Romney Campaign Shoots Back At Paper's 'Anti-Endorsement'

By: Joe Strupp Sunday's "anti-endorsement" of Mitt Romney in the Concord (N.H.) Monitor, which called him a "phony" who must "surely must be stopped," has sparked a sharp rebuttal from the Romney campaign in the form of a column the Monitor published in today's paper.

The opinion piece, penned by Bruce Keough, Romney's New Hampshire state chairman, states: "While the Monitor is entitled to its editorial opinion, the personal nature of its attack on Gov. Romney is a radical departure from the standard of civility that most New Hampshire people set for ourselves and which the Monitor, in the past, has attempted to honor."

The piece, placed in the paper's opinion section, also contends: "Thousands of our state's citizens believe that Gov. Romney is the leader our country deserves, and it is not hard to see why. Over this past year, Mitt Romney has shown us all a lot about himself. Years ago, we watched from afar as Mitt Romney turned the scandal-plagued Winter Olympics into a national success story. It was a time when our country sorely needed a boost at home and abroad. Romney rose to the challenge and demonstrated to all of us his internal strength and determined leadership."

The entire column can be found at:
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071227/OPINION/712270396/1017