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Is the Romney campaign being run by dumbasses?
Campaign Finance Advocates: Romney Throwing Stones ‘From His Big Glass House’http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/romney-obama-crony-capitalism.phpNow this:
A Swing And A Miss
David Kurtz
Romney campaign holds conference call with reporters on topic of alleged crony capitalism under Obama — but can’t name a single policy their guy would propose to root it out.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/07/a_swing_and_a_miss.php
David Kurtz
Romney campaign holds conference call with reporters on topic of alleged crony capitalism under Obama — but can’t name a single policy their guy would propose to root it out.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/07/a_swing_and_a_miss.php
Romney Camp Decries ‘Crony Capitalism,’ Can’t Name Single Ethics Reform To Stop It
Benjy Sarlin
Mitt Romney’s campaign kicked off a new effort on Monday accusing President Obama of engaging in “crony capitalism” that rewards people who donated to his campaign. But when asked to name one single policy reform Romney would implement that would prevent such corruption, a top surrogate demurred.
“I don’t think you can do this with one overarching rule,” Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) told TPM on a conference call organized by the Romney campaign....Cuccinelli repeatedly attacked Obama for appointing “bundlers,” or top campaign fundraisers, to his administration, but offered no assurance at all that Romney would institute a policy restricting their appointments. Even if Romney did insist on keeping bundlers out of his administration, it would be impossible to tell. Romney, unlike Obama, John McCain and President George W. Bush, won’t release a list of his bundlers, according to campaign finance advocates. The only ones publicly disclosed so far are bundlers who are also registered lobbyists, since they’re governed by disclosure requirements. Obama, by contrast, does not allow lobbyists to raise money for his campaign.
A spokeswoman for the Romney campaign did not immediately respond to requests for further details on ethics reforms the Republican nominee would implement to keep donors from affecting policy. Romney has not pledged to maintain new standards instituted by Obama, including a restriction on appointing lobbyists to Cabinet positions.
Cuccinelli, who is running for governor of Virginia in 2013, said he was unaware of Romney’s position on the DISCLOSE Act, which is scheduled for a vote in the Senate on Monday and is expected to be blocked by Republicans. The bill would require anonymous big-money groups to disclose their top backers with the intention of preventing wealthy donors and corporate interests from influencing the political process via multimillion-donations without voters’ knowledge.
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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/cuccinelli-romney-obama-crony-capitalism.php
Benjy Sarlin
Mitt Romney’s campaign kicked off a new effort on Monday accusing President Obama of engaging in “crony capitalism” that rewards people who donated to his campaign. But when asked to name one single policy reform Romney would implement that would prevent such corruption, a top surrogate demurred.
“I don’t think you can do this with one overarching rule,” Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) told TPM on a conference call organized by the Romney campaign....Cuccinelli repeatedly attacked Obama for appointing “bundlers,” or top campaign fundraisers, to his administration, but offered no assurance at all that Romney would institute a policy restricting their appointments. Even if Romney did insist on keeping bundlers out of his administration, it would be impossible to tell. Romney, unlike Obama, John McCain and President George W. Bush, won’t release a list of his bundlers, according to campaign finance advocates. The only ones publicly disclosed so far are bundlers who are also registered lobbyists, since they’re governed by disclosure requirements. Obama, by contrast, does not allow lobbyists to raise money for his campaign.
A spokeswoman for the Romney campaign did not immediately respond to requests for further details on ethics reforms the Republican nominee would implement to keep donors from affecting policy. Romney has not pledged to maintain new standards instituted by Obama, including a restriction on appointing lobbyists to Cabinet positions.
Cuccinelli, who is running for governor of Virginia in 2013, said he was unaware of Romney’s position on the DISCLOSE Act, which is scheduled for a vote in the Senate on Monday and is expected to be blocked by Republicans. The bill would require anonymous big-money groups to disclose their top backers with the intention of preventing wealthy donors and corporate interests from influencing the political process via multimillion-donations without voters’ knowledge.
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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/cuccinelli-romney-obama-crony-capitalism.php
So they held a press conference based on a video that violated copyright laws (http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002959011) and weren't prepared to give any answers?
It must be the desperation of trying to take the focus off Bain.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002957386
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Yes!
Either that or they're all Pres. Obama plants. 
It's all I can think. 