CNN says:

Republicans launched their counter-programming effort in Charlotte on Monday with a simple message: Americans are not better off today than they were four years ago.

Fox News says:

Just outside the security perimeter of the Democratic National Convention, Republicans have set up a “rapid response” unit whose job it is to make sure the pro-Obama message this week does not go un-challenged.

And they are already working at a furious pace.

A Republican counter-convention, working at a furious pace? I had to see this. So I stopped by to see what kind of a face the RNC is presenting to the public. Here it is:

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Wow. Talk about your intimidation tactics. Clearly, Reince Priebus is a Bush-like genius of strategery.