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Romney - Magda Hassan - 01-11-2012
EXCLUSIVE: GREG PALAST FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT
Toledo, Ohio - Wednesday Evening October 31, 2012
For Mitt Romney, it's one scary Halloween. The Presidential candidate has just learned that tomorrow afternoon (November 1) he will be charged by the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and other public interest groups with violating the federal ethics in government law by improperly concealing his multi-million dollar windfall from the auto industry bailout.
At a press conference in Toledo, Bob King, President of the United Automobile Workers, will announce that his union and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) have filed a formal complaint with the US Office of Government Ethics in Washington stating that Gov. Romney improperly hid a profit of $15.3 million to $115.0 million in Ann Romney's so-called "blind" trust.
The union chief says, "The American people have a right to know about Gov. Romney's potential conflicts of interest, such as the profits his family made from the auto rescue. It's time for Gov. Romney to disclose or divest."
"While Romney was opposing the rescue of one of the nation's most important manufacturing sectors, he was building his fortunes with his Delphi investor group, making his fortunes off the misfortunes of others," King added.
The Romneys' gigantic windfall was hidden inside an offshore corporation inside a limited partnership inside a trust which both concealed the gain and reduces taxes on it.
The Romneys' windfall was originally exposed in Nation Magazine (and reposted on Truthout,) Mitt Romney's Bail-out Bonanza after a worldwide investigation by our crew at The Guardian, the Nation Institute and the Palast Investigative Fund.
The full story of Romney and his "vulture fund" partners is in the New York Times bestseller, "Billionaires & Ballot Bandits," available from Truthout with a contribution by clicking here.
According to ethics law expert Dan Curry who drafted the ethics complaint, Ann Romney does not have a federally-approved blind trust. An approved "blind" trust may not be used to hide a major investment which could be affected by Romney if he were to be elected President. Other groups joining the UAW and CREW include Public Citizen, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Public Campaign, People for the American Way and The Social Equity Group.
President Obama's approved trust, for example, contains only highly-diversified mutual funds on which presidential action can have little effect. By contrast, the auto bail-out provided a windfall of over 4,000% on one single Romney investment.
In 2009, Ann Romney partnered with her husband's key donor, billionaire Paul Singer, who secretly bought a controlling interest in Delphi Auto, the former GM auto parts division. Singer's hedge fund, Elliott Management, threatened to cut off GM's supply of steering columns unless GM and the government's TARP auto bailout fund provided Delphi with huge payments. While the US treasury complained this was "extortion," the hedge funds received, ultimately, $12.9 billion in taxpayer subsidies.
As a result, the shares Singer and Romney bought for just 67 cents are today worth over $30, a 4,000% gain. Singer's hedge fund made a profit of $1.27 billion and the Romney's tens of millions.
The UAW complaint calls for Romney to reveal exactly how much he made off Delphi -- and continues to make. The Singer syndicate, once in control of Delphi, eliminated every single UAW job --25,000-- and moved almost all auto parts production to Mexico and China where Delphi now employs 25,000 auto parts workers.
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17613-uaw-charges-romney-with-profiteering-from-auto-bailout
Romney - Adele Edisen - 02-11-2012
Thu, November 1, 2012 6:15:51 AM
Larry Chin: Has the Election already been Stolen for Romney/Ryan?
From: Global Research E-Newsletter <newsletter@globalresearch.ca>
Has the Election already been Stolen for Romney/Ryan?
By Larry Chin
Global Research, October 30, 2012
Url of this article:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/has-the-election-already-been-stolen-for-romneyryan/5310166
For at least the past four decades, the American election process has been controlled by corporations and agents connected to the Republican Party. This year's "contest" is no different.
Voter suppression campaigns have been underway across America, by Republican operatives. (See Black Box Voting and Brad Blog). Nothing is being done to stop it.
Mitt Romney has direct ties to voting machines (also see the report by Brad Freeman). His son, Tagg Romney (who wanted to punch Barack Obama in the face) and a cadre of former Bain Capital business partners are owners of Hart Intercivic, whose voting machines are used in all fifty states. And this is just one of the many companies with ties to the right-wing, which include Diebold, ES&S, and Sequoia. In 2004, Diebold's Walden O'Dell promised to "deliver votes" to George W. Bush. His machines did, stealing what should have been a John Kerry win.
To this day, American democracy remains privatized and hackable. Nothing has been done about it. Theft continues unabated.
