tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post5124011600577668525..comments2023-05-17T05:15:50.148-04:00Comments on A Sane Break From The Insanity: Has Romney Disqualified Himself From Running For President?Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969236510271395123noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post-68587848401573985562012-09-06T16:01:00.525-04:002012-09-06T16:01:00.525-04:00Now you've got your first Brazilian reader?
...Now you've got your first Brazilian reader? <br /><br />You have no idea, here in Brazil the party in power is celebrating because some of their corruption scandals were proved to be "only" illegal campaign funding! (the true crime was that they were using public money to by votes in the congress)<br /><br />But some of the **** got convicted and maybe we will see better times here.<br /><br />Nice to see some intelligent life on the web, keep up!<br /><br />Raul<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post-16769765861517910502012-08-14T18:13:43.770-04:002012-08-14T18:13:43.770-04:00I appreciate EVERYONE'S feedback here. This is...I appreciate EVERYONE'S feedback here. This is fantastic.<br /><br />@Sara: Thank you for the props, and I would like to do some follow-ups on this. Unfortunately, as I said before, I am merely relaying information that I read elsewhere, and I wouldn't want to steal there credit for a spot on Maddow. The link is in the article via "Veterans Today." I've heard a few whispers that they aren't credible, but they didn't have much room to fuck up on this particular story.<br /><br />@Doug: Thank you, Doug. That was what I was trying to say in my hastily written response!<br /><br />@Jaxx: No, sir, you have made MY day.<br /><br />@BCs: Thank you for the compliment, and I agree with the rest completely. I was indifferent towards him myself, but the more we see from him, the less I can stand.A Sane Breakhttp://asanebreakfromtheinsanity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post-91365385531953918652012-08-14T18:00:45.256-04:002012-08-14T18:00:45.256-04:00Well written, I would like to see this come up for...Well written, I would like to see this come up for discussion and disclosure. I am with you, where I was very indifferent to Romney in the beginning and was actually accepting of him as an opponent (not necessarily an option) based on what my Mormon friends reported as his accomplishments. The more we know about him, the more we are seeing examples of him being out of touch with the stipulations, guidelines and regulations that we live by and frankly pass into the grey area of decency for human relationships.BCsNext1Uphttp://next1up.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post-19359279443027585232012-08-14T15:36:47.772-04:002012-08-14T15:36:47.772-04:00intelligent, sane & civil discourse online: ge...intelligent, sane & civil discourse online: gentlemen, you have made my day!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post-65227872337282314562012-08-14T15:23:55.323-04:002012-08-14T15:23:55.323-04:00Interesting stuff. (I saw this through a link to A...Interesting stuff. (I saw this through a link to Addicting Info shared by The Other 98% on Facebook.) I passed it along on Facebook, with the caveat that I did not know much about the sources of information about Romney's fundraising activities in the piece. I hope you can write more with some more details about that. It would be nice to see some petitions going calling for the election commission to investigate this. I also hope you send links to this to some publications and some of the MSNBC political commentators or someplace. (Rachel Maddow, maybe?)Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post-55802017876067403682012-08-14T14:53:03.865-04:002012-08-14T14:53:03.865-04:00FEC rules require information from all donors who ...FEC rules require information from all donors who contribute more than $200 to any campaign. So the idea of guilty until proven innocent doesn't apply, if he doesn't have that detailed information, he's violated the FEC rules and will be fined. <br />However, if he were to put down the names of american citizens for those donations, then it's harder to prove guilt. One would have to inspect the finances of the donors in question and that would take months.Doug Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post-44542415071439149842012-08-14T14:00:51.217-04:002012-08-14T14:00:51.217-04:00You are absolutely right. Guilty until proven inn...You are absolutely right. Guilty until proven innocent. When I published this article, I immediately regretted using some of the language that I did, and regretted leaving a few things out that might distinguish my own personal opinion on the matter without distorting any facts.<br /><br />I do not believe that this is an open and closed case. I am merely relaying information that I read in a different format. However, what we know is this: Mitt Romney held fundraisers in foreign countries. Since no diligence was taken, nor were ID's recorded, we do not know whether or not the contributors were American nationals or not. He easily could have accepted foreign money.<br /><br />Also, the case I cited clearly says that to accept foreign money in an American campaign is a form of corruption and is, as such, a felony.<br /><br />Knowing all this, Ron Paul could easily challenge Romney at the convention and become the new Republican nominee (and no, I do not like Paul). <br /><br />I have to go to work - I'll add more to this later. I appreciate the feedback, though, Zach.A Sane Breakhttp://asanebreakfromtheinsanity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764050166444742262.post-851812999551824042012-08-14T13:49:44.065-04:002012-08-14T13:49:44.065-04:00Wrong on several counts.
First: "Romney, alr...Wrong on several counts.<br /><br />First: "Romney, already having to evade the demands of the American people to see his tax returns, will now have to prove that he hasn't accepted foreign money to fund his campaign." <br /><br />This shows a complete lack of understanding of the american judicial system. Guilty until proven innocent, not the other way around. Someone would have to prove he did accept foreign money, not vice versa.<br /><br />Second: Read the statute. It's unlawful to make such a contribution, its not unlawful to accept such a contribution. At least not under the statute you cite.<br /><br />Third: Even if it was unlawful, that wouldn't disqualify Romney from running for president. If Romney decided to renovate one of his mansions tomorrow, without the proper permits, that would be unlawful. But an unlawful act is not an automatic disqualifier in a campaign. <br /><br />There are hundreds of legitimate reasons to not like Mit Romney, no need to make up false controversies. Let's talk about what we can prove he's done, like destroy jobs, pillage the poor, and cater exclusively to the 1%.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901503230642492340noreply@blogger.com