Romney To Obama: Let’s Agree Not To Discuss My Business Record

[Galraedia]

Source: ThinkProgress

Mitt Romney — who has placed his business record at the centerpiece of his presidential campaign — is now asking President Obama to stop discussing his tenure with Bain Capital.

During an interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd, the former Massachusetts governor asked Obama to avoid discussing “business or family or taxes or things of that nature”:

“Our campaign would be — helped immensely if we had an agreement between both campaigns that we were only going to talk about issues and that attacks based upon — business or family or taxes or things of that nature.” [...]

“We only talk about issues. And we can talk about the differences between our positions and our opponent’s position.” Romney said of his own campaign: “Our ads haven’t gone after the president personally. … We haven’t dredged up the old stuff that people talked about last time around. We haven’t gone after the personal things.”

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/08/10/676441/romney-to-obama-lets-agree-not-to-discuss-my-business-record/

[AtomicKitten]

1. HAHAHAHAHA.

[cyclezealot]

4. Mitt's business practices is his record.

President Obama; don't you dare fall for this trap.

[AtomicKitten]

9. isn't it delicious?

Rmoney can't talk about Bain.
Rmoney can't talk about being a governor.
Rmoney can't talk about Rmoneycare.
Rmoney can't talk about his religion.

But damn if those trees aren't the right height.

[nichomachus]

17. And he can't talk about the SLC olympics

"What the Olympic games supposedly hosted and funded by Salt Lake City, which began in corruption and bribery, has now turned into is an incredible pork-barrel project for Salt Lake City and its environs." -- Sen. John McCain

Cost of SLC olympics to US taxpayers - $1.3 billion

[AtomicKitten]

19. right you are

Rmoney registered as a lobbyist so he could "distribute" that $1.3 billion.
I wonder how much ended up in his own pocket.

[PragmaticLiberal]

2. He can't be serious?

[phantom power]

3. Let's. Let's absolutely go there. Let's talk about the Ryan Budget.

Or repealing the AMA.

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Again - I thought Repubs had no sense of humor! This one is a killer!

[fleur-de-lisa]

6. "Let's agree not to discuss my business record . . .

or my stint as governor of Massachusetts, or my high school bullying, or RomneyCare, or my taxes, or my religion, or my wife's dancing horse, or Seamus the dog" . . . blah, blah, blah.

[Thomas3d]

18. Hippocrate Strikes Back...

But, we can talk about the so-called failing of "Your" policies during your 4 years as President, which is what Mitt mentioned in the interview... while the rest of us know full well that it was the Republican "Do Nothing" Congress that has been stalling this nation since 2008 and has led us into the worst Recession since the Great Depression!

[trumad]

39. Stupid alert in this thread.

At Fri Aug 10, 2012, 10:08 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Hippocrate Strikes Back...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=190134

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

Troll, Comment aimed squarely at the president. Right wing talking points.


You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Aug 10, 2012, 10:23 PM, and the Jury voted 2-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: The alerter seems confused about what the post is saying
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Really a dumb alert. I read the other posts by this newbie and he clearly is going after Mitt.
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[drm604]

77. How could three people so badly misunderstand that post?

He's obviously mocking Romney's "truce".

[elias7]

79. you're kidding, right?

you trying to scare newbies off?

[trumad]

92. Huh?

I didn't alert... I judged the damn thing.

[renate]

62. yep!

And welcome to DU!

[notadmblnd]

76. A hippocrate is what they'll need if he picks Christie as his running mate.

Sometimes, I crack myself up.

[elzenmahn]

84. One Hypocrite attached to another Hypocrite...

...a perfect match, those two. The MittWitt and Gov. Crispy Creme.

Christie plays the bomb-thrower well, maybe too well. Wait for the debate with Joe Biden, and check on how long it takes Crispy to make an oversized ass of himself. Shouldn't take too long given his record as a bully of constituents.

[WCGreen]

91. I just saw a recent picture of Christie yesterday and he looks like

he is trying out for the remake of Ghostbusters as the Stay-Puff Marshmellow man....

[drm604]

78. Welcome to DU!

[wordpix]

95. +1000 "Let's not talk about anything except my ability to dodge taxes, er, I mean, make money off

society's peasants and losers, er, I mean---I am canceling all appts. this weekend!"

[goclark]

7. No ~ he let Donald Trump go after the Birth certificate

fairy tale.

So, he doesn't want to mention that one or sooooo many other lies.

