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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 11:08 PM

78. But 'unnamed source' can also = McCarthyism, i.e., accusing someone of something odious

with no evidence to back it up. I found Reid's comments a bit distasteful in that regard. However, having said that, Romney's refusal to release his returns bucks historical precedent in such a major way that Reid's comments get a pass from me.

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Dana Bash (CNN) says her source can confirm Reid's tax allegation [View all]	kentuck	Aug 2012	OP
drip drip	high density	Aug 2012	#1
It's a ticking bomb that the Mittens campaign can't defuse	CabCurious	Aug 2012	#157
and yet, Right wing playboy Romney will release a BS version of it	fascisthunter	Aug 2012	#2
If tax copies are forged then I would think the IRS would step forward and question them	INdemo	Aug 2012	#53
question is.... who works in the IRS	fascisthunter	Aug 2012	#56
Is the IRS allowed to do that?	quakerboy	Aug 2012	#86
no they are not allowed to comment on taxpayers' filings publicly.	lastlib	Aug 2012	#92
Thats what I figured	quakerboy	Aug 2012	#114
I agree	JustAnotherGen	Aug 2012	#136
Where is Wiki Leaks when you need them?	Dustlawyer	Aug 2012	#147
We need a Bradley manning in the IRS.	Lizzie Poppet	Aug 2012	#184
You might want to Google "Playboy"	johnnyplankton	Aug 2012	#163
LOL -Poor Mittens and his unethical lying self.	myrna minx	Aug 2012	#3
Mitt to schedule trip to Nepal to look for Yeti	Botany	Aug 2012	#13
Nah, he's in Colorado, having a strategy meeting with Karl Rove and his super pac.	notadmblnd	Aug 2012	#32
yes we were there....where's mittens???	Slit Skirt	Aug 2012	#153
After he finds the Yeti, he's off to find Atlantis so my stars and garters, when would he find	myrna minx	Aug 2012	#50
Did you say garters?	sarcasmo	Aug 2012	#151
Yes, they really should leave him be!	Kurovski	Aug 2012	#90
Fetch the cold comresses and smelling salts...	myrna minx	Aug 2012	#146
CNN going after Rmoney?	RedStateLiberal	Aug 2012	#4
Reporting the facts is not going after someone, IMO. nt	Honeycombe8	Aug 2012	#26
I agree but they've been covering for him a lot lately.	RedStateLiberal	Aug 2012	#42
We democrats understand that	pennylane100	Aug 2012	#172
Lol! Excellent and true point! nt	Honeycombe8	Aug 2012	#177
They have spent the past decade rebranding themselves as Fox News lite.	hay rick	Aug 2012	#49
There's a new boss in town.	Pab Sungenis	Aug 2012	#143
I've seen Dana Bash a few times- not sure I'd trust her (or any CNN pundit). Just another CNN	AlinPA	Aug 2012	#63
Maybe, but would she risk her job for this? /nt	mwb970	Aug 2012	#159
I wonder what the chances are	Control-Z	Aug 2012	#5
That would be seriously illegal......	AverageJoe90	Aug 2012	#9
Not to mention that the IRS has the real info.	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#18
And that's exactly what we want to see, and SHOULD ask for! nt	AverageJoe90	Aug 2012	#40
He doesn't have to do fake.	Fuddnik	Aug 2012	#20
but they'd have to be signed and dated, so it would essentially screw him either way. n/t	progressivebydesign	Aug 2012	#75
finally, a good explanation for a delay in releasing the forms -- assuming he eventually will.	unblock	Aug 2012	#109
bad, bad, bad, yes; but actually illegal?	unblock	Aug 2012	#106
except that, per above post, that could open an IRS investigation	magical thyme	Aug 2012	#130
I ran the question past a friend of mine, who would know better than us. I was half right.	Fuddnik	Aug 2012	#132
