Politico's Allen: 'Very Ruthless' Romney Campaign 'Roped In' Christie
Mike Allen of Politico has provided a text-book illustration of how the liberal media can spin a positive into a negative for a Republican. Instead of focusing on the political pluses of Chris Christie's endorsement of Mitt Romney, Allen has twisted the event into a negative that reveals the "very ruthless" efficiency of the Romney campaign. Moreover, if there's a politician around today who thinks for himself, it's Christie. Yet Allen alleges that rather than making a reasoned decision, Christie was "roped" into endorsing Romney.
Allen made his sour-grape remarks on today's Morning Joe. Video after the jump.
WILLIE GEIST: Mike, what does the endorsement mean for the Romney campaign?
MIKE ALLEN: Well, we see two things here. One, we see the very ruthless efficiency of the Romney campaign. They moved right in, this weekend, right after Chris Christie got out of the race, Governor Romney, Mrs. Romney flew down to New Jersey, they made the case. And roped him in long before other people thought he would.
Not one word from Allen as to how the Christie endorsement might help Romney with voters or donors—just negative spin on the process. Other panelists jumped in before Allen could clearly state the second "thing" to which he alluded, but he did make reference to Christie acting as an "attack dog," and suggested he might have been auditioning for the VP slot on Romney's ticket.
So there you have Mike Allen's view of a possible Republican ticket: Very Ruthless & Attack Dog 2012!
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Wow..
Submitted by zenman1661 on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 7:50am.
Considering what a large man Christie is, that must have been a lot of rope.
Oh, I get it...
Submitted by SouthJersey1953 on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 9:17am.
...another Christie 'fat' joke - yuck, yuck, yawn.....
(really is getting old)
Useful Idiots
Submitted by scottyusmc on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 8:07am.
Or is it "Useless Idiots?" Their spin will become a tornado in an effort to derail any perceived Republican advantage... The American people risk losing it all if they blindly listen or follow the media today. Research it for yourself and know what you know!!!
Hey, Give Allen...
Submitted by Winghunter on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 8:40am.
... bushy red hair on the sides and a red nose and who do you have? Uh-huh, sure enough.
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Trick or Treat?
Submitted by ekslib on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 8:44am.
Breaking news...
Christie won't be running for President
and, yet,
Romney is STILL the same man that Christie supporters couldn't support LAST week.
Only difference,
Romney is much more confident that, when he is dressed up as a conservative in his Hallowe'en costume, people will fall for the trick.
Exslint point, Exlib
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 10:53am.
Romney is STILL the same man that Christie supporters couldn't support LAST week.
For conservatives, "no more RINOs" means just that. I hope Chris Christie stays in NJ and is a super successful governor, smashing unions and beating some sense into the nanny staters.
And for all of the hoopla surrounding Christie's endorsement of the Mitt-Man, I had to laugh that there wasn't a dust mote of mention for the other RINO candidate who failed to gain traction, also an endorser of Mitt. Um, wait, his name is in the dark recesses of my brain....right. It's coming to me. Wait. Oh right....TPaws.
I think the REAL endorsement is going to be Palin's. I suspect she's going to land in Cain's camp (although she's probably having a hard time of it as she knows Perry pretty well as a fellow Republican governor).
Can't wait to see the media try to spin that one. It should be pretty amusing.
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Roped him in they sure did....
Submitted by jdripper on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 9:05am.
They used double bound 500 pound test paracord and to make sure it worked they tested it using it in a bungee jump with a piano tied to it. Then they hired a Hollywood stunt man to ride in on a great white horse, and.....
Mine makes as much sense as this toad.
Jack
Just the beginning
Submitted by HopeChangeInAZ on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 10:56am.
The liberals have been twisting the truth in favor of the Dims for decades with the only difference today being that they are so blantantly open about it. Wait until the Republicans take the White House, Senate and Congress in 2012...the liberals will be gnashing their teeth 24/7 and will be working overtime spewing their lies all in an effort to destroy the Republicans. All you have to do is ask yourself if they did the same for their messiah Obama and that will pretty much tell you how biased they have become.
I have told you that Mike
Submitted by buddyc on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 5:26pm.
I have told you that Mike Allen is a partisan hack almost as bad as Howard Kurtz.