There’s nothing that Republicans won’t lie about. No news there, right?

oh boy, he just sank himself. Romney’s biggest opponent is Romney

what a way to award the nomination to McCain…….

Mitt is a liar. period

hilarious!

its great to see reporters calling bullshit to there faces… be combative… make them defend themselves…

awesome! great job!

saw this on nbc news. that ap reporter deserves a raise.

More info on Ron Kaufman: http://www.dutkoworldwide.com/.....n_kaufman/

Also if you search the Senate Office of Public Records (http://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=chooseFields) for his name you’ll find who he’s lobbied for.

I think Romney doesn’t realize there’s something called the “Internets” that can pretty much make him accountable for his statements. It’s amazing. Information is returned through tubes.

Gee how unusual a Republican Lying sack of crap.

That, people is a real journalist. You usually this kind of tenaciousness from british reporters. That man deserves a raise!

Typical repudlicker.

Just saw this on KO:

“Canada’s foreign ministry has put the United States and Israel on a watch list of countries where prisoners risk being tortured and also classifies some U.S. interrogation techniques as torture, according to a document obtained by Reuters on Thursday”

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/p.....ntrassID=1

Shameful.

Glen Johnson is my hero. Erect a freaking statue for this guy. Finally, a real reporter.

Go Canada!

ask questions?

hold them to their claims?

dissect the lies?

i seem to remember this being the job of a profession long ago called a “journalist”….but it’s be so long i don’t think that i recognized it.

How dare a citizen call out a politician?! Outrageous!! Citizens should not be allowed to question the divine Mitt and his ilk. *sarcasm*

Romney is disgusting. Lies, lies, lies…The problem is that one only needs roughly 60% of Americans to believe his bullshit and unfortunately the percentage of stupid people in this country is much higher.

At least it’s good to see stuff like this. I’m sure that now that reporter is being shipped off to our own version of Siberia or whatever has secretly replaced Guantanamo.

more at my blog…

Did you see that old hag at the end talking bout rude and ugly? Pot meet kettle!

How long before the report is fired? I think the journalist doesn’t know what his job is:-) Being a journalist for CBS, you don’t criticize your corporate masters. I bet if he does that again, he will find himself not working in front of the cameras.

I do my homework @ 13:

Did you see that old hag at the end talking bout rude and ugly? Pot meet kettle!

Caught that at the very end. Funny, we see journalists doing their job, and they get called “rude and ugly.” The American people are so far removed from actual journalism entails. It isn’t unquestioning allegiance!

one thing mitt better be ready for is a serious discussion of mormonism itself.

because most of us are sick of faith-based foreign policy.

and even most evangelicals believe mormons are batshit crazy.

it’s gonna be an interesting year, 2008. a lot of discussion about “what do you REALLY believe?”… provided the false-flag maestros don’t win the next round…

You have gotta love the KoolAid drinker at the end of the video who tells Johnson, “I think you’re rude. I think you are rude and ugly.”

Will we be hearing from her when she learns that Mitt was…LYING?!?!

Gosharooney! That reporter wasn’t being fluffy enough. He needs to learn from CBS’s Couric and NBC’s Lauer, ABC, and the Faux Shmooz reporters about soft balls. The kind that rest on the chins of the other aforementioned “reporters” who dutifuly wash the cocks of the corporatistfascistrepulicktards with their tounges. Let’s all be kinder, gentler, you know, more docile, more easily led. Can’t we all just get along?

Crazy Horses!

As a life long hunter whose dad marched with Martin Luther King Mitt Romney would never lie.

By Romney’s repeated examples, and being a bishop in his church, can pathological lying be taken as being considered a Mormon virtue?

Jeez, this clown gets rattled and agitated by a reporter doggedly following up a relevant issue, how is he going to deal with al qaeda…?

It’s “unprofessional” to disagree with a candidate. What kind of bizarroworld do these scumbags come from?

They think we are just supposed to accept what the candidate says at face value.

Morons.

Glen Johnson is my new hero also.

BTW, isn’t AP owned by the Unification church? This could be an example of two religious cults going to each other’s throats because their adherants despise each other. A Moonie ambush.

mitt will be fun to debate.