Backlash and cover-up
The few investigators who keep bringing exhaustive factual evidence of vote fraud to light have been attacked as "conspiracy theorists" by corporate media gatekeepers, and ignored by officials. These same accusers have refused to lift a finger to verify any of the facts. The "progressive" establishment Left has joined in this cover-up. The Democratic Party-affiliated Center for American Progress, and its site ThinkProgress, recently attacked reporter Brad Freedman for raising questions about Romney's ties to voting machines.
Why is the establishment Left dissuading their own constituents from waking up? Going back to the days of COINTELPRO and Operation Mockingbird, the Left gate keeping apparatus has long operated as a system of controlled dissent, offering channels to express certain ideas, but smashing down factual truths that are deemed truly threatening to their agenda. The notion that American democracythe voteis thoroughly corrupted is such a threat. Unfortunately, it is the fact.
Nevertheless, we find the liberal consensus still pushing illusions and naïve ideas. Obama is still portrayed as a populist hero, despite his Bush/Cheney-esque record. The Democrats continue to urge their followers to believe that turnout and early voting solve everything.
But what if those votes are not counted? If the machines counting the votes are controlled by Republicans and Romney/Ryan, the game may already be over.
With a few clicks of a keyboard of a Hart Intercivic machine (Tagg Romney could even do it himself), the White House is seized, just as it was in 2000 and 2004.
Romney/Ryan: As Teflon as Bush/Cheney
Simultaneous with a vote-rigging apparatus in place for the Republicans, the corporate mediadominated by the corporate right-wing has gone out of its way to give Romney and Ryan a free pass in news coverage.
Corporate media is ignoring their unsavory backgrounds, and ignoring the clear dangers of their policy agenda, and also ignoring the neocon fanatics advising the campaign. Tax returns that contain the history of his dirty schemes at Bain Capital are not the focus of critical investigation.
Countless Romney/Ryan campaign blunders, embarrassing debate losses and pathological lying have not slowed down their momentum.
Many polls continue to put Romney in the lead. Some polls even put Romney ahead of Obama among women, despite his outrageous misogyny. It is impossible to believe that these numbers correlate with realities on the ground.
Clearly the illusion of a close election is being created, in order to provide political cover for vote theft on November 6th. As demonstrated in 2000, close elections are easier to steal.
Bush/Cheney on steroids
The parallels with the stolen election of 2000 that installed Bush/Cheney in the White House are clear, and palpable. The larger political situation is also eerily similar.
Coming off of a period of neoliberal place-holding under Clinton, it was time to hand the controls over to Washington's most hawkish right-wing enforcers, in order to start the war for oil (9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq) in earnest.
A Romney/Ryan administration will deliver a return to neoconservative rulethis time for the wars in Iran and Syria, and to impose austerity programs domesticallywith militant messianic fervor.
The arrogant and malleable Mitt Romney, a suit as empty as George W. Bush, is the perfect man for the job. Ryan, a peevish and sadistic ideologue is also an ideal "enforcer".
If Romney/Ryan wind up winning the election, the world would be subjected to Bush/Cheney on steroids, with an extra element of fanaticism from the messianic Romney, and Ryan, the right-wing Christian extremist.
Its team of foreign policy advisers is a wall-to-wall cast of Bush/Cheney henchmen:
Dan Senor- former leader of the Iraq provisional authority
Cofer Black-former CIA official, vice chairman of Blackwater USA
John Bolton- former Bush/Cheney US ambassador
Eliot Cohen- Project for New American Century (PNAC), Dick Cheney aide
Walid Phares- "scholar" on "anti-terrorism"; Lebanese Christian with ties to violent Lebanese militia
Michael Hayden- Bush/Cheney CIA and NSA director
Max Boot- senior CFR fellow, PNAC
Eric Edelman- former Dick Cheney aide
The ticket's economic advisers are led by the Paul Ryan himself, along with the following leftovers from Bush/Cheney:
Glenn Hubbard- Bush/Cheney council of economic advisors
Gregory Mankiw- Bush/Cheney council of economic advisors
Vin Weber- lobbyist, former Republican member of Congress
Jim Talent- lobbyist connected to Jack Abramoff
Kevin Hassett- former aide to Bush/Cheney (Bold emphasis mine - AE)
Finally, the list of neocon extremists being considered for a Romney/Ryan cabinet promises unmitigated war and destruction.
