TPM: Obama Camp: Romney’s ‘Crony Capitalism’ Ad Is ‘Flat Out False’
The Obama campaign is accusing Mitt Romney of using debunked claims in his newest ad, which accuses the administration of using stimulus money and loan guarantees to finance foreign companies with investors who supported his campaign.
“Mitt Romney’s desperate to avoid answering serious questions about his tenure at Bain Capital and his investments in foreign tax havens and offshore accounts,” OFA spokeswoman Lis Smith said in a statement. “So he’s joined his surrogates and allies in launching over-the-top attacks that independent fact-checkers and news organizations have said are ‘flat out false,’ ‘wrong,’ and use ‘weasel words.’ The truth is that President Obama’s investments in clean energy—along with the loan guarantee program established under the Bush administration that Romney now attacks—have supported nearly 225,000 jobs in the clean energy sector and have helped bring our dependence on foreign oil to a 16-year low. President Obama refuses to cede the clean energy sector to China. Apparently Mitt Romney disagrees”
more; http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/obama-camp-romneys-crony-capitalism-ad-is-flat
Romney wrong on Solyndra facts
By Dan PrimackJune 4, 2012: 8:44 AM ET
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Not only did Friedman never specifically cite Solyndra, but his office never brought charges related to any "directing of contracts and grants to friends and family." A spokeswoman for the DoE Inspector General's office declined to say whether any such investigation remained open, except to say that it never made the type of conclusion asserted by Romney.
In response to my inquiry, a Romney spokeswoman forwarded me a link to a Newsweek piece that mischaracterized Friedman's "friends and family" line (albeit without linking it specifically to Solyndra). She also noted that Obama supporter George Kaiser was the "single largest investor" in Solyndra, even though it actually was the private equity arm of a nonprofit, anti-poverty foundation founded by Kaiser.
When I wrote back for further clarification – or perhaps a retraction – the Romney spokeswoman went radio silent.
It's one thing to spin something to one's advantage. It's another to simply make things up to make the other guy look bad. Romney's Solyndra speech was an example of the latter. Disgraceful.
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/04/romney-wrong-on-solyndra-facts/?iid=HP_LN
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I don't think the money bags are pouring money into Mitten's campaign will ever benefit from the Romney plans. Yeah, and I have a bridge to sell you if you believe that one.
