Andrew Sullivan, the gay author, editor, conservative, and Daily Beast/Newsweek Daily Dish creator, via Twitter just minutes ago wrote, “The GOP’s current candidate is an obvious perjurer and thereby a felon. How long will it take before this sinks in?”
The GOP’s current candidate is an obvious perjurer and thereby a felon. How long will it take before this sinks in? thebea.st/NcVcDu
— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) July 16, 2012
The link goes to his latest Daily Dish blog post, “Yes, Romney Perjured Himself,” in which Sullivan writes “Romney and Romney’s lawyer provide the strongest evidence that it was perjury,” and adds:
The claim that he committed a felony by falsely reporting his role at Bain Capital under oath is what has really gotten under Romney’s skin. But it seems pretty clear to me that he signed a federal financial disclosure form, under the penalty of perjury, saying he had not been involved “in any way” with Bain after he left for Utah in February 1999. That’s a strong statement. And it is directly undercut by Romney’s own statement in his 2002 attempt to prove residency to run for governor.”
I thought Republicans cared about perjury when it comes to high office. I mean, they impeached a sitting president for it. But their current candidate is an obvious perjurer and thereby a felon. How long will it take before this sinks in?
It has, Andrew, it has. But the GOP has made it clear that a perjurer who, if convicted would in fact be a felon, is not a problem when he is their only shot at taking a Black Kenyan Socialist Marxist gay womanizing water-melon-eating gun-stealing liar out of office…
Writing, “Sorry, Mitt. No deal. Own it all. Or are you actually ashamed of what your company did from 1999 – 2002?,” in a second, related post today, Sullivan accuses Romney of a “double standard,” and notes:
If today’s economy is the Obama economy, as Romney repeats ad nauseam, and if Obama must be held accountable for every job lost in his first year, even though no one can seriously blame Obama for forces that were far stronger than a new president in his first few months, then surely and obviously, Mitt Romney is responsible for the actions of a company he co-founded, managed with only a small leave from 1984 – 1999, was paid a salary of more than six figures from 1999 – 2002, and reaped all the benefits of the profits from 1999 – 2002.
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Okay Andy, you may be gay, a conservative and some kind of journalist (but really, does blogging and tweeting count?) BUT under the US judicial system and our Constitution, you are not guilty until it is proven in a court of law. So while Romney may be a liar (and what politician isn't) until he is convicted of perjury in a court of law y, he isn't a felon.
In fact, since you are presenting this as a fact and not an opinion, I see a potential libel lawsuit in the works. Freedom of Speech doesn't protect this kind of thing so you can't hide behind it as a quasi journalist.
THIS type of Rhetoric is what is driving our country straight to hell in a hand basket. Cut it out, stick to the facts, and do some serious reporting on the actual issue. Hard to take you seriously when you aren't being serious.
Yeah, no.
This is a story that has been found to be baseless several times over by several fact-checking sites. He's also not yet been convicted. Till then, wouldn't it be considered a lapse of journalistic integrity to report something as fact when it's not yet proven to be so? If someone were to report that Obama has lost the election, for example. Or that he has ties to the mob. Whatever. This site would be ablaze with charges of fraud.
But, I suppose it's understandable that standards of behavior may be set aside when you're talking about someone you don't like.
I guess since he "retroactively resigned" Romney also "retroactively" undid his perjured signature.
As ROMNEY says ( so we all believe) I did not have business relationshiips with that company ….
other than signing as owner, sole sharesholder and person responsible to SEC in all legal matters,
oh and thereby making massive profits I could quickly send out of the country!
MITT meet EDGAR, Hammer meet nail: http://tinyurl.com/75doltu
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