Don't give one inch President OBAMA

[killbotfactory]

8. unbelievable. nt

[cosmicone]

10. Let's agree to not mention that

I'm clueless, a flip-flopper, a tax-dodger, a born-with-a-silver-spoon, tone-deaf to people's plight, valueless, convictionless and a bully.

Let's only talk about how good my suit looks.

[Grassy Knoll]

11. Lol, A little early to call "uncle" what a dope. n/t

[Thomas3d]

12. He did not just say that...

Okay. Your "Business Experience" is the WHOLE reason for why you are running for President, Mitt! You yourself said it I believe that your "Business Experience" is what makes you "Qualified" for the Presidency. Thus, President Obama should continue to tell the TRUTH about your "Business Experience" since that is your center piece and foundation of your whole campaign against him!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. Don't question the very reason he says he's qualified to be president?

He's turning out to be an even weaker GOP pick than I expected.

[rexcat]

14. Seems the President has hit a nerve...

but since Romney started the conversation about his business record all bets are off both for the President and the Super Packs who support President Obama.

[SoapBox]

15. ROFLMAO!

...it's simply GOT to be a joke!

And if not, just give him 24 hours...tomorrow he'll be a Flipp'n and a Flopp'n.

[Thomas3d]

23. Holy Brain Squash Batman!

Either that or he'll say something like "I meant what I said, whatever it was I said, that's what I meant" or something like it.

[underpants]

73. "I'm not a business"

three day ago was it?

[tridim]

16. You will never be President Mittens. You freaking dope.

[Jack Rabbit]

20. If Romney doesn't realize how silly that sounds, then he really isn't fit to be President

Of course, I expect Romney to talk about Obama's record in a serious and critical way. By all means, that is his duty as the opposition candidate. That's why we have elections.

In fact, I hope Romney stops fabricating shit about Obama's record and starts talking about it as should ASAP. He'd do us all a favor.

Otherwise, his record as a businessman is fair game, just as is Obama's record as presidient.

[Iliyah]

21. WHAT??????????

Don't attack Mittens on anything business wise nor tax wise but Mitten's campaign has full reign over any attacks on Pres O??????

Motherfucking BULLY. Show those gawd damn taxes!

[sakabatou]

22. Yeah right

He'll keep on hammering Mittens on it.

[chknltl]

24. chknltl to Romney:

[smirkymonkey]

25. He really does think he's exceptional.

That's like going to an interview and saying, "Let's not talk about my embezzelment conviction, the many businesses I've bankrupted, the sexual harassment charges, the fact that I lied about my education and work history and the many outstanding lawsuits against me. Let's just talk about what a great guy I am and why I deserve this job because I am Soooooo SPECIAL!".

[rsmith6621]

26. I Keep Saying THIS..... MITT WILL NOT....

.....BE the NOMINEE coming out of Tampa later this month.

He is eroding like a Cape Cod Beach in a Hurricane.

[JackRiddler]

64. Promises, Promises...

All my life I've been hearing scenarios about how one of these conventions might actually be interesting, about three-way splits and multiple votes and sudden changes of nominees blah blah blah. Every four years. Never seen it. Won't happen now either.

[TBF]

27. lolol

Such an idiot ... OK, Rmoney, the issue is that you and a few other select billionaires have more money than most Americans put together. How will you redistribute wealth so that others are able to have housing, jobs, health care, and food?

[Ineeda]

28. Unbelievable quote from another thread on the same subject:

"The governor was expressing his view that he hopes we can have a campaign focused on the issues rather than one of desperation and lies as we’ve seen from the Obama campaign,” Saul said in an e-mail.

That's the way to sugar coat it, Ms. Saul.

Edit for dumb typos.

[justabob]

31. lies and desperation

Who's lying? Who's desperate?! It sure isn't the Obama campaign. The projection practiced by so many GOP-ers is absolutely breathtaking.

[RedStateLiberal]

42. That quote verifies that...

...there is no sincere offer of a truce. It is just an attempt to change the narrative to get the media to focus on Obama rather than all the recent exposure of Romney's lies and lack of transparency on the tax returns issue.

They're playing victim to get the media to cover it as if Obama is the bad guy - when the opposite is actually the truth.

[Kali]

29. OMG!

thought this was an onion piece

[Kalidurga]

35. Ha ha this is what I thought.

My header was going to be "The Onion?" I still think it's from Th Onion though, it's one of those articles that get picked up by the real news on occasion.

[qanda]

30. What's left to talk about?

His hair?

[JHB]

32. How about agreeing to renounce attacks based on horseshit, Mitt?

But that wouldn't leave you with anything, would it?

