Another Day, Another Obama Campaign Falsehood "The Obama campaign must think Mitt Romney is Superman. He was, in reality, rescuing the Olympics by working in Utah 24/7 for the years the Obama campaign also alleges he was running Bain Capital.
PoliticalNews.me - Jul 13,2012 - Another Day, Another Obama Campaign Falsehood
"The Obama campaign must think Mitt Romney is Superman. He was, in reality, rescuing the Olympics by working in Utah 24/7 for the years the Obama campaign also alleges he was running Bain Capital. Even though the Obama campaign may be wrong about his involvement in Bain Capital, it shows that even they can admit Mitt Romney is a great leader." –Former Governor John Sununu
The Obama Campaign Launched Even More False Attacks On Governor Romney’s Business Career:
The Obama Campaign Falsely Alleged That Governor Romney Was Managing Bain Capital After February 1999. “The Obama campaign said a Boston Globe report Thursday proves Mitt Romney hasn’t been truthful about when he left Bain Capital. The Globe story cites SEC filings to prove Romney stayed on as head of Bain Capital after 1999.” (Pema Levy, “Obama Camp: Romney 'Wasn't Telling The Truth',” Talking Points Memo, 7/12/12)
Multiple Non-Partisan Fact Checkers Have Already Confirmed Mitt Romney Left Bain Capital When He Actually Did – In February 1999:
“The Massachusetts-Based Firm Notes That Romney Retired More Than 13 Years Ago.” (Steve Peoples, “Bain Capital Defends Record In Light Of Criticism,” The Associated Press, 5/16/12)
Factcheck.Org: “Romney Left The Helm Of Bain Capital When He Took A Leave Of Absence In 1999 … And Never Returned To Active Management.” “And after reviewing evidence cited by the Obama campaign, we reaffirm our conclusion that Romney left the helm of Bain Capital when he took a leave of absence in 1999 to run the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics – as he has said repeatedly — and never returned to active management.” (Brooks Jackson and Robert Farley, with Eugene Kiely, “FactCheck To Obama Camp: Your Complaint Is All Wet,” FactCheck.org, 7/2/12)
•“The Obama Campaign’s Recent Ads Thus Mislead When They Point To Investments Made By Bain, As Well As Management Decisions Made By Companies In Which Bain Invested, After That Time.” (Brooks Jackson and Robert Farley, with Eugene Kiely, “FactCheck To Obama Camp: Your Complaint Is All Wet,” FactCheck.org, 7/2/12)
The Washington Post: Governor Romney Left Bain Capital “In February 1999 To Become President And Chief Executive Of The Committee That Organized The 2002 Olympics In Salt Lake City.” “The Obama campaign pointed us to a series of SEC filings and news accounts showing that three companies within Bain Capital’s portfolio sent jobs overseas. Romney served as chief executive of the firm, which specialized in private-equity investment and leveraged buyouts during his tenure there. He left the company in February 1999 to become president and chief executive of the committee that organized the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.” (Josh Hicks, “Does Mitt Romney Love Outsourcing?” The Washington Post, 5/4/12)
Governor Romney’s Massachusetts Ethics Forms Note “He Was A ‘Passive, Limited Partner [With] No Management Capacity’ In Bain Entities.” “But a 2002 statement the former executive filed with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission said he was a ‘passive, limited partner [with] no management capacity’ in
