Obama says Romney is hiding something in tax returns

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/17/156504/obama-says-romney-is-hiding-something.html

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

By David Lightman and Lesley Clark

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his allies escalated their attacks on rival Mitt Romney for refusing to release more of his tax returns, suggesting Tuesday that secrets in those files cost him the vice presidency four years ago and could embarrass him today. “What is Mitt Romney hiding?” asked a new Obama ad.

Obama’s new 30-second ad questioned whether Romney paid his “fair share of taxes,” though it offered no proof for the assertion. Campaign officials Tuesday defended the ad, saying the full story behind Romney’s investments won’t be known until his tax records are released.

“The ad raises the question that we won’t know, and it’s not possible for anyone to know, until he releases further years of tax returns and everybody is able to examine what is included in them,” Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters aboard Air Force One.

The Democratic National Committee piled on with a web video, trying to link Romney’s tax returns to his being passed over as Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s running mate in 2008.

[southernyankeebelle]

1. I think Obama and company know the answer already and is sitting on it about Mitt's

tax issues. He might be holding back alot of stuff because he knows whats coming.

[randome]

2. If they know anything, it would be illegally obtained. And they are smart enough to know that.

They don't need to have inside information. Just raising the questions is enough.

The GOP is gasping for breath this year. 2012 really is the end of the world -for them.

[southernyankeebelle]

7. I am not saying they got it illegally. He evidently has a great opposition research team.

[OverseaVisitor]

3. Come on

Mitt show me your chin

Noooooooooooo.....

[southernyankeebelle]

8. Boom

[OverseaVisitor]

10. Well

He is hoping everyone will forget.

[southernyankeebelle]

11. yep in his dreams.

[OverseaVisitor]

12. He will

he will
he will

Dress up as president and pretend to be one.

[JCMach1]

4. lol. I think it is McCains payback time

Someone in his camp spilled the beans if not the man himself.

[southernyankeebelle]

9. That is what good ops research does.

[Enrique]

5. wait, what?

"Obama’s new 30-second ad questioned whether Romney paid his “fair share of taxes,” though it offered no proof for the assertion."

What assertion?

[Kahuna]

6. Mitt says he's hiding something. nt

[abolugi]

13. As many have said

Good lawyers don't ask questions they don't know the answer to.
and President Obama is a good lawyer...