Comments on: Mad Mitt

By: Horry Wachope

Horry Wachope — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:02:16 +0000

Are Glen Johnson the reporter and Glen Johnstone the blog commenter the same person?

By: CoachNY

CoachNY — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:19:15 +0000

Ever wonder why people can see the EXACT SAME CLIP and come to completely opposite conclusions? Some find Romney to be coolheaded and adept at clarifying his intended meeting and the role lobbyists have in his campaign while others see him as angry and evasive?

Well, I saw an interesting article today that may be related. It answers why Mitt is stuck with the label flip-flopper depsite that his competitors have changed their positions just as much. Have a look.

By: Amanda Rekonwith

Amanda Rekonwith — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:52:21 +0000

One more time. Politicians are SUPPOSED to have agendas. Reporters are not. Why is that so tough to follow?

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:24:25 +0000

I think the media should only be mean to Democrats. That way it’ll be fair. Unfairness hurts democracy.

By: The Snob

The Snob — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:08:08 +0000

“Lobbyist” is to “advocate” as “pig” is to “cop.” One imagines that most of the professional operators in the political arena have consulted for many people in many capacities. Leaving aside the fact that Romney can be slippery as an eel, asking if he has lobbyists running his campaign has more than a whiff of the “so when did you stop beating your wife” to it.

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:33:26 +0000

Keep calling them out Glenn. We need more not less of true reporting.

The media gets hailed as “truth seekers”. Yes, they do usually dig down to the whole truth of things. The problem is that only part of the truth ends up in print.

There are already bloggers out there reporting that some of Romney’s lobbyists “have ties to the U.N.”, with the slanted implication being that Romney will have to pay them back later on to the benefit of the U.N. and the expense of U.S. interests. Never mind that at least one of those lobbyists was working towards correcting errors or oversights (intentional or unintentional) made by the U.N. to the detriment of the U.S. Also, never mind that it’s not unusual for a lobbyist to serve multiple interests that may even conflict on a certain level.

By: Pat Purcell smiling

Pat Purcell smiling — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:38:14 +0000

I find it beyond ironic that the person telling Johnson to be professional and keep his opinions to himself is Eric Ferhnstrom, a former Boston Herald reporter, who almost punched out the mayor of North Adams during a post-NECN interview in 2002.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:24:47 +0000

B.S. should be called on both sides. And when they ping your candidate for it, don’t get defensive - get mad, for you are being lied to and exploited by those you believe in. One should vote on principle, not on who has the shiniest facade. That seems to be where many American’s are at - “ooh, it sparkles!” Let’s grow up and expect some honesty and integrity from a candidate. Until we demand it, they won’t give it, because right now the public seems just fine
with settling for the lesser of two evils. Not all of us, though.

By: Howie

Howie — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:22:50 +0000

I agree. If Mitt Romney says the sun rises in the west, who are we to argue? For shame!

By: carkel

carkel — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:11:29 +0000

This morning on CNN Politic Ticker, Mr. Johnson was described as “late of the Boston Globe”. Anyone following the Romney campaign knows the negative bias the Globe has against Mr. Romney. This altercation does more to raise questions about Mr. Johnson’s credibility and the media that keeps perpetuating this story than it does about real issues.