The Story Behind the 47 Percent Video (David Corn)

[swag]

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/story-behind-47-video?page=2

... There was more on the video—Romney discussing his political strategy, saying the campaign was using his wife Ann "sparingly right now, so people don't get tired of her," and making cracks about the hosts of The View—but I knew the 47-percent remarks would be the story. I couldn't recall any major presidential candidate getting caught speaking in such contemptuous terms of his fellow citizens.

I studied the video closely to identify where and when the fundraiser had occurred. There were multiple tells, with Romney referring to other things he and his wife Anne had done that day. I found reports that Romney on May 17 had attended a $50,000-a-plate dinner at the Boca Raton, Florida, home of Marc Leder, a controversial private equity manager who had been inspired to enter the field after a visit to Bain Capital. (The previous year Leder had been in the news for holding a wild sex party at his Bridgehampton estate.)

Throughout the day, I discussed the terms of the video's release with A.O. I promised that the faces of everyone other than Romney would be blurred, and that I would not identify the precise fundraiser. I asked point blank if he was connected to any campaign or partisan outfit. He assured me he was not.

My colleagues and I also reviewed the video closely to see if we could discern any indications of editing. We spotted no signs.

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[Tx4obama]

1. Here's a direct link to Page 1

Here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/story-behind-47-video?page=1

[DonViejo]

2. A good read...thanks for posting! nt

[Gothmog]

3. Thank you for sharing the article

I just read the entire article and I love the back history as to how the 47% tape came to light

[freshwest]

4. Thanks to David Corn for the repost and you for posting it, swag. Clears up any questions.