How Jimmy Carter's Grandson Helped Leak the Secret Romney Fund-raiser Video

[trailmonkee]

Last edited Tue Sep 18, 2012, 12:25 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: New York Magazine

The damning video of Mitt Romney telling a room of wealthy donors how he really feels about the free-loading 47 percent of Americans "who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it," among other candid things, has been floating around online in bits and pieces for three months, but didn't hit the big time until it was published by David Corn at Mother Jones today. Credited as a "research assistant" on the story is James Carter IV, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, who has been toiling online as an opposition researcher and is "currently looking for work," according to his Twitter bio. "I've been searching for clips on Republicans for a long time, almost every day," said Carter this evening. "I just do it for fun." But by connecting Corn with the mysterious uploader of the clip, Carter has uncovered his biggest story yet, one that could potentially affect the outcome of the election. (And get him a job.)


Carter told Daily Intel that he first noticed a portion of the video in which Romney discusses using Chinese labor while working at Bain Capital. That clip, uploaded by a YouTube user named "Rachel Maddow" in late May, has since been deleted, but eventually made it to Buzzfeed and Daily Kos.

Additional pieces of the tape were then added to a YouTube account called "Anne Onymous" starting three weeks ago. "There was a minor uproar about it on Twitter when I found [the first clip], so I kept doing research on it and that eventually led me to be able narrow down who it originated from," said Carter. Via Twitter, he contacted the person who claimed to have secretly taped and uploaded the video, and then sought to help publicize the remarks. "That seemed to be the purpose of [the filming] — to get it to a larger audience," Carter said.


Having worked with Corn before, Carter noted, "It was a natural fit." He put the anonymous video source in touch with the Mother Jones reporter and then butted out, knowing he was onto something. "Any time that you can find a clip that strengthens the narrative already established, that's what becomes a big deal," Carter explained. "I've been trying to get paid for this but it hasn't worked out yet. This might help."


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James Carte IV Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/jecarter4

[AzDar]

1. Sweet.

[trailmonkee]

50. **TONIGHT: @andersoncooper interviews James Carter IV about the hidden camera video**

[jsr]

2. Great job

[Wilms]

3. A September Surprise.

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. Romney has been trying to win by equating Obama with Carter as if Carter was a curse word

The irony is perfect and fitting retribution that Jimmy Carter's grandson helped bring the video to the greater public.

[JI7]

12. Romney will never be President and even just as a regular person ROmney

will never hold up to Jimmy Carter.

[Beartracks]

14. I've noticed all the GOP talking heads and apologists...

... mention President Carter a LOT lately. "This is the first time since Jimmy Carter that we've had [insert statistic here]" or "the last President who had [insert spin here] was Jimmy Carter" or, of course, "It wasn't that complicated a feat. Even Jimmy Carter could have done it." Or some such.

They do think "Carter" is a dirty word, just as "Reagan" is so utterly beatific as to not even be uttered in the hushest of reverent whispers without first washing one's mouth out with holy rose water.

P.S. Great job, James IV!

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[nobodyspecial]

23. I think part of it is that Carter is a one-term Dem

and they are trying to tie that to Obama. I also think it would be awesome if a Carter did them in. To this day, I believe Reagan and his people had a hand in delaying the release of the hostages for political gain.

[Freddie]

27. Of course they did

St. Ronnie was a conniving corrupt bastard literally from Day 1.

[patricia92243]

38. Of course the Repubs delayed the release of the hostages - just like they are stirring up the

foreign "riots" and equating all this to Jimmy Carter.

After the release of the hostages, I became a Democrat. I was - and still am - afraid of the Republican party that has so much power.

Later that same Republican party had the power to drag the President's private sex life all over the tv.


I dread to think what their "October surprise" will be.

[janet118]

29. As someone who has always thought that Carter's 1980s loss . . .

put progress on alternative energy and climate change back 30 years, I am appreciating this irony. Jimmy Carter was a good and honest man who was destroyed by the media and right wing subterfuge with a bit of help from Ted Kennedy.

[trailmonkee]

35. we have definately lost our way as a country since then....

[CTyankee]

44. SWEET!

[central scrutinizer]

5. and the Rmoney campaign just authenticated it by issuing an explanation

and when you're 'splaining, you're losing. I think Karl Rove said that.

[KT2000]

7. would this be Amy's son?

She has always been a terrific activist.

[kestrel91316]

10. Amy is his aunt. His dad is James Carter III (Chip??)

[KT2000]

17. Oh - OK - that makes sense

I remember the parents sent Chip to watch Amy while she was participating in a protest. She was not supposed to know but media found him out. That was really cute.

[Liberalynn]

8. Fantastic

[zonkers]

9. Yay Carter Family!!!!!!!!! I love Peanuts!!!!

[trailmonkee]

13. yay peanuts!