“meadow mountain massacre”, anyone?

cheesesauce @ 18:

Gosharooney! That reporter wasn’t being fluffy enough. He needs to learn from CBS’s Couric and NBC’s Lauer, ABC, and the Faux Shmooz reporters about soft balls. The kind that rest on the chins of the other aforementioned “reporters” who dutifuly wash the cocks of the corporatistfascistrepulicktards with their tounges. Let’s all be kinder, gentler, you know, more docile, more easily led. Can’t we all just get along?

LOL!

Paul @ 24:

BTW, isn’t AP owned by the Unification church? This could be an example of two religious cults going to each other’s throats because their adherants despise each other. A Moonie ambush.

UPI is owned by Moon.

Johnson is like Diogenes wandering through the streets of washington looking for an honest man.

cheesesauce @ 18:

Gosharooney! That reporter wasn’t being fluffy enough. He needs to learn from CBS’s Couric and NBC’s Lauer, ABC, and the Faux Shmooz reporters about soft balls. The kind that rest on the chins of the other aforementioned “reporters” who dutifuly wash the cocks of the corporatistfascistrepulicktards with their tounges. Let’s all be kinder, gentler, you know, more docile, more easily led. Can’t we all just get along?

Hillarious! Thanks for the chuckle.

Andy K @ 27:

Paul @ 24:

BTW, isn’t AP owned by the Unification church? This could be an example of two religious cults going to each other’s throats because their adherants despise each other. A Moonie ambush.

UPI is owned by Moon.

Got it. Thanks.

Love the venue!

I think Mitt, inside the full body suit, is rude and ugly…

The truth. Now THAT’S rude and ugly.

Who is the guy telling Glen to be “professional” towards the end of the clip?

I thought a “professional” reporters job was to ask tough questions.

Paul Says@26 & Angry Guy Says@29

You’re welcome!

FYI, Associated Press is a nonprofit owned by a cooperative of newspapers.

Guess if it weren’t for lobbyists, the Mittster wouldn’t have to lie.

♥♂ Angry Guy @ 28:

Johnson is like Diogenes wandering through the streets of washington looking for an honest man.

The real Diogenes would have just pissed on Romney’s leg. In a metaphorical way, this reporter did just that. It’s too bad there aren’t more like him. Then again, his bosses might be supporting Ghooliani and he’s just doing their bidding. Who knows?

“don’t be argumentative with the candidate.”

Wow. I can’t even begin…

I have a routine now with a couple of my friends, in which we view clips like this or ones like it in magnitude of ’shockingness,’ and we just gather round and sit quietly in abject shock. Pathetic. This qualifies for a new moment of shocked silence. I can’t say anything; it’s just too much.

This maintains what I’ve been saying all election. My favorite Romney is Off-Message Mittens.

It’s like watching a child trapped in a burlap sack attempt to find his way through the wilderness with only his hands.

Matt @ 33:

Who is the guy telling Glen to be “professional” towards the end of the clip?

I thought a “professional” reporters job was to ask tough questions.

That would be Eric Fehrnstrom, Romney’s press secretary, who is bravely following in the footsteps of Dana Perino, Tony Snow and Ari Fleischer. I’m pretty sure that “professional journalism” isn’t something he understands too well.

I have to somehow kinda of agree with what Mitt says. Ron Kauffman is a powerful man and he’s the Repug chairman of Mass. So it’s not awkward for him to be in Mitt’s campaign as an adviser rather than a lobbyist. Furthurmore as Mitt said, true or not, he’s not in their strategist meeting and not paid for by the campaign. So there’s a distinction right there. I would also has to agree that Glenn has to be professional as a journalist in this case. It seems more to me that he is paid to hit on Mitt as he could easily find another candidate with actualy ties to lobbyists in both parties during their campaigns. Don’t get me started with Clinton or Obama not having lobbyists as their campaign managers etc… as they indeed a few if not many. The difference is that Clinton didn’t try to deny those accusations as we all know she’s part of the establishment because she’s been in office for so so long. While Obama, trying to be the change candidate, have stated from time to time about not having lobbyists but is also proven wrong from time to time to the ignorance of his supporters. We have to be realistic and to be able to differentiate roles of individuals in campaigns.

Paul @ 21:

By Romney’s repeated examples, and being a bishop in his church, can pathological lying be taken as being considered a Mormon virtue?

