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kentuck

(111,110 posts)
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:27 PM Jul 2012

"...more pages to pick through, distort, and lie about."

I have to admit. That is a unique excuse. I can't let the people see my tax returns because Obama might pick through them and distort and lie about 'em... Sorry, not good enough Mitt. We still want to see the tax returns if you insist on still running for President of this country. You are not running to be President of the CEOs or even President of the right-wing conservatives, you are running to be President of all the people and we have something to say about it also. Release the returns!
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From the Huffington Post
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Yet another conservative voice -- or in this case, publication -- has joined the chorus calling for Mitt Romney to release his tax returns.

The right-leaning National Review Online released an editorial Tuesday arguing that Romney may not be required legally to release his tax returns, but that at this point, he needs to do so anyway.

"It is to President Obama's advantage to fight the election out over tactics and minutiae," the editors wrote. "By drawing out the argument over the returns, Romney is playing into the president's hands. He should release them, respond to any attacks they bring, and move on."

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Romney said in an interview published Tuesday by National Review Online that he is "simply not enthusiastic about giving [the Obama campaign] hundreds or thousands of more pages to pick through, distort, and lie about."

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"...more pages to pick through, distort, and lie about." (Original Post) kentuck Jul 2012 OP
That's called scrutinizing and thats the point. DCBob Jul 2012 #1
Absolutely right! kentuck Jul 2012 #3
BREAKING!! Mitt releases papers underpants Jul 2012 #2
All that shows is a voided birth Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #4

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
1. That's called scrutinizing and thats the point.
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:31 PM
Jul 2012

That why tax returns are released and BTW, it isnt about releasing them to the Obama campaign, its about releasing them to the America people.

kentuck

(111,110 posts)
3. Absolutely right!
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:36 PM
Jul 2012

He's not releasing them to Obama - he's releasing them to the people so they can judge whether he is honest enough to lead this country.

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