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  • Romney on Blind Trusts: “Age Old Ruse”

    01/27/2012 6:26:49 AM PST · by Jay777 · 29 replies
    Stop the ACLU ^ | 27 Jan 2012 | John Stephenson
    In last night's debate it was brought up that Romney had stock in Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac among other controversial investments. He told the audience that his stock was not picked by him and it was taken care of through a blind trust. Hands clean? Well, not quite. Here is what Romney said in 1994 about blind trusts. "The blind trust is an age-old ruse," Romney told the Boston Globe in October of that year. "You give a blind trust rules. You can say to a blind trust, don't invest in properties which would be in conflict of interest...
  • Multimillionaire Romney tells stunned voters: 'I know what it's like to worry about a pink slip'

    01/09/2012 6:22:08 AM PST · by C19fan · 63 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | January 9, 2012 | Mark Duell
    He’s worth $250million and is running for the White House, but Mitt Romney is still trying to portray himself as an ordinary down-to-earth guy. The GOP presidential candidate has been condemned for saying he has been worried about getting a ‘pink slip’ at least twice in the past. Opponents said this was a poor statement to give about job termination notices because Mr Romney has always had money to fall back on.