Mitt Romney
This theme has certainly cropped up here at LGM from time to time, generally with reference to aesthetic affairs. It applies to politics, too, as this excellent post from Rich.
So I watched the video, had a great idea for a post, but then I scrolled down and saw that Matt beat me to Romney's non-sequitur response to Ron Paul's.
In addition to basic ignorance of basic facts about Iraq, in the most recent debate Mitt Romney defended his flip-flop on don't ask don't tell, arguing that "It’s been the policy now in the military for what, 10, 15 years, and it seems to be...
Hilzoy just gets cruel. Have some mercy, and call off the dogs, already. Oh, wait... it's Mitt Romney. Please dispatch additional dogs.
Ed Morrissey and Kevin Hayden are right--this is a bullshit smear piece on Romney. Indeed, it seems to me straightforward religious bigotry. I mean, seriously, he had a relative with.