Emails That Romney Tried to Hide Are Revealed

ABC News ^ | 5 June 2012 | Matt Negrin

[Erik Latranyi]

Once-secret emails from Mitt Romney's time as governor that were revealed today spurred a flurry of comments about the candidate's support for the so-called individual mandate. Yet there's another issue that's been revived: Romney's secrecy.

When Romney left the governor's office in Massachusetts, his staff erased all the emails from a computer server and bought the hard drives used to store data, so that their correspondence would stay hidden.

Or so they thought.

Tom Trimarco, Romney's administration and finance secretary, never deleted his emails. Some of them surfaced today in The Wall Street Journal, which submitted a public information request for emails involving Trimarco and officials in the administration.

The emails show that Romney was neck-deep in negotiations to get his health care bill passed, that he personally wrote op-eds about it, and that he defended the so-called individual mandate to buy health insurance, a provision in President Obama's law that has drawn criticism from Republicans.

[MHGinTN]

So it’s come to this.

[MHGinTN]

My FRiend, fellow Inman, if Milt Rominy is elected president WE will have so many opportunities to expose Mormonism in the next four years, even you might run out of drag and paste material. Not me of course, ‘cause I took your sage advice years ago and made whole computer files full of stuff as I came across it, especially stuff from the Journal of Discourses. I’ve also been dragging and saving some of your stuff, complete with the coding just the way you taught me to do it.

[Elsie]

As one who will vote for the Milt Rominy ticket to prevent little barry from ending the Republic...

And I will NOT vote for Romney, even if it CAUSES the ending of the Republic.

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If GOD wants this Nation to stay around; it will: Barry or not.

[Elsie]

So it’s come to this.

Even though I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death...

Buck up!

Toss on your girdle and grasp the Sword of the Lord firmly!

It could be that our beheadings are nigh: REJOICE!

[MHGinTN]

Could be, Elsie, but we won’t be hard to find if it starts. I believe the Rapture will happen, with or without my purdy head in tact.

[svcw]

We apparently have nominated a flat-blade screwdriver and a Phillips-head screwdriver to run for president, either way we are screwed.

[Finny]

You’re all charm and grace! :^)

[SZonian]

MHG,

Either you haven’t been paying attention to the behavior of many FReepers who are solidly and rabidly in the Romney camp or you’re being obtuse.

I’ve stood with you on the right side of many issues and debates, I respect you.

What I said had everything to do with the incivility and disgusting behavior of certain FReepers who will attempt to impugn or malign any who don’t basically swear allegiance to Romney. There are way too many posts to prove that out.

Fortunately(?) for me, I don’t have to worry about whether or not my vote counts since I’m in CA, a solid lock for the pretender in chief.

I resent and abhor the treatment of good, principled FReepers, who are standing firm on their sound, God given morals and values to not vote for Romney. And because they choose to do so, are accused and sworn at with all manner of vile invectives.

I questioned the premise of another poster on this thread and the first thing he did is essentially accuse me of being a pro-0bama, commie loving socialist. Really? Is this the level we’ve sunk to?

Sorry, the inexcusable treatment and behavior by the ABO folks is just that, inexcusable.

[Elsie]

And, with either one, the gay Irish fellows can get married:

Patrick Fitzgerald to Gerald Fitzpatrick.

[MHGinTN]

I agree, it is inexcusable, coming from either direction. And that should clue us in that the criminal enterprise party will exploit that very point, they will haunt sites like FR to make a scene which they hope will rebound negatively on Milt Rominy and drive more voters away from considering the alternative to the lying bastard boy commie in the White House.

[Patton@Bastogne]

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I find it peculiar that Sarah palin has still NOT endorsed the "Celestial God-Child from Planet Kolob" ... as the GOP 2012 Nominee ...

Is it because Sarah Palin doesn't believe the Mormon line that the Planet Kolog is NOT in the Constellation Cancer ?

Or rather ... is the "Political Death of A Salesman" (Free Republic Post) plan taking shape ?



Political "Death of A Salesman" : Romney's Pathetic Self-Implosion before Tampa (Vanity)


2012-05-04


I haven't yet located Jim Robinson's post entitled "Frank discussion re our loss to Obama/Romney and the future direction of FR and tea party movement".

I'm sure that it's content was great.



I would like to be very careful in my next few words.

To summarize:

"Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin will be the 2012 GOP Nominees in Tampa".



I am neither an alleged spiritual prophet, or a pollyana madman.

