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Rosanna Lopez

(308 posts) Fri Jul 13, 2012, 04:44 AM Jul 2012

Mitt Romney Bain Mess Shows Stonewalling Consequences

07/13/2012

Howard Fineman

WASHINGTON -- It takes perverse talent to turn a two-day mini-story into a major three-week distraction. But that is precisely what Mitt Romney's campaign has done with a June 21 story in the Washington Post. As a result, they're losing valuable media time playing defense when they should be using every waking second and news cycle to remind voters about how crappy the economy is, and why President Barack Obama should be blamed for it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/mitt-romney-bain-mess_n_1669828.html

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Mitt Romney Bain Mess Shows Stonewalling Consequences (Original Post) Rosanna Lopez Jul 2012 OP

Stonewalling is his only defense because telling the truth would be worse. DCBob Jul 2012 #1

The press would not have made this an issue on their own. Blue Meany Jul 2012 #2

The press Rosanna Lopez Jul 2012 #3

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

1. Stonewalling is his only defense because telling the truth would be worse.

Reply to Rosanna Lopez (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2012, 06:00 AM

Jul 2012

Their hoping the voters and the media will just get bored with the whole thing.

Blue Meany

(1,947 posts)

2. The press would not have made this an issue on their own.

Reply to Rosanna Lopez (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2012, 06:47 AM

Jul 2012

It only became an issue because the Obama campaign kept harping about it.

Rosanna Lopez

(308 posts)

3. The press

Reply to Blue Meany (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 13, 2012, 06:59 AM

Jul 2012

The press in America long ago sacrificed their sacred duty to be the Fourth Estate and to be the eyes and ears of the public.

I haven't trusted the press since they helped cover up the truth about the JFK assassination.

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