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This is not a syndicated show to tell the truth. but every time we do a story about mitt romney it is. mitt romney has been caught in yet another lie. last night on this program naacp senior vice president for advocacy hillary shelton told me that the romney campaign brought in black conservatives to support romney as he addressed the naacp convention. >> the campaign actually gave me a list of african-american vips that they brought into the naacp meeting. theyre bringing people in to support h...

That they brought into the naacp meeting. theyre bringing people in to support his agenda from other places that arent active with the naacp. these are people brought in to provide for us so there will be some support along those lines. >> the romney campaign denies that claim. yet today one prominent black leader confirmed hillarys assertion. florida unit governor jennifer carol, a republican, attended romneys speech and told msnbc i was invited by governor romney. when asked who paid for the t...

Sherrod brown, senator from ohio, tells the story. >> theyre bringing people in that arent active. >> the romney campaign denied flying in supporters to the naacps convention to support mitt romney in his speech. >> eliminate every nonessential program i can find. that includes obama care. [ booing ] >> tonight a prominent african-american republican is contradicting the campaign, and we have the exclusive report. and how can anyone defend joe paterno after today? >> sometimes, and this is what ...

My parents worked really hard, and thank god for the benefits of this country and the the middle class dream, they sent their kid to college, and you know, weve all had great lives. and for mitt romney to insult working class people like that, i mean, it makes it all the more clear that going to naacp was about a punch line for a fund-raiser. it was not about building a bridge or reaching out. and it also shows -- they. who are they? thats not america. >> well, he claims that he spoke with black...

Did mitt bring his own supporters to an naacp convention yesterday? one prominent african-american romney supporter says yes. and how can anyone defend joe paterno after todays report out of penn state? bill roden of "the new york times" weighs in later. share your thoughts on twitter u. [ morgan ] right now when you use your visa card,

Less regulation. you see, in mitt romneys book demanding affordable health care is free loading, demanding more corporate welfare. thats patriotism. lets bring in karen finney, msnbc political analyst. how insulting, or is this insulting, what you just heard from mitt romney? no free stuff. go vote for the other guy. >> its stunningly insulting. its not just insulting as a person of color or a woman as you pointed out, but its insulting. i was a middle class kid. my parents worked really hard, a...

Support his agenda from other places that arent active with the naacp. these are people brought in to provide for us so there will be some support along those lines. >> the romney campaign denies that claim. yet today one prominent black leader confirmed hillarys assertion. florida unit governor jennifer carol, a republican, attended romneys speech and told msnbc i was invited by governor romney. when asked who paid for the trip, she referred the reporter to the romney campaign. the romney campa...

Was invited by governor romney. when asked who paid for the trip, she referred the reporter to the romney campaign. the romney campaign has not responded. meanwhile, at a fund-raiser last night, romney bragged about getting booed by the naacp crowd. if they want more stuff from the government, tell them to go vote for the other guy. more free stuff. but dont forget nothing is really free. even if romney had no intention whatsoever of race bading or stirring up the welfare queen stereo type, this...

And it also shows -- they. who are they? thats not america. >> well, he claims that he spoke with black leaders. leaving the impression that they were naacp leaders. only to find out that they were flown in, brought in by the campaign. this is so deceiving. so cunning, isnt it? what does it say about his character? >> its very deceptive. and again, its a very cynical move, ed. its the kind of thing, you know, in campaigns people sometimes stack the crowd, right. but in this instance, i mean, to ...

Sherrod brown, senator from ohio coming up next to talk about that. did mitt bring his own supporters to an naacp convention yesterday? one prominent african-american romney supporter says yes. and how can anyone defend joe paterno after todays report out of penn state? bill roden of "the new york times" weighs in later. share your thoughts on twitter. managing my diabetes is part of my life, between taking insulin and testing my blood sugar... is this part of your life? freestyle lite test st...