Who's behind the ugly attack ad aimed at Jon Huntsman? Who? Huh? Rachel investigates (incl. detail)

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#45935850


After languishing in anonymity for months, Huntsman is suddenly in the news.

The ad attacking Mr. Huntsman is despicable, essentially making the case that having adopted foreign children and speaking a foreign language makes one a traitor to the United States. If you haven't seen it, there's enough clips in Rachel's report to give you a good idea just how ugly it is.

Many are saying (actual quote from Fox News) that Ron Paul, or one of his disciples, is responsible. It certainly has the same film noir style of a Paul ad.

The Paul campaign says, nope, not us, but we've investigated and we think it came from......... Jon Huntsman.

Rachel promises to investigate the credibility of this claim, but notes that the ad has given Huntsman a chance to fight back, and get a much-needed bump in the polls. Further, Huntsman has turned around an attack from Romney, perhaps taking the moral high ground in the campaign.

With guest Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post.


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