That's basically common knowledge already, but I just wanted to highlight this specific example:
Two days ago, on the Today Show, Matt Lauer asked Romney about his recent "politics of envy" comments. In his answer, Romney leaned on his frequent "Class warfare" charge:
- You know, I think it’s about envy. I think it’s about class warfare. When you have a president encouraging the idea of dividing America based on the 99 percent versus one percent — and those people who have been most successful will be in the one percent — you have opened up a whole new wave of approach in this country which is entirely inconsistent with the concept of one nation under God. The American people, I believe in the final analysis, will reject it.
- "I'm concerned about the poor in this country. We have to make sure the safety net is strong and able to help those who can't help themselves," Romney said, before returning to his standard remarks. "I'm not terribly worried about the very wealthiest in our society; they're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the vast middle class of our nation, the 90 percent of Americans, the 95 percent of Americans who are having tough times."
That MSNBC piece had an interesting (and uplifting) ending. Reporter Garrett Haake noted, "Of course, as NBC's Domenico Montanaro reported, based on the Tax Policy Center's analysis, the wealthy would benefit most from Romney tax plan and the poor would effectively see a tax increase."
Is even the media finally fed up with Romney's casual relationship with the truth?