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In the discussion thread: Signs are Pointing to Obama Campaign having Dirt on Romney Finances [View all]

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 03:44 PM

GoCubsGo (13,019 posts)

47. How the hell could they not expect this to come up???

Seriously. The guy has been obfuscating about his taxes for months. There was already a story about him having a Swiss bank account during the primaries. Did they think the Obama campaign was too stupid to go after Romney after all that? Or, did they think people don't care? Or, that everything was covered up well enough that it would never see the light of day? I think they just don't care. They have enough money, and have prevented enough people from voting against them that they believe the fix is in.

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137 replies	Author	Time	Post
Signs are Pointing to Obama Campaign having Dirt on Romney Finances [View all]	berni_mccoy	Jul 2012	OP
He claims to have been unemployed and living in his son's basement	Rambis	Jul 2012	#1
at the time it was an unfinished basement n/t	Sheepshank	Jul 2012	#31
Hey, it could be true	AnnieK401	Jul 2012	#58
Anything with "Cayman Islands" on it is the tip of the iceberg	Merlot	Jul 2012	#83
Good points here.	madaboutharry	Jul 2012	#2
I had this thought watching the past couple of days unfold.	Schema Thing	Jul 2012	#3
It could be something as simple as the use of different addresses	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#52
How would the Obama campaign know?	aint_no_life_nowhere	Jul 2012	#4
I'd put money on the McCain campaign	spinbaby	Jul 2012	#24
Or someone else in the Republican party, who is sick of where their party is heading ...	SomeGuyInEagan	Jul 2012	#32
Or, an accountant who was enraged by the obscene wealth Rmoney screwed out of corporations	SDjack	Jul 2012	#81
If the Bush family had such information, why would they squander this power?	FarCenter	Jul 2012	#100
Perhaps to set Jeb up as a savior in '16?	SomeGuyInEagan	Jul 2012	#113
Maybe, but George Prescott Garnica Bush is waiting in the wings -- 36 now.	FarCenter	Jul 2012	#117
I think so too. Grampy's people saw everything	hifiguy	Jul 2012	#38
I sure as hell hope nothing comes from the IRS	Sgent	Jul 2012	#57
Probably not the IRS. And I thought Watergate was for real.	MissMarple	Jul 2012	#71
If the leak came from	Sgent	Jul 2012	#72
My guess is the Obama Team is smarter than that	Merlot	Jul 2012	#84
I think so too... Mittens is awfully quiet all of a sudden.. And the rest of the rats	Kahuna	Jul 2012	#5
K&R	Segami	Jul 2012	#6
Romney recently said he paid full US taxes on his offshore holdings.	JohnnyRingo	Jul 2012	#7
No, that's not quite what was said	frazzled	Jul 2012	#19
You're right....	JohnnyRingo	Jul 2012	#60
I Don't Think Those Statements are Appreciably Different:	On the Road	Jul 2012	#68
The "all the taxes owed" is exactly what caught my attention.	NYC Liberal	Jul 2012	#80
Damn good point	Number23	Jul 2012	#95
A Swiss Bank Is Set to Open Its Secret Files	PADemD	Jul 2012	#106
Yeah, three years ago, in 2009	frazzled	Jul 2012	#111
Except there's an account he switched into his wifes name. What's in there?	democrat_patriot	Jul 2012	#28
Several of the investments were made or moved into blind trusts in his wife's name....	Swede Atlanta	Jul 2012	#69
That's Preposterous on its face	Demeter	Jul 2012	#8
So if none of this matters, why not send in your early vote for Mittens?	Tigress DEM	Jul 2012	#13
It matters--as long as one lives	Demeter	Jul 2012	#40
Is "end of the world" the only measure that matters?	demwing	Jul 2012	#75