[Politicalboi]

33. Obama can't help what "others" say

Isn't that what Rmoney says when someone says something so disgusting about Obama.

[JBoy]

34. The corollary of this statement is pretty obvious

My campaign will be hurt immensely if you keep doing what you're doing.

What a fucking idiot.

[Justice wanted]

36. But he campaign from the start that because he was a business man He can run the country better

GAWD he's like a high school bully whose getting bullied for the first time himself.

[jmowreader]

94. That line works fine until you realize just exactly what business he was in

Romney knows how to fire people and stifle innovation so a company can afford to pay off the ginormous loans he took out to buy it. Boston is as close to DC as Romney needs to get, and that still may be too close.

[jimlup]

37. This guy gives new meaning to the term "Ass Clown"

Wow!

[Ken Burch]

51. True. Now, we need "Ass Clowns For Romney" buttons.

n/t.

[coalition_unwilling]

85. LMAO - Too funny. Can't wait to see the DU Photoshoppers take up

the gauntlet

[otohara]

38. Things Of That Nature - LOL

quiet rooms only please.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

40. That's what his whole campaign was running on:Romney's business experience!

This can't be, for real...He wants to run away from His business record...No way?!

[notadmblnd]

41. Obama to Rmoney- Let's not and say we did.

My mother always used that line when we asked her to do something she didn't want to do.

[brooklynite]

43. Are we allowed to talk about the issues where Mitt's flip=flopped?

Or are those off-limits as well?

[Bluenorthwest]

44. This has been the Mitt supporter's cry from day one: they list things they think should be off

limits, his business life, his religion, his taxes, his family. From the day he was the presumptive nominee, DU was filled with 'We should not criticize___ with Romney' and Willard just parrots the same lines.

[The_Casual_Observer]

45. His strategy is and continues to be to poo-poo any talk about the tax records assuming

that everyone will "come to their senses" and it will just go away.

[CanonRay]

46. Why in the world would we wantto help his campaign immensely?

Is he nuts? Or just a crybaby. This is really hitting him where he lives...his wallet.

[rocktivity]

47. I didn't know Think Progress had a syndicaton deal with The Onion.

Cue the DU "Cry Me A River" String Quartet!


rocktivity

[Kingofalldems]

48. Here you go Mitt:

[Ken Burch]

49. And the reason Obama would agree to that is....?

n/t.

[Blue Owl]

50. Too late, sucker...

And BTW that stuff DOES matter, I don't want a tax-cheating, job-exporting crook in the Oval Office.

[Monk06]

52. In other words don't talk about who I am and what I represent. Too late Mittens.

As of today I here a giant sucking sound coming from the Republicans.

[ZombieHorde]

53. *looks at link to see if it is from The Onion*

It's not! Hahahahahahaha!

[Angry Dragon]

54. What a big baby

Willard ...... the all American whiner

[Major Hogwash]

55. "Let's Make A Deal." Just a rehashed version of "Let's Not Talk About Sarah."

The reality show that McCain had when he picked Sister Sarah in 2008.

[Botany]

56. Fuck you Mitt

I just saw an ad by you that was filled w/ lies about the POTUS and
welfare. Sorry we are not going to bring a knife to a gun fight.


BTW Why don't you come out w/ a sign around your neck saying that
you have a lot to hide?

[dsteven9]

90. Thank you!

WOW, this is the best place to be to stay sane!!
I was talking to the wall until I read your post!

Mr. Tax-Cheat Romney is too busy being told what to think and say-he remembers none of it.
Day to day it's a new level of idiocy, it's either he's a huge Moron-Mormon Liar...or he's just stupid that way.

[Autumn]

57. Obama To Romney : Fuck You

well I can dream it.

[elzenmahn]

81. He probably has said it...

...in the privacy of the Oval Office and Air Force One.

This is just getting too rich.

[Jamaal510]

58. Somebody, please feed Willard some popcorn.

[a geek named Bob]

59. By ever deity I can think of...

This race is getting better than MMA fighters battling each other on trampolines that are suspended over a 5 team football fight (with paintball guns) while Monster trucks catapult NASCARS at each other.

[indie_voter]

60. There is a video of the exchange.

Daily Kos has it here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/10/1118678/-Romney-begs-for-mercy-Please-stop-the-Bain-and-tax-attacks-It-hurts

I love the look on Chuck Todd's face.

[rocktivity]

88. Well, it was either that or laugh his head off in Mitt's face!

Last edited Tue Aug 4, 2015, 11:09 PM - Edit history (2)

Tweety was once in a similar situation:

rocktivity

[rocktivity]

97. I loved the look on Chuck Turd's face, too.

rocktivity

[Spitfire of ATJ]

61. I guess all that's left is Romney LOOKS like a President.

He's WHITE.