I have worked much in politics, including with Pat Buchanan, Dole-96, Bush-43 (Florida "Ballot-Chad" Protestor") and Newt Gingrich in Florida this year.

Something in my gut intuition tells me that the O-Romney GOP E-RINO Campaign is in a state of "quiet fear and desperation", albeit in a stealth mode ...

Forgive me for the historic analogy, but the situation has a peculiar feel about it, similar to Gen. Patton's vague suspicions that the German Wermacht was "up to something" just prior to launching the 1944 Battle of the Bulge".



Yesterday (Thursday, 2012-05-03) a news report (via Fox News, of course) mentioned something about Condi Rice being a "strategic win" Vice Presidential pick for Romney.

That's peculiar, because Condi Rice has repeatedly said that she's not the LEAST bit interested in such a position ... ever. That's been Condi's staement for a couple of years now.

Why would Romney be floating such an idea (so very publicly, at the national news media level) ... when he's been crowned the presumptive "King Romney" by E-RINO insiders such as Karl Rove (ad nauseum) ?


Is O-Romney frightened by a recent (unknown) event ?


What about the Marco Rubio (Florida Hispanic "Wonder Boy") discussions about being Romney's VP ?

Have they secretly floundered ?

Did "Rock Star" Senators Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan see polling data that says that even if he becomes a Southern Baptist (next week), that Romnet is TOAST with the GOP Conservative Base ?



A peculiar quiet has settled-in among the GOP Conservative Leadership ... Newt, Sarah, Santorum, Perry ...

I do not sense that this is the "Quiet of the Vanquished" ... but rather the same "quiet before the storm" that saw General George Washington's suprise defeat of the Hessians at Trenton, a CRUCIAL turning point of the Revolutionary War ...

Newt Gingrich repeatedly discussed this EXACT metaphor during his (active) campaign ... especially the "Victory or Death" aspect ...

From the British Empire's perspective (or Fox News), wasn't Gen. George Washington's conventional military campaign "suspended", "defeated", "financially broke with furious creditors" ... with Gen. Washington personally criticized with having a "monsterous ego", "grandious delusions of victory", needlessly calling on his troops to fight a "lost cause from the very beginning" ?



I can easily imagine Fox New's Shepard Smith (and the other recent GOP talking-head) ... telecasting this Fox News report about Gen. George Washington's defeat ... and that of the American Tea Party, as well ... using the above words ... as a part of the British Empire's "official" propaganda messenger boys ...

Coincidentally, these were (approximately) the VERY SAME WORDS that Fox News and Townhall used to describe Newt Gingrich's political decisons over the past few days ...

Again ... those Fox News derogatory terms for your convenience ...

a campaign "defeated", "financially broke with furious creditors" ... with Newt Gingrich having a "monsterous ego", "grandious delusions of victory", needlessly calling on his troops to fight a "lost cause from the very beginning" ...



We Free Republic Conservatives are well familiar with the literary phrase "Who is John Gault ?"


Let me ask "you" (gentle reader) a question ...

Who is Newt Gingrich ?

Who is Sarah Palin ?

Who is Rick Santorum ?

Who is Rick Perry ?

Who is Herman Cain ?

Who is Michelle Bachman ?



Do any of these names conjure up character-descriptions like "weak", "afraid", "cowardly", "visionless", "foolhardy", "phony", "money-grubbers", "liars" ???

Hardly, and quite the opposite !

For me, every one of these men and women (from my perspective) ...

Conjure up words like "courage", "intellect", "strength", "character", "faith", "VISION" ....



So what's my premise here ?

Again ...

"Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin will be the 2012 GOP Nominees in Tampa".



The O-Romney campaign won a Pyhrric Victory with his 650-whatever delegates "won" for Tampa ...

A tactical and strategic fool ... akin to Hitler's military genius (/sarcam-off) ...

O-Romney has butchered has own (potential) Infanrty Corps the Tea Party and Free Republic Conservatives) when he "carpet-bombed" his GOP Competitors (Newt, Santorum, Perry, Cain) into leaving the field ...



O-Romney "never once" articulated a "single" original "conservative" political idea the entire 2012 primary season ...

Not a "single" one ...

Obama defeats Romney in November 2012 ... period.

Marco Rubio, Colin Powell, Paul Ryan, Juan McCain, Condi Rice ... all know that ...



When Dan Rather (hail to Feeeper Buckhead) yesterday (2012-05-04) said that Romney might defeat Obama ... it's high-time to get the Bravo-Sierra knee-high waders on ...

O-Romney is toast.

