Romney to 60 Minutes: Campaign Doesn’t Need Turnaround - Video

Ken O’Brien

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said his campaign does not need a turnaround in an interview scheduled to air on 60 Minutes tonight.

CBS News released a portion of the interview Saturday in which CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley noted Romney’s performance slumping after the release of his “47 percent” remarks at a fundraiser in May, and asked how the self-described “turnaround artist” was going to turn his campaign around.

The Democratic Convention Tribute To Ted Kennedy

A Brit Gives The Best Presidential Campaign Speech

Ken O’Brien

John Oliver, best known for his appearances on The Daily Show, was a guest on last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Fallon asked what kind of things Obama should be saying to help his reelection campaign.

Oliver launched into an homage to the classic movie cliché of an inspiring locker room speech from an undaunted coach.

Perhaps this bit of comedy contains the essential germ of truth about what is truly missing from the current campaign scene. Judge for yourself.

More Republican Disinformation On Obamacare?

Ken O’Brien

The latest Republican talking point on Obamacare since the Supreme Court decision upholding the individual mandate has begun to emerge.

The latest use of it to come to my attention was this morning on the MSNBC program The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd. On the program Senator John Cornyn (R – Texas) spoke of the 22 other taxes in Obamacare in addition to the individual mandate.

Now, frankly, I didn’t know of these 22 other taxes. I knew there were a couple, very few that affected any significant number of people. The experience here in Massachusetts has already shown that the tax penalty for lack of insurance will affect only one percent of the population.