Shadow Party Strikes with Romney ‘Cancer Ad’

My August 10, 2012 article from Front Page Magazine: Shadow Party Strikes with Romney ‘Cancer Ad’ By Matthew Vadum A shadowy political operative with ties to organized crime is behind the now-infamous TV ad in which ex-steelworker Joe Soptic falsely blamed his wife’s tragic cancer death on Mitt Romney’s venture capital firm shuttering his place of employment. Behind-the-scenes power broker Harold Ickes is a major player in today’s Democratic Party. A registered lobbyist and shill for leftist causes, Ickes is a longtime Clinton loyalist, who previously served as deputy chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and in senior posts in the presidential … Continue reading Shadow Party Strikes with Romney ‘Cancer Ad’

Romney Heckler a Paid Soros Operative

My article from the May 2 edition of Front Page Magazine: Romney Heckler a Paid Soros Operative By Matthew Vadum A potty-mouthed employee of a George Soros-funded group tried to shut down a Mitt Romney press conference outside a New York City firehouse yesterday. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee appeared alongside former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to respond to a widely publicized taunt hurled at him by the Community Organizer-in-Chief. Without benefit of a time machine, President Obama, whose extended victory dance over killing 9/11 terrorist Osama bin Laden has been receiving saturation media coverage in recent days, preposterously … Continue reading Romney Heckler a Paid Soros Operative