I think his measure was as long as one lives, it matters.	Tigress DEM	Jul 2012	#108
OK then, just checking.	Tigress DEM	Jul 2012	#107
"King Log"?!	mac56	Jul 2012	#22
Who/what is "King Log"? n/t	Doremus	Jul 2012	#30
The benefits of a classical education are yours	Demeter	Jul 2012	#39
Words fail me.	mac56	Jul 2012	#50
Then you are gonna LOVE King Snake (or Stork, versions vary)	Demeter	Jul 2012	#62
So I take it you're not a big fan of people who wait for Political Heroes...	Junkdrawer	Jul 2012	#59
I'm pretty sure his king log is a reference to Obama	Godhumor	Jul 2012	#76
I can't believe you have been here for almost ten years	NNN0LHI	Jul 2012	#96
I had the same thought.	grantcart	Jul 2012	#103
warrentless wire taps for national security purposes	agent46	Jul 2012	#9
Should they wait until AFTER the repuke circle jerk of fear-and-racism that is the RNC convention..	truebrit71	Jul 2012	#10
Who will they put in there if Mitt is disqualified?	flamingdem	Jul 2012	#21
Jeb Bush. /nt	still_one	Jul 2012	#53
My first thought too but	flamingdem	Jul 2012	#54
Definitely after the kkkonvention...	rury	Jul 2012	#79
Has that actually happened in living memory?	nxylas	Jul 2012	#98
After, if they have something concrete and damning (hopefully, illegal) on Mitt.	Occulus	Jul 2012	#132
Just watched the Gibbs clip on MJ and had the same Birther thought while watching Gibbs slam Senor.	rufus dog	Jul 2012	#11
A good lawyer never asks a question he doesn't already know the answer to...	Itchinjim	Jul 2012	#12
+1 for sure ! n/t	jaysunb	Jul 2012	#20
Ha!	Ruby the Liberal	Jul 2012	#46
Good point.	Occulus	Jul 2012	#133
I remember seeing somewhere	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2012	#14
I rather doubt that anything illegal would be found.	Orsino	Jul 2012	#15
Every time I complained about having to take a drug test	skydive forever	Jul 2012	#16
Heh, I really like that analogy.	berni_mccoy	Jul 2012	#17
Biden at the La Raza	azmom	Jul 2012	#124
The phone-tapping scandals of the Bush Administration	Fawke Em	Jul 2012	#25
And while they're at it, how about some psychological testing?	Danascot	Jul 2012	#27
Good analysis...	RT Atlanta	Jul 2012	#18
There are a couple of reasons to wait.	Blanks	Jul 2012	#23
I heard a couple yesterday	99th_Monkey	Jul 2012	#128
That's interesting.	Blanks	Jul 2012	#129
99th_Monkey	99th_Monkey	Jul 2012	#130
I am familiar with the meme.	Blanks	Jul 2012	#135
Cool. I suppose another name for the same phenomenon	99th_Monkey	Jul 2012	#137
Oh and, by the way	99th_Monkey	Jul 2012	#131
Sorry	Blanks	Jul 2012	#136
I believe, in this, the cover-up isn't greater than the offshore accounts.	BlueCaliDem	Jul 2012	#26
Yet. n/t	eggplant	Jul 2012	#37
this would explain the circus of the Republican primaries......	cbdo2007	Jul 2012	#29
I haven't seen this many Republicans run from the VP spot since...	Kalidurga	Jul 2012	#33
Maybe Walker would take it since he and RMoney seem to be peas in a pod	AllyCat	Jul 2012	#36
I hope this is right. For once it would be nice for the October Surprise to be against the crooks	AllyCat	Jul 2012	#34
Repukes love criminals, I'm not kidding at all, it'd only help the puke	just1voice	Jul 2012	#35
I tend to agree. It wouldn't matter to them if it was revealed that he poisoned his mother.	olegramps	Jul 2012	#99
But will it be simple enough for Joe Teabag to understand? n/t	Ian David	Jul 2012	#41
Wait till Romney's nomination is official....	Mustellus	Jul 2012	#42
...or lob it now	veganlush	Jul 2012	#48
Why give them an escape route?	demwing	Jul 2012	#78