that is all SUPER interesting! Thank you for finding all that out!	renate	Aug 2012	#164
so the irs investigates and quickly figures out he lied to the public.	unblock	Aug 2012	#142
read post 132. apparently it's not that simple. :) nt	magical thyme	Aug 2012	#148
distributing doctored returns to the public and actually filing amended returns are very different	unblock	Aug 2012	#155
he wouldn't need to distribute fake returns unless there was something very wrong with the real ones	magical thyme	Aug 2012	#156
the possibility is that there's nothing LEGALLY wrong with his returns but POLITICALLY wrong.	unblock	Aug 2012	#160
there's also a good possibility that he took the 2009 amnesty	magical thyme	Aug 2012	#161
Romney could give the IRS permission...	Blanks	Aug 2012	#149
If there are enough questions about his taxes, an official investigation could begin	wordpix	Aug 2012	#23
Think: John McCain	jaysunb	Aug 2012	#39
and you don't suppose he has a little grudge against mittens.....	lastlib	Aug 2012	#95
No way . Even tempered, mild mannered, always forgiving John	jaysunb	Aug 2012	#102
see post #92 above.	lastlib	Aug 2012	#94
A "retroactive" tax return, perhaps?	Blue_In_AK	Aug 2012	#118
YES! YES! YES!	Comrade_McKenzie	Aug 2012	#6
I'm lovin' it	malaise	Aug 2012	#7
From dana's lips to god's ears then.	xchrom	Aug 2012	#8
wow...this is huge...thanks for posting. LOVE IT nt	Laura PourMeADrink	Aug 2012	#10
Watching Mitt Rmoney self-immolate...	backscatter712	Aug 2012	#11
I thought Jon Stewart was a bit harsh on Reid.	Baitball Blogger	Aug 2012	#12
I think it worked for Reid anyway...	immoderate	Aug 2012	#28
Some highly placed Dem insiders have all the poop on this.	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#14
"this source also personally knows the Bain source who would have access to Romney's tax record."	wordpix	Aug 2012	#15
Why would a Bain source have Romney's tax records?	dkf	Aug 2012	#45
I suspect Mittens doesn't do his own taxes, he has CPA's etc. at Bain, etc. do it for him.	freshwest	Aug 2012	#52
Because Romney probably bragged about it, and the source probably does the same thing.	JaneyVee	Aug 2012	#73
HA!	Shankapotomus	Aug 2012	#16
The pitbull won't let go of Mittens pants leg	flamingdem	Aug 2012	#17
Romney can't run away from this forever	BootinUp	Aug 2012	#19
Not a fan of the unnamed source info. However, since it is SOOOO simple to prove that	efhmc	Aug 2012	#21
the unnamed source brought down the Nixon admin so don't knock it	wordpix	Aug 2012	#24
But 'unnamed source' can also = McCarthyism, i.e., accusing someone of something odious	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#78
Um, Romney can release his records he hold the evidence. He's being accused of hiding	Bluenorthwest	Aug 2012	#89
Joe McCarthy said, "I have here in my hand	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#98
So, how do you prove you aren't a Communist? Not easy, especially if	eridani	Aug 2012	#117
I agree that Romney can make the issue go away by releasing his returns (provided they	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#119
I don't understand why he would	eridani	Aug 2012	#126
This message was self-deleted by its author	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#119
This message was self-deleted by its author	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#119
Source could be Huntsman	elfin	Aug 2012	#22
that's some pretty astute guesswork	Whisp	Aug 2012	#34
I have a major suspicion this is the case	BSUbluNorange	Aug 2012	#35
Welcome to DU!	XemaSab	Aug 2012	#138
Thank you!	BSUbluNorange	Aug 2012	#186