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Reagan

would never have been President if the Carter campaign hadn't
agreed to the final debate a week before the election. Stonewalling
would have been better.

[otherone]

21. Reagan was the worst president of my lifetime

At least we all know W was a loser..

[Ash_F]

15. I bet it was one of the servers, based on the position

Go 99%! Workers of the world unite!

[Scairp]

16. Wow finally the REAL Mitt shows his very ugly face

This should be everywhere but I've only heard about it here for the first time. What a complete jerk. I knew his "gosh I'm just a regular guy who happens to be very wealthy" act was all a bunch of crap. That is why he comes across so stiff, he's acting completely opposite with the public to what his real personality is. We will be totally screwed if he somehow ends up winning (stealing) the election. We would have to move away to my husband's home country of Great Britain. I couldn't bear a Romney presidency. It would be hell.

[KT2000]

18. it never occured to that ass

that the lowly, worthless people were tending to the needs of the fatcats at that event. They truly are invisible to them.
rMoney is just not very bright.

[Jackpine Radical]

28. Absolutely. Just like in Victorian times or before,

everyone talked in front of the servants as if they were furniture. As a result, the servants always knew exactly what was going on.

[SayitAintSo]

19. I love this

Hope Romney gets word of this - payback for disparaging Carter all these months.

[powergirl]

20. Excellent Gum Shoe Reporting

But you think the Old Man could do his grandson a solid and pull a few strings to get him a job! LOL!

[Cha]

25. You're right, powergirl! Something

tells me, James has proven himself.

[Astazia]

32. Exactly what I was thinking....

Great minds think alike. Perhaps he got tired of working for peanuts.

[burrowowl]

22. Ooooh! Good Job!

[Cha]

24. Way to Sleuth it, James! Bless his

opposition researcher's heart.

And, our side doesn't have to breitbart it.

I've been asking around how this vid was discovered and now I know..thanks tralmonkee!

So when was this video taped?.. at first I thought it was done over the weekend! But, I guess there's no time limit on lying sociopathic, cruelty.

[liberal N proud]

26. Perfect!

[trailmonkee]

34. isn't it...

[George II]

30. Could this be the 21st Century version of "Deep Throat"?

[FourScore]

31. Let's face it -- the kid's got good genes! n/t

[craigmatic]

33. I thought Carter was a GA state representative.

[Hulk]

36. Damn!! Willard wasn't prepared to deal with the truth getting out....

Preaching to the choir...but this clown is just the show-girl for the party of lies and deceit. I'm soooo glad Obama is going to hand him his ass in a blender when November rolls around. I know, I'm counting my chickens before they hatch...but I have faith in this country too...although I've been losing a lot of it with my old friends and family recently.

[tavalon]

37. Somebody hire that man, already!

[sunnystarr]

40. Just heard on Current TV that

he has a job offer with the Democratic Party in Ohio and he can start today!

[tavalon]

42. So it shall be!

[trailmonkee]

51. nice

[patricia92243]

39. Romney uses CHinese labor while at Bain???? Haven't heard this - why is this not all over

the internet, tv, etc.

[Alcibiades]

41. It is all over the internet

This story has been around a while.
Here's a link to a story from CBS on this subject from last June:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57458601-503544/report-romney-talks-tough-on-china-but-bain-was-key-player-in-outsourcing-trend/

Mother Jones from July:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/bain-capital-mitt-romney-outsourcing-china-global-tech

And the Washington Post from June:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/romneys-bain-capital-invested-in-companies-that-moved-jobs-overseas/2012/06/21/gJQAsD9ptV_print.html

The fact is that Romney has been part of every economic development that has enriched the 1% at the expense of the American middle class for the last 30 years. This story is out there and it has legs, because it's true. I think it has not gotten the coverage it deserves simply because outsourcing and offshoring are simply seen as normal, an accepted part of economic life in the new American oligarchy.

[Coyotl]

43. Silly people think they are entitled to "health care, to food, to housing" when we all really know

they can do just fine in the streets without all that That campaign ad is going to play really well

[hamsterjill]

47. It was really chilling to me that he mentioned "food"

For some reason, that part of his stupid rant really just keeps nagging at me.

There is no living creature that is not entitled to have food simply because it is a living creature. Pro-life, my ass, are these idiots. Romney is a real jerk!

[closeupready]

45. Excellent! Great job.

K&R

[Tommy_Carcetti]

46. And there's your September Surprise, bitches!

[trailmonkee]

48. President Carter To Grandson Re: Mitt Video: "James: This is extraordinary. Congratulations! Papa."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021369164

[Odin2005]

49. This is called PAYBACK for Republican ratfucking!

[tilsammans]

52. Watching now on TYT!

Being interviewed by Cenk and talking about an e-mail from Granddad that said, "This is extraordinary."

Oh yeah!

[trailmonkee]

53. seems like a nice kid.