[marcojuiceman]

Jon Stewart hammered Mitt Romney for yet another controversial Bain Capital deal Tuesday night, this time mocking the Republican presidential candidate for his lucrative partnership with an Italian phone directory company.
"Do we really need to see Romney's tax returns?" Stewart asked. "When almost every deal he's ever made is the personification of the issues at hand?"
The deal in question, as reported in a recent Bloomberg article, involves Bain Capital's purchase of Seat Pagine Gialle, a telephone-directory company, from the Italian government. The Boston firm resold Seat in 2000, at the height of the Internet bubble, but Bain funneled those profits through Luxembourg to avoid a tax liability in Italy.
"Wow, Mitt Romney's business practices are too shady for Italy,


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-s...#ixzz22y4Eh0C8

[MUHerd37]

Sold in 2000? Romney left Bain in 1999.

[PAULYPOKER]

There is no secret on how the rich get rich...........

[Let's Go Rangers]

Sold in 2000? Romney left Bain in 1999.

Liberals don't bother with little things like facts

[ChalkyDog]

The one thing about this thread that hits home is:

"Do we really need to see Romney's tax returns?" Stewart asked. "When almost every deal he's ever made is the personification of the issues at hand?"

That right there is a part of the problem we are currently in economically. Instead of capitalism dictating the market, we have greed taking advantage of the system.

[boeing power]

Romney is a crook.

[KingJD31]

He left bain in 99 that's a fact, Obama blamed him in an ad for someone wife dying of cancer in 2006 can't make this shit up

[ChalkyDog]

He left bain in 99 that's a fact, Obama blamed him in an ad for someone wife dying of cancer in 2006 can't make this shit up

Maybe he was trying to make an analogy that business practices like that are a cancer to this country...

No idea, didn't see it. Simply spin.

[SteelRain]

He left bain in 99 that's a fact, Obama blamed him in an ad for someone wife dying of cancer in 2006 can't make this shit up

i loved it

pink slip mitt being exposed as the tax dodging piece of shit he is.

[MUHerd37]

He left bain in 99 that's a fact, Obama blamed him in an ad for someone wife dying of cancer in 2006 can't make this shit up

It's actually worse than that. Romney left Bain in 1999 and the guy was laid off in 2001 yet they blame Romney. When the man was fired, his wife still had a job and health insurance from that job. The ad is a total lie.

[Cougar Bait]

If this is all the Dems have is "Romney is rich so you shouldn't like him," then they will lose the election. Which would be amazing considering Romney isn't a great candidate.

[Cougar Bait]

Has anyone seen that horse attack ad that Obama is running?

how desperate and pathetic is that ad?

[KingJD31]

That ad is targeting his voters, complete idiots also the olympic ad with Bermuda and Swizz banks, it's sad if those ads are working. Baby steps towards socialism

Has anyone seen that horse attack ad that Obama is running?

how desperate and pathetic is that ad?

[KingJD31]

And they failed to mention his wife was employed and lost her job in 04, how are these ads legal

It's actually worse than that. Romney left Bain in 1999 and the guy was laid off in 2001 yet they blame Romney. When the man was fired, his wife still had a job and health insurance from that job. The ad is a total lie.

[rkelly110]

It ain't gonna be the black man that brings us down, it will be a moron Mormon.

Seriously, what does Mitt say or do to have you Repubs codling him? Do you hate 'bama that bad
that you would put someone, who has raped companies and people, with no plan for anything,
in the White house?

God help us all!

[ACoochy]

If this is all the Dems have is "Romney is rich so you shouldn't like him," then they will lose the election. Which would be amazing considering Romney isn't a great candidate.

W8 til dems start on romneys religion.

[Cougar Bait]

W8 til dems start on romneys religion.

They won't go there, trust me. That would completely backfire, for obvious reasons. It's absolutely hilarious that this is all they have. You could write a book on all the corruption and scandal during the last 3.5 years in the Obama White House.

Oh wait, someone already did.

Definitely the lesser of two evils is what we have to choose from, yet again.

It's sad. You get 50 choices for Miss America and 2 for the President.

