The problem with being a reporter in August is that you have to keep writing stories, even though it's August and you know nobody's reading. The problem with being a presidential candidate in August is that you're saving your really good stuff for the fall, when you know people will pay attention. Speaking of which, here's President Obama saying that Mitt Romney's plan would steal from the poor and give to the rich. The clip culminates in Obama calling Mitt Romney "Robin Hood in reverse—it's Romney Hood."

Here's Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom with Romney's response:

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Get it? HA HA HA HA HA SOB CHOKE EAT TOO MUCH ICE CREAM VOMIT FALL ASLEEP IN PUDDLE OF TEARS.