Newsmax devotes a Dec. 26 article to summing up Dick Morris’ criticism of Ron Paul (“terrifying”) and Mitt Romney (“buyer’s remorse may set in”). The article doesn’t mention, however, Morris’ sordid history of being paid by Republican presidential candidates to promote their prospects.
Media Matters has detailed how Morris has conducted softball interviews with candidates such as Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann, then promoted the interviews through his mailing list, which indicate they were “paid for” by the various campaigns. Morris has promoted Cain on Fox News without disclosing that he has been paid by the campaign.
Further, Morris’ stance on Romney is another major flip-flop. Morris trashed Romney in February, then declared earlier in December that Romney, along with Newt Gingrich, “would make a fantastic president of the United States. We are so blessed with having these two as our main candidates.” Now, Morris is trashing Romney again.
This was followed by a Dec. 29 article featuring Morris’ rather ludicrous claim that Paul is “absolutely the most liberal, radical, left-wing person to run for president of the United States in the last 50 years,” even more so than Obama. Morris clearly doesn’t understand what libertarianism is.
One can assume that Morris’ attack on Paul is partly motivated by the fact that Paul’s campaign has not paid Morris to promote him. So what’s Morris’ deal with Romney?