[ACoochy]

They won't go there, trust me. That would completely backfire, for obvious reasons. It's absolutely hilarious that this is all they have. You could write a book on all the corruption and scandal during the last 3.5 years in the Obama White House.

Oh wait, someone already did.

Definitely the lesser of two evils is what we have to choose from, yet again.

It's sad. You get 50 choices for Miss America and 2 for the President.

Good post. You could write books about corruption within (just about) any political party in todays world. Sad, but in the world of greed driven capitalism we've almost grown an acceptance that corruption is part and parcel of the political package...

Makes me sick to even say that, but thats the reality we live in (imo of course)...


Think that if Dems were to go there then they wont attack directly, (they have their lobby group attack dogs to do that).

[mikejamm]

Sold in 2000? Romney left Bain in 1999.

Yeah, sure he left bain in 1999. Funny thing is, his fuk'in name shows up on documents dated way past that. Interesting how republicans will say and do any fuk'in thing to get their rich boy in office. You guys should just admit it, you're fuk'ed. You were fuk'ed with McCain/Palin and you're fuk'ed with Romney/douche bag whoever. Obama is well ahead in the polls! Hell we're even leading in Florida, a state full of old fart republicans! Give it a try again in 4 more years losers! Of course by then Hillary will win the nomination and kick you shit head republicans to the curb again!

[KingJD31]

Wow hannity just raped Obama campaign bad, that guy who was on the wife cancer ad was on a Obama ad couple months ago how bain only cares about th e rich, dems have this guy on serious payroll

[ChalkyDog]

Wow hannity just raped Obama campaign bad, that guy who was on the wife cancer ad was on a Obama ad couple months ago how bain only cares about th e rich, dems have this guy on serious payroll

Too bad Hannity holds no weight, and is simply preaching to a demographic of people who wants reaffirmation of their political ideologies. Every single one of his viewers were not voting for Obama anyway.

Those ads are to target the people who watch Prime Time television series, and get their news in sound bites. As a result, misinformation is a powerful tool, and has become the main focus of campaign ads since Karl Rove played the part of master manipulator. Sure, this type of bullshit has been around since forever, but nobody did it to the level of Rove before - and it has been escalating since.

[KingJD31]

]Too bad Hannity holds no weight, and is simply preaching to a demographic of people who wants reaffirmation of their political ideologies. Every single one of his viewers were not voting for Obama anyway.[/B]

Those ads are to target the people who watch Prime Time television series, and get their news in sound bites. As a result, misinformation is a powerful tool, and has become the main focus of campaign ads since Karl Rove played the part of master manipulator. Sure, this type of bullshit has been around since forever, but nobody did it to the level of Rove before - and it has been escalating since.

I agree he is very biased and appeals to me, but it's true that guy who was the my wife died of cancer because of romney ad was on another obama ad couple months, it's getting out of hand

[KingJD31]

but al sharpton and lawrence odonnel make him look like the fairest guy

[ChalkyDog]

but al sharpton and lawrence odonnel make him look like the fairest guy

Al Sharpton isn't paid to even pretend to be fair. He is paid to piss people off.

Hannity is on FAUX NEWS. Their company motto is "fair and balanced" - which is a 100% lie. Everyone on that show gets paid to appear to be somewhat fair and balanced while pushing the republican agenda.

FAUX NEWS and MSNBC are the best comedy on television during election season. The only thing that makes it unfunny is the sobering thought that people actually believe a single message on either of those channels as being fact delivered by a trusted news source and allow it to sway their opinion in the voting booth.

FAUX NEWS is an absolute sham and is registered as entertainment. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are more viable.

[KingJD31]

hannity will try his best to not cover bad republican stories no dispute, but greta, neil cavuto, bret bair, and yes o'reilly I know you libs do not like him I can pull up a couple youtube vids right now of o'reilly blaming bush for the economy and ripping conservatives like hannity, msnbc I liked rattigan he was fair and surprise they got rid of him

Al Sharpton isn't paid to even pretend to be fair. He is paid to piss people off.

