Romney endorsed by The Man Who Isn’t There
What does it tell you about all involved that Mitt Romney is willing to be photographed with and publicly embrace the birther nutball egomanic Donald Trump, but wants no photographic evidence of any relationship with former Vice President Dick Cheney?
WILSON, Wyo. — Here was one of the biggest endorsements of Mitt Romney’s political career, an embrace from a man who has served five presidents and who said he has strong feelings about what the country needs in a commander in chief.
“Looking back and reflecting on that, I think there’s only one man to be president of the United States who meets those requirements, and that’s Governor Mitt Romney,” Richard B. Cheney said here Thursday.
But on the evening when the divisive former vice president opened his home at the foot of Wyoming’s majestic Teton Range to host a $4 million fundraiser for the presumptive Republican nominee, Romney’s campaign labored to avoid any photos or videos of the two men together….
Cheney introduced Romney and said he was confident the former Massachusetts governor would lead the nation through an unanticipated crisis such as the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
“I’m convinced that in addition to all of these other qualifications that you all know about, when I think about the kind of individual I want in the Oval Office in that moment of crisis, who has to make those key decisions, some of them life-and-death decisions, decisions as the commander in chief, who has the responsibility for sending our young men and women in harm’s way – that man’s Mitt Romney,” Cheney said.
Romney, in his 20-minute speech, complemented Cheney. “That’s quite a man, quite a leader,” he said.
But he made no mention of President George W. Bush.
– Jay Bookman
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Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
11:35 am
kamchak,
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
PJ
July 13th, 2012
11:35 am
http://www.lawfirms.com/resources/securities/securities-fraud/penalties-securities-fraud.htm
Penalties of Securities Fraud (the first bullet tells it all)
Securities fraud, also known as investor or stock fraud, covers a range of activities that violate federal and state laws pertaining to buying, selling and trading securities. The most common forms of securities fraud include:
• Misrepresentation (presenting misleading or false information to investors about a company, or its securities)
• Accounting fraud (manipulating or falsifying books or records to misrepresent a public companies assets and liabilities)
• Insider trading (buying, selling or trading securities based on information that is not readily available to the general public)
Securities fraud is governed by both federal and state laws, and legal actions can be brought about by private investors or by a government agency, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Violations of federal securities laws are treated as serious offenses that can carry both civil and criminal penalties. Criminal investigations can lead to felony convictions that carry penalties of up to 20 years’ imprisonment. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) may impose civil fines against corporations or individuals convicted of securities fraud.
Romney may be working with different numbers in the future that won’t be dollars:
“Prisoner #428235 – turn left”.
Peadawg
July 13th, 2012
11:35 am
“Can’t they talk about the economy?” – Ya it’s slowly getting better.
“Or the latest jobs reports?” – Ya I’ve lost count of how many straight months of positive job growth there’s been.
“Or Obama taming the debt monster?” – Ya…you win that one, Thulsa.
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:36 am
The 2001 SEC filing proves willard is a liar .
He is hiding his tax returns because of offshore accounts.
The dems will keep attacking so he should show us his papers to end the attacks.
TaxPayer
July 13th, 2012
11:36 am
Mitt’s Karma
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:38 am
Pea,
The gop are not serious about the deficit because they walked away from cuts.
doomy won nothing.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 13th, 2012
11:38 am
Brother AmVet
It’s painfully obvious that it is necessary for the incident to have taken place in Jr. High, then the narrative is, “well, that’s just boys being boys.”
But an 18 year old?
That suggests an adult that should have known better and take adult responsibilities and consequences for his actions.
(Cue the “but…but…but… Teddy Kennedy” comments in 3…2…1….)
ragnar danneskjold
July 13th, 2012
11:38 am
Dear Shucks @ 10:51, good morning, no.
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:39 am
Why balance our budget if the gop will blow it again if they ever win.
Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
11:39 am
Peadawg,
Economists say we need a minimum of 150k new jobs/month. At 80k we’re not even keeping pace with the min number needed to keep pace with new entrants into the workforce. We’re going backwards sir.
Recon 0311 2533
July 13th, 2012
11:39 am
“In this case, no laws were broken just a bunch of lies of convienence.”
East Lake, oh no, if he lied or was an accessory to lying on SEC filings he broke the law. I don’t believe from the reports I’ve read rebutting the Obama campaigns allegations that he lied but if he did, he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. You can’t excuse it as only lies of convenience. The legal system certainly won’t, so it gets back to my original question. If there isn’t any criminal pursuit of Romney for fraud violations will you concede that your assumptions were incorrect? Please answer the question.
