I'm reasonably confident that David Corn has never heard of me. I want things to stay that way. I don't care to ever run the risk of upsetting him.
Yep, another excavated video:
Mother Jones has obtained a video from 1985 in which Romney, describing Bain's formation, showed how he viewed the firm's mission. He explained that its goal was to identify potential and hidden value in companies, buy significant stakes in these businesses, and then "harvest them at a significant profit" within five to eight years.
I know demented Chihuahuas less tenacious than Corn, and which do less damage to one's pant leg.
I think this video may require some more explaining than the 47% one, but perhaps if done quite right could be just as damaging. Of course Romney is doing so much damage to himself, that making an attack ad out of this video may seem redundant.
Posted by: AnneJ | September 27, 2012 at 02:08 PM
I think I'll take another look at "Eyes Wide Shut" to see if Mitt was in the crowd at the mansion.
Posted by: Robert Lipscomb | September 27, 2012 at 02:22 PM
Is it just a matter of time till we see him in kiddie porn or a snuff film or both?
Posted by: Robert Lipscomb | September 27, 2012 at 02:26 PM
This video, however, did bring Pierce to come up with a new nickname by which he will refer to Romney from now on: "The International Harvester."
Posted by: japa21 | September 27, 2012 at 03:54 PM
Not as bluntly devastating as 47%, but it fits quite nicely in the broader narrative of Mitt as cruel vulture capitalist. I've been assuming the Obama campaign has a final salvo on this topic to be delivered to the airwaves in late October, just in case anyone started wavering in their disgust for Mittens. They can add the "harvesting" bit as a cherry on top.
Posted by: Turgidson | September 27, 2012 at 06:41 PM