Gingrich launches OWS-style attack on Romney's work at Bain

[Enrique]

samples at link. Gingrich goes class warrior on Romney.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/06/new-anti-romney-video-attacks-bain-capital-work.html

New Anti-Romney Video Attacks Bain Capital Work


The effort to derail Mitt Romney’s presidential quest heightened dramatically on Friday when a super PAC associated with Newt Gingrich outbid all comers for the rights to a scathing 30-minute attack video depicting Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate raider “more ruthless than Wall Street.”

In a season filled with negative ads and rhetorical crossfire, the striking feature of the film, aside from its mini-documentary length, is its authorship. The film was made by Jason Killian Meath, a former associate of Romney’s top strategists, Stuart Stevens and Russ Schriefer. Meath had worked for the Romney campaign in 2008, creating much of the ad content for that failed effort. He left Stevens and Schriefer’s firm, SSG, in 2010. Meath declined to comment on his project, referring inquiries to the pro-Gingrich PAC Winning Our Future.

“We’re going to release a short, 27-minute film that is well-documented, and tells the real story of Mitt Romney at Bain Capital—and it’s not a pretty story,” says Rick Tyler, an adviser to the Gingrich-supporting PAC.

The video, called When Mitt Romney Came to Town, is a slick production focusing on Romney’s tenure as CEO of Bain Capital, a private investment firm.

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[global1]

1. Last Man Standing.....

President Barack Obama. Yeah!!!!!!

[Tempest]

2. What a complete waste

Republicans only have a 30 second attention span.

[frazzled]

3. If it doesn't fit on on a bumper sticker, the attack probably isn't going to be effective

Or at most a 30-second ad. While their documentary may be hard hitting and true, it's not what the public will comprehend.

[Spazito]

4. I hope this signals all hell is going to break loose at...

the debate tonight!

Have my supply of and all ready to go!

[Enrique]

5. yes, this should put Bain on the agenda

has anyone brought up Bain at any of the previous debates?

[Spazito]

19. I haven't watched all the previous debates but...

in the ones I have, I don't recall anyone using Bain to attack Romney.

Edited to change "watch" to "watched"

[WingDinger]

6. That, and his OWS style attack against BUYING the oval office.

[Enrique]

8. so if OWS is influencing the GOP primaries

think how it's going to influence the general election, and the next Dem primaries.

[WingDinger]

11. We scare the shit outta the right. They spent two years trying to hang fascism on the left.

Redefining fascism, among many other concepts. Along comes Occupy. Words that were verbotten, seedy and shameful, like class, were dusted off. Polished up, and hurled. To devastating effect.

[tabatha]

7. Thanks Gingrich, for creating ads the DNC can use in the fall.

[Enrique]

9. oh, absolutely

Obama was going to make this type of attack, no question about it, and the GOP is of course going to scream "class warfare!!! Socialist!!!" Now Obama can say look here, Newt said the same thing, is Newt Gingrich a socialist?

[wandy]

17. This is a good thing. This is a wonderfull thing.

With any luck by November all the DNC will need is comedy writers, and there all reved up already.

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. OM NOM NOM NOM

Let them consume each other.

[BeyondGeography]

12. Hilarious

[WingDinger]

13. They could be attempting to dilute those attacks, should Obama desire them.

[monmouth]

14. Newt is now like a feral animal and Romney will pay, big time. Regular Newt is

dangerous enough, but now he has a cause, a reason for living, even though he knows he's not going to win anything, payback is his main agenda.

[wandy]

15. Go Newt!

You've got to enjoy watching a man who loves his work. You and mittens go ahead and beat each other to bloody pulps.
At the rate Santorum is running his mouth, by November; bloody pulp is going to be all that's left.

[GoCubsGo]

16. Thank you, Newt!

Better it come from a republican. That way the FoxBots will pay attention. Had that come from any Democrat, they'd be called liars.

[mdmc]

18. ..

[Enrique]

20. Newt claims not to have seen the video

but says everyone needs to watch the video.