East Lake Ira
July 13th, 2012
11:40 am
Kamchak – That event happened in Prep School, not Jr. High, while Romney Sr. was Gov. Facts are facts.
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:40 am
Going backwards would be losing 9 million jobs doomy.
You got nothing.
Joseph
July 13th, 2012
11:40 am
I guess this is just damage control for the new scandal that’s about to come down the pipe… Turbo tax cheat Timmy Geithner is about to be investigated.. More bad news for Obama’s far left cohorts…
independent thinker
July 13th, 2012
11:41 am
Cheney did not want his picture taken because he is on a secret mission for Mitt figuring out reasons to invade Iran and China.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 13th, 2012
11:41 am
Increased scrutiny of this discrepancy potentially hurts Romney in a number of ways.
First of all, there’s Romney’s “buck stops here” problem; the buck never seems to stop with him. Everything bad that’s ever happened under him — especially involving Bain — he always blames on other people, and that just isn’t very Presidential. The shadow years look like that in a huge way.
It also reinforces the image of Romney as part of the specially insulated corporate overlord class, who get to manipulate the rules so that they always end up the winner. (I have previously dubbed this “Romney’s no-lose life”). He apparently was able to make a lot of money (or at least, what seems like a lot of money to most people) for being president, owner, and investor in a company while actually being off in Utah doing a completely different full-time job.
And, of course, he was apparently freely signing off on anything required of the president and owner, without, apparently, feeling like that meant he actually had any responsibility for anything happening at the company. It looks like legal, regulatory, and fiduciary responsibilities don’t really mean anything to super-wealthy executive types — not like when regular people sign employment documents, or mortgage documents, and so on.
Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
11:41 am
Uh oh, looks like geitner is in trouble in the Libor scandal. The transparency administration at work again.
carlosgvv
July 13th, 2012
11:42 am
In 1978 Mormon Church leaders declared they had received a “revelation”, and began admiting black men to their preisthood.
I would imagine anyone gullible enough to actually believe all of this would gladly support Romney.
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:42 am
tim warned congress about libor so are they investigating congress joey?
Businessweek Mormon Cover Stirs Controversy (PHOTO)
July 13th, 2012
11:43 am
Bloomberg Businessweek has become known for its provocative magazine covers, and its latest is already drawing controversy for its depiction of Mormons.
Here’s a look at the cover. It depicts the moment when John the Baptist appeared before Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church. The story is tied to an investigative report about the business dealings of the church.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/businessweek-mormon-cover_n_1669428.html
East Lake Ira
July 13th, 2012
11:43 am
Recon:
Again, nice diversion. I agreed to ignore the SEC filings and salary question after you pointed me to FactCheck. Remember?
Now that you cannot explain the obvious lie that he did not work on Bain business after “leaving” Bain you want to pivot back to a point that was not in question.
Stay on the topic at hand please.
PJ
July 13th, 2012
11:44 am
Thulsa Doom @11:39 am
Then tell all your millionaire and billionaire friends, with their 10 years of tax cuts, to create some jobs. Tell me when do they start to trickle process because they haven’t provide but a dollop.
Jm (LL) -pass TSPLOST silly people
July 13th, 2012
11:44 am
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:31 am
doomy is losing it.
- Obama is losing it
Peadawg
July 13th, 2012
11:44 am
” We’re going backwards sir.”
21 months of positive job growth is “going backwards”. What f’ed up world do you live in?
Obama is over
July 13th, 2012
11:44 am
USinUK-
I hope you continue to focus on this Bain/Olymouics thing because there is nothing there. The Washington Post, Jay Bookman, and Dan Primack have already come out saying that the Boston Globe’s allegations are false. FYI, Romney’s turnaround of the Salt Lake Olympics is used as a case study at Harvard Business School. By the way, Romney donated the $1.4mm salary he received for the Olympics to charity. Let’s look at Obama’s $billion turnaround successes….
carlosgvv
July 13th, 2012
11:45 am
doom – 11:39
On this you are 100% correct.
If you actually believe Romney will be able to make a significant improvement in this, you will be 100% incorrect.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 13th, 2012
11:45 am
if he did, he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. You can’t excuse it as only lies of convenience. The legal system certainly won’t, so it gets back to my original question. If there isn’t any criminal pursuit of Romney for fraud violations will you concede that your assumptions were incorrect
I guess some is being intentionally dense about prosecutorial discretion, statutes of limitations, etc. with the false “assumptions”….. but reality is, it DOES MATTER to the voters and it speaks to Mitt’s character.
TaxPayer
July 13th, 2012
11:45 am
LIBOR scandal. Bring it, cons. Let’s talk about how Geithner so cleverly manipulated the LIBOR using his own personal copy of TurboTax in order to reduce his tax liability or whatever.
