effort to recapture the magic of who lincoln was and essentially translate that into the character of tamplle mcfadden who is an avenging angel who wants to understand why the assassination occurred and is determined to bring to justice those who were responsible. toure mentioned it, the metrosexual black abe lincoln line which has gotten a lot of attention. the backstory was this was a republican super pac, a guy was willing to put some money forward and a consultant came up with a plan to beat barack obama and one of the centerpieces of it was they would tell the country that obama had deceived americans by painting himself as a metrosexual black abe lincoln. the plan was junked. i have been baffled because it s a compliment. what does it mean? any idea? i have no idea even where to begin with that one but if someone called me a metrosexual white abraham lincoln i would be happy to take that one on. he was one of the best writers who ever occupied the white house. he was a
it. he would make, as he put it, the same kind of decision today that he made in 2008. this afternoon when romney was ready to stake out his position on the metrosexual black abe lincoln, he really had no choice. on the aircraft this morning i was asked by someone here about whether i had seen the new york times article with regards to a pac that was presumably being formed to attack president obama and if i had a reaction to it. i had not seen the article at that point. but i read the article on the aircraft. as i read the article, i want to make it very clear, i repudiate that effort. i think it s the wrong course for a pac or a campaign. joining me now is john haur. and karen finney and dorian warren.
the statement was a clear warning to the romney campaign and republicans everywhere that if the crazy ricketts plan is carried out, john mccain would make the decision to denounce it. he would make, as he put it, the same kind of decision today that he made in 2008. this afternoon when romney was ready to stake out his position on the metrosexual black abe lincoln, he really had no choice. on the aircraft this morning i was asked by someone here about whether i had seen the new york times article with regards to a pac that was presumably being formed to attack president obama and if i had a reaction to it. i had not seen the article at that point. but i read the article on the aircraft. as i read the article, i want to make it very clear, i repudiate
the reason, in part, a continuing fear about greece. so tonight the big question is will the late-breaking news from facebook be enough to turn the mood of america? facebook will begin trading for the first time ever tomorrow morning. so it priced tonight at $38 for a single share. when you add it altogether, it is the biggest ipo in american history. the facebook obsession in this country reminding us of the 1983 classic movie trading places. i remember ipos like that. all right. there are a few trading floors left. computers have replaced the conventional pit mostly, but when trading begins tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for facebook, and it s going to happen at 11:00, about an hour and a half after the market opens, because computers aren t like people. it s going to take them longer to figure out the right price. there will be a frenzy of trading going on. the stock, $38 for a single share. it is the biggest ipo in this country s history. twice in size of the second biggest o
the market plunged today to its lowest level since january. the reason, in part, a continuing fear about greece. so tonight the big question is will the late-breaking news from facebook be enough to turn the mood of america? facebook will begin trading for the first time ever tomorrow morning. so it priced tonight at $38 for a single share. when you add it all together, it is the biggest ipo in american history. the facebook obsession in this country reminding us of the 1983 classic movie trading places. [ buzzer ] i remember ipos like that. all right. there are a few trading floors left. computers have replaced the conventional pit mostly, but when trading begins tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for facebook, and it s going to happen at 11:00, which isn t when the market opens, about an hour and a half after the market opens, because computers aren t like people. it s going to take them longer to figure out the right price. there will be a frenzy of trading going on. the stock, $3