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Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

Thunder said:
Report: Media Barred from Romney Fundraiser in Violation of Agreement - Yahoo! News

He promised to allow the media access to all his fundraising events. He now has lied.

This is a horrible a start to a future Presidency.

What does he have to hide? What is he going to tell these people that he doesn't want the American people to hear????
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LOL......AWWWWWW......are you feewings hurt because he lied to the media???? LOL

The desperation in the Democratic camp is BEYOND palpable.

Lying to the media........now that's a real knee slapper there!!! As if the media tells the truth! LOL
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

Thunder said:
Report: Media Barred from Romney Fundraiser in Violation of Agreement - Yahoo! News

He promised to allow the media access to all his fundraising events. He now has lied.

This is a horrible a start to a future Presidency.

What does he have to hide? What is he going to tell these people that he doesn't want the American people to hear????
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Wow. It's amazing. This is really ya'lls best? Really?


Tell you what. When Romney starts accepting awards for transparency at meetings closed to the press, let me know.
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

cpwill said:
Wow. It's amazing. This is really ya'lls best? Really?


Tell you what. When Romney starts accepting awards for transparency at meetings closed to the press, let me know.
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An attempt to downplay the importance of shutting out the media after Romney had earlier (back in April) promised transparency didn't work out to well.

Following multiple complaints, not only from American but Israeli media, the donor meeting was opened to reporters.
 
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:shrug: so it's a non story? what a shock. :roll:


Thunder though, i have to admit. the speed with which you repost the emails you get from the Obama campaign is impressive.
 
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This is a pattern for Romney. They seem to be treating him with Palin gloves: don't let the dummy talk to the press because you know he's going to shoot himself in the foot.
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

Thunder said:
Report: Media Barred from Romney Fundraiser in Violation of Agreement - Yahoo! News

He promised to allow the media access to all his fundraising events. He now has lied.

This is a horrible a start to a future Presidency.

What does he have to hide? What is he going to tell these people that he doesn't want the American people to hear????
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Wait suddenly transparency matters to you?

Where have you been the last 4 years. This is the 5th phony liberal outrage thread in about 15 minutes. You guys need to take a break. Just sayin ...
 
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LMFAO... not the press... the press have the absolute right to do anything they want... the press, they're above cops in the importance level of justice... They should even be allowed into presidential toilets... We should know what the presidents corn looks like when it's passed... FFS...

I applaud Romney for keeping the press at shoulders length... Where is this a negative?

If the press was respectable, it would be one thing, but there's nothing but yellow press today, reported not for the true value of the story, but the shock value and the ratings it could draw...
 
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IndepCentristMA said:
LMFAO... not the press... the press have the absolute right to do anything they want... the press, they're above cops in the importance level of justice... They should even be allowed into presidential toilets... We should know what the presidents corn looks like when it's passed... FFS...

I applaud Romney for keeping the press at shoulders length... Where is this a negative?

If the press was respectable, it would be one thing, but there's nothing but yellow press today, reported not for the true value of the story, but the shock value and the ratings it could draw...
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Please for the love of god change your name to repubconservMA.

You're not fooling anybody sweetheart.
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

IndepCentristMA said:
I applaud Romney for keeping the press at shoulders length... Where is this a negative?
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So you think that breaking an agreement, even if only verbal, is not a problem? For most of us, wary of politicians' words to begin with, deciding not to comply with your own words does create a few questions.
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

IndepCentristMA said:
LMFAO... not the press... the press have the absolute right to do anything they want... the press, they're above cops in the importance level of justice... They should even be allowed into presidential toilets... We should know what the presidents corn looks like when it's passed... FFS...

I applaud Romney for keeping the press at shoulders length... Where is this a negative?

If the press was respectable, it would be one thing, but there's nothing but yellow press today, reported not for the true value of the story, but the shock value and the ratings it could draw...
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I see, so it's ok for Romney to break an agreement. Do you bring Romney his bathwater too?
 
