Obama Spokesman Tells Ed Schultz Campaign Will Not Apologize For Romney/Felony Remark

Mediaite ^ | 7/12/12 | Josh Feldman

[Nachum]

Ed Schultz hosted Obama 2012 national press secretary Ben Labolt on his show today, and asked him if the campaign will be apologizing for a remark made by a campaign staffer that either Mitt Romney lied about his Bain Capital tenure to voters or he misrepresented himself on federal filings and therefore could have committed a felony. The Romney campaign demanded one today, but Labolt said they shouldn’t be expecting an apology any time soon.

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Labolt told Schultz that Romney was trying to have it both ways on Bain: claiming credit for jobs created by the company, but not “accept[ing] responsibility” for business transactions and financial decisions made by the company. Labolt brought up a recent development tonight showing that in Romney’s own 2002 testimony, he admitted that he “regularly traveled back to Massachusetts” for business trips and board meetings.

Schultz then brought up the Romney campaign demanding an apology for the accusation by an Obama campaign staffer that Romney is either a liar or a potential felon, and asked Labolt if the Obama campaign intends to issue an apology. Labolt said it doesn’t, and called on Romney to release his tax returns and clear up the questions about his finances.

Watch the video below, courtesy of MSNBC:

[Nachum]

Definitely a 10 on the "Annoying meter" scale. Bleh.

Video at link

[Nachum]

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[tet68]

This is absolute insanity on the part of Obama.
This all could have been defused with an apology
on the part of a minion so why go to war here
over this???

Now we’ll see what kind of spine Romney has,
will he call Obama out on all the missing history
or not?

Really think Obam is starting the melt down.

[scooby321]

Roomey should go to the press and offer a document dump and demand Obama do the same all documents school records etc

[sheik yerbouty]

FUB0!

[Hotlanta Mike]

Isn’t evading paying taxes on real estate a felony...seems like there’s an easy case against Obama back when he acquired a strip of land from his felon neighbor Tony Rezko...there’s no record an new assessment was performed and taxes paid.

[Verginius Rufus]

They've probably got the ads ready to be aired in the swing states, accusing Romney of being a felon.

It worked in Chicago for Obama to get his opponent to drop out of the race. Maybe Obama will tell Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate whether Romney committed a felony.

[Scotswife]

Hey! Isn’t it a felony to use the social security number of a deceased person as your own?

I’m guessing yes?

[citizencon]

How dare them ask the Emperor to apologize!!!

[ozzymandus]

If anybody in the Obama campaign or administration ever apologized for lying, it would set a very dangerous precedent.

[Dapper 26]

The ObamaNation should just keep talking and the cheerleaders in the media should just keep repeating. I love it. They reveal themselves to even the most liberal voters.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Barry’s commie ‘RATS are getting desperate! I can’t believe all the lies those bass turds are pitching. Unreal. One lie after another. They must think Americans are really stupid.

[Political Junkie Too]

Now Romney should simply say "If only President Obama were as hard-line with China or Iran or Russia as he is with me."

-PJ

[Lady Lucky]

Gee, if Romney DID commit a felony, do you suppose Eric Holder would get involved?

Would Obama kneecap his opponent?

Would he tolerate the prosecution of his opponent in the ultimate political contest of his career?

Would the Republican party ever find a replacement for a man of the caliber of Mitt Romney?

Would conservatism ever recover from such a catastrophe?

[Rapscallion]

Obama soliciting election money in Red China is a FELONY

The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) prohibits any foreign national from contributing, donating or spending funds in connection with any federal, state, or local election in the United States, either directly or indirectly. It is also unlawful to help foreign nationals violate that ban or to solicit, receive or accept contributions or donations from them. Persons who knowingly and willfully engage in these activities may be subject to fines and/or imprisonment.