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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Binder Full of Women Story Is A LIE
That's right. I did put 'lie' in all caps:
What actually happened was that in 2002 -- prior to the election, not even knowing yet whether it would be a Republican or Democratic administration -- a bipartisan group of women in Massachusetts formed MassGAP to address the problem of few women in senior leadership positions in state government. There were more than 40 organizations involved with the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus (also bipartisan) as the lead sponsor.
They did the research and put together the binder full of women qualified for all the different cabinet positions, agency heads, and authorities and commissions. They presented this binder to Governor Romney when he was elected.
I have written about this before, in various contexts; tonight I've checked with several people directly involved in the MassGAP effort who confirm that this history as I've just presented it is correct -- and that Romney's claim tonight, that he asked for such a study, is false.
I will write more about this later, but for tonight let me just make a few quick additional points. First of all, according to MassGAP and MWPC, Romney did appoint 14 women out of his first 33 senior-level appointments, which is a reasonably impressive 42 percent. However, as I have reported before, those were almost all to head departments and agencies that he didn't care about -- and in some cases, that he quite specifically wanted to not really do anything. None of the senior positions Romney cared about -- budget, business development, etc. -- went to women.
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http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2012/10/16/mind-the-binder.aspx
Hutzpa
(11,461 posts)the moment he said it everyone in the room knew he was lying.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)crazylikafox
(2,762 posts)The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)FourScore
(9,704 posts)tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)usually he just takes their money though
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)The Next story Romney might tell is the time he met this incredible man, named "Q" on his first voyage out... at some far point station.
redqueen
(115,103 posts)Cha
(297,723 posts)Thanks for this, Rose Siding~
tavalon
(27,985 posts)on his neck. Forgive us please. We are just trying to avoid another sociopath in the White House and will do anything to avoid such a possibility. That he lied when he said he asked for it should not overshadow an awesome Halloween costume. A binder full of woman. It is, if not priceless, pretty darn rarified. Just once, as a favor to the woman of America, let's give him this one little lie. Please!?!
Overseas
(12,121 posts)Another whopper?
For crying out loud! Even the damn binder is a lie.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)redqueen
(115,103 posts)Thanks for saying it plain.
He didn't "mislead"... he LIED.
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)Wil Wheaton has it mirrored on his site.
http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/33756576903/mirror-of-mind-the-binder
Yes, *that* Wil Wheaton.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Good info on the lying liars who lie.
amborin
(16,631 posts)gollygee
(22,336 posts)As the old joke goes.