Romney: Obama campaign 'based on falsehood and dishonesty'

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
7/17/2012
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Republican candidate points to cover-up of Fast and Furious by Obama administration

Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney was fuming over recent accusations made by the Obama White House. The president had accused the Romney camp of running a "campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty." In the meantime, some concerned conservatives have requested that Romney release more than two years of his previous tax returns in order to deflect mounting criticism.

Mitt Romney referred to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's call for Romney to 'stop whining' when the Obama campaign attacks him. 'I think when people accuse you of a crime, you have every reason to go after them pretty hard,' Romney said.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "A campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty does not have long legs," Romney said on the TV news magazine "Fox and Friends."

"The president only has one thing going, and that is constant attacks on me. They're dishonest. They're misdirected. And I think the American people recognize that kind of politics as something of the past. It may work in Chicago, but it's not going to work across America."

Romney also brushed aside requests from members in the GOP to release more of his tax returns, saying it would only give the Obama campaign "more things to pick through, more things for their opposition research to make a mountain out of, and to distort and to be dishonest about."

IN retaliation, Romney directed attention to Obama's executive privilege over documents related to Fast and Furious. "If we want to talk about transparency, the real issue is, why has this president used his presidential power and executive privilege to keep the information about the Fast and Furious program from being explained to the American people?" Romney declared.

Romney referred to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's call for Romney to "stop whining" when the Obama campaign attacks him. "I think when people accuse you of a crime, you have every reason to go after them pretty hard," Romney said.

The Romney campaign has attempted to move past a week of talking about the candidate's years working at Bain Capital by beginning a new offensive accusing the Obama administration of handing out business to campaign donors while middle-class families suffered.

"I think it's wrong. I think it stinks to high heaven. I think the administration has to explain how it is they would consider giving money to campaign contributors," Romney said on Fox.

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Keywords: Mitt Romney, falsehoods, fast and Furious, tax returns

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1 - 2 of 2 Comments

JoAnn
10 months ago
Obama and his comrades tactics are all in their bible, "Rules for Radicals" They will do anything, say anything to obtain their objective. They have no honor or integrity. The "means justifies the end." They will lie, lie, lie until people hear it enough and accept their lies as truth. There's only one TRUTH. Our Lord Jesus Christ. Follow Him and you will never go down the wrong path. The Radicals will lead you into hell. WAKE UP!!! God bless.
Kasoy
10 months ago
If Obama wants to talk about Romney's income tax return and his Bain stint, let him waste his (and his listeners') time re-telling those to Americans. It's best for Romney and other conservatives like Rick Santorum, Marco Rubio to talk about what has been done during the Obama admin (like Solyndra, Beacon, bad state of economy, Obamacare, his anti-life, anti-family, anti traditional marriage stand). The conservatives can then talk about the real issues of JOBS and how to get it going. Americans are sensible people. They know what they need to hear. Knowing the details of John Doe's income tax return and his investments will not put food on their table and send their kids to college. A robust economy that provides job opportunities is what really matters them.

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