Romney: Obama's 47% of the electorate is dependent on government
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Daniel Foster / National Review:
What Romney Said on the ‘47 Percent’ and What He Should Have Said
What Romney Said on the ‘47 Percent’ and What He Should Have Said
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The Daily Beast and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
Secret Romney Tape Means We Can Finally Stop Talking About Obama's Failed Foreign & Domestic Policy!
Secret Romney Tape Means We Can Finally Stop Talking About Obama's Failed Foreign & Domestic Policy!
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Instapundit and Washington Times
Mayhill Fowler / The Huffington Post:
Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter
Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter
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American Prospect and Althouse
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Mitt Romney's darkest hour
Mitt Romney's darkest hour
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Where Are the 47% of Americans Who Pay No Income Taxes?
Where Are the 47% of Americans Who Pay No Income Taxes?
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Business Insider, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones and The New Republic
Annie Lowrey / Economix:
Behind the ‘People Who Pay No Income Tax’
Behind the ‘People Who Pay No Income Tax’
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Hullabaloo and The Atlantic Online
Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
How the Romney Campaign Scrambled to Respond to Secret Video
Philip Rucker / Election 2012:
Romney stands by his remarks in leaked video
Romney stands by his remarks in leaked video
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Guardian, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Wake up America, The Daily Beast, American Power and Gawker
Reihan Salam / National Review:
Makers, Takers, Taxpayers, Etc.
Makers, Takers, Taxpayers, Etc.
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Politico and The Daily Beast
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Leaked videos show Romney dismissing Obama supporters as feeling entitled to handouts
Leaked videos show Romney dismissing Obama supporters as feeling entitled to handouts
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Power Line, The Fix, First Read, Althouse, Business Insider, Examiner, Washington Wire, The Raw Story and The Atlantic Online
Politico:
Mitt Romney defends video: Not ‘elegantly stated’
Mitt Romney defends video: Not ‘elegantly stated’
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Election 2012, Mediaite, BuzzFeed and American Prospect
Mark Thoma / Economist's View:
Nontaxpayers are Overwhelmingly the Eldery and Students
Nontaxpayers are Overwhelmingly the Eldery and Students
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Paul Krugman, Washington Post and Informed Comment
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Emails reveal Justice Dept. regularly enlists Media Matters to spin press — Internal Department of Justice emails obtained by The Daily Caller show Attorney General Eric Holder's communications staff has collaborated with the left-wing advocacy group Media Matters for America in an attempt …
Sarah Chayes / Los Angeles Times:
‘Innocence of Muslims’ doesn't meet free-speech test — U.S. 1st Amendment rights distinguish between speech that is simply offensive and speech deliberately tailored to put lives and property at immediate risk. — A scene from the 14-minute video trailer for the film “Innocence of Muslims …
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Hit & Run, L.A. NOW, Ricochet Conversations Feed and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Why Barack Obama is winning — Unemployment is over 8 percent. Nearly 60 percent of Americans, according to a new poll, believe the country is on the wrong track. The number of people on food stamps is at a historic high and the median net worth of American families is at a 20-year low.
Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
Libya: We gave US three-day warning of Benghazi attack — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE. PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES — American diplomats were warned of possible violent unrest in Benghazi three days …
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Coalition Sharply Reduces Joint Operations With Afghan Troops — KABUL, Afghanistan — After years of tightly intertwining its forces with Afghan troops, the American-led military coalition has sharply curtailed ground-level operations with the Afghan Army and police forces …
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David Martin / CBS News:
U.S. military suspends joint patrols with Afghans
U.S. military suspends joint patrols with Afghans
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The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers and The Long War Journal