2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDon't buy into the cheap crap about Mitt cheating with the CEO of Staple's wife
This is going to be all about Mitt testifying as to the value of Staples stock.
This is going to be about Mitt saying Staples wasn't worth shit under oath in a divorce proceeding so his buddy didn't have to give as much money to his future ex-wife while Mitt told investors the opposite.
This is going to be about the filings about Staples value being accurate while the sworn testimony was fucking bogus as shit and ended up cheating a woman out of her due in a divorce.
And that, my friends, will say everything about Mitt's character, especially where women are concerned.
RandySF
(57,612 posts)I can't believe he would be stupid enough to that.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)....and I know a CPA who brags about helping his buddies do so.
BlueMTexpat
(15,349 posts)even supposedly "nice" guys will do all they can to hide assets from their soon-to-be ex.
RichGirl
(4,119 posts)I am perplexed. I won't say hate or call him stupid but there is something seriously wrong with him or whoever is guiding his campaign. After months of being called out on changing his mind, etch-a-sketch, etc....how can he go on the last debate with a complete reversal of views????
So same thing...he goes on stand and says something that isn't true....because it serves its purpose in the moment. I've often wondered...what is it like to never in your life, for one moment worry about money...or anything. I guess THIS is what happens...you don't have a true grasp of reality.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)Sounds good enough to me if that is what it's all about.
Lefta Dissenter
(6,617 posts)but it's still fun to speculate!
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)RomneyLies
(3,333 posts)Perjury will be a definite possible charge.
It also explains why Maureen wants this testimony to see light of day. If he testified uner oath to one thing while the SEC filings said the opposite, the fucker committed perjery quid pro quo.
And it opens a huge can of worms that Romney will have to address long afte he loses this campaign.
pnwmom
(108,925 posts)Lex
(34,108 posts)Booster
(10,021 posts)Indpndnt
(2,391 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)IE The husband being a big Romney supporter. Romney being a never nude. Everyone having a gag order that they haven't violated yet. Pretty sure an affair would have leaked much sooner.
fulllib
(234 posts)Lex
(34,108 posts)to get her client more money now that it's clear Romney lied on the stand?
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Sadly, too many people seem cool with the idea of a businessman CEO as president who lies his ass off.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)dooner
(1,217 posts)It's probably going to have something to do with trying to screw Maureen out of money.
progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)We don't need the distraction, and the President doesn't need it. Fun to speculate for sure.. but it sounds more plausible the way you describe.
regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)Sounds like Mitt to me!
Lex
(34,108 posts)Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)This could actually put him in jail for perjury.
DMacTX
(301 posts)Almost certainly as has been previously suggested, that Romney talked don the value of hubbie's stock value, or he moved some hares around etc.
He's a douche, but I truly don't think this is a smoking gun.
RomneyLies
(3,333 posts)If he testified to one thing while he said another in the SEC filings, it is most definitely a smoking gun.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)RomneyLies
(3,333 posts)Divorce proceedings are supposed to be public. In nearly all cases where the proceedings are sealed, alter filings open them up.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)Orangepeel
(13,933 posts)Didn't he do something similar in regard to his control of Bain? I would like to think that one of these lies he gets caught in is finally going to be the proverbial straw.
patrice
(47,992 posts)cj24
(2 posts)Seems Mitt and Tom have quite a history. I read somewhere that Mitt was named as a third party. Is that true? So, since Maureen is all for it being made public and Tom's is fighting, I hope it's an affair between Mitt and Tom. Now, that would be a bombshell.
flamingdem
(39,303 posts)and we'll be so glad we'll make Nov. 6th a national holiday and dedicate it to Tom and Mitt.
cj24
(2 posts)I'll even take tomorrow off from work if this comes out! It probably is the filings though, but why would Mitt be involved at such length, seems like there should be documented paperwork for this sort of thing and Mitt's involvement would be very little.
flamingdem
(39,303 posts)little help from Mitt's finance related statements. But there area "juicy details" so there's still a chance!
flamingdem
(39,303 posts)It will reflect highly on his character if anyone cares.. there's still a couple of undecided voters - it might help - but it might generate a sympathy vote if Allred goes ballistic.
svip
(22 posts)Through Google, I was able to find this old blog post saying the very same thing as the OP ..
http://tantmieux.squarespace.com/cyrano-tant-mieux-articles-old/2008/2/5/a-fish-out-of-water-mitt-romney-the-wanna-be-president.html
TardisBlue
(56 posts)ForgoTheConsequence
(4,846 posts)there would be a lot more whispering around this whole thing. it would have come out by now. i think romney is a scumbag, but i think he's a pious scumbag.
RomneyLies
(3,333 posts)I have complete faith in Gloria Allred as one of the most competent attorneys in the United States when it comes to civil and criminal issues involving the rights of women.
She would have never taken this case if there was no there there.
Romney perjured himself in either the divorce proceedings or the SEC filing. My oney is opn the divorce proceedings given the performance of Staples stock.
Mitt Romney lied his ass of under oath to insure his buddy got off light in a messy divorce.
Bank on it.
aletier_v
(1,773 posts)Romney and Stemburg were tight long before the divorce.
cry baby
(6,682 posts)mzmolly
(50,957 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)pamela
(3,469 posts)As much as I love the idea of something juicy and salacious, I actually think this story would be worse for Mitt. It fits the narrative that he is a liar and a sleazy businessman with shady financial dealings. I think this will hurt him with women as much, if not more, than allegations of an affair. This fits with all the worst characteristics we've seen from Mitt, his dishonesty, his disdain for women, etc.
When I talk to people who are undecided or who are voting for President Obama without enthusiasm, the thing I hear from them about Mitt, over and over again, is that they don't trust him. I wish President Obama would drop the cutesy Romnesia thing and cut to the chase and just say "You can't trust him." Maybe this story will really bring that point home.
Maximumnegro
(1,134 posts)Again seems weird Allred would be involved in family court if it were business related.
WallaceRitchie
(242 posts)Anyone who was already going to vote Romney will yawn at this and turn the channel back to Fox.
If Romney can outsource American jobs to foreign companies for profit, invest in Chinese government oil, make money off Stericycle, dodge taxes offshore, dodge the draft in France, and lie his ass off with every breath.... do you REALLY think low estimates of stock value will even cause an eye blink?
Not a chance.
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)bklyncowgirl
(7,960 posts)STOP THE PRESSES!
Not much here, I'm afraid. Yeah he helped cheat his partner's widow out of a good divorce settlement--big deal. This could help with the divorced women's vote, I suppose but unless it's about sex, most people aren't gong to care much.
Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)I resent the implication. Many of my best friends are weasels, and I find them to be nothing if not truthful.
And you have to admit, they are kind of cute.
Arkana
(24,347 posts)He IS the type to fire people and ship their jobs to China and India.
OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)...and then we find mistresses and all kinds of crap.
This case with Romney may not involve an affair, but come on...don't be naive.