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Heavily Edited Romney Video Targets Black Voters, Shows NAACP Audience Applauding
Mitt Romneys speech at the NAACP was defined in the media by the resounding chorus of boos he elicited from the crowd. Campaign staffers had a different interpretation, insisting that he received thunderous applause over and over again.
Reflecting this idea, the campaigns new video targeting African American voters, We Need Mitt Romney, rewrites history by splicing together Romneys speech with shots of a couple audience members nodding as if in agreement. While Romney received a polite standing ovation when he was done speaking, the video has been edited to make it seem like the audience rose to their feet to applaud him mid-speech.
In reality, Romney was booed multiple times, especially when he promised to repeal Obamacare. 95 percent of black voters went to President Obama in 2008 and it is highly unlikely Romney will be able to capture the historically progressive demographic. In fact, an NAACP official told MSNBC that the Romney campaign brought their own African American supporters to fill in the July 11 event. Romney himself admitted that he expected to be booed.
video at link
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/26/590521/heavily-edited-romney-video-targets-black-voters-shows-naacp-audience-applauding/
MADem
(135,425 posts)mischaracterized to state their case.
Romney's campaign is built on a foundation of lies and should be exposed at every opportunity.
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)(computer generated imagery) and make him into a complete cartoon hero inhabiting a cartoon world. After falsely editing Obama's and Romney's speeches to suit their purposes, you know that's the next step.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)he's not a CGI?
That would explain alot ... He's a CGI, with a 10 year old typing the vocalization commands.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)I have a hunch that it could turn out be a good thing for our side. The reason why is because it may further dampen the passion from the racist part of the GOP towards Mitt Robme if they start to think that Black folks actually like him now. They'll continue to see him as "too moderate", and possibly not turn out.