Hannity is on FAUX NEWS. Their company motto is "fair and balanced" - which is a 100% lie. Everyone on that show gets paid to appear to be somewhat fair and balanced while pushing the republican agenda.

FAUX NEWS and MSNBC are the best comedy on television during election season. The only thing that makes it unfunny is the sobering thought that people actually believe a single message on either of those channels as being fact delivered by a trusted news source and allow it to sway their opinion in the voting booth.

FAUX NEWS is an absolute sham and is registered as entertainment. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are more viable.

[EmpireMaker]

Liberals don't bother with little things like facts

taking both sides of every issue is the way to go

[KingJD31]

chalky I consider myself more libertarian so I look past all the bullshit politics and know it's the banks to blame the most but that's not going away so I lean right

[ChalkyDog]

hannity will try his best to not cover bad republican stories no dispute, but greta, neil cavuto, bret bair, and yes o'reilly I know you libs do not like him I can pull up a couple youtube vids right now of o'reilly blaming bush for the economy and ripping conservatives like hannity, msnbc I liked rattigan he was fair and surprise they got rid of him

Their all overpaid windbags, whose go to move is to simply talk louder or cut to commercial when being owned on their show by a guest/caller. Like I said, best comedy on television are MSNBC and FAUX NEWS.

NOTE: If someone could help me come up with a name for MSNBC I would appreciate it.

[KingJD31]

mslsd - credit to mark levin

Their all overpaid windbags, whose go to move is to simply talk louder or cut to commercial when being owned on their show by a guest/caller. Like I said, best comedy on television are MSNBC and FAUX NEWS.

NOTE: If someone could help me come up with a name for MSNBC I would appreciate it.

[ChalkyDog]

chalky I consider myself more libertarian so I look past all the bullshit politics and know it's the banks to blame the most but that's not going away so I lean right

I've leaned both ways in federal elections. Interned with the Obama senatorial campaign in illinois. Took part in Justice for All in school, and was a big advocate of McCain. Planned on voting for McCain before he tapped Palin.

This election, I am simply voting for someone other than either of those parties. The best thing that could happen to this country election wise, is to make 3 party politics viable - so that is where my effort is going.

If I had a gun to my head, and could only pick one of these two, I would vote for Obama - because at least I know for certain he would be gone in 4 years. Romney wins, it will simply allow the same 'ol crap for potentially 8 more years. That is no bueno, my friend.

[KingJD31]

chalky you see all those rich guys in france leaving? 70% percent tax for ppl making a million euros I think that is 250k.............70 that is crazy that is where this country is headed he wants everyone depending on govt that isnt even socialism that is communism, I do not make 250 k by any means but this will trickle down past 250 here it will eventually get to the 5 percent which I think is 100 this is getting out of hand chalky I need you to read me a bedtime story

[jbart28]

All the Frenchy's who are rich are leaving and France will be a muslim country is under 10 years. 3rd World fun with oppression and slavery for women

[jbart28]

Wow hannity just raped Obama campaign bad, that guy who was on the wife cancer ad was on a Obama ad couple months ago how bain only cares about th e rich, dems have this guy on serious payroll

that lady who said she didn't know the guy crying about his wife that was LOL murdered by Romney is a liar.

SHe got pwned bad on hannity.

Anything to deflect how shitty this economy is.

[PickWinnerAllDay]

i loved it

pink slip mitt being exposed as the tax dodging piece of shit he is.

You might be the dumbest poster on the board. And this is a overall statement, not just to this comment above.

[marcojuiceman]

Al Sharpton isn't paid to even pretend to be fair. He is paid to piss people off.

Hannity is on FAUX NEWS. Their company motto is "fair and balanced" - which is a 100% lie. Everyone on that show gets paid to appear to be somewhat fair and balanced while pushing the republican agenda.

FAUX NEWS and MSNBC are the best comedy on television during election season. The only thing that makes it unfunny is the sobering thought that people actually believe a single message on either of those channels as being fact delivered by a trusted news source and allow it to sway their opinion in the voting booth.

FAUX NEWS is an absolute sham and is registered as entertainment. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are more viable.

I see someone gets it on this thread