Welcome to DU, BSUbluNorange!	gateley	Aug 2012	#171
actually i'm betting he used that line multiple times	oldhippydude	Aug 2012	#44
Hehe, Huntsman at one time called Romney a perfectly lubricated weather-vane.	nc4bo	Aug 2012	#80
Dubya called Mitt and warned him.	GreatCaesarsGhost	Aug 2012	#25
Mittfalca...you can dance but you can't hide!	jpbollma	Aug 2012	#27
DUzy! nt	Kahuna	Aug 2012	#41
DUzy! nt	Kahuna	Aug 2012	#37
No taxes mitt, while our troops are fighting wars that YOU approved of???	Kahuna	Aug 2012	#29
float like a butterfly, sting like a bee	grasswire	Aug 2012	#30
Romney forgot to play nice with the media...	Kalidurga	Aug 2012	#31
He has from the begining	nadinbrzezinski	Aug 2012	#36
yeah you forgot	arely staircase	Aug 2012	#43
Seamus is when it started with me. My hatred of him reached the pathological stage	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#81
I got bullied a lot too.	Kalidurga	Aug 2012	#88
Plus 1000	Auntie Bush	Aug 2012	#173
Could this be a trap?	moondust	Aug 2012	#33
I think that's possible. Kind of like Obama playing Trump on birth certificate.	Hoyt	Aug 2012	#57
Unlikely.	Chan790	Aug 2012	#91
Hmmm...	moondust	Aug 2012	#105
The plot thickens	nevergiveup	Aug 2012	#38
Damit Harry	gholtron	Aug 2012	#46
This is the end	Jessy169	Aug 2012	#47
Let's hope Harry hasn't been Ratherized.	snot	Aug 2012	#48
They wouldn't play THAT dirty - would they?	upi402	Aug 2012	#58
My worry too	abelenkpe	Aug 2012	#85
Nope--no documents involved	eridani	Aug 2012	#122
Holy frijole, Batman!	SunSeeker	Aug 2012	#51
this better not be some set-up	fascisthunter	Aug 2012	#54
Good point, fascisthunter	nikto	Aug 2012	#182
So can John McCain but he's been kinda quiet about the subject.	no_hypocrisy	Aug 2012	#55
Mr. I-Haven't-Paid-Taxes-For-10-Years wants to stick it to the 99%? I don't think so!	pacalo	Aug 2012	#59
It's a trap	krawhitham	Aug 2012	#60
I hope not	sandyshoes17	Aug 2012	#67
If if was a Rove trick....	doohnibor	Aug 2012	#76
reid has layed the trap	arely staircase	Aug 2012	#70
Unless he paid a percentage similar to that of a middle class schmuck, he has problems.	MADem	Aug 2012	#128
Iworried it was a trap the first time I heard he wouldn't publish his tax returns.	Auntie Bush	Aug 2012	#174
Is there a link to this besides Kos? Thanks.	jillan	Aug 2012	#61
Hee hee hee! Love it.	Robb	Aug 2012	#62
CNN should be commended for their excellent reporting.	kentuck	Aug 2012	#64
Dana Bash just did a truly excellent investigative report	Enrique	Aug 2012	#131
Cooper is an ass	SHRED	Aug 2012	#65
quote from Dana on AC360	tomm2thumbs	Aug 2012	#66
It sounds like she is making it up just to get in the middle of the story ("if we knew the name").	AlinPA	Aug 2012	#72
well, I think	tomm2thumbs	Aug 2012	#74
So it's like: "I know a guy who heard a guy talking in a bar about a note his friend found...	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2012	#103
I'm hoping this is building to something tangible, like you said, 'here's the source...'	tomm2thumbs	Aug 2012	#104
I think the more likely scenario would be some low-level IRS employee who wants to curry favor	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2012	#110
I'm hoping a reporter asks Romney- So if it isn't true, are you going to sue Reid for Libel/Slander?	tomm2thumbs	Aug 2012	#115
Even if they reveal no wrongdoing, they will damned well reveal	eridani	Aug 2012	#124
This tax return issue will not go away	Cali_Democrat	Aug 2012	#123
yep, it's Harry Reid's credibility that is in question here.	2pooped2pop	Aug 2012	#134
Well, this could all be resolved	ecstatic	Aug 2012	#93
