Obama Campaign Co-Chair in Ohio Slams Romney’s Off-Shore Accounts

[kpete]

Source: ABC


By Jake Tapper
Jul 5, 2012 12:25pm
Obama Campaign Co-Chair in Ohio Slams Romney’s Off-Shore Accounts


MAUMEE, OHIO – At the kick-off rally for President Obama’ first campaign bus tour of the election season, former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, a co-chair of the Obama 2012 campaign, assailed presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s off-shore accounts.

“Oh, what a contrast, my friends, between these two men who would be president!” Strickland said, standing outside the Wolcott House Museum. “President Obama is betting on America and American workers, and Mitt Romney is betting his resources in the Cayman Islands, in Bermuda, in Switzerland and God only knows where else he is putting his resources.”

Strickland was referring to Vanity Fair and Associated Press investigations into perfectly legal – but politically controversial — off shore accounts Romney has held, in apparent efforts to avoid paying U.S. taxes. Romney had not disclosed some of these accounts in previous public filings.

“Think about it, think of this, a man who wants to be the president of the United States took his great wealth, and instead of investing that great wealth in America, the country he hopes to lead, he somehow chose to find the tax haven, Switzerland, where he opened up a bank account,” Strickland said. “He invested in the Cayman islands, has a corporation in Bermuda, and he took money from shadowy south American investors when he started Bain Capital and now my friends, he conveniently has decided that he will not release his income tax returns. Doesn’t it make you wonder what Mitt Romney is trying to hide from the American people?”

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/obama-campaign-co-chair-in-ohio-slams-romneys-off-shore-accounts/

[xtraxritical]

1. It's just too easy to trash that Romney.

[katsy]

2. As he should continue to do.

Mitt is not like us nor will he stand up for us.

[onehandle]

3. American banks aren't good enough for Rmoney. nt

[PopYoColla]

4. hahahahaha

Rmoney is sooooo screwed....just wait til the debates....no doubt he'll have to address these questions from the moderator....

[DCKit]

7. Have you seen the debates?

These days, the moderators lead with an apology.

But yeah, there's not much they can do to make Rmoney look good. He's a moran.

[Deep13]

5. Ted does not like Republicans.

He grew up in a chicken shack. He doesn't have much respect from those who were born rich.

[Kolesar]

6. Ted Strickland is a good counter to 'pukes because Ohioans have buyers' remorse over Kasich...eom

[Deep13]

9. I have buyers remorse over Kasich even though I ordered more Strickland. nt

[madmom]

8. I was there....

Ted did a fantastic job for Obama, as did the others, Marcy Kaptur, Sherrod Brown, and the Mayor of Maumee (I'm terribly sorry I can't remember his name). Will post pics later today