Romney Calls On Reid To Reveal His Source

[ProSense]

Romney Calls On Reid To Reveal His Source

Mitt Romney on Tuesday called upon Harry Reid to reveal his source that claims Romney paid zero taxes over the previous 10 years, saying that the Senate Majority Leader has “lost a lot of credibility.”

“I don’t really believe that he’s got any kind of a credible source,” Romney told Fox News. “I don’t know who gave him this line of reasoning, whether it came from the White House or the DNC or a staffer, but he ought to say where it came from, and then we can find out whether that person has any credibility. I know they don’t.”

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/romney-calls-on-reid-to-reveal-his-source

Worst. Candidate. Ever.

The ‘Missing Evidence’ In Romney’s Tax Records
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021084266

Mitt is trapped.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021073742


[font color="black" size="12" face="arial"]What is Mitt hiding?[/font]

[CJCRANE]

1. The credibility lies in Mitt's tax returns

not in the source or anywhere else.

[ProSense]

5. Yup, and think

"The credibility lies in Mitt's tax returns not in the source or anywhere else."

...about what Mitt said:

then we can find out whether that person has any credibility

If he knows the person has no credibility, how will releasing the name of the source change that?

It's almost a tacit admission that the next part of his statement, "I know they don’t," is a lie.

[1StrongBlackMan]

31. True ...

What he is actually saying is:

"Once you disclose who told what, we will; then, attack that person's credibility ... But not by providing the only real proof, the tax filings."

[progressivebydesign]

44. Bingo!!! That's the best comment today!

You KNOW that is what they want to do. They want to rip that person to shreds, while still not releasing the returns.

[RKP5637]

52. K&R !!! Exactly! n/t

[Curtland1015]

2. There's a REAL easy way to solve this Mitt.

REAL easy.

[Justice wanted]

3. Hey MittWit Reid and his Source aren't the only ones demanding your tax returns. PUT UP OR

DROP OUT!

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Wait...what?

Romney said..."he ought to say where it came from, and then we can find out whether that person has any credibility."

Can't we simply find out if Romney releases his tax returns?

[progressivebydesign]

29. oh my. the stupid. it hurts. I can't believe he said that. wow.. worst campaign, ever. nt

[alp227]

76. romney probably has a grudge against a co worker at Bain

which is why he's desperate to know who this snitch is, hee hee

[Gold Metal Flake]

6. Keep talking, Willard.

[cbdo2007]

7. I think the source should come forward too....

if only for the fact that it would put the nail in Romney's political career.

[Curtland1015]

10. The source might lose his/her job.

...and would almost certainly get violence/death threats against them.

I wouldn't blame them for not wanting to come forward.

[alp227]

77. +1, I've been considering the source would get retaliation.

maybe the source will come out in a 60 Minutes exclusive interview the sunday after the election

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. "the source" can't prove anything

Unless "the source" is in possession of the actual filed returns.

Ten'll get you 20 that Rmoney bragged about his crackerjack tax team within his "inner circle" thinking they were all under the dome of silence and protected by the "we all do it" clause.

Only way to "prove" anything is to release the returns.

[cbdo2007]

25. But "the source" themselves is more reliable than second hand gossip.

Right now we don't even know that a source exists and Romney can treat it like an attack. If you actually had someone on CBS Evening news with their voice changed and their face pixelated to hide their identity saying "I've seen his returns, he did this and this and this, and his UBS account, etc." then it would really put the pressure on Romney. I think this is coming eventually.

[Ruby the Liberal]

36. Bad, bad move.

Then it really becomes he said/she said and an accusation war as opposed to just letting the question, What is Mitt hiding, hang out in thin air and continue the Romney-endorsed speculation game.

[1StrongBlackMan]

34. True that. n/t

[Raven]

8. Big mistake, Mitsy, big mistake. n/t

[DearAbby]

9. Romney is admitting the possibility

this source exists....WRONG MOVE. He should have just flat out denied the claim....but he opens the door...can't help himself. A good media would now have the scent, and onto a scoop of their careers...looking for Reid's source.

Reid doesn't have to do a thing. Just stand by the statement.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Didn't he just hire the BP PR person?

Seriously - is there no one available for this campaign to soundboard things off before they go on the air with them?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

15. Jesus, ya think?!

Just in case this issue is starting to die down, let me make a completely gratuitous statement that is certain to keep in in the forefront of the new 3-4 news cycles.

On the other hand....

Go Mitt! You just go defend yourself some more!

[progressivebydesign]

40. She wasn't very good at the BP thing, either. Mitt is an 'oily duck" at this point.

And some disasters just cannot be contained....

