How many people here knew That Romney was a registered lobbyist?

[Mustang]

Maybe this is one of the reasons why Romney doesn't want to release his tax returns.

Mitt Romney Registered As Lobbyist For Salt Lake City Olympics


WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney loves to talk about his role salvaging the 2002 scandal-tarnished Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. It's one of the only items on his resume that he will discuss without hesitation. He's so proud of the accomplishment, he wrote a book about it called "Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, And The Olympic Games."
His Olympics success was pivotal in his winning run for Massachusetts governor in 2002, and it may turn out to be just as important in his current campaign for the presidency. It's why he plans on cheering from the good seats when the opening ceremonies commence for the summer games in London this week.


But when it comes to the retelling of his Olympics story, Romney never mentions the L word. Lobbyist.


Romney wasn't just the head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. Romney was also a registered lobbyist for the organization, Utah state records show.


Romney last worked as a lobbyist on Dec. 31, 2000, according to a spokesman for the state lieutenant governor, who oversees the registry.

 

[Oldstyle]

Maybe this is one of the reasons why Romney doesn't want to release his tax returns.

Mitt Romney Registered As Lobbyist For Salt Lake City Olympics


WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney loves to talk about his role salvaging the 2002 scandal-tarnished Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. It's one of the only items on his resume that he will discuss without hesitation. He's so proud of the accomplishment, he wrote a book about it called "Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, And The Olympic Games."
His Olympics success was pivotal in his winning run for Massachusetts governor in 2002, and it may turn out to be just as important in his current campaign for the presidency. It's why he plans on cheering from the good seats when the opening ceremonies commence for the summer games in London this week.


But when it comes to the retelling of his Olympics story, Romney never mentions the L word. Lobbyist.


Romney wasn't just the head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. Romney was also a registered lobbyist for the organization, Utah state records show.


Romney last worked as a lobbyist on Dec. 31, 2000, according to a spokesman for the state lieutenant governor, who oversees the registry.

OMG!!! Romney was a lobbyist for the Olympics? That BASTARD!!!! You get the tar, Mustang...I'll get the feathers! (eye-roll)

Seriously, dude...if that's the best you've got...you need to rethink your attack. That's just plain laughable.

 

[Oddball]

How many people know that Boiking vowed to keep lobbyists off his staff and out of the Oval Office?

 

[konradv]

He as lobbying himself? That's a job I'd like to get! I usually whole-heartedly agree with all my ideas.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

How many people care?

 

[ClosedCaption]

The rights default response to Romney stories is "So what" then bitch about Obama doing the same thing...but suddenly really really caring a whole lot

 

[Mustang]

Maybe this is one of the reasons why Romney doesn't want to release his tax returns.

Mitt Romney Registered As Lobbyist For Salt Lake City Olympics


WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney loves to talk about his role salvaging the 2002 scandal-tarnished Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. It's one of the only items on his resume that he will discuss without hesitation. He's so proud of the accomplishment, he wrote a book about it called "Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, And The Olympic Games."
His Olympics success was pivotal in his winning run for Massachusetts governor in 2002, and it may turn out to be just as important in his current campaign for the presidency. It's why he plans on cheering from the good seats when the opening ceremonies commence for the summer games in London this week.


But when it comes to the retelling of his Olympics story, Romney never mentions the L word. Lobbyist.


Romney wasn't just the head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. Romney was also a registered lobbyist for the organization, Utah state records show.


Romney last worked as a lobbyist on Dec. 31, 2000, according to a spokesman for the state lieutenant governor, who oversees the registry.

OMG!!! Romney was a lobbyist for the Olympics? That BASTARD!!!! You get the tar, Mustang...I'll get the feathers! (eye-roll)

Seriously, dude...if that's the best you've got...you need to rethink your attack. That's just plain laughable.

I notice you didn't answer the question. Did you know that Romney was once a registered lobbyist?

 

[buckeye45_73]

How many people care?

Damn, I was gonna say that. to the OP.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[buckeye45_73]

The rights default response to Romney stories is "So what" then bitch about Obama doing the same thing...but suddenly really really caring a whole lot

No, you have to have CONTEXT. He said he wouldnt hire lobbyist, which all thinking people (ie nonliberal Obama supporters) KNEW this was virtually impossible....and he hired lobbyist....NO FUCKING DOH!!!!!! But YOU thought he wouldnt. If Obama said I would hire lobbyists, I wouldnt care, liberals make alot more noise about lobbyists and use them just as much. YOU LOSE!


