WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser Mitt Romney wanted the full tape. Here it is.
Source: Mother Jones
WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser
Mitt Romney wanted the full tape. Here it is.
By David Corn | Tue Sep. 18, 2012 11:30 AM PDT
Romney's remarks, denigrating nearly half of the electorate, sent the Romney campaignalready roiled by infightinginto panic mode. The campaign hastily convened a late-night press conference to address his controversial statements, and Romney stood by his "off the cuff" comments, while conceding that they were "not elegantly stated." He claimed his comments where merely a "snippet" and not the "full response." That was not true; his comments were shown in full. He added, "I hope the person who has the video would put out the full material."
Romney is not the only one who has called for the release of the full 49-minute video. And we're more than happy to oblige. The complete video demonstrates that Romney was not snippetized and that he was captured raw and uncut. Here it is, in two parts:
Romney is not the only one who has called for the release of the full 49-minute video. And we're more than happy to oblige. The complete video demonstrates that Romney was not snippetized and that he was captured raw and uncut. Here it is, in two parts:
Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/authors/david-corn
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NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)Kolesar
(31,182 posts)NEWYORKDEM
(24 posts)Romney is maniacal. He is power-crazed.
All I can see and hear is the French Revolution.. LET THEM EAT CAKE !!!!!
These are such SICK, SICK people.. all of them..
This entire video SHOULD be everywhere. Give that fucker what he wants...
liberal N proud
(60,336 posts)This guy is dangerous if he gets in office.
flpoljunkie
(26,184 posts)Well done!
trailmonkee
(2,681 posts)progressoid
(49,991 posts)I imagine those are some heavy hitters around that table.
And this was recorded in a private residence.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Taping without consent is illegal.
progressoid
(49,991 posts)I just read an assessment about here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014235673#post26
bemildred
(90,061 posts)So I imagine MJ has discussedd the issue with their lawyers.
That's an interesting comment you posted, about what I thought, better informed about Florida law.
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)NC allows it as long as 1 party knows the recording is taking place.
So if I want to record a phone call, I don't have to tell the other person, if I don't want to.
I don't know what the laws are in the state in question, but it is not the same everywhere.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)when James found it and asked the person who put it on there was it ok to tell Motherjones. So it was already there but I guess not many people saw it until now. The anti-Muslin video was done in a residence home as well. Would freedom of speech apply to Mittens, I don't know, but he and his cronies got zillion of dollars.
progressoid
(49,991 posts)...
And according to Florida Attorney Marc Nurik, that means whoever made the tape may well have committed a third degree felony under Florida law, which is theoretically punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
It would be my initial opinion that if youre in a private home, in a private gathering with no media present, you have the expectation that your communications are not going to be intercepted, Nurik said. Somebody secretly taping it without Romneys consent would be in violation of Florida statute, in my opinion.
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However, another Florida attorney said Tuesday that Romneys own comments after the tapes emerged could damage any legal case against the taper, whose identity is unknown. In a hastily arranged press conference Monday evening, Romney said that the message he delivered to the donors on the tape is essentially the same he delivers publicly. ... That, said Florida attorney Edward Birk, may be enough to inoculate the taper, based on previous Florida cases that hinged upon whether or not the communications recorded were essentially the same as the person would say anywhere. If Im a court, Im going to go out on a limb and say, no, its not a violation because he would say that anywhere, Birk said. But its really on the fringe.
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Birk also pointed out that the homeowner, Mark Leder, might have a case particularly if the taper was a member of the catering staff at the event. Id want to see if there was anything in the contract with the caterer, Birk said. I think the homeowner could have a civil action.
JI7
(89,252 posts)on this.
BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)with women, hispanics, young voters, all of whom are saying they won't vote for you. Mitt says raising money is the best thing you can do.
What a champ he is.
reflection
(6,286 posts)The lady pleads for help to convince her thinking friends. He basically tells her to give up and raise money instead. What a profile in courage he is.
If this bozo is elected (shudder), I hope Trudeau portrays him as a literal empty suit.
nolabear
(41,987 posts)Honestly, he says more here re Israel/Palestine than I've ever heard him before. I think it's because he doesn't anticipate a challenge. These are homies, and he can just roll on with their approval. Of course I disagree with him on what he says but he is saying it with some conviction.
Now that it's all out it'll be available for the RW to gin up approval. The Dems need to keep that train a-wrecking.
aquart
(69,014 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)At least I have never seen a debacle like this before. Not even Bush the Lesser.
Ebadlun
(336 posts)Hah. Not really.
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)FOR the people. It's the GOP that refuses to regulate on behalf of the people but makes the government work for the people it is supposed to regulate. Check out around 5:20 of the second tape. I hope the Obama campaign listens closely to this entire tape. They can use it to take the GOP, not only Ropmney, down for a long while.
reflection
(6,286 posts)who, in response to Romney's statement that the President was elected on 'Hope and Change', shouts "Keep the change!" And of course, everyone snorts and laughs. Wow, that's clever. I haven't heard that one since 2008.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,010 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,010 posts)tblue37
(65,408 posts)versions of what is said! Often the captions have not even the vaguest connection to the actual words.
(Sometimes, though, they are amusingly appropos--like when Jennifer Granholm's joke about how Mitt gives his cars the elevator and the people who make the cars the shaft, the closed captioning on the speech translated "shaft" to "shit"! I only found that out because I was shocked and asked a hearing friend to listen to tell me if in fact she had actually said "shit" in her DNC speech.)
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Full transcript here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/full-transcript-mitt-romney-secret-video
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,010 posts)burrowowl
(17,641 posts)nanabugg
(2,198 posts)these against the entire GOP..more proof of how the elite are hoarding investments in the nation and lying about most everything. It shows the true soullessness of these people who have received so much from their country but who want to give back so little.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)foreign supporters at the private fundraising events outside of the U.S., recently, such as UK, Israel, and Poland.
budkin
(6,703 posts)Talk about being doomed though. I love the placement of the camera lol.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)tblue37
(65,408 posts)When that transcription is available online, I hope some kind and alert DUer will post a link so that all of us deafies will be able to read everything he said.
I have, of course, read all the parts that have already been quoted in print, but I really would like to know the rest of what he blathered.
beac
(9,992 posts)Hula Popper
(374 posts)I love to send sh!t like this to former rethug friends..... Seems to piss them off.
kpete
(71,997 posts)peace to you Hula Popper
kp
Eddie Haskell
(1,628 posts)I'm one of the 47%. I pay a greater percentage of my income in taxes than you and that's without counting SS. If you're calling SS an entitlement, than yes, I feel entitled to the money I've paid in for the past 45 years. If you're calling VA benefits an entitlement, than yes, I feel entitled. By the way Mitt, in which war did you serve ... your father ... your kids?
StarryNite
(9,446 posts)I LOVE you!!!
kpete
(71,997 posts)Cha
(297,323 posts)"Not elegantlyl stated"? Mitt's Boca Raton thought he was being very Elegant..like Mittantionnette.
Bragi
(7,650 posts)TabathaSouthey: As Romney asked--the whole tape. Maybe the question he was answering was "What would you say right now if you never wanted to be president?"
Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/TabathaSouthey/statuses/248131907743805440
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)You rock!