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SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 10:20 AM Jul 2012

Just when did Mittens leave Bain?

Romney says he left in 1999.
Washington Post says it was one or two years later.
Factcheck.org says this isn't true.
Washington Post says it won't back off and now several SEC fillings have been releases which show Willard M. Romney was CEO of Bain Capital.
Factcheck.org won't back off its claims that it is false.
Today the Boston Globe extends his years of involvement to 2002.

So what are the possible options;

1. Romney left in 1999 and continued to sign SEC documents falsifying those documents.

2. Romney remained until 2002 and is lying about not being involved making him responsible for the companies actions.

3. Romney remained in name only technically being in charge but not in control, which once again would be falsifying SEC documents because they clearly say Romney is in charge.

Isn't it a felony to falsify SEC documents?

Why won't Factcheck.org revisit its decision? Do we now need a fact check organization to fact check the fact check organizations?

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Laurian

(2,593 posts)
1. Is Factcheck.org the one Rachel Maddow went toe to toe with a couple of times?
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 10:25 AM
Jul 2012

If so, I think they have a bias based on Rachel's experience with them.

Laurian

(2,593 posts)
3. Thanks. That sounds right. Guess I'm a skeptic at heart,
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 10:44 AM
Jul 2012

and I resist blindly accepting claims from media related types of organizations. Seems everybody has an agenda these days.

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