Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:58 AM

Gillespie says Romney ‘retired retroactively’ from Bain Capital

Source: The Hill

Democrats have raised questions about when exactly Romney left Bain . Romney has said he left in 1999 to oversee preparations for the Salt Lake City Olympics, but SEC documents show him listed as Bain’s CEO beyond that time.

Gillespie on Sunday sought to clarify the matter, saying that Romney initially thought he would be leaving Bain on a temporary basis, but the challenges of the Olympics led him to “retire retroactively.”

"There may have been a thought at the time that it could be part time, but it was not part time," Gillespie said.

"He took a left of absence and in fact he ended up not going back at all, and retired retroactively to 1999 as a result," he added. He left a life he loved to go to Salt Lake City and help a country he loves more, and somehow Chicago… is trying to make it something sinister." "

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/237943-gillespie-says-romney-retired-retroactively-from-bain-capital

Just when you think the GOP can't get any more creative in their excuses for Romney...

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Gillespie says Romney ‘retired retroactively’ from Bain Capital (Original post)	highplainsdem	Jul 2012	OP
NICE TRY! (HIGH FIVE)	madashelltoo	Jul 2012	#1
Reminds me of "self-deportation" somehow	flamingdem	Jul 2012	#8
And we all trust Ed, the stellar Enron lobbyist, Abramoff pal, and Bush advisor	Coyotl	Jul 2012	#57
Kind of like... "double secret probation".	zonkers	Jul 2012	#59
It connects, because every American has retired retroactively at least once in their lives.	stopbush	Jul 2012	#95
But he got paid. nt	bemildred	Jul 2012	#2
Well, that settles it.	Skinner	Jul 2012	#3
Romney invented Time Travel!	madaboutharry	Jul 2012	#4
When you can sell a deserter to the VFW	orpupilofnature57	Jul 2012	#5
'retired retroactively’ - LOL!!	DCBob	Jul 2012	#6
Hear more.	Igel	Jul 2012	#71
self deporting ...	Cosmocat	Jul 2012	#75
Yeah, yeah, yeah	BeyondGeography	Jul 2012	#7
So we can all retire retroactively now???	bucolic_frolic	Jul 2012	#9
So he retired before he wasn't retired? That's awesome.	Brickbat	Jul 2012	#10
Jesus people, he was just loving his country	MuseRider	Jul 2012	#11
Mr. G says that rMoney lied to the Olympics Cmte. He broke his contract and his solemn word.	SDjack	Jul 2012	#12
Then in a manner of good faith he returned all that money too!	obxhead	Jul 2012	#13
Were you working there or weren't you?	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#14
I too would like to know	ThomThom	Jul 2012	#45
Should have used disappearing ink on those documents then.	Overseas	Jul 2012	#15
OKAY! This is getting to be much fun. Republicans come up with such good excuses for their	yellowcanine	Jul 2012	#16
That's even better than "it depends on what the definition of is, is..."	WCGreen	Jul 2012	#38
WORST GOP Talking Point	Carla in Sequim	Jul 2012	#87
Maybe we should retire Mitt proactively from the Presidency, then Ed. How is that?	yellowcanine	Jul 2012	#17
Im thinking back to 2004 with Kerry and even 2008 with Obama and can say with no doubts	INdemo	Jul 2012	#18
Tweets regarding this sham	Dalai_1	Jul 2012	#19
Great tweets!!	ailsagirl	Jul 2012	#94
many on twitter are now using	Dalai_1	Jul 2012	#98
I've heard more cognitive reasoning	rocktivity	Jul 2012	#20
I used to work with my hands ...	bayareaboy	Jul 2012	#21
There are different rules for the super rich.	JoePhilly	Jul 2012	#22
I'm temped to nominate Gillespie for a DUzy	Rose Siding	Jul 2012	#23
So Romney was for retirement from Bain	demwing	Jul 2012	#24
I guess it really depends on what your definition of retirement is....	WCGreen	Jul 2012	#39
So I can leave my job, be paid for 3 years, THEN 'retire retroactively?'	Ready4Change	Jul 2012	#25
That's the new Romney jobs plan	alcibiades_mystery	Jul 2012	#43
You knew some disjointed logical explanation was coming.	Baitball Blogger	Jul 2012	#26
and it STILL took them 4 days to come up with it...they're in trouble over there, I think lol	Volaris	Jul 2012	#63
Retro is back in fashion.	Baitball Blogger	Jul 2012	#64
so I hear. But I think come January, we will thinking of more, shall we say...	Volaris	Jul 2012	#76
That Might Make Some Sense	DallasNE	Jul 2012	#27
No focus group could come up with something as nonsensical as "retroactive retirement"	alcibiades_mystery	Jul 2012	#44
Honestly, this is probably the most plausible explanation I've heard - except for that money detail	riderinthestorm	Jul 2012	#28
Slick Willard	CreekDog	Jul 2012	#29
Now they're insulting Chicago?	randome	Jul 2012	#30
