Posted on 01/17/2012 9:16:00 PM PST by Josh Painter
Think Mitt Romney has been hit hard this Republican primary campaign? Try reading through what John McCain had in store for the former Massachusetts governor in 2008.
Two hundred pages of what appears to be the McCain campaign’s old opposition research book against Romney was published on Tuesday by BuzzFeed, offering in great detail a litany of potential vulnerabilities in his record.
Many of the issues – like Romney’s past support of gay rights and abortion rights – are familiar to GOP voters, but at minimum, the book serves as a vivid reminder of why many conservatives are wary of selecting the onetime governor as their party’s standard-bearer.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/78582788/McCain-2008-Oppo-File
It would have been nice for McCain to have had at least a 1 page dossier on Obama.
Captain McQueeg was too busy counting his strawberries!
holy crap...that reads like a Rat manifesto...
“It would have been nice for McCain to have had at least a 1 page dossier on Obama.”
Great post!
Payback IS a beeyotch.
Wonder if someone from the McCain campaign rememberedd Mitt’s staff’s shenanigans in 2008 and decided to “return the favor”.
Either Mitt, or McCain, or both did something to piss someone off, and they dropped this on the web.
Will be interesting to see Romney & Co. spin their way out of this one.
Let’s thumb through and post our favorite selections...
DAMON CLINICAL LABORATORIES
Romney Was Board Member Of Company Fined Over $100 For Medicare Fraud – At The Time, It Was TheLargest Criminal Fine For Health Care Fraud In History
Romney Sat On Board Of Damon Clinical Laboratories, A Bain Capital Portfolio Company Fined Nearly$120 Million In 1996 Due To Medicare Fraud.
“Made Large Profits … From A Criminal Scheme To Fraudulently Bill The Federal Medicare System…”
“[Romney] and his venture capital firm made large profits from the 1993 sale of a Needham medical testingcompany whose robust revenues were generated in part from a criminal scheme to fraudulently bill thefederal Medicare system for unnecessary blood tests.”
Yet this is the clown that the Republican elite is trying to shove down our throats.
Haier’s Effort Described As “One Of The Most High-Profile Attempts By A Chinese Company To EnterThe U.S. Market.”
(John E. Morris and Shu-Ching Jean Chen, “Haier Retreats,”
The Deal
, 7/25/05)
In Attempted 2005 Buyout Of Maytag, Haier Teamed Up With Bain Capital.
“Bain Capital, the venture capitalfirm that Romney started and made him a multimillionaire, teamed up with the Haier Group, a Chinese appliancemaker that has a factory in Iran, in an unsuccessful 2005 buyout effort.
Haier Is A Mammoth, State-Controlled Company With Opaque Financial Structures, UndisclosedOwnership Interests, Ties To Communist Party Elites And Manufacturing Facilities In IranObservers Struggle To Discern Shareholding Structure Of Company – No Information About Haier’sOwnership Is Public.
And McCain just endorsed this fatally flawed RINO? Thanks a lot McCain. You shafted the GOP and America again. McCain is the gift to Democrats that just keeps giving.
The conservatives have been fighting each other, maybe now it is the elites turn. It needs to happen soon. I know politicians know many things about their opponents, but in this case it is just another example of McCain attacking his own team. I was not in the military but I do wonder if I would want McCain in my foxhole. I honor his service to our country, but has time changed him?
CLIMATE CHANGE: Romney Once Claimed Global Warming Debate Was “Pretty Much Over” But NowExpresses Skepticism And Attacks His Opponents
Romney In 2003: Global Warming Debate “Is Now Pretty Much Over.”
“I think the global warming debate isnow pretty much over and people recognize the need associated with providing sources which do not generatethe heat that is currently provided by fossil fuels …”
(Jack Coleman, “Massachusetts Governor Urges Use Of Alternative Energy,”
Cape Cod Times
, 3/14/03)
Romney:
“I concur that climate change is beginning to effect on our natural resources and that now is thetime to take action …”
(“Romney OK With Plan On Emissions,”
Boston Herald
, 7/24/03)
According To Participants, Romney Held 2003 Meeting With Religious Leaders And Said He Was“Terrified” Over Global Warming, Calling It “Quite Alarming.”
“Sister Tess Browne, a Roman Catholic nun,said she was particularly moved during the meeting when Romney spoke of his concerns that global warmingwould jeopardize not just U.S. coastal cities but those in poorer countries, such as Bangladesh. Romney told thegroup he was ‘terrified’ about global warming, a phenomenon he described as ‘quite alarming,’ according to notestaken by one of the participants, Nancy Davidge of the Episcopal Divinity School at Harvard University.”
(PeterWallsten, “Activists Remember A Different Romney,”
Los Angeles Times
, 3/25/07)
In February 2007, Romney Said “Scientists Haven’t Entirely Resolved” Global Warming Question.”
“Ihave to tell you with regards to global warming that that’s something, which, you’re right, the scientists haven’tentirely resolved, but no question about one thing, it’s getting warmer, and a lot of good reasons for us to use lessenergy, to use it more efficiently and to develop sources here in this country that could allow us to be moreindependent of foreign sources.”
(CNBC’s “Kudlow & Company,” 2/7/07)
Romney Now Says “Some In The Republican Party Are Embracing … The Ideas Of Al Gore.”
