Mitt Romney: Saying Anything to Get Elected

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Mitt Romney is launching a false attack, but it turns out he actually agrees with President Obama.



Obama Video Mashes Up ‘You Didn’t Build That’ With Similar Romney Speech
As TPM noted on Wednesday, Mitt Romney’s recent remarks on the value of public roads, bridges, teachers, and firefighthers and President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech made a virtually identical point about government investment. The Obama campaign is out now with a video highlighting their similarities:

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/obama-video-mashes-up-you-didnt-build-that

[Voice for Peace]

1. good one

kick

[democrat_patriot]

2. Excellent job.

[maddiemom]

3. Love it!

I hope we see more like it. No letting up.

[maddezmom]

4. and so does the guy in Roxbury where he held this little get together today. :D

Romney's Obama attack gets sidetracked

(ROXBURY, Mass.) - After two consecutive days of strong attacks on President Obama for his comments touting government's role in fostering new businesses, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's message was decidedly more muddled on Thursday when a local television station here reported that one of the local entrepreneurs selected to illustrate Romney's point got help from local government.


On a campaign stop, Romney sought to rebut Obama by highlighting the success of an auto repair shop started by a local entrepreneur. "This is not the result of government," Romney told reporters, referring to Middlesex Truck & Coach after he toured the shop. "This is the result of people who take risk, who have dreams, who build for themselves and for their families."


Company owner Brian Maloney, 69, agreed with Romney's assessment. "I take umbrage at the suggestion that people don't start and build businesses," Maloney said. "I started out with 500 bucks and worked with my hands to afford grad school at night. My wife supported me. Started a little body shop and was able to bring together people, one at a time."


But in an interview with Boston-based reporter Jon Keller of WBZ-TV, Maloney acknowledged that his business received some government help. "The only way I was able to come here, because I had no money, was with an industrial revenue bond," Maloney said in the interview. Industrial revenue bonds are typically issued by local and state governments to attract new business to an area. They create low-interest loans for new development and startups.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014171490

[BREMPRO]

5. awesome swift comeback! makes romney either look desperate or stupid...

seems to be a little of both! Dem's are playing hardball this season.. and unlike with the sleazy rovian republican tactics, with real facts! nice to see!

[Blue Meany]

6. Bingo: Do anything to make money; say anything to get elected...n/t