She is the Senior Congressional Correspondent for CNN. She knows EVERYONE on the Hill.	MADem	Aug 2012	#129
So, republicans jus want to defund OUR government to take over our Country	fascisthunter	Aug 2012	#68
I wonder if richie rich is going to be compelled to release his returns due to possible fraud? Welp	lonestarnot	Aug 2012	#69
The Obama campaign	abolugi	Aug 2012	#71
Then we are back to my evolving theory of the fake candidate	kickysnana	Aug 2012	#77
Plan B. Ron Paul!	R. Daneel Olivaw	Aug 2012	#96
This is building momentum!	Chemisse	Aug 2012	#79
Getting faster ?	RagAss	Aug 2012	#82
Haha! LOVE your sig line.	Chemisse	Aug 2012	#140
..	RagAss	Aug 2012	#144
I'm pretty damned sure Reid KNOWS for a fact that Romney paid zero taxes for 10 yrs.	Brewinblue	Aug 2012	#83
While speaking on the Senate floor weeks ago, Reid mentioned the fact he paid no taxes	Cali_Democrat	Aug 2012	#107
well this just got funnier	cindyperry2010	Aug 2012	#84
oooh la la! Anderson Copperfield strikes again	Voice for Peace	Aug 2012	#87
I'd like to hear an apology from Jon Stewart if this all pans out.	Marr	Aug 2012	#97
I think he was criticizing Reid's "his poor father must be so embarrassed" line more than anything	boxman15	Aug 2012	#158
I don't know why these rich assholes cry	B Calm	Aug 2012	#99
This is pure conjecture on my part...	kentuck	Aug 2012	#100
could be that McCain said something to Reid a long time ago, which would fit the story	tomm2thumbs	Aug 2012	#108
Heck, Romney's 2010 returns aren't even complete yet!	marew	Aug 2012	#162
Sweet!!!!	Cali_Democrat	Aug 2012	#101
Romney must be shitting his pants	Jessy169	Aug 2012	#111
Another option. It isn't true, but the real truth is almost as bad n/t	eridani	Aug 2012	#125
I suspect it's at least 'moral' issue...his defence is searching for high ground	HereSince1628	Aug 2012	#133
When he pulles the "legally required" excuse, hit back with "so what?...	JHB	Aug 2012	#139
There is a moral difference between obeying the letter of the law and obeying the	tblue37	Aug 2012	#167
+1	ozsea1	Aug 2012	#168
luscious times 5. n/t	pepperbear	Aug 2012	#112
The Mormons don't need this garbage...	cr8tvlde	Aug 2012	#178
This message was self-deleted by its author	Jack Sprat	Aug 2012	#113
How will the Elders respond?	lobodons	Aug 2012	#116
As long as they get their 10% cut, they're happy.	Vinca	Aug 2012	#135
Unless he's been shorting them too.	Chan790	Aug 2012	#141
oh my -	Berlum	Aug 2012	#127
tears of a clown ...	napkinz	Aug 2012	#137
But clowns are funny. Not pathetic.	randome	Aug 2012	#169
knr	Douglas Carpenter	Aug 2012	#145
Chris Christie the new nominee, around Labor Day?	sarcasmo	Aug 2012	#150
No VP announcement	mainstreetonce	Aug 2012	#152
My momma always told me beware of quiet people. Oh boy Reid sure has put him in	southernyankeebelle	Aug 2012	#154
HUGE K & R !!!	WillyT	Aug 2012	#165
Yes! Thanks for the post, Kentuck!	David Zephyr	Aug 2012	#166
I'm not sure he'd be "in serious trouble".	gateley	Aug 2012	#170
Lawrence O's guests Sam Stein & Jeremy Temkin are saying something like	patrice	Aug 2012	#176
I'm just thinking his accountants would know every legal trick in the book,	gateley	Aug 2012	#179
We should appreciate better how that level of wealth creates its own universe	patrice	Aug 2012	#180
I so agree!	gateley	Aug 2012	#181
Dana, Bash!	canEHdian	Aug 2012	#175
Will Dana Bash still have job come Monday?	INdemo	Aug 2012	#183
Reid has set the bar too low. If Romney comes up with 15% taxes,	grahamhgreen	Aug 2012	#185

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