You need to take a closer look at the roots of the Mormon religion. Not only is lying a virtue, it was a fundamental cornerstone of the religion. Joseph Smith made up whatever he needed to sell his religion to the masses. I know, it’s politically incorrect to consider Mitt’s religion when evaluating him as a candidate. The problem is, you can’t evaluate the man without understanding what it means to believe in the Mormon religion. I could never vote for someone who professes to be a true beliver that religion now that I have read the book of Mormon and understand its totally fabricated origins. It’s simply a show stopper.

I hope Johnson has no ambitions to ever write for one our major papers or appear on TV, because that officially disqualifed him. You do NOT question the ruling class. Especially when they’re lying. It’s embarassing for them. Whose side are you on anyway?

To be fair, here Bill Clinton gives heated response on voter disenfranchisement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....a-lawsuit/

Finally! A reporter with backbone enough to speak truth to power. Romney is a veiled evil hidden under a *”Bob” Dobbs-ian exterior and must be exposed.

*apologies to the real J.R.”Bob” Dobbs.

Sir Mister Glenn Johnson, my hat is off to you. Mitt is bush#41’s pick,and he’s just another lieing sack of s*it. I think there is an opening at MSNBC for a real reporter. You can have tuckers or tweetys desk.

Steven @ 41:

I have to somehow kinda of agree with what Mitt says. Ron Kauffman is a powerful man and he’s the Repug chairman of Mass. So it’s not awkward for him to be in Mitt’s campaign as an adviser rather than a lobbyist. Furthurmore as Mitt said, true or not, he’s not in their strategist meeting and not paid for by the campaign. So there’s a distinction right there. I would also has to agree that Glenn has to be professional as a journalist in this case. It seems more to me that he is paid to hit on Mitt as he could easily find another candidate with actualy ties to lobbyists in both parties during their campaigns. Don’t get me started with Clinton or Obama not having lobbyists as their campaign managers etc… as they indeed a few if not many. The difference is that Clinton didn’t try to deny those accusations as we all know she’s part of the establishment because she’s been in office for so so long. While Obama, trying to be the change candidate, have stated from time to time about not having lobbyists but is also proven wrong from time to time to the ignorance of his supporters. We have to be realistic and to be able to differentiate roles of individuals in campaigns.

Romney didn’t make that distinction until he was called on it. When Glen Johnson called him out, he had just said, “I don’t have lobbyists that are tied to my-” and I can only assume that the next word would have been “campaign.” Call me crazy, but I’m relatively sure that advisers are tied to the campaigns that they advise.

Also, it’s nice to see that Romney’s campaign is so willing to frame a verifiable matter of public record as “your opinion.” Mittens really does look up to Georgie Boy.

Imavehmontah @ 42:

Paul @ 21:

By Romney’s repeated examples, and being a bishop in his church, can pathological lying be taken as being considered a Mormon virtue?

You need to take a closer look at the roots of the Mormon religion. Not only is lying a virtue, it was a fundamental cornerstone of the religion. Joseph Smith made up whatever he needed to sell his religion to the masses. I know, it’s politically incorrect to consider Mitt’s religion when evaluating him as a candidate. The problem is, you can’t evaluate the man without understanding what it means to believe in the Mormon religion. I could never vote for someone who professes to be a true beliver that religion now that I have read the book of Mormon and understand its totally fabricated origins. It’s simply a show stopper.

Yeah, I seriously investigated the LDS from the perspective of a seeker of answers. Still have a bunch of books. I came to the same conclusions. It was impossible for me to believe that it had any divine spark of inspiration behind it. Made up out of whole clothe, it’s history being constantly revised in order to cover up earlier revisions. I know a lot of Mormons who are very sincere and good people, but it’s more than I could swallow and still think of myself as being a basically honest person.

LMAO - this was hilarious. It’s like Pinocchio trying to say he isn’t a liar, while his nose continues to grow.

Afterwards Mittens invited the Johnson on his plane to “discuss” the issue further. Gee, I would love to be fly on that wall.

“You think Freedom of the Press is a Constitutional freedom I give a shit about? I’m a Republican! I don’t give two shits for the Constitution! Pull that investigative reporter shit again and you’ll be selling newspapers at a corner newstand!”