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To: gbunch

Here is some more info on the man you choose to call a “turd”. Everyone please note what the “turd” did by making sure to read the last paragraph:

Romney left Bain Capital when he took over the leadership role for the 2002 Olympics (more from Wiki):

“Romney served as president and CEO of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games held in Salt Lake City. In 1999, the event was running $379 million short of its revenue benchmarks. Plans were being made to scale back the games in order to compensate for the fiscal crisis.[18] The Games were also damaged by allegations of bribery involving top officials, including then Salt Lake Olympic Committee (SLOC) President and CEO Frank Joklik. Joklik and SLOC vice president Dave Johnson were forced to resign.[19]

On February 11, 1999, Romney was hired as the new president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee.[20] Romney revamped the organization’s leadership and policies, reduced budgets and boosted fundraising. He also worked to ensure the safety of the Games following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 by coordinating a $300 million security budget.[21] Despite the initial fiscal shortfall, the Games ended up clearing a profit of $100 million, not counting the $224.5 million in security costs contributed by outside sources.[22][23]

Romney contributed $1 million to the Olympics, and donated the $825,000 salary he earned as President and CEO to charity.[24] He wrote a book about his experience titled Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games.[25]”


101 posted on 01/22/2008 9:23:48 AM PST by flaglady47
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To: flaglady47

Know anyone at 3COM? Ask them what they think of Myth or Bain...and, BTW, ask them if they speak Chinese.


114 posted on 01/22/2008 9:51:02 AM PST by papasmurf (I'm voting for FRed, even if I have to write him in.)
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To: flaglady47

Oh, that changes EVERYTHING! Romney was involved in the Olympics. I get it! Now I feel MUCH better about his pro-abortion, anti-2A, nanny-state policies and record.

Go Mitt!

/heavysarcasm


129 posted on 01/22/2008 10:05:59 AM PST by gbunch (Southern gun-totin' terrorist- and liberal-hatin' warm and fuzzy guy! GO FRED!)
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