Rush pointed out that Edward’s initial investment in these ventures was not done through a BLIND TRUST. So no, it is not the same thing.
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Can you document that Mitt’s investment in the stem cell companies were done by the blind trust and not Mitt himself? That would seem to have some bearing on your comment. You mean Rush didn’t look into it that far? Shocking.
Anyway, I don't think Rush needs to look into it. The Romney campaign made it clear that the investments were made by the blind trust:
"Romney, by far the wealthiest of the presidential candidates, placed his assets in a blind trust after he was elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002. He stressed Wednesday that he is in the dark about the trust's holdings.
The trustee of the blind trust has said publicly that he will endeavor to make my investments conform to my positions and I have confidence that he will do that well," Romney told reporters during a campaign stop in Georgia.
The trustee for the Romney assets, R. Bradford Malt, said this week he has managed the blind trust without any direction from Romney. But he said he has tried to sell any stock in companies whose activities conflict with Romney's public stands. To that end, Malt said, he sold shares of stock in French and Italian energy companies that had business ties to Iran."