Has it occurred to anyone in the media or the GOP voters, that a Presidential candidate has hired a CRISIS specialist/PR person? not exactly inspiring confidence in their presumptive nominee. lol

[cleduc]

13. Romney's stupid

It's like responding to a troll in an argument that can never be won

As Gibbs said, this is the only way Romney can win the argument:

and that's only if what is in his tax returns doesn't cause him more problems - which is apparently not the case.

[1-Old-Man]

14. There is only 1 way to know, nobodys word counts for anything

Only the documents themselves can answer the question, it is the ink on the paper that is the only authority. It doesn't make a hoot in hell what Reid says, what Romney says, what anyone says, only what is written on the paper counts. And because the privacy of tax returns is only rivaled by the sanctity of the 2nd Amendment by our Government we can only see them if Romney himself discloses them. So the onus is on Mitt to bring the issue to and end.

[arely staircase]

56. best post ive read on this here nt

[russspeakeasy]

16. Oh Mitt !!!!

[malaise]

17. WilLIARd release your tax returns

and STFU

[nc4bo]

32. Oh, I love what you've done to your subj. line darlin'

it's extremely creative. Even his name gives him away!!!

[bongbong]

47. Yes

I love "wilLIARd". Add it to Hood, and you get:

"wilLIARd Romney Hood"

For variety I like Flip-Flopper

"Flip-Flopper The Tax Cheat"

[morningfog]

18. Mitt is an idiot to keep this fight going.

He can only lose by fighting.

[gollygee]

19. Lost credibility, eh?

That's what they call projection. All anyone wants is to see his tax returns. That's all. It isn't an unusual thing - it is STANDARD. The fact that he won't, and is so incredibly stubborn about it, raises serious concerns. There has to be something awful in there if he's that afraid of it. And the more he talks about why he won't release them, the more people are going to wonder why he's so afraid to release them. This won't go away.

[Scuba]

20. A Bain investor told me "Mitt paid no income taxes for a decade." Until Mitt disproves it, I belive.

[spanone]

21. don't do it harry....call on romney to release his taxes.

[33Greeper]

22. Romney can't release his returns

because the Mormon Church will find out just how much he's stiffed them over the years.

[WI_DEM]

23. And I call on Rmoney to reveal his taxes

[KurtNYC]

24. "a Bain investor" Mister Romney

"a Bain investor"
"a Bain investor"
"a Bain investor"
"a Bain investor"
"a Bain investor"

Not: "the White House or the DNC or a staffer"

[Historic NY]

70. +1

[B2G]

26. If Romney paid 3 million in taxes in 2010

which he returns reflect, how can Reid be right?

[Cali_Democrat]

30. Reid was referring to years prior to 2010.

[B2G]

38. Was he? I've seen nothing in terms of years he's talking about.

All I have heard is Romney has paid no taxes in the 'past 10 years', which given his 2010 returns isn't true.

Can you point me to that quote? My dad is driving me nuts over this.

[maxsolomon]

55. for 10 years, not for THE LAST 10 years.

1999 - 2009, to be exact.

[notadmblnd]

43. Myth has been filing taxes for a long time.

Harry Reid didn't say which ten years he paid no taxes for.

[1StrongBlackMan]

27. No mitt ...

This is the turn. I raised your bet. In order to see the next card, you must put more chips in the pot.

[TeamPooka]

28. missing is the journalists asking the correct follow up question....

"what if it is a credible source Gov.? What will you do then?

[Marymarg]

33. Romney's dance

For a seasoned liar, Romney is botching this one.

It makes sense to me that since Romney knows the truth of the matter, he would also know about the credibility of Reid's source. Thus, Romney, if he were being factual would be outraged over the lie being perpetrated over him than continuing to focus on the credibility of his accuser's source. In addition to Romney's obvious guilt of having something to hide by refusing to release his tax returns, he compounds his appearance of dishonesty by acknowledging that it is reasonable to think the allegations are true if the source is a credible person. An honest person with nothing to hide would not even think this way. He is so obviously trying to change the focus--away from himself.

[progressivebydesign]

35. Tho Rafalca didn't win any medals, I believe that Romney is putting on a dance show right now.

Lame! They're trying SO hard to spin this, to turn it around that at this point? Unless someone is a huge fan of Romneys or hates the President that much, they're going to start saying "wait, he must be hiding SOMETHING."

He doth protest too much. In trying to turn it around, he's making even worse. "let's see if they have any credibility!" Ummm. No. Release the returns so we can see if they're telling the truth.

He's getting away with erasing everything from his computer and his staff computers, when they bought the hard drives after his time as Gov of Mass. He's getting away with making big claims about the SLC Olympics, though he donated the records and they are SEALED at a school in Utah. But this is not going away. It's getting much worse for him.

