by Dave Johnson | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog
There is a pattern to Romney's campaign of lies: accuse President Obama of the very things candidate Romney is doing. This "I know you are but what am I" tactic, in PR-speak, "provides cover." And this one is a big one, with Romney accusing Obama of cutting Medicare....
by Dave Johnson | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog
Note -- see the update at end of post, in which the Romney campaign uses astonishingly doctored audio, to make it seem as if Obama said something he never said. Early in this campaign the Romney team put out an ad with a doctored Obama quote. Now Romney is again...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog
In April, 2011 American pastor Terry Jones burned a Koran which set off days of riots in Afghanistan that killed 12 people, including four UN guards. Now Jones has released an online film mocking Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, depicting him having sex. This set off...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog
Back when Bill Clinton was President there was a huge media-swarm controversy because a decade before her husband was elected Hillary Clinton had made $100,000 over ten months by investing in cattle futures. Now, skip forward to 2012. Report after report circulates...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Did Mitt Romney really "create 100,000 jobs" with Staples? Simple answer: only if no one else was selling office supplies, stationery, etc. before Staples came along. What Staples did was force many competing stationery, office supply and computer stores out of...