Recon 0311 2533
July 13th, 2012
11:45 am
“Recon, so we’re going to descend into name calling now?”
East Lake, I’m not calling you a name. I was referring to the Obama campaign are you a part of Obama’s campaign that leveled these allegations against Romney?
Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
11:46 am
18 year olds never do stupid things. Never. What happens when they are 17 at midnight when they turn 18 is that they magically transform into mature, wise sages.
Peadawg
July 13th, 2012
11:46 am
“trickle down”
Hehe…like this? (Stiffler gets peed on in American Pie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKjCm_IoPRQ
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:46 am
We don’t talk about willard’s religion here because we are better than that.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 13th, 2012
11:47 am
Kamchak – That event happened in Prep School, not Jr. High, while Romney Sr. was Gov. Facts are facts.
Yes, I know that.
But it is being repeated here that the incident happened in jr. high.
nelsonh
July 13th, 2012
11:47 am
Would I be remiss to say that this column [jay bookman] and the AJC is a partisan paper feverishly supporting Barack Obama. I would like to know what this administration has done for Georgia. It is last in value of homes melt down, first in crime statistics and last in employment figures. Now if this ranking is less than exact it is close.
There is still an opportunity to change course and join the new frontier foraged by a man proven to be not only a great leader and a superb businessman but a man of impeacable character, Mitt Romney. Come on board and change those abysmal statistics here to for mentioned.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 13th, 2012
11:47 am
oh vey, silly claims about “transparency administration” while at the same time claim Mitt does not have to be transparent about Bain or his tax returns.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 13th, 2012
11:47 am
Doom — “Its sad that dems have been reduced to calling a technicality on an sec filing a lie. Sad. But not unexpected.”
I saw a retired SEC commissioner on the teevee box last night, and apparently, what you term a “technicality” is what the SEC calls a “felony.”
Now, I’m not saying that Romney committed a felony. However, if he was being truthful on that form, then he’s been lying to us during his campaign. And I know what a dim view you take of lying, Doomie.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 13th, 2012
11:48 am
“The Washington Post, Jay Bookman, and Dan Primack have already come out saying that the Boston Globe’s allegations are false.”
false???
dearheart – go back to P.8 – I posted the SEC filings – it’s there in Black and White.
Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
11:48 am
If u can’t talk about the economy then talk about a prep school incident from 47 years ago.
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0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 13th, 2012
11:48 am
JAY:
“What does it tell you about all involved that Mitt Romney is willing to be photographed with and publicly embrace the birther nutball egomanic Donald Trump, but wants no photographic evidence of any relationship with former Vice President Dick Cheney?”
What does it tell you about a sitting President and Democrats who won’t even come to the Convention and many others who don’t even want him campaigning in their districts?!?!
East Lake Ira
July 13th, 2012
11:48 am
Recon – off to lunch meeting… I’ll be back so don’t think I’m hiding…
Remember to stay on topic please.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 13th, 2012
11:49 am
Doom — “Economists say we need a minimum of 150k new jobs/month. At 80k we’re not even keeping pace with the min number needed to keep pace with new entrants into the workforce. We’re going backwards sir.”
Thank you for that. Now go back and apply it to President Bush’s two terms, like I’ve been asking you to do for almost a year.
Jm (LL) -pass TSPLOST silly people
July 13th, 2012
11:50 am
“getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:46 am
We don’t talk about willard’s religion here because we are better than that.”
That’s funny. Coming from the magic underpants kolob guy.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
July 13th, 2012
11:50 am
Obama is over – one more thing about his “miracle on ice” turning the Salt Lake Olympics around …
where else COULD it have gone but up???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympic_bid_scandal
The Kid
July 13th, 2012
11:50 am
Hopefully, the draft-dodging war criminal will live a long and suffering life. He’s worst than bin-Laden. His health is an indication of who he is. A sick depraved old man. Mitt Romney is a limp-noodle. Take that you smarty pants conservative Repub nabobs.
Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
11:50 am
And on page 8 you will see that USinUK proved absolutely, unequivocally
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carlosgvv
July 13th, 2012
11:51 am
getalife – 11:46
And yet, the name Rev. Jerimah Wright seems to come up here quite often.
Recon 0311 2533
July 13th, 2012
11:51 am
“but reality is, it DOES MATTER to the voters and it speaks to Mitt’s character.”
Lets see, a yet to be proven allegation that Romney lied proves he’s a man of poor character, however, proven examples of Obama lying to the public does nothing to cause the far-left mindset to question his character. Interesting.
