Romney-isms: The Bain Capital Lie

[_grindael]

Romney is on leave of absence

Exactly.

[_grindael]

Who picked his managers? Romney. Therefore, he is still ultimately responsible for their decisions. I suppose that if one of the Generals under Romney invaded a country while he was on vaca (if he became President), he would say, Oops, I can't be held responsible, I wasn't there. That's his logic here. If you own the company, take responsibility for what went on when you own it.

[_Drifting]

Deseret News, July 17, 1999:

Billionaire industrialist Jon Huntsman called a press conference Friday to pledge his support not only for the Games but for Salt Lake Organizing Committee President Mitt Romney.The announcement could mark the end of a five-year feud between Olympic organizers and Utah's most powerful businessman and philanthropist. "It will now be a privilege to help SLOC raise money from outside the state and to otherwise help promote the Games," Huntsman said. [..] Huntsman's about-face came after three days of meetings with Romney, Gov. Mike Leavitt and SLOC Board Chairman Robert Garff -- meetings called after Huntsman's frustration became increasingly evident through a series of media interviews critical of Romney's efforts to raise money, among other issues.

Deseret News, 19 months later, Feb 24, 2001:

Huntsman Corp. Friday announced a deal in which venture capital firm Bain Capital Inc. will invest more than $600 million in Huntsman. [...] SLOC spokeswoman Caroline Shaw said Friday that Romney is on leave of absence from his position as Bain Capital's chief executive officer. "He had nothing to do with this specific transaction," Shaw said. "His efforts are currently completely committed to the Salt Lake Organizing Committee." Huntsman spokesman Don H. Olsen agreed that "this transaction had nothing to do with (Romney)."

And some people are gonna vote for this schister?