shop was, quote, not the result of government. but it turned out that the owner was only able to build his business because of a bond issued by the local government. but here s hypocrisy defined. abc uncovered video of romney touting practical money he got for his crowning achievement. the 2002 olympics. we actually received over $10 million from the federal government for the olympic games. that s a huge increase over anything ever done before. we did that you about going after every agency in government. the truth is negotiable for governor romney. that s something we should all be concerned about. the american people deserve better than that. we deserve the truth. joining me now is joan walsh, editor-at-large with salon.com and an msnbc political analyst. and jonathan capeheart and opinion writer for the washington post and an msnbc contributor. joan, you were this last night when the president said romney is over the line with this. this seems different. what do you
government. yeah, you built it. just like jack gilchrist. remember jack gilchrist? he s the owner of gilchrist metal fabricating company and starred in a romney campaign ad. my hands didn t build this company? through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. today we learn that jack gilchrist s business, like so many other american businesses, was built in part with government help. in 1999, gilchrist metal received $800,000 in tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by the new hampshire business finance authority. gilchrist also said his company received a u.s. small business administration loan totaling somewhere south of $500,000 in the late 1980s. he said his business has also received matching funds from the new england trade adjustment assistance center, which is federally funded. a new report out today reveals even more secrecy surrounding the romney candidacy. mitt romney likes to remind voters that he presided over the 2002 olympic games, some time b
market in battleground stated has become so saturated this is an attempt by having the president speak directly to the camera to break through the clutter. it s a 60-second ad. romney has not had a personalized ad of his own like this. we ve not seen him direct to camera. we ve had a paid biographical ad. romney s ads all tracked by someone else. what would a romney presidency be like? day one it s one of those things that when you sit here and we talk about the last 60 days, a battle to basically define romney s biography, it is striking that you haven t had a romney ad, romney to camera, doing something, talking about his own biography or his own plans. president obama s campaign may be mulling a change in tone but after a short hiatus for the tragedy in colorado the tough talk is back. oakland, california, last flight the president pushed back on romney s attacks over the last week on the quote, you didn t build it remark. earlier today governor romney was at it
just like jack gilchrist. remember jack gilchrist? he s the owner of gilchrist metal fabricating company and starred in a romney campaign ad. my hands didn t build this company? through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. today we learn that jack gilchrist s business, like so many other american businesses, was built in part with government help. in 1999, gilchrist metal received $800,000 in tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by the new hampshire business finance authority. gilchrist also said his company received a u.s. small business administration loan totaling somewhere south of $500,000 in the late 1980s. he said his business has also received matching funds from the new england trade adjustment assistance center, which is federally funded. a new report out today reveals even more secrecy surrounding the romney candidacy. mitt romney likes to remind voters that he presided over the 2002 olympic games, some time before the 2012 election, the unive
by the way that a point mr. romney has made as well. this is just a bogus issue. megyn: governor romney launched a new campaign ad slamming the president for those comments. joining us is the small business owner who appears in the romney ad. jack gilchrist is the president of gilchrist metal fabrication. welcome to the program. you appeared in the ad and none too happy with it the comment that you didn t build that. the president says this was taken out of context. this is a bogus controversy. what say you, sir? hi, megyn. i don t know if it was taken out of context i think it would be described as a poorly phrased statement. megyn: did you feel better when you heard the president s explanation? no. and i think his explanation might be slightly exaggerated with his words but, megyn, even if we take that one sentence out of the equation i really don t think it changes anything. megyn: go ahead. sorry. go ahead. i think he is refering to the community at large and a