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06-27-2012, 02:17 PM
Romney Seeking Retraction Of Washington Post Outsourcing Story
Washington Post last week published a piece laying out how six companies owned by the private equity firm Bain Capital helped outsource jobs to several low-wage countries, including China and Mexico, while Mitt Romney was its CEO. Romney responded at the time by saying that the Post did not adequately distinguish between”outsourcing” and “offshoring.” Now, according to Politico’s Dylan Byers, Romney is seeking a retraction of the story, arguing that it “failed to adequately account for the support these firms gave to U.S. exports or U.S. businesses through foreign hiring.” Representatives of the Romney campaign are meeting with editors of the Post today. The Romney campaign has also been arguing that the Post story is unfair because the Obama campaign outsources jobs to Nebraska.
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/06/27/507469/romney-post-retraction/
Meanwhile Conservatives Won't/Can't Print Anything But Lies
85 Percent Of Spending From Leading Conservative Groups Went Toward Ads Labeled ‘Deceptive’ By Fact Checkers
The Annenberg analysis outlines the top four conservative interest groups funneling money into deceptive ads:
American Energy Alliance, which champions free market energy policies and spent an estimated $3.3 million ($3,269,000) on deceptive presidential ads.
Americans for Prosperity, founded by billionaire businessman and conservative activist David Koch to support lower taxes and limited government spending, spent an estimated $5 million ($5,018,000) on presidential ads containing deceptions.
American Future Fund, a Republican-leaning group founded by longtime Iowa political operative Nick Ryan and headed by state Senator Sandra Greiner, spent an estimated $6.4 million ($6,365,930) on deceptive presidential ads.
Crossroads GPS, a conservative public policy advocacy group advised by former Bush lieutenant Karl Rove and former RNC director Ed Gillespie, spent an estimated $10.3 million ($10,263,760) on deceptive presidential ads. The group is a companion organization to the super PAC American Crossroads.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/27/507408/85-percent-of-ads-from-leading-conservative-interest-groups-were-labeled-deceptive-by-fact-checkers/
Washington Post last week published a piece laying out how six companies owned by the private equity firm Bain Capital helped outsource jobs to several low-wage countries, including China and Mexico, while Mitt Romney was its CEO. Romney responded at the time by saying that the Post did not adequately distinguish between”outsourcing” and “offshoring.” Now, according to Politico’s Dylan Byers, Romney is seeking a retraction of the story, arguing that it “failed to adequately account for the support these firms gave to U.S. exports or U.S. businesses through foreign hiring.” Representatives of the Romney campaign are meeting with editors of the Post today. The Romney campaign has also been arguing that the Post story is unfair because the Obama campaign outsources jobs to Nebraska.
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/06/27/507469/romney-post-retraction/
Meanwhile Conservatives Won't/Can't Print Anything But Lies
85 Percent Of Spending From Leading Conservative Groups Went Toward Ads Labeled ‘Deceptive’ By Fact Checkers
The Annenberg analysis outlines the top four conservative interest groups funneling money into deceptive ads:
American Energy Alliance, which champions free market energy policies and spent an estimated $3.3 million ($3,269,000) on deceptive presidential ads.
Americans for Prosperity, founded by billionaire businessman and conservative activist David Koch to support lower taxes and limited government spending, spent an estimated $5 million ($5,018,000) on presidential ads containing deceptions.
American Future Fund, a Republican-leaning group founded by longtime Iowa political operative Nick Ryan and headed by state Senator Sandra Greiner, spent an estimated $6.4 million ($6,365,930) on deceptive presidential ads.
Crossroads GPS, a conservative public policy advocacy group advised by former Bush lieutenant Karl Rove and former RNC director Ed Gillespie, spent an estimated $10.3 million ($10,263,760) on deceptive presidential ads. The group is a companion organization to the super PAC American Crossroads.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/27/507408/85-percent-of-ads-from-leading-conservative-interest-groups-were-labeled-deceptive-by-fact-checkers/