“Unfortunately, some in the Republican Party are embracing the radical environmental ideas of the liberal left. Asgovernor, I found that thoughtful environmentalism need not be anti-growth and anti-jobs. But Kyoto-stylesweeping mandates, imposed unilaterally in the United States, would kill jobs, depress growth and shiftmanufacturing to the dirtiest developing nations. Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservativeprinciples in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore.”
(Romney For President, Press Release, 2/23/07)
It IS as Rat manifesto...
STEM CELL RESEARCH: Romney Once Endorsed Embryonic Stem Cell Research And Promised To“Work And Fight” For It Before Changing His Position
June 2002: Romney “Spoke Extensively” About His Support For Embryonic Stem Cell Research AtBioethics Forum.
“Speaking at a bioethics forum, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mitt Romney yesterday endorsedembryonic stem cell research … [Romney] endorsed embryonic stem cell research, saying the controversialscience might one day help treat his wife’s multiple sclerosis in addition to numerous other degenerativediseases. … Romney spoke extensively about his position on stem cell research, which also involves embryodestruction.”
(Raja Mishra, “Romney Endorses Stem Cell Research, Is Silent On Cloning,”
The Boston Globe
, 6/14/02)
Romney:
“I am in favor of stem cell research. I will work and fight for stem cell research … I’d be happy totalk to [President Bush] about this, though I don’t know if I could budge him an inch.”
(Raja Mishra, “RomneyEndorses Stem Cell Research, Is Silent On Cloning,”
The Boston Globe
, 6/14/02)
Romney:
“We don’t want there to be any impediment to doing [stem cell] research in Massachusetts, anyimpediment that would take you to another state.”
(Lisa Eckelbecker, “Leaders Deride Drug Imports,”
Telegram & Gazette
[Worcester, MA], 4/30/04)
Romney Later Switched Course – In A Move That “Stunned” Observers – And Pressed To CriminalizeResearch He Once Endorsed.
“At a campaign appearance at Brandeis University in June 2002, Romneystrongly endorsed stem cell research. At that event and in several instances since, he declined to offer an opinionon embryo cloning … But on Feb. 10, 2005 … Romney came out strongly against the cloning technique … Hevowed to press for legislation to criminalize the work. Romney’s opposition stunned scientists, lawmakers, andobservers because of his past statements endorsing, at least in general terms, embryonic stem cell research.”
(Scott Helman, “Romney’s Journey To The Right,”
The Boston Globe
, 12/17/06)
Romney’s Stem Cell Views Have “Evolved.”
“Romney’s views on stem cell research have evolved over thepast five years. … A few conservatives have questioned whether Romney and his supporters are trying to muddyhis views.”
(Scott Helman, “Romney’s Stem Cell View May Upset The Right,”
The Boston Globe
, 2/11/07
( a little something for the ping list???????)
Via Twitter:
Romney says he “ordered justices of the peace to marry gay couples.” #Mittbook
Romney: “ ‘if you come to America and go to college, why you’re in the front of the line to become a citizen.’ I think that’s a great idea.”
...increased taxes on business. #Mittbook
“Romney said he and his buddies at Bain would “launch hostile takeover of NH” #Mittbook
“Romney’s spending decisions as chairman of the RGA during 2006 election cycle “raised eyebrows” in light of his presidential aspirations.”
“Top Romney campaign aides and surrogates have ties to several recent Washington ethics scandals.” #Mittbook
“In late 2002, Romney described himself as “a progressive-on-social-issues governor of Massachusetts.” #Mittbook
“Romney has made political contributions to Democratic candidates, saying he places friendship above politics.” #cronyism #Mittbook
“Romney appeared in 2003 TV ad endorsing Democrat Rocky Anderson... for Salt Lake City mayor” (she wanted Bush impeached for Iraq) #Mittbook
Haier, Maytag, Stream Int’l, and Modus Media killed American jobs by outsourcing them. #Mittbook
“Romney sat on board of directors of Bain portfolio company Damon Clinical Laboratories...”
“...which in 1996 was fined over $100 million for Medicare fraud committed during Romney’s tenure.” #Mittbook
“Bain Capital financed 1988 buyout with junk bonds issued by Drexel Burnham...”
“...when SEC filed charges against the firm and CEO Michael Milken, Bain Capital maintained their business relationship”
“Bain Capital has been criticized for relentless focus on bottom line at expense of workers and jobs.” (Is McCain anticapitalism?) #Mittbook
In 2005, Romney Praised Plan By Venezuelan Government And Hugo Chavez To Provide Americans With Subsidized Oil #Mittbook
“WSJ said Romney oversold virtues of healthcare plan, imposed government mandate and now distances himself from own policy.” #Mittbook
“Romney health plan expanded access to abortion, required Planned Parenthood representative on state policy panel.” #Mittbook
“When Cuban-American Republicans Heard... Romney Speak In Miami, Many Say They Thought They Were Listening To Fidel Castro.” #Mittbook
“Romney’s health insurance reform plan has been assailed by conservative health care experts as “a gourmet recipe for runaway spending...”
“While Romney was gov, state of MA approved gov’t contract for New Bedford firm raided in early 2007 for massive immigration law violations”
“As candidate for gov, Romney proposed increasing excise taxes on vehicles with high gas mileage –otherwise known as an “SUV tax.” #Mittbook
“In 2007 television appearance, Romney refused to rule out a carbon tax or carbon caps if elected president.” #Mittbook
Whoa! Bain made money off of Iranian oil! #Mittbook
Wow. Romney even taxed the dead via cremating fees. #Mittbook
“Massachusetts’ corporate tax climate now ranks 47th in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation.” #Mittbook
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