Romney's 'October surprise' WILL be released: Judge allows Mitt's secret evidence...be public

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 10/25/12

[Justaham]

Original title: Romney's 'October surprise' WILL be released: Judge allows Mitt's secret evidence in bitter divorce of ex-Staples CEO to be made public
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Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred has won her battle to have Mitt Romney's sworn testimony in the bitter divorce of the ex-Staples CEO released to the public - in what is claimed could provide a damaging blow to his campaign.

The Boston Globe filed the application to unseal the records and lift a gagging order on all parties involved after receiving a tip-off that there was 'juicy information about Romney' in the documents.

On Wednesday, there were claims that Romney's testimony in 1991 meant that Maureen Stemberg received a poor divorce settlement in the divorce from former Staples CEO Tom Stemberg after he said the company's stocks were 'overvalued'.

But Romney's lawyer said he would happily allow the transcripts to be released - leaving them to be left open to interpretation. The documents have yet to be seen by the press.

[Mr. Silverback]

Exactly!! Imagine you’re one of those swing voter suburban moms, struggling to keep your family’s house because you and your husband have been unemployed or underemployed for a year...and you’re told the reason you can’t trust Mitt Romney is because some rich chick was handed 500,000 shares of Staples in a divorce and she didn’t time the sale right and make millions more than she already had. Yeah, boo hoo!

[carlo3b]

He already has answered.. Let the record speak for itself, open the files, I have nothing to hide.. The left WILL find something to say that is negative to Romney, no matter what he says.. The media will play it as “Hair on Fire” development, in any case..

It will make a difference to some, the results will determine, who, and how much..

Who didn’t know/see this coming? The Romney campaign expected something, this may/will, not be all of the surprises that Obama has in it’s bag of BS..

[Brad from Tennessee]

I think you're right. The Benghazi debacle, a mushrooming scandal, should eclipse everything else for the time being. If not, Drudge has Allred meeting with Obama two weeks ago. That puts Obama personally in the middle of a sleazy smear attempt involving a confidential divorce transcript. Ten years ago Obama got another crooked judge to unseal his senate primary opponent's—who was favored to win—divorce records which embarrassed him into withdrawing. That would make a good campaign commercial.

[Gay State Conservative]

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials-perspective/102412-630622-romney-was-right-about-obama-apology-tour.htm

Patrick and Barry are buddies.

Buddies? That's kinda like saying that Burton and Taylor were "acquainted".

[newnhdad]

when has a gag order ever stopped these people?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

OH NOES! Stop the presses! Mitt Romney testified in a divorce case!

Gloria All-RED is just making herself look ridiculous with this stuff, except to the credulous fans of MSNBC.

[alancarp]

She pretty much lost because she wanted to spin the whole thing to savage Romney. The gag order forbids her ability to do so. Romney's lawyer says it's fine with him to release Romney's testimony, so that will likely happen. That's clearly what she wants (and screw her client - she couldn't care less about her), but she also wants to talk freely (lie) about it, and now she can't.

This is egregious grandstanding - even by her lofty standards - and the judge (to his credit) doesn't seem to want it happening in his courtroom.

Hat tip to proudtexasmama for the summary above in #37.

[RitchieAprile]

exactly right. at the end of the day its the economy that makes or breaks R’s campaign. everything else is noise.

[Mr. Silverback]

She lost, badly. Her goal was to get the gag order lifted so her client could go on talk shows and claim Mitt shafted her and her kids. She only got the transcipt, which will mean little to the average American and does nothing to make Mitt look bad.

The judge knew exactly what was going on here and squashed it. Good on her.

[alancarp]

"when has a gag order ever stopped these people?"

Well, this one seemed to at least get her attention. I can't recall the phrasing, but she called it the most sweeping, comprehensive lock-down of a gag order she's ever encountered in all her years of practicing.

Gee, you think it might have been personal?

[SC_Pete]

LOL I wonder what Deval’s nickname in Chicago is?

[MrB]

Oh, but the MSM will make it SOUND like there’s something there that’s damaging to Romney,
and the sheep will go “BAAAAA!”

[alancarp]

oops - I called the judge a him... thanks.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Did you watch the live feed that TMZ provided?

Sadly, no. It sounds like YOU had a good time though. :-)

I think I would have enjoyed it. Thanks for the report.

[Mr. Silverback]

If the sheep were going “BAAAAAAA” the “Romney killed my wife” ad would have worked.

Too many people have seen the emperor has no clothes. Some rich chick whining about selling her Staples stock too late isn’t going to cover Zero’s naked butt.

[MrChips]

She 'sits in her $5,200 a month, 14th-floor, concierge-at-the-door, elegantly furnished Back Bay apartment and tells you she’s broke,' it wrote. 'She can’t work. She can’t afford a car, her medications, her rent, even the family springer spaniel, J.J., who she just gave away.'

I am VERY happy for the dog.

[MrChips]

She 'sits in her $5,200 a month, 14th-floor, concierge-at-the-door, elegantly furnished Back Bay apartment and tells you she’s broke,' it wrote. 'She can’t work. She can’t afford a car, her medications, her rent, even the family springer spaniel, J.J., who she just gave away.'

I am VERY happy for the dog.

[subterfuge]

Gloria Alldread is the Cindy Sheehan of trial lawyers. Or the female version of Al Sharpton. You decide.

[rurgan]

Yeah the media will try to twist what Romney said 20 years ago into something to hurt Romney now. I won’t give ideas to the media but I’m sure they have 100,000 reporters each working to twist this in the must hurtful way to Romney. It’s like a contest , whatever reporter wins then the other reporters parrot that to everyone.

[subterfuge]

Gloria Alldread is the Cindy Sheehan of trial lawyers. Or the female version of Al Sharpton. You decide.