Video update - Maddow segment on whether Huntsman campaign was behind "Manchurian" ad

[NoPants]

Bahahahahahah!!! I loved how she set the stage for that big reveal. It made Huntsman and his campaign look like ruthless bottom feeders.

 

[NoPants]

It may be possible it was from his campaign, but I VERY much doubt he knew about it or authorized it. If that came out, his campaign would be finished, and so would his reputation. I doubt he'd stake all of that just to make some *supporters* of Ron Paul look bad.

It wasn't to make us look bad, it was to make himself look good. What she said in the report about how that ad opened the door to talk about his adopted daughters and he was SO prepared to do that, almost scripted sounding he was so prepared. This had little to do with hurting RP and tons to do with boosting Hunsman's campaign and media exposure.

 

[dodgers2213]

Loved every second of this. Dirty politics? Likely. Huntsman is the one making a federal case out of it

I just cant believe people give credence to a random video from a random supporter not affiliated to the campaign, and will never air on national or local airwaves

 

[Aratus]

newt gingrich is behind phantom robocallers and also
rupert murdoch is moving heaven and earth to elect
rick santorum. jon huntsman did not hotfoot himself.

 

[daviddee]

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[Rincewind]

I bet it was Santorum trying to make us all look like douchenozzles.

 

[slamhead]

She has been really fair with Paul. She likes Paul.

 

[paulpwns]

This wasn't a favorable piece. She made the campaign seem like it was pitching a conspiracy theory. Called the independent consulting firm hired a " analysis" or "audit".
Bad reporting from the ROGUE SCHOLAR.

 

[Rincewind]

This wasn't a favorable piece. She made the campaign seem like it was pitching a conspiracy theory. Called the independent consulting firm hired a " analysis" or "audit".
Bad reporting from the ROGUE SCHOLAR.

I think you may be hearing what you want to hear. It was pretty fair, and she spent some time pointing out that the allegations are quite plausible in the dirty underbelly of American political campaigns.

 

[NoPants]

She has been really fair with Paul. She likes Paul.

Bite your tongue. It's a coin flip every night with her. Just last week she was slamming Ron because if he won Iowa it meant nothing because Iowa doesn't pick presidents, they pick Huckabee's.

 

[Aratus]

if only mike huckabee would get his wayward flock back from rick S and sheeple~dip them so they are fit for civilized and polite society!

 

[Valli6]

She has been really fair with Paul. She likes Paul.

Not so. She only "likes" him when he does something that makes other republicans look bad. But if Ron does something that makes democrats look bad in comparison, she will bash him. She pretended to like Rand too, but look how she smeared him once it started to look like he might win his election.

 

[farrar]

This wasn't a favorable piece. She made the campaign seem like it was pitching a conspiracy theory. Called the independent consulting firm hired a " analysis" or "audit".
Bad reporting from the ROGUE SCHOLAR.

I got that from the video too. I think others are hearing what they want to hear, refusing to notice how she portrays it as a stretch. Don't get me wrong, its the most honest segment on the matter. But just because its more honest doesn't make it honest. Its rather sad actually, how starved we are for fair coverage.

 

[time4change]

It may be possible it was from his campaign, but I VERY much doubt he knew about it or authorized it. If that came out, his campaign would be finished, and so would his reputation.

Several days before the "Manchurian Candidate" video was released:



Definitely not proof. But I'll just say that I find his statement, and the timing of the whole thing, to be highly suspicious. Hope the campaign will be careful not to make accusations without serious evidence though.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

Several days before the "Manchurian Candidate" video was released:

this just gets better and better!

 

[ronpaulitician]

I've always liked Maddow. Even as a guest on Tucker Carlson's old show.

\runs and hides

 

[Dsylexic]

3 Options:

1. It was a Ron Paul supporter who does not understand blowback... Maybe a newbie
2. Mitt
3. Huntsman

What is known, is that Huntsman attempted to benefit from it.

4. James Kirchick - he is on record about enjoying riling rp supporters for fun

 

[BigByrd47119]

Definitely not proof. But I'll just say that I find his statement, and the timing of the whole thing, to be highly suspicious. Hope the campaign will be careful not to make accusations without serious evidence though.

I'd say there is pretty damned close to a preponderance of evidence suggesting that, at the very least, someone closely related to the Huntsman campaign is responsible for the ad...and I'm no conspiracy theorist...

 

[AdamT]

The mere sight or thought of Huntsman now makes me sick. What a low, disgusting piece of trash.

 

[Eric39]

Several days before the "Manchurian Candidate" video was released:



Definitely not proof. But I'll just say that I find his statement, and the timing of the whole thing, to be highly suspicious. Hope the campaign will be careful not to make accusations without serious evidence though.

It's about to get better, when considering the Piers Morgan interview.

If you look at the original YouTube video, the second and third tags are john2012girls and Jon 2012 girls.

Proof? No. Suspicious? Hell yes