PJ
July 13th, 2012
11:51 am
nelsonh –
There is still an opportunity to change course and join the new frontier foraged by a man proven to be not only a great leader and a superb businessman but a man of impeacable character, Mitt Romney. Come on board and change those abysmal statistics here to for mentioned.
And the Mama Bear said to the Poppa Bear……
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:51 am
You can cry about transparency when your candidate stops hiding his papers.
JamVet
July 13th, 2012
11:52 am
While Mitt was playing bully, other 18 year olds were getting their heads kicked in during Civil Rights protests or getting them shot off in the jungle.
Unfit to lead…
Jm (LL) -pass TSPLOST silly people
July 13th, 2012
11:52 am
Scout 11:48
And my all time favorite: the convention chairperson fundraiser for Romney
Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
11:53 am
Joe mama,
W is not the president. B O O M!
F. Sinkwich
July 13th, 2012
11:53 am
Can’t say that Ms. Rice is the best choice, but our Sarah makes a valid point:
“…and she certainly has much more experience than our sitting president does today,” Palin said Thursday night …”
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:53 am
carlos,
I know.
I think it is fair game but others said it was not.
I am not better than that.
RB from Gwinnett
July 13th, 2012
11:53 am
USinUK. Keep passing on lies sweetie. That one is going nowhere.
Tell us though, how did an average student get into an ivy league school and who paid for it? When you can answer those questions, we’ll be glad to talk about what Romney did 20+ years ago.
Jay
July 13th, 2012
11:54 am
sheets
getalife
July 13th, 2012
11:54 am
doomy,
willard will hire his team.
Fair game.
Boom.
PJ
July 13th, 2012
11:56 am
Sheets
philosopher
July 13th, 2012
11:57 am
If successful means getting rich off rich ol’ dad, destroying the livelihoods of thousands of hard-working, taxpaying Americans to make even more money, and shuffling those shadily-earned bucks all over the world to avoid paying taxes (taxes that would feed and help put some of those peoples lives back together), I have no desire to be “successful”. What a slimey way to live the one and only life we get!
Joe Hussein Mama
July 13th, 2012
11:57 am
Doom — “Joe mama, W is not the president. B O O M!”
Doomie, you’re all floppy again. (laughing)
Apply that 150K a month to President Bush’s term and see how poorly he compares with Obama.
It’s okay; it won’t bite you. But I bet you don’t have the stones to actually check it out.
Recon 0311 2533
July 13th, 2012
11:57 am
East Lake,
I need to log off but I believe the topic is did Romney file fraudulent reports with the SEC or didn’t he. If the latter he broke the law and that goes far and away beyond lying to the public. It’s hard for me to understand how you can possibly call that an off topic diversion. Anyway enjoy your lunch and the day.
CJ
July 13th, 2012
11:58 am
Jay: “I found the WashPo Factchecker convincing on this topic…”
I did not find the WaPo factchecker convincing at all.
Romney participated in various board meetings through 2002. Romney was on Bain’s payroll through that time period. Romney signed SEC documents indicating his positions as Chairman/CEO/President of Bain. When seeking to establish his residency in Massachusetts, Romney testified that his time at the Olympics was a “leave of absence” from Bain.
Inexplicably, the WaPo decides that they believe contradictory information on Romney’s financial disclosure forms (required for governor/presidential campaigns)–information that would absolve him of much of the controversy surrounding Bain. WaPo chooses not to believe the mountain of evidence to the contrary.
If the WaPo wants to give Romney the benefit of the doubt, then they’re entitled to their opinion. But that opinion should not fall under the category of “fact checking.”
Recon 0311 2533
July 13th, 2012
11:58 am
East Lake, sorry meant, if the former he broke the law.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 13th, 2012
11:59 am
Condi SHEETS!
Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
11:59 am
Jhm,,
Then have Mr transparency Eric holder charge Romney.
I think we should see all of Romneys tax returns. Just as soon as we see all of Obama s grade transcripts.
Thulsa Doom
July 13th, 2012
12:00 pm
Jhm still suffering from bush derangement syndrome I see.
Joe Hussein Mama
July 13th, 2012
12:00 pm
Doom — “Then have Mr transparency Eric holder charge Romney.”
That’s the SEC’s prerogative.
“I think we should see all of Romneys tax returns. Just as soon as we see all of Obama s grade transcripts.”
Oh, I think we will be seeing those tax returns before too much longer. And I don’t think it will be a voluntary matter. (laughing)
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 13th, 2012
12:00 pm
Jm (LL) -pass TSPLOST silly people :
You lost me on that one?
Joe Hussein Mama
July 13th, 2012
12:01 pm
Doom — “Jhm still suffering from bush derangement syndrome I see.”
