Romney 'Shoe Shine' Photo Touted By NBC Actually Him Getting a Security Check
On Thursday's NBC Today, correspondent Peter Alexander promoted a photo of Mitt Romney that supposedly "shows Governor Romney on a tarmac, his feet kicked up, getting polished in front of a corporate jet." In reality, as National Public Radio reported on Friday, the picture in question actually shows Romney being wanded by an airport security official before boarding a charter flight.
In the same Thursday report, Alexander touted a Gordon Gekko impersonator greeting Romney in South Carolina without explaining the stunt was engineered by a left-wing group in the state.
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Smear and Slander...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 6:53pm.
...Rinse and Repeat...
NBC and Peter Alexander
Submitted by HelloDare on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 6:56pm.
NBC and Peter Alexander forgot to darken the guy's hands to make him look African-American.
Now that is the problem. The
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 6:58pm.
Now that is the problem. The supposedly unbiased media, a national station, promoting this crap. Can you imagine a picture of Obama in some compromising situation being promoted in a similar way?
Well...
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 7:08pm.
Obama compromises this country every day and the Media promote him relentlessly.
Yes
Submitted by Eric the Fred on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 7:45pm.
I'm still waiting for a photo of Obama smoking a cigarette. I remember being shocked when I first found out he was smoker; not because I care about smoking but because there was not a single image (nor even mention?) of Obama smoking by the major media in the '08 campaign. It blew my mind.
How many commercial flights
Submitted by Dan Diego on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 7:08pm.
How many commercial flights were delayed?
a Charted flight?
Submitted by Injest on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 9:34pm.
How many commercial flights were delayed?
By a Charted flight? My first guess would be none as one is a Charted flight and not a commercial flight.
So it doesn't come close to
Submitted by Dan Diego on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 1:46am.
So it doesn't come close to slick's haircut or duh one's traffic jams in LA & NY for fundraising.
Nice try...
Submitted by shooter on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 2:22pm.
Nice try, jerk...
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how many pinocchio's for these rat bstrds
Submitted by ferv888 on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 7:54pm.
These are the same guys who went after Romney for his ad earlier on Obama who pitched a fit the ad, accusing Romney of lying. Well Williams and company how much wood do I need to pull out for your gazzillion pinocchio's you deserve for this crap.
FERV888
Kudos
Submitted by HockeyKid on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 7:54pm.
--shockingly--to NPR for correcting NBC's blatant attempt to smear Romney.
(I doubt we'll have similar occasion in the near future, but hope springs eternal!)
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Wow.
Submitted by proudamerican1990 on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 7:58pm.
This is another example of corporate greed. I don't have a private shoe shiner...
(I hope ya'll can detect the sarcasm. It's kinda hard to portray it in a comment field, but we're all smart enough"
Imagine. I bet if he wasn't security checked "This is an example. All All Americans are security checked when they board airplanes. Romney isn't. Isn't that going to hurt him? It makes him seem much more distant to the American people.
That's nothing!
Submitted by BBallleaper on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 8:32pm.
I have several photos of Emperor Barry Soetoro getting a colonoscopy and begging the doctor for more!
He was just re-enacting the Chattanooga Choo-Choo song!
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 12:20am.
Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo-yeah, yeah, on track #9- say, can I give you a shine? And he said Yes!
NBC lies.
Submitted by rono on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 3:20am.
Gee, Petey Alexander must not like to admit that any Republican might be a regular person. NBC always has an agenda or liberal bias to bash conservatives. Disgusting.
This was NBC, not even MSNBC
Submitted by clayusmcret on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 11:26am.
Folks who watch NBC, ABC or CBS and still think they're getting straight down-the-middle news..... deserve what they get.
Every little thing......
Submitted by GregE on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 12:44pm.
........gets uh, "reported" to just feed the narrative, little by little. Each little thing by itself is nothing, but they know that a lot of little things makes a big ol' pile.
⇒ I'm just wondering
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 3:00pm.
Is it somehow beneath a human being's dignity to make a living shining shoes?
simple minded
Submitted by LarryG on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 10:16pm.
Any dimwit, simple-minded liberal ought to be able to see the truth but apparently can't.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 1:58pm.
Liberals really are stupid.....