[Javaman]

63. looks like lost mittens continues on his "fuck up then suck up" tour. LOL nt

[Curmudgeoness]

65. This is because he figures his minion Super PACs

can do all the dirty work and he can say "I am not playing dirty". Don't trust him.

Also, does this mean there will be no more talk of birth certificates and community activist and Kenyan-born Muslim and Chicago politics and all the other non-issues? No, we have heard all the crazy shit about Obama for four years, so it can't do much damage at this point. On the other hand, we haven't heard enough about Romney yet.

[AlbertCat]

66. We only talk about issues.

Taxes and business practices are not issues in this economy???????


HELLOOOOOOO????

[Canuckistanian]

67. OK, then... let's talk about your term as Governor of MA

Whhat? That's off limits, too?

[NYC Liberal]

68. Shorter Mitt: Let's not discuss anything I've ever done and you just surrender the election.

[elzenmahn]

82. Basically, that's it...

...the asshat thinks he's entitled to the White House.

It's Republican arrogance that will cost them in this election, especially if they stick with the MittWitt.

[jtuck004]

69. ROFL. You didn't bring up the old stuff cause it didn't work. He's President.

Rmoney, ya needs to go back to stealing money from other people's work and riding bicycles around France.

YOU made your taxes our business.

[Trillo]

70. I thought Pat Robertson's latest statement was idiotic.

This is moreso.

[uppityperson]

71. Obama to Mitt "hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"

[underpants]

72. THAT IS YOUR CAMPAIGN you stinking haircut

Hilarous.

[CRH]

74. Hmn, Business, family and taxes is no longer a part of your record? ...

Then what is it that qualifies you to be President over 300 million other people? I'm not sure after 45 years of viewing and living the results of politics, I can understand this platform, or position.

Let us see; my past business qualifies me to be President, but we can not discuss this. My family knows I am the best candidate for this job, but we should not discuss my past family history. I have the best tax plan based on my business experience, and personal history, of negotiating within the limits of a weasel, combating a fair assessment of paying my way, ...

We can speak of anything else, if it does not infringe upon my lack of qualifications to fulfill the Presidency of the United States, or otherwise display my hypocrisy in my campaign rhetoric.

Anything else Mitt?

[sarcasmo]

75. The schoolyard bully doesn't like being picked on, shocked I tell yeah

Shocked!

[Renew Deal]

80. They can talk about positions, but Romney doensn't really have any.

He's taken all sides of every issue already.

[Confusious]

83. WTF?

This guy is a dumbshit.

"Our campaign would be — helped immensely if we had an agreement between both campaigns"

again WTF? he's a dumbshit.

[coalition_unwilling]

86. Obama should agree, but only if he first gets to forcibly hold Romney

down on national television and give him a haircut

[PrBelvr]

87. WAAAAAAA!!!!

Leave me alone big bully Obama. Don't pick on me!!!
What a loser. You say you know how to create jobs, prove it!!!
Your record only proves to us you know how to create jobs in the poorest of countries

[Deep13]

89. Sure, Mitt, we'll dump the bullets out of our gun and give them to you.

Hey, can't we just agree not to talk about what a crook and a snake oil salesman Romney is?

[jmowreader]

93. Okay...

How about we discuss Romney's God-awful record as governor and his reliance on the broken-record economics the Republican Party loves? If voodoo economics, which Bush II used, actually worked this country should have so many jobs available everyone can have two or three, one they do to earn a living and a second one they do just because it's fun. (Something like working in a used-record shop or a hot-rod parts manufacturer.)

[truthisfreedom]

96. Is mittens actually throwing in the towel?

Because that's what it sounds like he's doing.

Willard, you seem to be suffering from some very strange delusions. There's no restrictions on choke holds, kidney and rabbit punches, crotch kicks, eye gouging or discussion of your tax returns that you so want to hide from us but you'll have no choice but to reveal.

When you say things like "the Democrats will simply pour through my returns until they find something to seize upon" you're admitting there's something there. The Democratic Party is NOT the IRS. We do not have to follow code. We can do anything we want, and we will. There are loopholes in the IRS code that unfairly give advantages to rich people, and Obama's made this a center point in his argument that we need to make America more fair for the middle class.

Welcome to Chicago, mittens. You foolishly stepped into this ring believing there were rules. The moment you decided to hinge your run on an out-of-context gaffe, you gave up all rights to a fair fight. Deal with it, you wimp.