• Kaufman, a senior adviser to Romney, is chairman of Dutko Worldwide, which has lobbied for American Pacific Corp., American Trans Air, Amgen, AT&T – and that’s just some of the As.
• Ben Ginsberg, the campaign’s national counsel, is a partner in the firm Patton Boggs, a large lobbying firm that has represented Kaiser Aluminum, Lucent Technologies, the Venetian Casino Resort and many others. His bio on the firm’s Web site boasts that “Mr. Ginsberg represents a variety of clients on Capitol Hill on a wide range of issues including appropriations, trade, broadcasting and health care.”
• Cardenas is chairman of the Romney Hispanic Steering Committee, a finance co-chairman for the campaign and a frequent spokesman for Romney. He is a partner in Tew Cardenas, a lobbying firm with offices in Washington, Miami and Tallahassee. Records show he has lobbied for Progress Energy, Bell South, the Florida Association of Realtors and the Recreational Fishing Alliance, among others. His Web site boasts that “He has been named as one of Washington, D.C.’s top lobbyists by The Hill newspaper.”
• Comstock, an adviser and frequent spokeswoman for the Romney campaign, is a founding partner of Comstock Corallo, which has lobbied for the Hearst Corp. and the National Association of Broadcasters.
• Vin Weber, the Romney campaign’s policy chairman, is considered one of Washington’s premier lobbyists. He is chief executive of Clark & Weinstock, which has represented Microsoft, Pfizer, Texas Instruments, General Electric and many others.
During the standoff in the Staples, Romney said, “I don’t have lobbyists at my elbows that are arguing for one industry or another industry.”
They may not be at his elbows, but his campaign sure looks ankle-deep in them. And so we find his claim to be False.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/294/
Johnson's claim, which you stand by, specifically stated that a lobbyist ran his campaign. This is patently false. Your insistence to repeat the false claim makes you a liar. Get it? Furthermore, your claim that Romney 'lost it' with Johnson is also patently false.
At this point, if you had even a shred of integrity, you would admit your error. But alas, I suspect you do not.