Mitt Romney’s `just trust me’ campaign

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By Greg Sargent
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/mitt-romneys-just-trust-me-campaign/2012/08/16/a1a28542-e7bf-11e1-936a-b801f1abab19_blog.html

In a remarkable bit of political theater, Mitt Romney carefully divulged a bit more information about his tax returns, confirming for the first time that for the past 10 years, he has paid at least 13 percent in taxes.

Romney, asked some time ago by ABC News whether he had ever paid less than the 13.9 percent he paid in 2010, said he didn’t know, and promised to go back and check. After taking a pounding from Obama and Dems, Romney appeared to have decided not to make good on that vow.

But today Romney offered what was clearly a carefully scripted reply, claiming that “over the past 10 years, I never paid less than 13 percent.” But in the process, Romney denounced those who keep clamoring to see his returns, adding: “The fascination with the taxes I paid, I find to be very small minded compared to the broad issues we face.”

The problem with this response, of course, is that it only gives Dems another hook to call for the release of his returns, by challenging him to prove his claim.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

1. Given the fact he's told one whopping lie after another since the start of the campaign

he hasn't accumulated any trustworthiness he can fall back on when it counts.

[HooptieWagon]

6. +1000

[Enrique]

2. Lawrence O'Donnell played a clip of Ann Romney saying, "Mitt is an honest man!"

then Lawrence came back and said "No! He is NOT!" and went on to make a very good case that we have much LESS reason to trust Mitt than the average politician.

[flamingdem]

8. She is revolting because she's lying as much as Romney

but counting on her media image to make her believable.

And they're helping..

[NightWatcher]

3. who was it that said "trust but verify"? Come on Mittens, we need verification

[The Magistrate]

4. But We Already Know He Lies, Sir, About What His Tax Returns Contain

That he lied about this in running for governor of Massachusetts is a matter of public record.

There is no reason whatever to trust a word that comes out of this congenital liar's mouth!

If he wants to be believed, he has to produce the returns....

"Falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus."


"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. The broad issue that we face is defeating this bastard in November.

That's the only broad issue.

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. I guess that settles it then.

[madamesilverspurs]

9. "trust"

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[Lucy Goosey]

10. He doesn't even understand that trust has to be earned

He doesn't even understand. He has never really had to earn anything in his life, especially trust.

As a Mormon bishop and stake president, and as a CEO, he was used to people obeying his orders, but not because he had earned their trust - just because he had power over them.

It doesn't work with the public at large - he doesn't have power over us, and we have absolutely no reason to trust him, and he is finding the situation baffling.

"But I'm an obscenely wealthy, able bodied, heterosexual, religious American white male! You should not only trust me, you should bow down and acknowledge my superiority!" Whatever, Mittens.