Maybe that is why the Obama team is not releasing the info	csziggy	Jul 2012	#91
Politics 101: Never ask a question you don't already know the answer to.	Ruby the Liberal	Jul 2012	#43
maybe it's tit	veganlush	Jul 2012	#44
I believe they have more on rmoney ...	Dalai_1	Jul 2012	#45
How the hell could they not expect this to come up???	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#47
If he won't release the copies of tax returns he gave to McCain, something's fishy.	Vinca	Jul 2012	#49
Willard's "Zero Sum" Game...	KharmaTrain	Jul 2012	#51
I hope your theory is right....and yet even if it is....	chknltl	Jul 2012	#55
Spiro T. Agnew had to resign because of tax fraud.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#56
Kick.	lamp_shade	Jul 2012	#61
Romney is betting against America	proud patriot	Jul 2012	#63
Obama better WATCH OUT!	Clouseau2	Jul 2012	#64
Baloney! Clousea2! BALONEY!	Th1onein	Jul 2012	#66
Yes, he was. But look what they did to Dan Rather.	MiniMe	Jul 2012	#86
and, the only thing most people remember	NewJeffCT	Jul 2012	#97
I suspect they've been sitting on it a while.	JNelson6563	Jul 2012	#67
I agree	quaker bill	Jul 2012	#74
It's a safe bet the Obama Administration has resources CBS doesn't.	Incitatus	Jul 2012	#88
the CBS/Bush AWOL story was a travesty	renate	Jul 2012	#93
Obama doesn't have to release any evidence.	Ganja Ninja	Jul 2012	#116
k&r nt	steve2470	Jul 2012	#65
I think you're right	malaise	Jul 2012	#70
Well they do have McCains crib notes....	Historic NY	Jul 2012	#73
Oh my	klook	Jul 2012	#85
It could also be voter fraud	Motown_Johnny	Jul 2012	#77
Ding, ding, the Felon revelation awaits!	Coyotl	Jul 2012	#109
Rmoney is running for a White House with a Rose Garden	Wolf Frankula	Jul 2012	#82
Nah, he'd just move to Singapore	Kennah	Jul 2012	#92
Let me guess: he ended up making way more in his return than he paid?	Taverner	Jul 2012	#87
I think they need to drug test the lying bastard!	B Calm	Jul 2012	#89
The idea that Romney committed voter fraud is even more crushing than the shady tax evasion.	MightyMopar	Jul 2012	#90
Nice post. Welcome back, Berni!	Number23	Jul 2012	#94
If they're smart, they will release nothing of the sort.	DFW	Jul 2012	#101
So, if it's revealed BEFORE the GOP convention, does that mean	loudsue	Jul 2012	#102
that would create a motivation for the wacko base	maindawg	Jul 2012	#104
K & R	Scurrilous	Jul 2012	#105
Any chance Rmoney's voter fraud makes him ineligible for the nomination?	Coyotl	Jul 2012	#110
It's part of a larger strategy	bucolic_frolic	Jul 2012	#112
I wonder how long before he's greeted by chants of "Tax Cheat! Tax Cheat! Tax Cheat!"	Ganja Ninja	Jul 2012	#114
Could we be falling for a trap??? They must know this is going to blow up on many levels....	cbdo2007	Jul 2012	#115
Excellent analysis. I think info is from someone inthe McCain campaign.	s-cubed	Jul 2012	#118
Wouldn't it be a riot if he was the one who shorted stock on 9/11?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#119
"This election may very well be about Taxes after all. I just don't think the GOP expected it to be	geckosfeet	Jul 2012	#120
K&R	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#121
One wonders if they knew about the Boston Globe story	Ruby the Liberal	Jul 2012	#122
Very insightful thinking, Bernie. You hit the nail on the head.	lamp_shade	Jul 2012	#123
DU rec...	SidDithers	Jul 2012	#125
Compliment	Turbineguy	Jul 2012	#126
Why doesn't the IRS audit him? that would not amke it public, but if there is a there there..	robinlynne	Jul 2012	#127
A HARVARD LAW Grad	DearAbby	Jul 2012	#134

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