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Mitt Romney and fact checkers.

By New Statesman Published 31 August 2012 7:18

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Photograph: Getty Images.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan wave at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. Photograph: Getty Images.

We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers.

Romney pollster Neil Newhouse admits that his party has given up on telling the truth.

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14 comments

Mon, 2012-09-03 05:37 — Edwin Duthie (not verified)

Using an article by Rosalind Helderman of the WaPo to illustrate evidence of untruthfulness by the Romney campaign is more than a little ironic.
Why didn't you just link directly to Democratic war room press office releases? Or perhaps link to articles by the "slew of media fact checkers [avoid weasel words]" mentioned, like Glenn Kessler, or CNN's John King, or Salon's Joan Walsh, Ad nauseam... all who wear their analogous political affinities on their sleeves.
Or are these dishonest "Quote of the Day" hit pieces, simply marching orders from a resurrected JournoList type collusion group?

I really expected more from the New Statesman.

Sun, 2012-09-02 15:01 — mitchelwisse (not verified)

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Sun, 2012-09-02 14:09 — Barbera1962 (not verified)

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Sat, 2012-09-01 22:15 — ORAXX (not verified)

If expecting candidates for high office to get their facts straight is "liberal bias" then so be it.

Sat, 2012-09-01 22:15 — ORAXX (not verified)

If expecting candidates for high office to get their facts straight is "liberal bias" then so be it.

Sat, 2012-09-01 09:27 — Red Rain (not verified)

Maybe it is time to have a business man in the white house rather than a lawyer after all its jobs America needs not well spoon and eloquently delivered words.

Sun, 2012-09-02 09:14 — AAMVN (not verified)

America and the world's economic problems have mostly been caused by unregulated/deregulated big business - so they won't be solved by them. Romney just wants to expedite the transfer of wealth from poor and middle class people into the (offshore) bank accounts of the already too wealthy.

I don't object to people working hard, investing their own money and being successful. It's vulture capitalists like Romney I object to.

But I'm breaking my own rule by feeding this obvious troll...

Tue, 2012-09-04 13:44 — John Cheese (not verified)

So, you're also mad at Democrats nancy pelosi & Debbie blabbermouth Schultz for offshore investments? And all the Ivy League colleges & US schools for investing their teacher retirements funds in Bain Capital? Stinky-poo...

Sun, 2012-09-02 22:42 — jankaas (not verified)

it was worth it as it shut him right up.

Mon, 2012-09-03 05:11 — Edwin Duthie (not verified)

How did it shut him up?

Sat, 2012-09-01 07:54 — The Red Bladder

I know it is a very minor point but surely, somewhere in his wardrobe, Mr Ryan must posses a suit that fits him. Perhaps he borrows them all from his larger brother!

Fri, 2012-08-31 22:45 — jankaas (not verified)

we know facts have a liberal bias, but 'we can change it'.

Fri, 2012-08-31 15:21 — John Cheese (not verified)

Welcome to Tweet world...everyone is now accountable. Now about that unemployment rate...

Fri, 2012-08-31 11:05 — AAMVN (not verified)

They may not have a choice. The media - perhaps inspired by The Newsroom on HBO - are not going to let Romney and Ryan keep lying with impunity.

Their backers (and controllers) are probably pinning their hopes on drowning the weak kittens of truth in a sea of mendacious advertising. Well - it has worked before.