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MSNBC’s Fineman in a tizzy over Des Moines Register’s Romney endorsement; Left shrieks ‘Bain...
Twitchy ^ | 10/28/12

Posted on 10/28/2012 2:22:14 PM PDT by markomalley

Oh, my! Perhaps that explains this indecipherable frantic tweet that Mr. Fineman posted earlier.

#Obama in dm register tre—
Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) October 28, 2012

Heh. Cat got your tweet, toots? Twitter users can’t resist some jabs over that one.

@howardfineman your tweets are really hard to decode.—
Dave Devitt (@sydcon) October 28, 2012

@howardfineman Is that you Senator Grassley?—
Gus (@Gus_802) October 28, 2012

Looking at @howardfineman's recent TL, I'm convinced he's drunk or dictates his columns at HP.—
Slim Pickens (@Mattie96) October 28, 2012

HuffPo editor and MSNBC analyst Fineman continues. Basically, that Des Moines Register endorsement of Romney? A pretty big deal.

#Obama admitted in DM register off the record interview that he hadn't talked to the edit board in 4 years!! Political malpractice.—
Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) October 28, 2012

So DMR endorsed Romney. Obama deserves what he gets in Iowa for this case of Political sloth.—
Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) October 28, 2012

Anger in my corner of Twittersphere cuz i said DM Reg Mitt endorsement bad news for Obama. It's' not fatal, but he needs all mo' he can get.—
Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) October 28, 2012

Calm down. Yes DMR more conservative now. but that's part of the story. Their 1st gop endorsement in 40 years. DMR still matters in Iowa.—
Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) October 28, 2012

Calm down? That is incomprehensible to the unhinged. So, guess what comes next? That’s right: Cue the conspiracy music. The Des Moines Register endorsed Romney because, Bain!!11111eleventy.

.@howardfineman DMR owned in part by Bain Capital. Journalistic malpractice on your part not to include that info.—
Haas (@BuckeyeVoter) October 28, 2012

*@EricBoehlert @ritaag @howardfineman Seriously A Bain Owned newspaper endorsement=doom for the Obama campaign? #p2 #tcot
David Lane (@KingDavidLane) October 28, 2012

@howardfineman DMR owned by Gannett Corp. whose major investor is BAIN CAPITAL. Do your job HOWARD!!—
  (@joy123) October 28, 2012

@howardfineman You leave out that DMR has been partially owned by Bain Capital since 2009 … that compromises its endorsement.—
  (@FogBelter) October 28, 2012

RT @JasonFebery: Is it any surprise that a newspaper owned by Bain Capital would endorse Bain Capital's former CEO? | @HowardFineman #Romney
Willy (@WillySkyKing) October 28, 2012

a 2yr old cld hv known the connection between bain and dmr damn u r lazy as hell @howardfineman bain connected to alot of papers—
  (@lovelyladypa) October 28, 2012

@LJMoveOn @howardfineman Howard is an idiot. Bain is part owner of the Des Moines Register so it was expected they would endorse Mitt.—
Bonnie Hussein Obama (@BJHare) October 28, 2012

.@howardfineman A real reporter would connect the dots from the DMR to Bain. Punditry like yours has an expiration date over its head.—
Edwina (@NJedwina) October 28, 2012

Daily Kos: @howardfineman you are an #idiot dailykos.com/story/2012/10/… via @dailykos // DMR partially owned by BAIN! Duh. #p2 #ows #IOWA
V K (@craftyme25) October 28, 2012

No…@goldietaylor He missed the research on Bain Capital's connection to DMR @howardfineman
  (@McBlondeLand) October 28, 2012

And it’s not just a cuckoo pants response to Fineman. This seems to be an extremely desperate and sad straw. Grasp! Grasp like the wind!

Liberals are emailing me that Bain owns part of a holding company that owns the Des Moines Register.—
Byron Tau (@ByronTau) October 28, 2012

This is not a joke. The left is now saying the Des Moines Register endorsed Romney because Bain owns them. Also, Diebold made them do it.—
Mr Mercandetti (@DefendoLibertas) October 28, 2012

No, for reals!

Des Moines Register? Owned by Gannett, who have lucrative contract with the Weather Channel's WSI, which is part owned by …. Bain Capital.—
The Obama Diary (@TheObamaDiary) October 28, 2012

.@Honey17011: Bain relationship w/ Des Moines Register makes endorsement a non-event. m.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/…
Jon Hardie (@pocojuan) October 28, 2012

@MWJ1231 DMR is owned by Gannett which has a lucrative contract with a company partially owned by Bain. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gannett_C… @borealizz
  (@utaustinliberal) October 28, 2012

BAIN (#Romney) owns the Des Moines Register, which endorsed their master. Yawwwwn.—
Bretta Applebaum (@BrettaApplebaum) October 28, 2012

@ALEXWITT @ANNKORBLUT BUSTED DES MOINES REGISTER OWNER GANNETT CONNECTED TO BAIN U IDIOTS IN WHITE MSM THINK WE OUT HERE DONT KNOW FACTS—
  (@lovelyladypa) October 28, 2012

Des Moines Register is not a liberal paper. It's owned by a surrogate of Bain Capital. Calls em like we sees em. #doesitmatter?—
Mim Eichler Rivas (@madcubans) October 28, 2012

Bain Capital is owner of the Des Moines Register so who do you think they are going to endorse … Not BO.—
Xairo Miller (@xai007) October 28, 2012

@LatinRomney Not exactly. DMR's owned by Gannett, which has some sort of relationship with the Weather Channel, which is part-owned by Bain.—
Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) October 28, 2012

DMR is owned by Gannett who has a contract w/the Weather Channel's WSI who is owned in part by Bain Capital. Says it all.—
Tina (@Tinastweet) October 28, 2012

Oh, it says something, sweetie. About you.

