by jpitney | Dec 21, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Romney
Theodore Schleifer at Puck: One of my big conclusions was that Twitter revealed the difference between good reporting, and reporting that just gets attention. Twitter unleashed a tsunami of gaffe reporting and so much pack-journalism ridiculousness—remember “Binders...
by jpitney | Feb 28, 2022 | Romney, Russia, Ukraine
At The Atlantic, McKay Coppins has an interview titled “Romney Was Right About Putin.” McKay Coppins: During the 2012 election, you identified Russia as America’s No. 1 geopolitical foe and were mocked for it by President Obama, then–Vice President Joe...
by jpitney | Feb 23, 2022 | Romney, Russia, Ukraine
Chris Cillizza at CNN: A decade ago, Mitt Romney went on CNN and made a statement that was widely perceived as a major mistake. “Russia, this is, without question, our number one geopolitical foe,” Romney, who would be the Republican presidential nominee in the 2012...
by jpitney | Sep 19, 2021 | Environment, Romney
From Senator Mitt Romney: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) today led a Colorado River trip focused on solutions to building climate resilience in the West. From Hittle Bottom to the Rocky Rapid campground outside of Moab, Utah, the senators...
by jpitney | May 2, 2021 | Civility, Republican, Romney
Bryan Schott and Tony Semerad at The Salt Lake Tribune: Sen. Mitt Romney was lustily booed by the more than 2,100 Republican delegates who packed into the Maverik Center on Saturday for the party’s state convention. “Aren’t you embarrassed?” said Romney trying...
