Punk'd

I totally admit it.  I saw a link on Facebook to an article about Ann Romney mouthing off about equal pay for women and I thought it was real. I wrote a quick intro, cut and pasted an excerpt of her "quote" and hurriedly hit the Publish button.

Immediately, my brain began to question itself.

"Why hadn't I seen this on the news? (I work for a TV station. We flip channels all day)

"What other source quotes are there? (I usually use at least two)

I started to worry. I had never heard of the source, Free Wood Post, before.

A little digging showed my inner voice to be true. I had picked up a satirical news thread. It could have been Andy Borowitz or The Onion but I'm familiar with those. I removed it within 5 minutes of publishing. But the damage is done. It's out there...somewhere, like Sally's pending 40th birthday in "When Harry Met Sally".

Lesson learned.

Is This What You Want for the Next 4 Years?

Mitt Romney is confident he has the Fox crowd or "true believers" now. He knows he has to expand his reach beyond the Fox audience to women, Hispanics and Independents.  I don't think this is the way to get it.  

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Overheard by reporters standing outside a closed door campaign fundraiser in toney Palm Beach where the parking lot was valet-filled with Porsches, Mercedes, Hummers and a Maserati, Mitt threw out the following tidbits:

• Eliminate state income tax deduction
• Eliminate property tax deduction
• Trim or merge the Dept of Education
• Eliminate the Dept of Housing & Urban Development
• 20% tax CUT for all taxpayers in all income brackets

His wife, Ann Romney, spoke and said she was excited by the "early birthday present" from Hillary Rosen who criticized Mitt Romney for turning to his wife on women's economic concerns when Mrs. Romney "has never worked a day in her life."    Yes, Ms. Rosen could have put it better but the Republicans have latched onto this as a rallying point against the President's re-election even though Ms. Rosen is not part of his campaign.

I'd love to see Hillary Clinton go toe-to-toe with Ann Romney.  It wouldn't be a contest.  It would be fun.