Doomie still too scared to apply his Obama employment yardstick to his hero Bush. (laughing)
mm
July 13th, 2012
12:01 pm
Mitt has told so many lies he can’t keep up with them. This will be fun.
Even the cons are telling Mitt to release his tax returns. This will not turn out well for the GOP.
Jay
July 13th, 2012
12:03 pm
I would also note that if you announce your own B O O M! — rather than have a third party declare your victory — it comes across as more than a little desperate.
Tundra Dude
July 13th, 2012
12:03 pm
Then tell all your millionaire and billionaire friends, with their 10 years of tax cuts, to create some jobs.
I guess tax cuts create Gubmint/military jobs
Top Economists Say War Is Bad for the Economy
Between May 1999 and May 2009, employment in the private sector sector only rose by 1.1%, by far the lowest 10-year increase in the post-depression period.
the chief economist for BusinessWeek, Michael Mandel, points out, public spending has accounted for virtually all new job creation in the past 10 years:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29480
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
July 13th, 2012
12:05 pm
I would also note that if you announce your own B O O M!…
…you are a toddler in the stages of being toilet trained.
stands for decibels
July 13th, 2012
12:14 pm
Don’t leave out him pushing someone down in junior high
I’m pretty sure this is at least the second time “I’m a liberal” has lied about the bullying incident being a “junior high” thing when, as many have pointed out, it was when Mitt was 18.
so, you know–stop lying.
stands for decibels
July 13th, 2012
12:15 pm
anyway, can’t wait to dive into that Condi SHEET lusciousness.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
July 13th, 2012
12:20 pm
Condi is pro-choice.
Mitt promised a anti-choice Veep.
I'm a liberal and believe everything I read and nothing the other side comes up with...cause we're smart and they are not
July 13th, 2012
12:56 pm
JamVet said earlier that having Condi on ticket would be a red flag because of Bush/Cheney. Wonder what will be said about future Obama connections for future administrations? Certainly they will say, ” Hell yea, give us more of that”…LOL……. And I think any Lib, if honest ( which would be news) would admit that Condi was the crown jewel of that Adm.
I'm a liberal and believe everything I read and nothing the other side comes up with...cause we're smart and they are not
July 13th, 2012
1:00 pm
The news today played a clip today of Condi being interviewed by that little perky girl that couldn’t hold ratings at CBS and was fired that see was pro choice, but really deplored abortions for social aspects.
I'm a liberal and believe everything I read and nothing the other side comes up with...cause we're smart and they are not
July 13th, 2012
1:13 pm
Good Gawd, even Detroit announces today they are cutting Union pay and benefits. Writing checks they can’t cash…………………………Timberrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…..
Carole
July 13th, 2012
3:06 pm
ssshhhhh They aren’t allowed to mention George Bush during the election cycle. Personally, I think most Repubs would prefer not to hear his name ever again.
Carole
July 13th, 2012
4:44 pm
Kayaker71 – This from a man who indorses a Presidential candidate who denounces his black liberation theology minister
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Been to Charles Stanley’s church lately? I bet you won’t hear on the tv some of the message preached on Sunday morning.
ld
July 13th, 2012
6:19 pm
I have no interest in being in the same place as Dick Chaney much less having my pic made w/him — but same goes for Donald Trump, so no applause for Romney on this one.
ODD OWL
July 13th, 2012
9:09 pm
Gov. Romney has surrounded himself with leftover Bush/Cheney neo-con, chicken hawks… (Cheney = 4 military deferments) (Romney = 4 military deferments) Cheney represent the military industrial complex and the civilian military suppliers like Halliburton… Romney ===> Bush/Cheney on steroids…
ODD OWL
July 13th, 2012
10:13 pm
The Repuklicans are weird people… They hate America… The intransigence Repuklicans in the Senate use the filibuster to obstruct and block passage of the Democrat Economic Recovery Act Thurday and “I’m a Liberal” is hoping and praying that the American auto industrial fail… Repuklicans ===> Unpatriotic and un-American…
independent thinker.
July 13th, 2012
11:42 pm
Romney claims to be a job creator but we are only supposed to look at the takeovers by HIS company that he chooses where jobs were created. Any other involvement is off limits like his tax returns. Sorry bud but I want to ook at the whole picture- you own something then you ar responsible for its consequences. They did not pay him 100 grand plus profits for for nothing.
Proud to be me
July 14th, 2012
1:05 pm
It tells me that if Obama can be photographed with Jeremiah Wright and Hollywood elites (who are the lower level intellect) then who in the heck cares if Romney is photographed with Trump!!