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This is a complete non-issue. Sure, it can be seen as a reflection of a lack of personal fortitude. But look at how it plays with his narrative.

If we're honest, right, left, independent, human, alien, robot, whatever: Does anyone actually believe that Romney would keep his word on anything once it becomes politically advantageous to break his word? Has he ever done so? Even by accident?

So, it doesn't matter because everyone expects Romney to break his word, including his supporters.
 
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Break an agreement? LMFAO... with the press? Where exactly was this agreement signed, and what body oversees its completion?

The "press" would turn on Romney in .157 seconds if they had a story they thought would get them ratings... WTF loyalty does the press have to Romney, that Romney should feel obligated to hold true to them?!?!? That's hilarious...

Let's also not be stupid here, and act like this is entirely up to Romney... There are other people involved that may not want to be in front of the press, and would wish to have their own privacy... Do they not have that right? Or are we all obligated to be stool pigeons for the business of news media???

There's a brilliant song by Neil Yong from the Greendale album where the character Grandpa is surrounded by agressive press actively trying to cover a story, and Grandpa exclaims some of the most brilliant stuff Neil Young has ever said...

"It aint an honor to be on TV, and it aint a duty either"

How about respecting someone's privacy, and the right to have an opinion that isn't the topic of the tabloids for 1 evening?
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

Somerville said:
An attempt to downplay the importance of shutting out the media after Romney had earlier (back in April) promised transparency didn't work out to well.

Following multiple complaints, not only from American but Israeli media, the donor meeting was opened to reporters.
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Let's see, if you have it pegged correctly, that just means Romney is the same liar as Obama when it comes to the issue of transparency. The difference is immediately apparent - Romney made a promise to the press regarding transparency and broke it, whereas Obama made the transparency promise to the people and broke it.
 
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Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

IndepCentristMA said:
Break an agreement? LMFAO... with the press? Where exactly was this agreement signed, and what body oversees its completion?

The "press" would turn on Romney in .157 seconds if they had a story they thought would get them ratings... WTF loyalty does the press have to Romney, that Romney should feel obligated to hold true to them?!?!? That's hilarious...

Let's also not be stupid here, and act like this is entirely up to Romney... There are other people involved that may not want to be in front of the press, and would wish to have their own privacy... Do they not have that right? Or are we all obligated to be stool pigeons for the business of news media???
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The press is not supposed to have "loyalty" to any candidate. The press's responsibility is to provide accurate information to the electorate (yeah, yeah .. librul media bias, blah blah) This was an agreement with the media that any meeting held in what is normally considered to be a public space; e.g. a hotel, would have at least a couple of media representatives present. When Romney holds meetings in private places, private clubs or residences, then the media is not admitted. What is so difficult to grasp in this instance?

NO - people donating millions of dollars to a candidate should not have "privacy". The public should know just who is trying to buy the government
 
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Somerville said:
NO - people donating millions of dollars to a candidate should not have "privacy". The public should know just who is trying to buy the government
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And that doesn't apply to Obama? Btw, the donor info is posted, ever heard of opensecrets.org?
 
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Jetboogieman said:
Please for the love of god change your name to repubconservMA.

You're not fooling anybody sweetheart.
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Ah, yet another one of this ad hominem attacks, where, unless I agree with you, I must be the enemy, which to you is a Republican...

I've been clear this entire time that I'm a centrist that at the moment leans center-right, but who also doesn't buy into any notion of party politics, and love the wise precident set by George Washington... and wish everyone had followed it... I've also been clear I'm registered as Unenrolled in the State of Massachusetts, and I will gladly compare my voting record with anybody, to prove how independent and unconnected to any political party that I am...

For Governor, I've voted for;
'98 - Scott Harshbarger (D), '02 - Romney (R), '06 - Mihos (I), '10 - Baker (R)

For President, I've voted for;
'96 - Dole (R), '00 - Nader (G), '04 - Nader (I), '08 - Romney (WI)... Additionally in 92, eventhough I wasn't old enough to vote, I was out campaigning for Clinton

So that's 8 votes for an executive office, and of those votes 3 went to Republicans, 2 votes went to Independents, 1 vote went to a Democrat, a 3rd party candidate, and a write-in candidate... (not counting the support for Clinton in 92, and the current intention on voting for Romney again)...