Attempted right-wing coup
It must also be noted that in 2008, the right-wing corporate elementsspearheaded by Bush/Cheneytriggered the financial collapse, at least in part to saddle the incoming Obama administration with problems that virtually ensured the present-day no-win political situation for Obama.
Taking cues from the likes of the malodorous Mitch McConnell, the American right-wing has sabotaged the Obama administration from the minute Obama took the oath. Anything to get the "Kenyan communist black" out of the White House.
The behavior of Republicans and the Romney/Ryan camp in the wake of the 9/11/12 attack on the American embassy in Libya remains highly suspicious. Salon reported high-level Republicans gloating and "chortling" by high ranking Republicans that the attacks have turned Obama "into Jimmy Carter". See: GOP's October Surprise.
Regardless of how devotedly the Obama administration has faithfully and seamlessly continued and expanded the Bush/Cheney corporate and war agenda, the American neocons have done everything possible to keep Obama's "leash" very short to begin with. Now they are yanking on it.
Romney: anointed by the elites?
The other sign suggesting a possible Romney victory is Romney's attendance at the June 2012 Bilderberg conference. All previous US presidents who attended Bilderberg meetings were eventually anointed president shortly thereafter. According to some Bilderberg watchers, Obama may have worn out his welcome.
It is also no coincidence that in his foreign policy speeches on the campaign trail, Romney proclaimed Russia to be the number one threat to the West. Like a good boot licker, Romney has merely parroted the top concern of the Bilderbergers, as reported by investigator Daniel Estulin. To the Bilderberg cabal, Russia is the key adversary and central obstacle to the US/NATO agenda in all of the world's hot spots. Romney's inflammatory China-baiting is another nod to a top Bilderberg priority.
The Bilderberg elites know, of course, that the "war on terrorism" is a lie, that the wars in Central Asia, the Middle East are manufactured conflicts, and intermediate steps in the sequential "Great Game". The long-term war for dominance of the planet, as seen by the elites, is between NATO and West, versus Russia and China, over oil and gas, a collapsing world economic system that is dependent on oil.
The Obama camp may be ridiculing Romney for his seemingly off base rhetoric, but by currying favor with the Bilderberger cabal, the obsequious Romney may have the last laugh.
Romney, a vicious sociopath who has reaped mega-profits from bankrupting and destroying companies and inflicting suffering, may indeed be "presidential" for what the elites have in mind. Bush and Cheney were not hired to rationally run a government, but to oversee a criminal organization. Romney, Ryan and their neocons are ideal for sadistic gangster rule.
Hurricane Sandy benefits Romney/Ryan
Hurricane Sandy is blasting the eastern quarter of the United States, shutting down entire regions.
If power is not fully restored to the affected states by November 6th, the election will be thrown into doubt. Any election result could be challenged.
In this nightmare scenario, the election could be decided, as it was in 2000, by the Supreme Court, which criminally installed Bush/Cheney to power.
A Romney/Ryan victory would be assured.
A new era of terror
It remains to be seen whether the worst-case scenario suggested by this piece will take place. However, every human being must nevertheless prepare for the trouble that will come after November 6, 2012, whether the White House occupant will be Obama or Romney/Ryan. As previously written, humanity loses, no matter who "wins".
But if a spectacular Romney/Ryan criminal event manages to steal the election, a special alarm must be sounded. It would signal the start of a new phase of unprecedented imperial criminality and violence.
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Adele
Romney - Peter Lemkin - 02-11-2012
Quote:Romney's attendance at the June 2012 Bilderberg conference
I missed that.....oh ****! duck and cover!:wirlitzer:
Romney - Adele Edisen - 02-11-2012
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/85275
Please note that I made an error in the URL. I corrected it, in case you did not notice it. Sorry, when I type, my fingers fly everywhere they shouldn't.
AUDIO: Interview of Webster Griffin Tarpley, economic historian, by Bonnie Faulkner on Radio Station KPFA, Berkeley, California, October 17, 2012. It's at least one hour long.
Toward the end of his interview Tarpley analyses the Mormon religion as a polytheistic religion, not monotheistic like the Christian, Jewish, or Islamic religions, and describes the history of its development.
