On Thursday former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told the crowd at the Iowa State Fair that “corporations are people, my friend.” The Democratic National Committee took those words and turned them into advertising gold.

On Friday, the DNC ran an ad on cable television in Des Moines featuring Romney’s words. It ended it with the message, “Mitt Romney, putting people corporations first.” –BF

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