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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

2012 Two Men on Mitt's Side

Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 12:56 PM

1. The host of the infamous fundraiser apologized to Mitt Romney, and he blamed the help as he did it:

Marc Leder, who hosted a May fundraiser at his Boca Raton, Fla. home during which Mitt Romney infamously said that 47 percent of Americans being "dependent on government" and seeing themselves as "victims," has apologized to the GOP presidential nominee over the leaked footage of the remarks, reports Philadelphia blogger Laura Goldman.

According to the report, Leder believes the leak came from someone who was hired to work at the fundraiser.

I love that for a few months, wealthy Republicans will be eyeing their butlers and waitresses suspiciously. It's at least a step up from the way they usually ignore the help.

2. Todd Akin's campaign is in Mitt's corner:

But on Tuesday, Rick Tyler, a senior adviser to Akin, stood by Romney.

"I am not going to join the media in piling on when a fellow Republican makes an inelegant statement," he replied in an email to The Huffington Post when asked whether Akin believes Romney should step aside.

That's a legitimate show of support. Nobody can question how legitimate that show of support is. Hopefully, the Romney campaign won't reject that support, even though it probably has mechanisms in place to reject that kind of support from a campaign as vilified as Akin's. They need all the support they can get.

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With Orgy Guy and Rape Guy behind him, nothing will stop him now.

Posted by mrbarky on September 19, 2012 at 1:11 PM

Well, as long as they don't toss peanuts at the hired help. After all, even Colbert gave it that touch of class by tossing shrimp.

Posted by Helenka (also a Canuck) on September 19, 2012 at 1:27 PM

@1 - Now if he could just get Gang-Rape Guy on his side, he'd be set for life.

Posted by MacCrocodile

on September 19, 2012 at 1:36 PM

... well, the Gang-Rape Guys.

Posted by MacCrocodile

on September 19, 2012 at 1:37 PM

Dawned on me a minute ago, Paul has all this time to write about politics, because he's already written his great graphic novel. Do you have a link for it Paul? I hope it it's true, being just a CRITIC is such a sad, lonely image.

Posted by dnt trust me on September 19, 2012 at 1:42 PM

Ooooo I so hope it was one of the wait staff!

That'll teach those Republicans to tip better.

Posted by judybrowni on September 19, 2012 at 2:16 PM

With friend like these, who needs enemies.

Posted by originalcinner on September 19, 2012 at 2:34 PM

@5: I assumed that Paul had time to write about politics because it's his job. Y'know, what he gets paid to do for 8-ish hours/day.

Posted by Canadian Nurse on September 19, 2012 at 2:55 PM

@8 You shouldn't feed the animals. They don't go away.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on September 19, 2012 at 3:43 PM

8- oh cool, that's like a working-class hero - slaving away at the shitty job by day, then at night, conjuring his literary passion.

Posted by dnt trust me on September 19, 2012 at 3:56 PM

There was a time when slaveowners eyed their slaves nervously.

I guess the wait staff didn't appreciate being called moochers. Whoever taped Romney needs to be a reporter/journalist. He/she has revealed Romney speaking to his own kind in a very candid manner.

Posted by Patricia Kayden on September 19, 2012 at 4:26 PM

@ 10, Yup, and you being here, driving up the slog "active users" statistics and thus driving up the price of the adverts is what is raising the revenue to employ him. want Paul out of this job? go back to the. troll cave...

Posted by dutchie on September 20, 2012 at 3:00 AM