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Bill USA

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Tue Sep 18, 2012, 06:56 PM Sep 2012

If you don't already, time to subscribe to Mother Jones - consider it an investment in democracy

... and to whoever recorded that video... you are a hero and a true patriot!

With Romney Videos, Mother Jones Keeps Readers Coming Back

It’s a good day to be at Mother Jones.

The magazine, which has a circulation of slightly more than 200,000, found itself read by millions of viewers around the world by Tuesday morning after it released a video of Mitt Romney at a fund-raiser calling 47 percent of the public “dependent” and feeling entitled.

Clara Jeffery, a co-editor of Mother Jones, said that after the first story was posted around 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, Mother Jones received just shy of two million page views. She said that was double the magazine’s previous 24-hour record.

Ms. Jeffery said the magazine would post another video Tuesday afternoon. Mother Jones decided to release the video in parts for several reasons.
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Mitt Romney wanted the full tape. Here it is.

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If you don't already, time to subscribe to Mother Jones - consider it an investment in democracy (Original Post) Bill USA Sep 2012 OP
Just subscribed, and sent an extra gift too! peacebird Sep 2012 #1
Good idea, haven't subscribed flamingdem Sep 2012 #2
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