Well they can't call Obama Osama anymore, because Obama killed him.	truthisfreedom	Jul 2012	#82
"We love Chicago, here in the Midwest."	Wait Wut	Jul 2012	#104
Uh...yep, that's what they're doin'.	Wait Wut	Jul 2012	#103
Same goes to his filing taxes in Utah and when he got into trouble running for gov of Massachusetts	Thinkingabout	Jul 2012	#31
Wow! Ed "The Chinless Wonder" Gillespie has really hit a new low here . . .	hatrack	Jul 2012	#32
"Retired Retroactively" ... is that like a Virgin Birther Trial Balloon ?	bucolic_frolic	Jul 2012	#33
Hah! Did he also collect a pension retroactively?	4lbs	Jul 2012	#34
Sweet. I'm gonna contact the employer I left in 2003 and see if I can use that.	tanyev	Jul 2012	#35
To Mittens and his surrogates	Iliyah	Jul 2012	#36
What a joke! From Twitter: "Mitt to Bain: I wish I knew how to quit you."	NYC Liberal	Jul 2012	#37
He left a life he loved	AlbertCat	Jul 2012	#40
Such noble sacrifice on Romney's part	Jessy169	Jul 2012	#46
Wow!	Politicalboi	Jul 2012	#79
The Republican base voters	Jessy169	Jul 2012	#41
+1	harun	Jul 2012	#100
A rip in the space/time continuem	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Jul 2012	#42
With his magic IOKIYAR Time Machine! Or did Romney have help from Torchwood? n/t	Ian David	Jul 2012	#47
Was that a Republican spinmeister or a stand up comic talking?	Jack Rabbit	Jul 2012	#48
Big Words!	AlbertCat	Jul 2012	#52
Even if the general public buys this bullshit (which they wont--not by a long shot)	Volaris	Jul 2012	#65
You've noticed what I've noticed about Mitt	Jack Rabbit	Jul 2012	#67
Good drunk driving defense	postulater	Jul 2012	#49
I wish DU would stop quoting headlines from the Onion as if they are real!	MsPithy	Jul 2012	#50
!	Wait Wut	Jul 2012	#105
LMAO	William Seger	Jul 2012	#51
OMG! Mittens has a Time Machine!	McCamy Taylor	Jul 2012	#53
Wow. Ed Gillespie really drew the short straw, didn't he....nt	msanthrope	Jul 2012	#54
As a former Enron lobbyist and Jack Abramoff buddy, he either has the highest credibility	Coyotl	Jul 2012	#58
LOL	harun	Jul 2012	#101
So, He Is A Robot. He Was Sent Back in Time to Retire from Bain.	Yavin4	Jul 2012	#55
ROTFLMFAO !!!!!!!!!!!	aint_no_life_nowhere	Jul 2012	#62
What the fu*%	bpositive	Jul 2012	#56
Too funny - bested by a 7 year old. You know they're in trouble. nt	AnotherMother4Peace	Jul 2012	#74
Do you think Republican voters now wish to deselect him retroactively? (nt)	muriel_volestrangler	Jul 2012	#60
Hey, if Bobby Ewing can survive 'retroactively'	muriel_volestrangler	Jul 2012	#61
Wonder if the GOP can get another nominee.. retroactively.	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#66
Yes, he did, or 'tried to,' anyway!	elleng	Jul 2012	#68
Behold the Power ...	GeorgeGist	Jul 2012	#69
This election is between "Retroactively" and "Forward." (Please retweet link below!)	msanthrope	Jul 2012	#70
You don't get a Mulligan with this, Mitt	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#72
Ed Gillespie	kworkman	Jul 2012	#73
I wonder how that works?	atreides1	Jul 2012	#77
Which country would that be????	Politicalboi	Jul 2012	#78
Obviously this is nonsense	lakercub	Jul 2012	#80
Isn't the right phrase "back dating"? n/t	kiranon	Jul 2012	#81
"Retroactive" and "backdating" are distinct concepts	mathematic	Jul 2012	#107
That does not relieve Romney from the appearance of a conflict of interest	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#83
Did he actually file any "leave of absence" paperwork (that wasn't also retroactive)?	hughee99	Jul 2012	#84
K&R for the sheer hilarity. Ok - I invested in apple retroactively.	myrna minx	Jul 2012	#85
Hey, can everyone who voted for GWB rescind their votes retroactively?	valerief	Jul 2012	#86
If I understand what Romney is saying: Everything was squeky clean until he left to manage	patricia92243	Jul 2012	#88
Ed's an experienced shoveler of .....	Historic NY	Jul 2012	#89
Hey, Robme wasn't the driver of the clown car for nothing.	Amonester	Jul 2012	#90
"Retroactive Retirement”	WoodyM90	Jul 2012	#91
Well, Romney's religion retroactively baptizes dead people	DesertRat	Jul 2012	#92
Another one bites the dust...	ailsagirl	Jul 2012	#93
Hey, Gillespie, Did Romney Also Return All Compensation Received After February, 1999?	DallasNE	Jul 2012	#96
He signed legal documents while he was retroactively "retired." That sounds illegal.	tclambert	Jul 2012	#97
It is all the fault of Chicago	Botany	Jul 2012	#99
sounds like he was on leave then	2pooped2pop	Jul 2012	#102
This Is Great News!	Jeff In Milwaukee	Jul 2012	#106
Maybe	bucolic_frolic	Jul 2012	#108
"He left a life he loved to go to Salt Lake City and help a country he loves more,	Jamaal510	Jul 2012	#109

