tax scheme. his financial background, for a guy running on that, we know next to nothing about mr. romney s financial background, but what we do know about his financial background is essentially just a string of tax avoidance schemes. the olympics then, with the olympics winding down the next few days, we are left to ponder the fate of poor rafalka, yes, rafalka, the horse that did not medal in the olympics but rafalka s fame will be an attempted $77,000 tax writeoff on mitt rom northeast romney s tax returns. even his family multi-million horse ballet turns up as a tax avoidance scheme. this stuff adds up. i mean financially i m sure it adds up. if you talk to really, really rich people about other really rich people, the rich people they envy, they say read the tax code for fun. that s how you get really rich. i m sure financially pursuing
recharge. that s right. it s time for the politicsnation summer break. what happens when robots get loose? they bust a move. they get jiggy with it. these guys were programmed to dance for a global competition held in china. they were actually separate categories including ballet and street dancing. check out those moves. but are they ready for horse ballet? and that s today s summer break. time out. sweet. [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft, you can get that cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft is designed with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent and you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft.
ann s sport. i m not even sure which day the sport goes on. she will get the chance to see it. i will not be watching the event. i hope her horse does well. mr. romney didn t even watch today? he s got an olympian in the family, but he s not watching. at least he hopes rafalca does well. late night comics have become fans, however. the image of romney as a privileged princeling ends today. now he s your average blue collar fan of dressage. there s no begrudging romney their horse or fans of horse ballet, the sport. but it has to be said that there are times that we re facing now when mitt romney s campaign for
ahead of him tonight. he ll be rubbing elbows with karl rove in colorado. politico reports they will meat with high rollers and governors in a closed door event. yes, you heard right, folks. the republican presidential candidate and the head of one of the largest conservative superpacs just happen to be hanging out tonight. there is no way they re coordinating their attacks on the president, right? that would be against campaign finance laws. so what are they going to talk about? horse ballet? give me a break. it s these shady dealings that prove how much super pacs and secret money are playing into this presidential election. this week president obama s campaign spent more than mr. romney s campaign on tv ads. but when you factor the money spent by the party, committees, and super pacs, republicans are
nathan adrian beating the aussie missile in the 100 meter freestyle finish. you ve just got to see it. when is gold actually green? olympians being taxed for their gold, silver, and bronze. does first place really mean a $9,000 tax bill? skipping, pirouettes, the extended trot. a 15-year-old mayor enters the olympic sport of dressage today. why is this news, you ask? rafalka is ann romney s horse. cnn newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. just in this morning, a collision narrowly averted at reagan national airport near washington, d.c. it involved three jets carrying a total of 192 passengers. two planes took off tuesday afternoon heading toward a third plane, which was already cleared to land. the planes were seconds away from crashing. when an air traffic controller realized a mistake had been made. 3329, stands by. hold on. we re trying to figure this out too. stand by. we have a temporary stop on a