And even Mittens knows it ... that explains the "desperation" move of publicly (begging) for Condi Rice to (please) come to Mitt's rescue ...

And Condi ain't buying Mitt's baloney ...



"Successful" (presumed) presidential candidates ARE NEVER BEGGING for Vice Presidential mates ... three (full) months before the GOP Convention's door opens ...

Never.

Romney is in "strategic" level trouble. Like the German Army at Stalingrad, he's sooo screwed ...



What happens next ? Funny you ask ...



“The Plan”



1) Romney’s Hollow-Support:


No one really likes Romney (including George & Barbara Bush) …

The GOP E-RINO club (and Rush Limbaugh) only selected Romney because the other 7-8 GOP candidates wouldn’t drink their Bain Capital “betray America” kool-aide …

Supporters of Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, Cain, Michelle Bachman … loathe Romney

The only folks who voted for Mittens were 75-year old-school “Gerald Ford” Republicans absolutely terrified that they were loosing all their stock-market savings … and plus they don’t really use the internet (FreeRepublic, et al) … all these folks watch is ABC and CNN …

Of course, lots and lots of Mormons voted for Romney … which is why Romney dominated in Utah and Arizona … and got clobbered in The South …

Evangelical Christians … the political “boots-on-the-ground” Infantry of any successful GOP Campaign … are quietly scared to death over this “Mormon Used Car Salesman”



2) “Genuine Conservatives” REFUSE to Play the Juan McCain Game again in 2012:


Tea Party Members …supporters of Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, Cain, Michelle Bachman … loathe Romney

Again … the “political campaign infantry” of the other 7-8 candidates believe (with good reason) that Romney’s $$$ bought endorsements, and Willard’s “despicable” lying-through-his-teeth, and finally, Willard’s “scorched-earth” TV ad campaigns against Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry … and (almost) Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania …

Make all these potential GOP voters … and campaign workers … “vomit” at the mention of Mitt Romney …

The last time the GOP E-RINO establishment told us “Patriots” to fall on our swords for “The Party” (may it’s unholy pro-choice name be blasphemed forever) … they gave us that ...


(fill-in-the-blank) Juan McCain … who literally gave Obama the U.S. Presidency on a Silver Platter.

Not again, baby … certainly not in 2012 !



3) “The Secret Patriot Resistance” is Already Born:


OK … so Romney won a lot of delegates … but still 500 short … just like Hitler surprised the French in 1941 …

What to do, Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, Cain, Michelle Bachman ???

Suspend your campaigns. Offer a “token” quasi-soft endorsement of Mittens.

Do NOT give your delegates to Romney.

The Goal ?

Willard “stops” the negative TV ads against everyone.

All the campaign money Romney still has left (aircraft, bullets, bombs, ships) sit “useless” in a warehouse.

No more casualties … for the “good guys” … Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, Cain, Michelle Bachman

And they quietly wait for the surprise counter attack … in Tampa …



4) Mitt Romney’s “Tsunami of Severe Verbal Campaign Gaffes” … until August 2012 …


Every week Romney says something STUPID …

Every week Romney inches (crawls) back to his LIBERAL POLITICAL ROOTS … trying to win-over the political Holy Grail … the (highly over-rated “Independents) …

Every week … genuine Conservatives QUIETLY decide in their hearts … “There’s no way in Hell I’m voting for that LIBERAL idiot”

Every week … genuine Christian Conservatives QUIETLY decide in their hearts … “There’s no way in Hell I’m voting for that Mormon Anti-Christ cult member”

Every week … Conservatives in California, Texas and 12 other (Primary Voting) states that the GOP E-RINO Club just “tossed-aside” … will QUIETLY decide in their hearts … “There’s no way in Hell I’m voting for that E-RINO Pubbie Imposter”



5) Ten Days prior to the GOP Convention … Sarah Palin’s D-Day Landing …


On that day … Sarah Palin … the great conservative Peace Maker will assemble the entire group of 2012 GOP Candidates … except Mitt Romney, of course …

Sarah Palin … and … Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, Cain, Michelle Bachman …

Sarah Palin will declare Mitt Romney’s Candidacy a “complete fraud” … their ammunition will be all the Romney Campaign Gaffes and (new-old-again) “Liberal Mitt Romney” political positions …

Sarah Palin will (in her speech published on YouTube to avoid Fox News Censorship) … will personally nominate the entire GOP Ticket …

Sarah Palin will nominate Newt Gingrich for President …

Newt Gingrich, when it’s his (choreographed turn to speak after Sarah Palin) … will ask Sarah Palin to be his Vice President …

