Fox Anchor And Lanny Davis In Yelling Match Over Equivalencies Between ‘Cancer Ad’ And Romney’s PAC Ads
On Friday, former special counsel to President Bill Clinton , Lanny Davis , appeared on Fox News Channel with Stuart Varney for what was teased to be a segment in which Davis would call upon President Barack Obama to denounce the “cancer ad” that links Mitt Romney to a former steelworker’s wife’s death. The interview quickly became tense, however, when Davis tried to make the point that there were aspersions equivalent to those in the “cancer ad” in spots run by PACs supporting Mitt Romney. RELATED: Bill Burton Hails ‘Wildly Successful’ Romney Cancer Ad, Liberal Group Touts Millions In Free Air TimeM Varney asked Davis what he thought crossed the line in the ad in question that requires President Obama to denounce it. “The same thing that crossed the line when Mitt Romney used as an ad Barack Obama saying that he didn’t understand the economy and forgot to mention that he was quoting John McCain ,” said Davis. “When Mitt Romney was asked if he was going to repudiate that ad, he sai...