Mitt Romney's super-pac spent multiple millions in Iowa attacking Newt Gingrich. In the bizarre "arms length" world of campaign fund-raising, Romney was able to avoid criticism for this behavior by deftly employing a "don't ask, don't tell" response to media questions about his super-pac. The media wagged their tails and walked away mumbling "that's politics." Winner Romney. But wait a minute. Newt is being treated differently because he must now respond personally to these attacks, but he has little super-pac money to "do a Romney." Moreover, Newt is being characterized by the media as "livid,"  "upset,"  and "angry" about these Romney attacks reinforcing stereotypes, though in interviews he is as calm as ever. Remember this: when conservatives, be they voters or politicians, respond to events or attacks, these are often called "temper-tantrums" by the media. (See Peter Jennings in 1994.  More recently they told us: OWS are wonderful young people protesting injustice,...(Read Full Post)