NBC’s Brokaw Hypes GOP ‘Jihad’ Against Romney; Confuses Mitt and George 3 Times
Appearing on Thursday’s NBC Today, special correspondent Tom Brokaw touted GOP presidential candidates attacking Mitt Romney’s business experience at Bain Capital: “It’s the Republican Party equivalent of a jihad….the real danger for the Republicans is that it will deeply divide the party at a time when they want it to be united.” While promoting the Republican infighting, Brokaw repeatedly confused Mitt Romney with his father and former Michigan Governor George Romney: “[Senator Jim DeMint said] George Romney is going to win this primary in South Carolina….They’re going hard after George Romney….George Romney seems to be holding his own and the momentum continues for him…” At one point, co-host Ann Curry corrected him: “Mitt Romney.” Brokaw explained: “His father was George Romney, that’s my generational slip.”