Oh-eight (R): Oh, Giuliani Girl
Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:13 AM by Domenico Montanaro
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BROWNBACK: The campaign is barely going a few days without attacking Romney in a press release. The latest came last night, using the latest Romney TV ad about culture to note: "In a move rich with irony, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign released a new television advertisement decrying ‘the culture that surrounds our kids today,’ despite the fact that Romney served on the board of Marriott International, which generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue through in-room pornography services at its hotels."
Romney campaign spokesman Kevin Madden fires back: “Governor Romney is the most vocal advocate on the issues of protecting children and strengthening the American family in this campaign… The attack from this other campaign is actually quite unfortunate. Governor Romney was last on the board of directors of Marriott over five years ago, and matters related to in-house entertainment vendors chosen by independent franchise operators were not issues that would have even come before the board of directors.”
Meanwhile, one of Brownback’s home state papers uses his FEC report to wonder why the campaign has had a hard time catching fire.
GIULIANI: The New York Daily News predicts that Obama Girl’s new video -- where she pulls in Giuliani Girl -- will leave “Rudy red.” The paper cites Giuliani Girl saying “‘I'm gonna be wife No. 4’ as pictures of the mayor's three wives flash on the screen,” and Obama Girl saying "Giuliani Girl, just stop your fussin'/At least Obama didn't marry his cousin."
MCCAIN: The Wall Street Journal delves into the financial relationships new campaign manager Rick Davis has with various vendors for McCain's campaign. "About 10% of the $11.2 million Mr. McCain raised from individual donors in the second quarter was spent or budgeted for two companies connected to Washington lobbyist Rick Davis, according to the report filed late Sunday with the Federal Election Commission." In comparison, the top consultants for Obama and Clinton were barely owed 1% of the campaign's budget.
The Des Moines Register’s Yepsen writes a “life after McCain” column of sorts, and notes that two more McCain staffers in Iowa have bolted. “It’s rare that a candidate who is this far down can reverse field and make a comeback. McCain probably can’t.”
McCain reached out to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs yesterday, claiming he is “much like a startup that just needs retooling.” “‘I'm not a good fundraiser,’ he conceded, then took a second to boast. ‘I'm a great — I think I'm an adequate campaigner, excuse my ego,’ he said to laughs. ‘I can out-campaign anybody.’”
ROMNEY: The Politico discovers that among the $300 in "communications consulting" the campaign spent was actually for makeup consulting with a company called "Hidden Beauty."
F. THOMPSON: The Boston Globe's Canellos notes how changing a stance on abortion has become a symbol for conservative politicians to show they relate more to the heartland of American than with coastal elites, even if it hurts their personal credibility as it may with both Thompson and Romney.
T. THOMPSON: He began running a 60-second radio ad in Iowa focused on immigration, saying he is against amnesty, would complete a border wall, pardon the two border security agents convicted of shooting a Mexican drug smuggler, and require anyone seeking citizenship to learn English.
