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If Mitt Romney dances on the head of a pin, does that make him a pin-head?
by David Nir
By now, I suspect you may have already read about the Washington Post's explosive new story about the extent to which Mitt Romney's Bain Capital "invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India." This might be good news for John McCain, but it's definitely not good news for Romney, which is why I'm so tickled by his response:
Oh, that's priceless. Mitt Romney wasn't one of those evil offshore-ershe was just a perfectly fine and dandy outsourcer! Totally different! A well-supported argument that I'm sure will drive a stake through the this dastardly hatchet job, right? Politico's Alexander Burns:
Oh, that's priceless. Mitt Romney wasn't one of those evil offshore-ershe was just a perfectly fine and dandy outsourcer! Totally different! A well-supported argument that I'm sure will drive a stake through the this dastardly hatchet job, right? Politico's Alexander Burns:
Or... not. And in any event, Romney can feebly attempt to dance the polka on the head of this very tiny pin, but he's still wrong, because the WaPo's extensively-researched piece includes plenty of examples of American jobs being shipped overseas, like this one:
Dance faster, Mitt! Dance!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/22/1102217/-If-Mitt-Romney-dances-on-the-head-of-a-pin-does-that-make-him-a-pin-head
by David Nir
By now, I suspect you may have already read about the Washington Post's explosive new story about the extent to which Mitt Romney's Bain Capital "invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India." This might be good news for John McCain, but it's definitely not good news for Romney, which is why I'm so tickled by his response:
"This is a fundamentally flawed story that does not differentiate between domestic outsourcing versus offshoring nor versus work done overseas to support U.S. exports. Mitt Romney spent 25 years in the real world economy so he understands why jobs come and they go," Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said. "As president, he will implement policies that make it easier and more attractive for companies to create jobs here at home. President Obama's attacks on profit and job creators make it less attractive to create jobs in the U.S."
Oh, that's priceless. Mitt Romney wasn't one of those evil offshore-ershe was just a perfectly fine and dandy outsourcer! Totally different! A well-supported argument that I'm sure will drive a stake through the this dastardly hatchet job, right? Politico's Alexander Burns:
Oh, that's priceless. Mitt Romney wasn't one of those evil offshore-ershe was just a perfectly fine and dandy outsourcer! Totally different! A well-supported argument that I'm sure will drive a stake through the this dastardly hatchet job, right? Politico's Alexander Burns:
Thats the extent of the Romney campaigns on-record response.
Or... not. And in any event, Romney can feebly attempt to dance the polka on the head of this very tiny pin, but he's still wrong, because the WaPo's extensively-researched piece includes plenty of examples of American jobs being shipped overseas, like this one:
Bains foray into outsourcing began in 1993 when the private equity firm took a stake in Corporate Software Inc., or CSI, after helping to finance a $93 million buyout of the firm. CSI, which catered to technology companies like Microsoft, provided a range of services including outsourcing of customer support. Initially, CSI employed U.S. workers to provide these services but by the mid-1990s was setting up call centers outside the country.
Dance faster, Mitt! Dance!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/22/1102217/-If-Mitt-Romney-dances-on-the-head-of-a-pin-does-that-make-him-a-pin-head
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If Mitt Romney dances on the head of a pin, does that make him a pin-head? (Original Post)
ProSense
Jun 2012
OP
KansDem
(28,498 posts)1. Ask this TeaBagger...
"Tea Partier Melt Down in Pittsburgh"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101735746
Ask him, if he supports Romney, why he's voting for a candidate who purposely "invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India." Ask him, while he's ranting about losing his job to a foreign country (that's why he's selling crap made in China to other TeaBaggers), why he supports the candidate who did it.
I'd like to hear his answer...
librechik
(30,674 posts)2. No. He's just a tiny dancer.
Stargleamer
(1,989 posts)3. more like a pinworm. . . . n/t