The only way to solve this is release the fucking returns.

[Ruby the Liberal]

45. What - what?

The Olympic records are sealed at a school in Utah?

How is that even legal given the taxpayer money the US Government spent on the games?

[Brother Buzz]

37. Mitt, you need Mary Anne to help dig that hole

[Skidmore]

39. Willard wants to send his goon squad out before

the media could get to a source.

[Incitatus]

41. Why, so he can be "suicided" ?

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Bad things happen to those who expose Republicans for the scum they are.

[RedStateLiberal]

42. Ha Ha! Keep responding Rmoney!

The more you do the more our conflict-crazed media will keep talking about your tax returns and why you won't release them.



Reid has really nailed him with this tactic. Who is controlling the narrative now?

[coalition_unwilling]

46. So does that mean Romney concedes that there is a source? In other words, Reid

isn't a 'dirty liar'? Then why isn't Romney demanding that RNC Penis apologize for his slander on national televsion?

[Zen Democrat]

48. Mitt's missing the logical gene, along with the ethical one. HE'S the one who has to come clean.

[Tikki]

49. 'Ole mittwit has fallen for that Hollywood canard: 'Any publicity is better than no publicity'....

Tikki

[Quantess]

71. Hey, maybe Charlie Sheen wants to party!

WINNING!

[reflection]

50. Hey Mittwit, by making statements like this on Fox News

you are only grandstanding for people that are voting for you anyway. Try it on another news channel. I use the word "news" loosely of course, since we are talking about Fox News.

[Renew Deal]

51. I think Romney should reveal his source

[grasswire]

53. Mitt just keeps PERPETUATING the story!

Hahaha!

He keeps it in the news, every day!

[hay rick]

61. Mitt still hasn't figured out that he's in a lose-lose situation.

But he could be the next president. Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry.

OK, I'm laughing.

[liberalmuse]

54. Holy Jeebus this guy is an idiot.

Anyone who votes for him is out of their minds. This public display of utter stupidity is torturous to watch.

[GardeningGal]

57. It is astounding how stupid Romney is almost every time he opens his mouth.

I guess he's so used to yes people surrounding him that he has lost all ability to reason.

[NYC Liberal]

58. This is getting silly. He could prove it himself today.

[JHB]

59. Mitt, if this level of privacy is so important to you, why did you run?

"My opponent will just use them to make hay.". Yeah, and so what? You're making hay about claims Obama never made.

You aren't even cherry-picking quotes! You're surgically removing slices of boilerplate and calling them cherries!


Either you're irrationally scared of hay, or else it's not making hay you're trying to dodge, it's a haymaker. What's in that haystack?

[kentuck]

60. Let's compromise.

Mitt, you show us your tax returns and then Harry can tell us who his source happens to be. Sound fair?

[truebrit71]

62. No Mitt, that would be YOU that has "lost credibility"...release your returns and prove him wrong...

...see how simple that is?

[SDjack]

63. Surprise rMoney!!! Pres. Obama will reveal the source's name in rebuttal

during your first debate. Next, ...

[NRaleighLiberal]

64. LOL!!!!

LOVE watching this play out!

[ProSense]

75. .

[WCGreen]

65. Mitt, you can prove he is wrong if you just release your tax returns...

I notice that John McCain hasn't said anything either way and he saw the returns....

That leads me to deduce that he didn't pay or paid so little as to be harmful to the Romney construct.

[Patiod]

66. Okay, it was me. I'm Sparticus.

What a stupid question. Why should it matter if it's me, someone from Bain, or one of his kids?

Either he paid his fair share of taxes (and tithed 10% to the LDS, as claimed) , or he didn't.

End of story. Easy-peasy.

[SaveAmerica]

67. No fool, reveal your Tax Forms cause you've lost a lot of credibility

[colorado_ufo]

68. "and then we can find out whether that person has any credibility"

Why? So you can then decide whether or not you actually paid taxes for those 10 years, based on their "credibility"? Don't you know whether or not you paid them?

What a stupid, nonsensical, illogical statement.

Oh - that's right - you said that you paid "taxes, lots of them." I assume you meant property, sales, etc. - you just can't seem to recall whether or not you paid INCOME taxes!

[Quantess]

69. Look at what Rachel Maddow had to say about Harry Reid

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101746786

It was pretty amusing.

[Historic NY]

72. Why doesn't Mitt just show us that the source & Harry are liars...

boy thats the easiest thing he could do.

[JBoy]

73. Romney owns a couple of turnip trucks, actually

but Harry Reid didn't just fall off either of them.

[magnifisense]

74. Mitt, it's time to reveal the real Romney.

If there is a real Romney. The insubstantial nominee.