Romney Advisor Responds To Harry Reid's Claim About Romney's Taxes: 'Have You No Decency, Sir?

Eric Fehrnstrom Responds To Harry Reid's Claim About Romney's Taxes: 'Have You No Decency, Sir?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/eric-fehrnstrom-harry-reid-romney-taxes_n_1733085.html

Mitt Romney's top adviser Eric Fehrnstrom had just one question to ask of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid following the latter's charge that the presumptive Republican nominee didn't pay taxes for 10 years: "Have you no decency, sir?"

"I don't think there is anything behind it. He hasn't produced any evidence," Fehrnstrom said Thursday in an interview with Fox News. "I'm telling you speaking on behalf of the governor that those charges are untrue, they are baseless and there is nothing to back them up."

"This reminds me of the McCarthy hearings back in the 1950s," he added.

Fehrnstrom's line, "Have you no decency, sir?" is a paraphrase of what Army lawyer Joseph N. Welch asked Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy in 1954, when he famously stood up to the powerful, witch-hunting senator who was falsely accusing people of being Communists.

Really? Comparing Romney's unwillingness to show his taxes to the Communist witch hunts of the 1950? What next, will Romney compare himself to Rosa Park and claim that the weatlhy are tired of sitting on the back of the bus.

Geez, even his father, when running for President, opened up ALL of his Tax Returns.

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Romney Advisor Responds To Harry Reid's Claim About Romney's Taxes: 'Have You No Decency, Sir? (Original post)	LynneSin	Aug 2012	OP
And You, Mr. Fehrnstrom, Have You No Tax Returns To Show Us?	The Magistrate	Aug 2012	#1
"He hasn't produced any evidence"	Curtland1015	Aug 2012	#2
"...there is nothing to back them up."	EarlG	Aug 2012	#3
McCarthy's victims could not offer affirmative proof in their defense	cthulu2016	Aug 2012	#4
Excellent..!!!	russspeakeasy	Aug 2012	#8
The proof all lies with Romney	liberal N proud	Aug 2012	#5
how do you prove a negative?	Bluerthanblue	Aug 2012	#6
and... uh.... aren't THEY the ones calling us communists?	Bluerthanblue	Aug 2012	#7
Asking for something that every candidate	Politicalboi	Aug 2012	#9
Every candidate INCLUDING his own father	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#10
Even prominent Repubs have asked him to release his tax returns	Oilwellian	Aug 2012	#11
I still think the Romney camp is trying to bait the democrats and Obama into frothing	applegrove	Aug 2012	#12
Don't be silly, Mr. Fehrnstrom, this is politics. nt	bemildred	Aug 2012	#13
Those vilified by McCarthy could not disprove a negative whereas all Romney needs to so is show us	myrna minx	Aug 2012	#14
Unintended consequences: The RWingers will Google that quote, and get an education in fascism.	DCKit	Aug 2012	#15

Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 01:26 PM

The Magistrate (80,545 posts)

1. And You, Mr. Fehrnstrom, Have You No Tax Returns To Show Us?

Nobody gives a rat's ass what you say in reply to Sen. Reid otherwise....

"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

Romney Advisor Responds To Harry Reid's Claim About Romney's Taxes: 'Have You No Decency, Sir?

1. And You, Mr. Fehrnstrom, Have You No Tax Returns To Show Us?

2. "He hasn't produced any evidence"

3. "...there is nothing to back them up."

4. McCarthy's victims could not offer affirmative proof in their defense

8. Excellent..!!!

5. The proof all lies with Romney

6. how do you prove a negative?

7. and... uh.... aren't THEY the ones calling us communists?

9. Asking for something that every candidate

10. Every candidate INCLUDING his own father

11. Even prominent Repubs have asked him to release his tax returns

12. I still think the Romney camp is trying to bait the democrats and Obama into frothing

13. Don't be silly, Mr. Fehrnstrom, this is politics. nt

14. Those vilified by McCarthy could not disprove a negative whereas all Romney needs to so is show us

15. Unintended consequences: The RWingers will Google that quote, and get an education in fascism.