Webster Tarpley is author of many books, and his latest is: JUST TOO WEIRD: Bishop Romney and the Mormon Takeover of America - Polygamy, Theocracy, and Subversion. Available from http://www.progressivepress.com or http://www.amazon.com
Adele
Romney - Peter Lemkin - 02-11-2012
Adele Edisen Wrote:http://www;kpfa.org/archive/id/85275
AUDIO: Interview of Webster Griffin Tarpley, economic historian, by Bonnie Faulkner on Radio Station KPFA, Berkeley, California, October 17, 2012.
Toward the end of his interview Tarpley analyses the Mormon religion as a polytheistic religion, not monotheistic like the Christian, Jewish, or Islamic religions, and describes the history of its development.
Webster Tarpley is author of many books, and his latest is: JUST TOO WEIRD: Bishop Romney and the Mormon Takeover of America - Polygamy, Theocracy, and Subversion. Available from http://www.progressivepress.com
Adele
THAT is an AMPORTANT talk by Tarpley! Do listen....connects the dots that lead us fasttrack to Mormo-NeoCon-Intelligence-Military-BigFinance-Corporate-Fascism!
A longer interview on the same general topic:
Romney - Adele Edisen - 03-11-2012
Magda Hassan Wrote:https://www.smashwords.com/extreader/read/218370/21/mitt-romney-and-the-mormon-church-questions
https://www.smashwords.com/extreader/read/218370/0/mitt-romney-and-the-mormon-church-questions
Mitt Romney and the Mormon Church by William John Cox is a remarkable document. It describes the history of the church and its rules, 'prophesies' and plans for the world.
The document is 50 pages long and very worthwhile reading for an understanding of this 'quasi-religion-political, military nation state' that claims to be at war with the United States.
Thanks, Magda.
Adele
Romney - Peter Lemkin - 03-11-2012
Adele Edisen Wrote:Magda Hassan Wrote:https://www.smashwords.com/extreader/read/218370/21/mitt-romney-and-the-mormon-church-questions
https://www.smashwords.com/extreader/read/218370/0/mitt-romney-and-the-mormon-church-questions
Mitt Romney and the Mormon Church by William John Cox is a remarkable document. It describes the history of the church and its rules, 'prophesies' and plans for the world.
The document is 50 pages long and very worthwhile reading for an understanding of this 'quasi-religion-political, military nation state' that claims to be at war with the United States.
Thanks, Magda.
Adele
Wonderful idea....a Nazi-friendly, fascist who is at war with the US could have the power to launch a nuclear war...so he can get to Kolob and become a god with mulitiple wives-slaves faster. This is INSANE! As crazy and uninformed, naive as most Americans are - were they to hear this talk by Tapley [you can be sure no more than 0.5% will!] most would NEVER vote for Romney....but then its all controlled, isn't it....
hock:
Romney - Lauren Johnson - 03-11-2012
I continue to believe that Romney's religion will not be determinative but secondary to his presidency. If he acts out of Mormon faith AND that exceeds some limit set for him, then he gets in trouble. It will, in effect, be an attempted coup.
Romney - Peter Lemkin - 03-11-2012
Lauren Johnson Wrote:I continue to believe that Romney's religion will not be determinative but secondary to his presidency. If he acts out of Mormon faith AND that exceeds some limit set for him, then he gets in trouble. It will, in effect, be an attempted coup.
...an awful large number of ORGANIZED Mormon-CIA and Mormon-FBI and no doubt Morman-other-intelligence+/or Miliary groups now exist. The Mormons were directly connected to the John Birch Society. Yes, some may want to 'revolt', but others are drooling at the opportunity to have him in a position of power....if not ultimate power.
Romney - Lauren Johnson - 03-11-2012
Peter Lemkin Wrote:Lauren Johnson Wrote:I continue to believe that Romney's religion will not be determinative but secondary to his presidency. If he acts out of Mormon faith AND that exceeds some limit set for him, then he gets in trouble. It will, in effect, be an attempted coup.
...an awful large number of ORGANIZED Mormon-CIA and Mormon-FBI and no doubt Morman-other-intelligence+/or Miliary groups now exist. The Mormons were directly connected to the John Birch Society. Yes, some may want to 'revolt', but others are drooling at the opportunity to have him in a position of power....if not ultimate power.
Agree 100%. My only point is that presidential sponsorship is not a Mormon function. I would say that Romney as POTUS might well be the selectee because his Mormonism will coincide with their agenda. That, of course, would not be good to say the least.
EDIT: The same way of thinking would apply to GWB. Just because his "conviction" that he was chosen by God does not belie the fact that he was chosen by other forces. I view GWB as a false sponsor.