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:00 AM

madashelltoo (701 posts)

1. NICE TRY! (HIGH FIVE)

Retroactive. Wow, that's funny as shit!

Gillespie says Romney ‘retired retroactively’ from Bain Capital

1. NICE TRY! (HIGH FIVE)

8. Reminds me of "self-deportation" somehow

57. And we all trust Ed, the stellar Enron lobbyist, Abramoff pal, and Bush advisor

59. Kind of like... "double secret probation".

95. It connects, because every American has retired retroactively at least once in their lives.

2. But he got paid. nt

3. Well, that settles it.

4. Romney invented Time Travel!

5. When you can sell a deserter to the VFW

6. 'retired retroactively’ - LOL!!

71. Hear more.

75. self deporting ...

7. Yeah, yeah, yeah

9. So we can all retire retroactively now???

10. So he retired before he wasn't retired? That's awesome.

11. Jesus people, he was just loving his country

12. Mr. G says that rMoney lied to the Olympics Cmte. He broke his contract and his solemn word.

13. Then in a manner of good faith he returned all that money too!

14. Were you working there or weren't you?

45. I too would like to know

15. Should have used disappearing ink on those documents then.

16. OKAY! This is getting to be much fun. Republicans come up with such good excuses for their

38. That's even better than "it depends on what the definition of is, is..."

87. WORST GOP Talking Point

17. Maybe we should retire Mitt proactively from the Presidency, then Ed. How is that?

18. Im thinking back to 2004 with Kerry and even 2008 with Obama and can say with no doubts

19. Tweets regarding this sham

94. Great tweets!!

98. many on twitter are now using

20. I've heard more cognitive reasoning

21. I used to work with my hands ...

22. There are different rules for the super rich.

23. I'm temped to nominate Gillespie for a DUzy

24. So Romney was for retirement from Bain

39. I guess it really depends on what your definition of retirement is....

25. So I can leave my job, be paid for 3 years, THEN 'retire retroactively?'

43. That's the new Romney jobs plan

26. You knew some disjointed logical explanation was coming.

63. and it STILL took them 4 days to come up with it...they're in trouble over there, I think lol

64. Retro is back in fashion.

76. so I hear. But I think come January, we will thinking of more, shall we say...

27. That Might Make Some Sense

44. No focus group could come up with something as nonsensical as "retroactive retirement"

28. Honestly, this is probably the most plausible explanation I've heard - except for that money detail

29. Slick Willard

30. Now they're insulting Chicago?

82. Well they can't call Obama Osama anymore, because Obama killed him.

104. "We love Chicago, here in the Midwest."

103. Uh...yep, that's what they're doin'.

31. Same goes to his filing taxes in Utah and when he got into trouble running for gov of Massachusetts

32. Wow! Ed "The Chinless Wonder" Gillespie has really hit a new low here . . .

33. "Retired Retroactively" ... is that like a Virgin Birther Trial Balloon ?

34. Hah! Did he also collect a pension retroactively?

35. Sweet. I'm gonna contact the employer I left in 2003 and see if I can use that.

36. To Mittens and his surrogates

37. What a joke! From Twitter: "Mitt to Bain: I wish I knew how to quit you."

40. He left a life he loved

46. Such noble sacrifice on Romney's part

79. Wow!

41. The Republican base voters

100. +1

42. A rip in the space/time continuem

47. With his magic IOKIYAR Time Machine! Or did Romney have help from Torchwood? n/t

48. Was that a Republican spinmeister or a stand up comic talking?

52. Big Words!

65. Even if the general public buys this bullshit (which they wont--not by a long shot)

67. You've noticed what I've noticed about Mitt

49. Good drunk driving defense

50. I wish DU would stop quoting headlines from the Onion as if they are real!

105. !

51. LMAO

53. OMG! Mittens has a Time Machine!

54. Wow. Ed Gillespie really drew the short straw, didn't he....nt

58. As a former Enron lobbyist and Jack Abramoff buddy, he either has the highest credibility

101. LOL

55. So, He Is A Robot. He Was Sent Back in Time to Retire from Bain.

62. ROTFLMFAO !!!!!!!!!!!

56. What the fu*%

74. Too funny - bested by a 7 year old. You know they're in trouble. nt