Romney and staff lose cool with AP reporter during interview

Very slippery interview Romney did with a bunch of reporters in South Carolina in which he told them that he doesn't have lobbyists running his campaign. An AP reporter then named a lobbyist who was even in meetings helping prepare Romney for the debates. Romney then gets huffy and says that the lobbyist isn't his campaign manager, so that means he doesn't "run" his campaign. Uh ok. So Romney has lobbyists running his campaign, they just don't "run" his campaign. This is slippery as hell of Romney. But perhaps the best part is at the end where Romney's staff scolds the AP reporter for being "argumentative with the candidate." First off, "the candidate"? What is he, God now? We can't call him Mitt or Romney - no, it's "the candidate." Secondly, don't get argumentative? Uh, reporters are now not allowed to challenge presidential candidates on their lies? Maybe it's a Mormon thing.

more -

http://www.americablog.com/2008/01/romney-and-staff-lose-cool-with-ap.html

link to video at site

During a press conference, a reporter said "Sir, what do you plan to do, blah, blah." Bush stopped him and asked "Who are you talking to?" The reporter then corrected himself and called him "Mr. President."

Utterly ridiculous.