Additionally, for Senate/Congress, I've voted for people from all parties, including Scott Brown, a moderate Republican whose vote isn't tied to any party, but he stands up for issues... and as well I voted for Ted Kennedy before him, because he was a senior senator from MA that was one of the most experienced and influential members of Senate, that came in handy in getting legislation which helped MA out a great deal, despite my disagreement with many of his stated positions...

Now, to an objective mind, that would represent someone who isn't closely attached to any party, and is an independent, that can vote for either major party, as well as independent, 3rd party, and write-in candidates...

So, I've put my record down... to each person who continues to make this bogus claim that I'm a right-wing hack... Where is yours? I'll be glad to compare...

Put your voting record where your wiseass comments are... to prove you aren't bought and sold by the Democratic Party, and the left-wing liberal agenda when motivated to make comments...
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

Somerville said:
The press is not supposed to have "loyalty" to any candidate. The press's responsibility is to provide accurate information to the electorate (yeah, yeah .. librul media bias, blah blah) This was an agreement with the media that any meeting held in what is normally considered to be a public space; e.g. a hotel, would have at least a couple of media representatives present. When Romney holds meetings in private places, private clubs or residences, then the media is not admitted. What is so difficult to grasp in this instance?

NO - people donating millions of dollars to a candidate should not have "privacy". The public should know just who is trying to buy the government
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Guess what... a hotel is not a public space... it's rented out PRIVATELY...

I don't suppose the press is gonna bust in on the Silvermann Bar Mitzvah this weekend being held at the Hyatt Regency in East Orange, NJ... and if they tried, they'd likely be denied access... But you don't have a problem with that... because it's a PRIVATE service...

Oh, but if Mitt Romney is involved, there is no right to privacy... Right? Is that what you're saying? You seem to be okay with him having an ounce of privacy, at private clubs, or private residences, but to you, a private gathering at a hotel isn't okay? That's absolutely ludicrous...

Now, if this was a government building, and official government business, I could understand the reason for outrage... but it's a private event... get over it...

Guess what else the press were kept out of... ? The meetings of the Sons of Liberty, who were the first to actively attempt to pursue a free and independent United States of America... Guess what else the press were kept out of... ? The Constitutional Conventions held at Independence Hall, that created this nation... Because they knew having press around constantly tinkering with people's stated opinions and private thoughts would be recieved poorly by the public and would hamper the creation of a true unbiased policy which would please all sides, but also created the necessary unpleasant restrictions necessary by a governing body...

Now, again, this is a non-event... A useless attack, that won't add up to a hill of beans in November...

and if you want broken promises, there's an abundant supply in Obama's drawers, from both '08 and '12...

but it's gonna be the $16T debt, the 8% unemployment, and the $3.50+ gasoline prices that ultimately decide this election...
 
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You are wrong about hotels and privacy as it relates to the agreement that Romney's campaign initiated

and the rest of your post is irrelevant and an attempted diversion - but not very well done.
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

Somerville said:
Ever heard of a 501(c)4 exemption from revealing donors?
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That applies to all parties equally. Transprency for the press will not change that.
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

Somerville said:
But it does kind of shoot down your earlier response, doesn't it?
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PACs can't coordinate with candidates, so doesn't that shoot down your earlier earlier response?
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

Somerville said:
But it does kind of shoot down your earlier response, doesn't it?
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Actually, no. No amount of press hanging around at every fundraiser would reveal the info you talk about for either candidate. All the other stuff is public record anyway. So this nonsense about promising the press transparency in that regard is just political play.
 
Re: Romney violates agreement with the media

cpwill said:
...Thunder though, i have to admit. the speed with which you repost the emails you get from the Obama campaign is impressive.
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I don't get any emails from the Obama campaign.
 
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