Devastating Anti-Romney Film Surfaces

The Root ^ | 1/12/12 | Lynette Holloway

[Antoninus]

A film depicting GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney as a heartless corporate raider has emerged just as the race is heating up.

When Mitt Romney Came to Town, a film about Romney's time as CEO of Bain Capital, "is without a doubt the most serious attack on the former Massachusetts governor's campaign," the Raw Story reports.

Produced by a former top Romney strategist, the film focuses on people laid off from their jobs at four of the many companies Bain Capital essentially looted, tapping into the popular discontentment with Wall Street to label Romney a "corporate raider."

[Catphish]

The Mitt-Bain Movie Is a Disgrace:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/288022/mitt-bain-movie-disgrace-andrew-c-mccarthy

“the movie is much less a discredit to Mitt Romney than to people who are sullying themselves by promoting it and drawing “vulture” narratives out of it.”

[greeneyes]

There are several shorter ads on the subject made by Kennedy years ago that are better made, and will be more effective than this one.

From what I've read Kennedy used this issue to defeat Romney, and pulled so far ahead he didn't even have to use all the ads he had made.

It's pathetic that GOP Establishment don't think we little peons should be allowed to know their anointed one’s full story, and the other candidates have to vett him.

[Randy Larsen]

That film is truly hard to watch without tears running down ones cheeks and an inner rage at what we have come to!

I’ve just made up my mind. I will vote down party elections and write in someone else for presidente’ before I vote for that scumbag!

[tsowellfan]

Romney’s job in the private sector at Bain was to buy small businesses, fire the people and sell off the assets.

If it’s legal, I have no problem with that.

But to run for public office and claim you know how to create jobs because you worked in the private sector. Well, that’s just scary.

Yes, Romney does like to fire people. That was the business he ran.

I understand where Rush Limbaugh and others were coming from when they became critics of those attacking Romney. But I also understand where Newt and Perry were coming from.

[Reddy]

Did my part to stop the romenysteamroller by posting to my media site, even if it is michaelmoorish.

[Antoninus]

“the movie is much less a discredit to Mitt Romney than to people who are sullying themselves by promoting it and drawing “vulture” narratives out of it.”

Really? You mean one of the MittBots at National Review didn't like the film? Well, will wonders never cease!

Mitt Romney is a disaster. As the Republican nominee, he will lead the party to a loss of epic proportions. We need to deny him the chance.

[IrishPennant]

This is a puppet show compared to what will come out after the primaries...He cannot get on the ticket!!!!

[mcshot]

I’d bet if there is anything resembling gold there it’s gold plated titanium. The intense security there is to protect what is not there...compliments to DECODED.

[Antoninus]

This is a puppet show compared to what will come out after the primaries...He cannot get on the ticket!!!!

That's what I'm talking about. We have the chance to ditch this creep right now. Let's make the most of it.

[Antoninus]

From what I've read Kennedy used this issue to defeat Romney, and pulled so far ahead he didn't even have to use all the ads he had made.

Exactly. Once enough people see it, Romney and anyone nearby will become toxic. The video in ad form will be especially effective on senior citizens who remember when America was the unquestioned economic powerhouse.

[Antoninus]

That film is truly hard to watch without tears running down ones cheeks and an inner rage at what we have come to!

That's exactly what the film was meant to do. I found it to be emotionally manipulative and I could wish it had more facts than interviews. But the facts it did have were devastating, particularly the ones which show Bain to be a pump-and-dump outfit--the dog-crap on the bottom of capitalism's shoes.

[Kenny500c]

Loading up a company with debt that can’t possibly be repaid so you can extract capital maybe legal but is not ethical.

Also, when the company goes belly-up, the taxpayers are on the hook for the worker’s pensions.

[Antoninus]

If it’s legal, I have no problem with that.

I think the problem is that much of what Romney and Bain did was legal but grossly unethical. As such, it is perfectly fair fodder for attack ads.

I guarantee you that Romney is acting the part of the corporate raider on the Republican Party right now. He's planning to take it over, hollow it out, reap a reward for himself, and leave conservatives out in the cold afterward. We can not just sit here and watch him do it.

[tsowellfan]

what Romney and Bain did was legal but grossly unethical

Agree 100%

[Antoninus]

Loading up a company with debt that can’t possibly be repaid so you can extract capital maybe legal but is not ethical. Also, when the company goes belly-up, the taxpayers are on the hook for the worker’s pensions.

I believe it's called "privatizing the profit, corporatizing the risk" or something to that effect. Basically, it's a form of legal theft.

[cicero2k]

If he’s a slash and burn executive in the private sector, he can apply the same to the government sector.

He may even remember the names of the departments he wants to eliminate.

[JediJones]

The New York Times reported in their article "After a Romney Deal, Profits and Then Layoffs" that Romney has acknowledged having second thoughts about some of the deals he drove. He said his post-Bain career in government had sensitized him to the consequences of his decisions as a businessman.

So if this was all just good, pro-American capitalism, what was Romney apologizing for?

[Antoninus]

If he’s a slash and burn executive in the private sector, he can apply the same to the government sector.

You are crazy if you think that. He did no such thing in Massachusetts when he had the chance.

Instead, if he's elected (God forbid!) he will apply his "slash and burn" techniques to the Republican party and "fire" every conservative Republican in sight.

[greeneyes]

Yeh, and the people jumping in an equating the criticism of Romney with attacking capitalism are doing nothing but tarring capitalism with the same stink.

I think Romney is the least electible candidate, but I don’t think GOP cares as long as they can keep a conservative out. If they have their way, there will never be another Reagan.

Conservatives are to the Republican party what the Blacks are to the Democratic party.

[Windflier]

When Mitt Romney Came to Town

Why?

As I've heard it told, Bain Capital bought up small companies, sold off their assets, fired their staffs, and left a string of indebted shells in their wake. It's been further revealed that Mitt and his company profited from a multi-million dollar government bail-out connected to the fall of these businesses.

A lot of the people who were employed by those businesses not only lost their livelihoods, but also their pensions.

Do you find some redeeming quality in what they were doing?