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at sea pleading for help from a passing cruise ship but allegedly ignored. now the sole survivor of that horrific 28-day ordeal takes matters into his own hands. we want to welcome our viewers from the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the 2012 campaign ad wars are threatening to take an lig new turn by dredging up the past. so far mitt romney is rejecting a proposed anti-obama advertising offensive that would have brought back a controversial figure from the last presidential campaign. here s jim acosta. it was a pitch to tear down the president laid out in this proposal obtained by the new york times for a multi-media ad campaign that recommends, quote, hitting barack right between the eyes. entitled the defeat of barack hussein obama, it proposes tv spots featuring jeremiah wright in the clips that almost derailed his previous campaign. ending spending says it received the proposal but rejected it. we ve got to
i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. we re following breaking news about the secret republican plan to paint president obama as a quote, metro sexual black abe lincoln. and resurrected the story of reverend jeremiah wright. mitt romney is holding an event in jacksonville. we re will that governor romney will make a new statement on the report. we ll have more with nbc news senior political editor mark murray after a quick break. n, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips .
a result of recent security breaches at a up in of airports. with that that, he is not able to join us as a result of a few votes so we want to go back to the big news. what the president s re-election team is calling a, quote, hate-filled divisive campaign of character assassination. as we reported within the last hour, the conservative billionaire reportedly behind this plan to resurrect reverend jeremiah wright as well as refer to the president as a quote, metro sexual black abe lincoln. he is saying he will not go ahead with this ad that had been discussed in chicago for a couple weeks ago. the new york time made this big revelation this morning. it was a secret conservative plan to attack the president as i mentioned, by labeling hill and resurrecting reverend jeremiah wright. we are awaiting new words from governor mitt romney. he repudiated the statement. that is supposed to air. his comments are supposed to air in a radio interview later this
ha ha. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what s in your wallet? what s in your.your. i m tamron hall. coming up on news nation we re following breaking news. we expect new word from the white house responding to the bombshell report from the new york times that detail as vicious attack by a republican super pac to paint president obama as a, quote, metro sexual black abraham lincoln. and resurrect jeremiah wright in hopes of helping mitt romney win. how the romney campaign is responding, plus we ll dig deeper into the background of the conservative billionaire who owns the chicago cubs reportedly behind this plan, what he is saying as well today. it started with a simple question, a son asking his father during a game of catch