"Obama Campaign Right Now Is Demonstrating What A Full-Throttle Attack Looks Like"

[bigtree]

from the Obama Diary:





Bainday | The Page by Mark Halperin

July 12, 2012

The Boston Globe story suggesting Romney was at least the titular head of Bain for years longer than he has suggested might bring the “character” portion of the Bain attack to a head.

Boston’s response doesn’t quite address the quandary Romney is in.

Obama’s campaign counsel Bob Bauer seemed to suggest on a campaign media conference call just now that Romney might have broken the law:

“Scores of filings, literally scores of filings, that make it very, very clear that, over a period of a time that Governor Romney claims he was not active with Bain, the Securities and Exchange Commission was informed…that, ‘W. Mitt Romney, an individual, is the sole stockholder, chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president of the particular Bain entity in question.’”

“If, in fact, as he now claims, that he was in fact not active with the company, he was not the controlling person that is described here, that means these statements are false. And, as I said, there are very, very serious legal consequences that would follow.”

This one is going to take hearing directly from Romney to clarify. OFA’s chief legal counsel Gary Bauer already fanned the flames on a Thursday morning conference call, telling reporters And I bet the President stokes it with Charlie Rose.

http://thepage.time.com/2012/07/12/bainday/

[SDjack]

1. But, the attorneys for the rich always construct an escape pod for guys like

rMoney so that there are no punitive consequences. I sure there is one -- just keep looking.

[Raven]

2. Bain and Romney are going to get sued for this. There

is an investor out there who didn't do as well as he wanted to do on a Bain investment and they now have an opening to claim fraud and misrepresentation...just wait...it will happen...soon.

[monmouth]

3. I hope John Kerry is appreciating and smiling to himself over this...n/t

[craigmatic]

4. If only Obama would fight for his policies as hard as he fights for his job.

[Sheepshank]

5. a fly in every ointment

...and a blow fly at that.

[uponit7771]

6. Yeah, that congress lays down for him everychance they get don't they? :rolleyes:

[NYC Liberal]

7. He has and does. nt

[NYC Liberal]

8. This is only the start.

There will be more.