As Sarah Palin returns to the podium to accept, she will them “suggest” that Rick Santorum be US Attorney General

As Rick Santorum gives his “informal” acceptance speech, he will “suggest” that Rick Perry be the Energy Secretary …



6) An American Conservative Movement “On Fire Again” …

Over the next ten days before the Tampa Convention’s Opening Bell …

All of Romney’s uncommitted delegates will be invited to meet with all the above folks …

Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, Cain, Michelle Bachman …

Mitt Romney can’t run any more campaign ads, because the primaries are all over … Romney’s Bain Capital Campaign Money is “useless” …



7) The 2012 Tampa GOP Convention in August …


Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin win the GOP nomination on the “first ballot” …

Mitt Romney is forever “politically exiled” to the GOP’s Planet Kolob … to join his loser friends like Juan McCain and Bob Dole and Jeb Bush …



8) The 2012 Presidential Election …

Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin win the election in a “Ronald Reagan Landslide”

[svcw]

Sounds good, explain again how Romney goes away, and will he take Ann and those lazy sons with him?

[Finny]

What a fabulous post. I hope and pray you are CORRECT.

My favorite part: Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin win the GOP nomination on the “first ballot” … Mitt Romney is forever “politically exiled” to the GOP’s Planet Kolob … to join his loser friends like Juan McCain and Bob Dole and Jeb Bush.

Romney is a fraud and Republicans know it. See my tagline.

[greyfoxx39]

From your keyboard to God’s eyes!

[Elsie]

Romney is a fraud and Republicans know it.

Not enough; apparently!

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He is the first Mormon from a major party to contest the presidential election.   (qualifier *)

He is set to be officially anointed as the Republican nominee at the party convention in Florida in late August.

 

(How long did King Saul last?)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18255192

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*Mormon founder Joseph Smith ran for president in 1844 as an independent commander-in-chief of an “army of God” advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government in favor of a Mormon-ruled theocracy. Challenging Democrat James Polk and Whig Henry Clay, Smith prophesied that if the U.S. Congress did not accede to his demands that “they shall be broken up as a government and God shall damn them.”

 

Smith viewed capturing the presidency as part of the mission of the church and predicted the emergence of “the one Mighty and Strong” – a leader who would “set in order the house of God.”

Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/News/Home-Page-News-and-Views/are-unacceptable-religions-fatal-to-candidates.aspx#ixzz1x8me7Eye

[svcw]

Now just wait a minute........I thought we on FR have been told hundreds of times how mormonism loves America and that SLC lds teach how lucky they are to live here.
Maybe you just don’t understand E, after all SLD lds are superior to everyone else. /s/

[bert]

Drivel

There simply were not enough conservatives to prevail

There are only two choices

Choose one or the other or join the irrelevant detritus that can’t summon the wherewiIthall to vote

[Finny]

Voting for Romney: fulfilling the 2nd part of bert's tagline.

There are only two choices.

No, if it's R v O, there will only be one of two outcomes.

There are three choices in how to influence either outcome: Make Romney stronger, make Obama stronger, or weaken either winner's victory.

Simple question, yes or no answer: Do you think the Republican Revolution would have happened if Clinton had won with a 53% majority in 1992?

Yes or no?

[BruceS]

I support your right to feel that way, but your statement "You can vote for arsenic, you can vote for cyanide because it's not arsenic, or you can vote to dilute whichever poison wins." does not apply here. If you vote 3rd party or don't vote for President, you still get undiluted cyanide or arsenic.

That said, I disgree that it is cyanide or arsenic. Romney is merely an emetic.

See my tagline for my view.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

No

Yes. If Obama gets 47% of the vote and Romney gets 50%, Romney wins. If Obama gets 47% of the vote, Romney gets 44%, and others gets the rest, four more years of Obama. We saw this in 92 with Perot, and in reverse in 2000 with Nader.

Frankly, I am -- as my vote will be -- entirely neutral about whether Obama or Romney wins; both are BAD FOR AMERICA.

You can stop there. On this we agree. Until a few months ago, I saw it as a toss up, and I would have given Obama points for making the call that got Bin Laden. Now, I'm ABO.

That doesn't mean my vote goes to Romney. We have five months. If there is a Conservative candidate that can have a chance of winning in November, I'll join the "the GOPe better gets its act together or I'll vote for someone else crowd". Otherwise, I may down a bottle of antacids and vote for Romney ABO.

We have five months to find and promote that candidate.