Wed Sep 26, 2012, 06:30 PM

Mitt Romney Hong Kong Fundraiser Planned For Thursday

Source: huffington post

WASHINGTON — Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plan a campaign fundraiser for him Thursday in Hong Kong as U.S.-China trade friction becomes an issue in the White House race.

Romney supporters already have raised more than $385,000 for him in Hong Kong, a world financial center that has been administered by China since Britain turned it over in 1997.

Romney accuses China's government of trade, currency and intellectual property abuses, and says President Barack Obama has failed to confront Chinese officials as the abuses worsened.

Obama supporters say the administration has stood up to China and accuse Romney's former firm, Bain Capital, of aiding the shift of American jobs to China.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/mitt-romney-hong-kong_n_1917044.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012

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Mitt Romney Hong Kong Fundraiser Planned For Thursday (Original post)	trailmonkee	Sep 2012	OP
Seriously? I thought this was the Onion.	DURHAM D	Sep 2012	#1
I am sure he wont be there... but this is a publicized fundraiser	trailmonkee	Sep 2012	#2
Seriously? Yay Sheldon Adelson, he has his hooks in EVERYTHING. nt	progressivebydesign	Sep 2012	#3
Adelson also owns casinos in nearby Macau.	DinahMoeHum	Sep 2012	#6
I hope the Mittster gets those plane modifications he wants....	DeSwiss	Sep 2012	#4
ROFL	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#7
This is for US citizens living over there, right?	aint_no_life_nowhere	Sep 2012	#5
Yes, them's the laws, but hard to enforce	DavidL	Sep 2012	#11
Hong Kong?	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#8
Don't let Romney get to ya. Read this...posted back in August	jonesgirl	Sep 2012	#9
Remember back to the 4th of July when Karl Rove mistakenly said Obama	DavidL	Sep 2012	#10
Weird thing is most mainland chinese people I speak to here in Nanjing that follow	Suji to Seoul	Sep 2012	#12
ah Mitt remember there are some things money can't buy	azurnoir	Sep 2012	#13

Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 06:38 PM

DURHAM D (18,620 posts)

1. Seriously? I thought this was the Onion.

He is coming off the campaign trail to fly to Hong Kong?

wow, just wow

Desperate

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Response to DURHAM D (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 06:41 PM

trailmonkee (2,605 posts)

2. I am sure he wont be there... but this is a publicized fundraiser

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 06:52 PM

progressivebydesign (19,363 posts)

3. Seriously? Yay Sheldon Adelson, he has his hooks in EVERYTHING. nt

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Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:13 PM

DinahMoeHum (12,368 posts)

6. Adelson also owns casinos in nearby Macau.

n/t

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:10 PM

DeSwiss (17,507 posts)

4. I hope the Mittster gets those plane modifications he wants....

- And I can't wait to see the fund-raiser video!!!

K&R

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Response to DeSwiss (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:14 PM

SoapBox (5,909 posts)

7. ROFL

...hilarious.

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:13 PM

aint_no_life_nowhere (18,946 posts)

5. This is for US citizens living over there, right?

I'm not up on campaign finance laws but I don't think foreign nationals can contribute. Still, it doesn't look good.

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Response to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:46 PM

DavidL (384 posts)

11. Yes, them's the laws, but hard to enforce

Contributions must come from Americans, not foreigners or foreign corporations.

Of course, If I were Chinese, or French or whatever, I could slip you $2000, and you could write a check on your American bank account.

Just saying, hard to enforce

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:15 PM

SoapBox (5,909 posts)

8. Hong Kong?

Well...WTF?

Talk about your grand opportunity to plan all the sleazy, slimy, dirt, crooked tricks you want, with no one around!

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:16 PM

jonesgirl (157 posts)

9. Don't let Romney get to ya. Read this...posted back in August

http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/29/china-slams-romney-for-pugnacious-policies/

Seems China is fed up with Romney and the Republican Party too.

Now I have a better understanding why Romney just attacked Obama about China. Romney did it so he wouldn't look like he's the only one putting pressure on China.
Romney is poison and a manipulator.

One other note; China doesn't have intellectual property laws. I read an article last year that said there are many fake Apple stores there, selling fake Apple products. I can't remember where I read it though, it could have been from Yahoo!.
Romney is poison

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 07:43 PM

DavidL (384 posts)

10. Remember back to the 4th of July when Karl Rove mistakenly said Obama

was not going to be in the USA but in Paris for a fundraiser?

That was quickly retracted and corrected within a couple hours, but Rove actually thought Obama was going to Paris for a fundraiser on the 4th of July.

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/07/02/12527474-where-obama-wont-be-on-the-4th-of-july?lite

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 08:05 PM

Suji to Seoul (1,921 posts)

12. Weird thing is most mainland chinese people I speak to here in Nanjing that follow

the election think Rmoney is a pile of dog shit.

Have fun in Xiang Gang there, Skippy.

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 12:34 AM

azurnoir (27,426 posts)

13. ah Mitt remember there are some things money can't buy

and in your case the Presidency is one of them

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