Anyway. I woke up with (in addition to other less political stuff) the sense that today somebody was going to find out that the Romney campaign had itself bought some of the canned food and "donations" it awkwardly paraded at its rally in Ohio with Romney yesterday. And sure enough:
"...campaign aides reportedly spent $5,000 at a local Wal-Mart on supplies that could be put on display. When supporters arrived at the rally-turned-relief event, they were treated to the 10-minute video about Romney’s life, which was first unveiled at the RNC. The event ended with supporters lined up to hand over supplies and meet Romney. But according to BuzzFeed, this donation process was also staged:
Empty-handed supporters pled for entrance, with one woman asking, “What if we dropped off our donations up front?” The volunteer gestured toward a pile of groceries conveniently stacked near the candidate. “Just grab something,” he said. Two teenage boys retrieved a jar of peanut butter each, and got in line. When it was their turn, they handed their “donations” to Romney. He took them, smiled, and offered an earnest “Thank you.”
The Red Cross, meanwhile, said they were grateful for the supplies but encouraged people to donate money or blood as a more efficient way to help the relief effort."
This is the Romney campaign in a nutshell: flackery, fakery, dishonesty--and the wrong solution. Mr. Slick.
Today President Obama visited hard-hit areas in New Jersey with his new BF, Gov. Chris Christie. Swing state polls today were quite good for the President, with two showing him holding a five point lead in Ohio.
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