DMR is owned by Bain bwahaha wow some endorsement. I'm still laughing.—
Janis (@janisgos) October 28, 2012

We are laughing, too. At you, not with you.

Leftys playing seven degrees of Kevin Bacon to say DMR owned by Bain Capital. #morons While idiotic, it is entertaining to watch.—
Dan Czech (@dpczech) October 28, 2012

The Des Moines Register is not owned by Bain Capital. Stop being ridiculous.—
Ben White (@morningmoneyben) October 28, 2012

Thank you. Amazing how fast that one took off. RT @morningmoneyben: Des Moines Register is not owned by Bain Capital. Stop being ridiculous.—
Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) October 28, 2012

The desperation, it scorches!

Sorry to burst your bubble, lefties. There is no conspiracy. President Obama did not receive the endorsement for one, simple reason: His presidency has been an utter failure.

We cannot afford four more years and even the Des Moines Register realized that. But, hey, keep bitterly clinging to your cuckoo pants conspiracies and such. It’s hilarious!


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: bain; conspiracytheory; dmr; fineman; ia2012; twitchy
Full title: MSNBC’s Fineman in a tizzy over Des Moines Register’s Romney endorsement; Left shrieks ‘Bain conspiracy’
1 posted on 10/28/2012 2:22:17 PM PDT by markomalley
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2 posted on 10/28/2012 2:23:30 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Vi veri veniversum vivus vici)
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To: markomalley

Not a vote has been counted yet and the commie libs are already throwing tantrums. Crybabies!!! Mom needs to change their Huggies. Commies are a bunch of sissies. They always have been.


3 posted on 10/28/2012 2:27:20 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Osama bin Laden is dead, Chrysler moved to Italy and China.)
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To: markomalley

OK im not up on the “Des Moines Register”...why is this a big deal...is this the “NY Times” of the mid west I.E. one of the lefts “Bible papers”?


4 posted on 10/28/2012 2:35:01 PM PDT by tophat9000 (American is Barack Oaken)
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To: markomalley

I guess the pinkos don’t know how to use Yahoo finance.

Take a look:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=GCI+Major+Holders

You don’t see Bain in the list of top 10 institutional holders, do you?


5 posted on 10/28/2012 2:35:19 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: markomalley

The MSM is America’s ENEMY! Cover Benghazi correctly or GFY MSM! How anyone could want a supposedly respectable newspaper to endorse this LYING POS Obama and his MSM ilk, can KMA!


7 posted on 10/28/2012 2:41:39 PM PDT by sirchtruth (Freedom is not free.)
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To: markomalley

I’m going to enjoy watching MSNBC on election night. Their psychotic denial in 2010 was hilarious.


8 posted on 10/28/2012 2:50:14 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: tophat9000

They haven’t endorsed a Republican presidential nominee since 1972. Three other major Iowa papers joined them in endorsing Romney today.


9 posted on 10/28/2012 3:14:51 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Osama's dead... and so is our ambassador - Coulter.)
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To: markomalley

Sorry, but Hussein’s Presidency has been an UTTER SUCCESS in turning our country into a SOCIALIST, MARXIST, IMMORAL country!! GAY MARRIAGE....OPEN GAYS IN THE MILITARY....MORE ABORTIONS...BLOOD LUST FOR MORE DEAD BABIES!!! WOMEN ARE JUST SEX SLUTS, per OBAMA!! YEAH....that’s a GOOD country...NOT!!!


10 posted on 10/28/2012 3:25:17 PM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: newzjunkey

There was a time when the Register’s voice meant something. They covered Iowa and national news with reporters in D. C. and all over the state and Midwest. They were always Lib but always thorough.

A couple years back, they missed covering an Iowan winning the PGA.

They’ve laid off their best beat reporters and pulled back to Polk County (Des Moines) and the north half of Warren County (nowhere.)

Pity.


11 posted on 10/28/2012 3:29:21 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
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To: markomalley
Leftys playing seven degrees of Kevin Bacon to say DMR owned by Bain Capital.

Great line.

I'll tell ya what. If USA Today and all of the Gannett papers in swing states endorse Romney, I'll pretend to buy into this silliness.
12 posted on 10/28/2012 3:33:05 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: proxy_user

I guess the pinkos don’t know how to use Yahoo finance.

Take a look:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=GCI+Major+Holders

You don’t see Bain in the list of top 10 institutional holders, do you?


Facts are such a nuisance ;)


13 posted on 10/28/2012 4:04:18 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: bushwon

Instead of stressing about every poll, we should just enjoy the next 2 weeks. You are seeing the implosion of liberalism and the democratic party. Failure to recognize your errors and take responsibility will be the undoing of Obama and the democrats. Nothing, not even an endorsement by a newspaper, could possibly be their fault. No, there is some conspiracy. Everyone is against them. Those bad republicans in congress. George Bush, Bain, Diebold, whatever....

Don’t you love the smell of democratic desperation in the morning?


14 posted on 10/28/2012 4:20:25 PM PDT by gswilder
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