Joe Scarborough Schools Donny Deutsch on Media Ignoring Obama's Negative Ads in 2008

From Noel Sheppard at NewsBusters:

Joe Scarborough Schools Donny Deutsch on Media Ignoring Obama's Negative Ads in 2008: (read the whole thing)

"Morning Joe viewers Wednesday were treated to a truly marvelous demonstration of the media's hypocritical double standard concerning negative campaign ads ..."

Scarborough: "We've been using negative ads all week when attacking Mitt Romney, and when I brought up the simple fact that every objective outside reporter has stated that Barack Obama ran more negative 30-second ads than anybody in the history of American politics, suddenly it's, 'Oh, let's not call them negative ads.' Was that a coincidence?"

Not likely.

On a side note, I have to point out that Scarborough is routinely lampooned by conservative bloggers for being a RINO shill on MSNBC.  Whether that's true or not, I have to give him credit for going to work every day in hostile territory.  On the other hand, it does provide him with myriad opportunities to call out BS like this.

JIM VANDEHEI: Why Obama Should Be Worried.

via Instapundit:

"JIM VANDEHEI: Why Obama Should Be Worried. His other problem is that the press will bend over backwards — or just plain bend over — in order to save his presidency, but if it looks like he’s going down they’ll turn on him and try to prove their objectivity by reporting all the bad stuff they’ve been soft-pedaling to date."

I thought this was interesting:

"Let’s rewind six months for a moment. Back then, Obama advisers talked privately of their decisive fundraising advantage for the general election, how the combination of the reelection campaign, the DNC and a web of outside groups set up by Obama intimates would together raise north of $750 million and possibly $1 billion to bury the GOP.

This could still happen. But Obama fundraising has not been as strong as many Democrats had hoped or anticipated. More troubling for Democrats, there are signs that Republicans, especially if front-runner Mitt Romney wins, could match the most prolific fundraiser in the history of presidential politics, thanks to rich businessmen and their handy-dandy super PACs.

Look at the latest numbers: Romney, the RNC and the super PAC run by his allies have raised a total of $175.7 million during 2011; Obama, the DNC and the super PAC run by his allies have raised $209.3 million. As far as cash on hand, Obama enjoys an edge but not a decisive one: $96 million to $63.5 million."

What? A false narrative? I thought that only Republicans were "stealing" elections with all their evil corporate money ... Turns out Obama has more money than anyone, at least for now.

How to Think about Private Equity

How to Think about Private Equity: If the overall pattern is so positive—for investors, companies, and even employment—why is private equity so controversial?

First time I've been completely impressed by Romney.

He delivers a great line during his victory speech in Florida. (Scroll down for video) Great use of the Rule of Three.

"Thomas Paine was reported to say, 'Lead, follow, or get out of the way.' Mr. President, you were elected to lead, you chose to follow, and now it's time for you to get out of the way."

UPDATE:  Link to Romney's complete victory speech in FL.  The quoted line comes at 3:15.

The Problem with Bambi-nomics

From The American:

"We tend not to teach children about vultures, fungi, slime molds, or maggots. More importantly, we do not teach them why such things are every bit as important to the ecology as Bambi."


Interesting centrist article about Bain Capital, idealists, and politicians.  And nature.  


To summarize:  What Romney did wasn't pretty, but it was necessary.

Romney Tax Return–Lots of Deception In Comments

Romney Tax Return–Lots of Deception In Comments

Gird your loins for the attack of "the 99%." Going to be a long election year, as always.