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Obama campaign: The Top Five Reasons Why Mitt Romney Won't Release More Tax Returns (Original Post) ProSense Sep 2012 OP
K&R HopeHoops Sep 2012 #1
2 minutes of your time.. thanks for the post. russspeakeasy Sep 2012 #2
This is a great post!!! THANK YOU!!! nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #3
The problem with these is that mostly people like us are the only ones who will gateley Sep 2012 #4
They should break it into separate spots. MH1 Sep 2012 #20
What a GREAT idea! gateley Sep 2012 #22
Brilliant. They should definitely do that! nt Care Acutely Sep 2012 #31
"Why won't you release your returns?" louis-t Sep 2012 #5
um juba Sep 2012 #26
Well done. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #6
He hasn't released one FULL year yet. Good video. myrna minx Sep 2012 #7
These points need to be addressed in the debates. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #8
"Because I want to make sure I beat President Obama" SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #9
Willard doesn't want you Wellstone ruled Sep 2012 #10
I wholeheartedly concur. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Sep 2012 #14
#6 is probably "He took IRS amnesty on undeclared Swiss bank accounts" closeupready Sep 2012 #11
True. n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #18
That's a good one to spread around! progressoid Sep 2012 #12
Reason #0: Voter fraud: Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #13
Romney's Reason -1 Vox Moi Sep 2012 #15
^^ THIS. ^^ nt. MH1 Sep 2012 #21
Translation: Arrogance. n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #24
Delish! malaise Sep 2012 #16
another reason I have heard gawdhed Sep 2012 #17
I continue to think Lawrence O'Donnell is corret: Mitt Romney broke the law. ellisonz Sep 2012 #19
Kick! n/t ProSense Sep 2012 #23
I don't really like it. abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #25
It's not ProSense Sep 2012 #27
Well . . . . abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #28
Actually, ProSense Sep 2012 #29
Thanks ProSense! Maybe we will never Cha Sep 2012 #30
You're welcome, and ProSense Sep 2012 #32

gateley

(62,683 posts)
4. The problem with these is that mostly people like us are the only ones who will
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:53 PM
Sep 2012

be viewing them. I wish there was a way they could convey all that damaging nformation in a :30 spot and air it on the major networks.

Great spot, though!

MH1

(17,537 posts)
20. They should break it into separate spots.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 09:49 PM
Sep 2012

One 30 second ad for each reason.

Script:

Mitt Romney asked to see 10 years of tax returns from potential VP candidates, including Paul Ryan.
Yet he will only allow the American people to see 1 year of his own tax returns.
Why won't Mitt Romney release more tax returns?
We can think of at least 5 reasons.
Reason # __

{spot for that reason}
Watch for the other 4 reasons soon.


(or something like that)

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)
9. "Because I want to make sure I beat President Obama"
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:08 PM
Sep 2012

In other words there is stuff so damning in there that he would lose the election.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
10. Willard doesn't want you
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:10 PM
Sep 2012

to know that he is actually worth north of 1.5 billion. Just put the media numbers together and the totals are several times his stated 250 mil. This is the death nell blow yet to come.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
11. #6 is probably "He took IRS amnesty on undeclared Swiss bank accounts"
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:11 PM
Sep 2012

but of course, a list of five reasons can't include six or more, unfortunately. K&R

Vox Moi

(546 posts)
15. Romney's Reason -1
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:28 PM
Sep 2012

"I don't have to ... and you can't make me, so there."

At the heart of it is Mitt's sense of entitlement.

Showing his taxes would send a mixed message about his status as a chosen person.
There are things that elite just shouldn't have to do.




gawdhed

(1 post)
17. another reason I have heard
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:45 PM
Sep 2012

Bishop Romney would be exposed as not paying the true tithe of his wealth to the Mormon church.

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)
25. I don't really like it.
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:15 AM
Sep 2012

Especially at the end with the open-ended innuendo "What else is he hiding"?

This open-ended, bogeyman based fear is really more their tactic than ours.

And we don't have to do it. We can run against this man as a person who believes that throwing over one-hundred thousand Americans out of work in order to ship their jobs over to China is a legitimate business practice. It isn't. It's class warfare.

It isn't necessary. It was the result of a conscious policy decision to make America a country of consumers rather than a country of producers. And that is bad policy. Whether it is being practiced by Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush Jr. or Obama. But at least we don't have to vote for someone who directly profited to the tune of nine figures from the policy.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
27. It's not
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:19 AM
Sep 2012
Especially at the end with the open-ended innuendo "What else is he hiding"? This open-ended, bogeyman based fear is really more their tactic than ours.

...not an "open-ended, bogeyman based fear." It's a question. I mean, what does asking a legitimate question have to do with "fear"?

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







abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)
28. Well . . . .
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:24 AM
Sep 2012

I don't like it. That's just me.

I would rather not tilt at what might be when we have such an obvious, big, fat target in what is.

The guy wants to run on his record. Let's meet him right there.

I think it's dangerous to conjure up imaginary threats based on the unknown. Because, the strategy can be met by making the unknown known and showing that there is nothing there and then we look like . . . well not good.

Run with it if you like, but to me it doesn't feel right.

I could be wrong.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
29. Actually,
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:28 AM
Sep 2012
Well . . . .

I don't like it. That's just me.

I would rather not tilt at what might be when we have such an obvious, big, fat target in what is.

The guy wants to run on his record. Let's meet him right there.

...this is not about what Mitt wants. He needs to release his damn tax returns. The public needs to know whether or not the man running for President is a tax cheat.

They ask nominees for their tax returns before confirmation. Mitt asked his potential running mates for 10 years' returns.

Mitt is not above everyone else.



Cha

(295,914 posts)
30. Thanks ProSense! Maybe we will never
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:54 AM
Sep 2012

know but I'm thinking there's even more nefarious reasons that could be in the TOP 5.

This needs to be circulated because some are thinking mitt's tax return issue has gone away. Not so.

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