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0D3IWl37ng"]Obama's First Big LIE in office!!...couldn't he wait longer than 3 days....? - YouTube[/ame]

 

[CrusaderFrank]

He lobbied? for the Olympics? while he was head of the Olympic committee????

OMFG! That's what any competent executive would do! He's making Obama look like a clueless rube!

 

[Mustang]

How many people care?

With all the bragging Romney does about his role supposedly saving the Olympics, don't you find it surprising that he's never mentioned his role as a registered lobbyist? Perhaps it's not so surprising, after all, since Romney wrote a book about his involvement with the Olympics and never mentioned it.

Romney also excoriated Gingrich for being a paid lobbyist in the primary.

 

[Mustang]

He lobbied? for the Olympics? while he was head of the Olympic committee????

OMFG! That's what any competent executive would do! He's making Obama look like a clueless rube!

You didn't read the article, did you?

It shows.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

How many people care?

With all the bragging Romney does about his role supposedly saving the Olympics, don't you find it surprising that he's never mentioned his role as a registered lobbyist? Perhaps it's not so surprising, after all, since Romney wrote a book about his involvement with the Olympics and never mentioned it.

Romney also excoriated Gingrich for being a paid lobbyist in the primary.

I'm still waiting for you to present something that will send my "gives a fuck" meter into action.

 

[blastoff]

Maybe this is one of the reasons why Romney doesn't want to release his tax returns.

Mitt Romney Registered As Lobbyist For Salt Lake City Olympics


WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney loves to talk about his role salvaging the 2002 scandal-tarnished Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. It's one of the only items on his resume that he will discuss without hesitation. He's so proud of the accomplishment, he wrote a book about it called "Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, And The Olympic Games."
His Olympics success was pivotal in his winning run for Massachusetts governor in 2002, and it may turn out to be just as important in his current campaign for the presidency. It's why he plans on cheering from the good seats when the opening ceremonies commence for the summer games in London this week.


But when it comes to the retelling of his Olympics story, Romney never mentions the L word. Lobbyist.


Romney wasn't just the head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. Romney was also a registered lobbyist for the organization, Utah state records show.


Romney last worked as a lobbyist on Dec. 31, 2000, according to a spokesman for the state lieutenant governor, who oversees the registry.

Didn't know and don't care.

But keep trying, lefties. Can't blame you as all you've got is Barry.

 

[Clementine]

Who knows how many people knew that. Perhaps about as many that knew Obama was registered with the socialist party. Difference is, one gets reported, one doesn't. Obama seems to like the lobbyists despite promises to the contrary. Sometimes, lobbyists are good because it gives people a bigger voice. Sometimes, they are bad. Obama sided with Big Pharms on health care reform, which seems to be a bad one because it's not in the interest of the people.

If you're going to fault one side for this, don't be a hypocrite and ignore the other side.

 

[Sallow]

Maybe this is one of the reasons why Romney doesn't want to release his tax returns.

OMG!!! Romney was a lobbyist for the Olympics? That BASTARD!!!! You get the tar, Mustang...I'll get the feathers! (eye-roll)

Seriously, dude...if that's the best you've got...you need to rethink your attack. That's just plain laughable.

I notice you didn't answer the question. Did you know that Romney was once a registered lobbyist?

I didn't. But it kinda makes sense..given that he has advocated for hitting the government up for all sorts of money.

And said he knew how to do it.

 

[konradv]

Who knows how many people knew that. Perhaps about as many that knew Obama was registered with the socialist party. Difference is, one gets reported, one doesn't. Obama seems to like the lobbyists despite promises to the contrary. Sometimes, lobbyists are good because it gives people a bigger voice. Sometimes, they are bad. Obama sided with Big Pharms on health care reform, which seems to be a bad one because it's not in the interest of the people.

If you're going to fault one side for this, don't be a hypocrite and ignore the other side.

The difference is that Obama was never registered with the Socialist Party. Maybe it was never reported, because it never happened. Got to do some critical thinking" instead of just believing everything that appears in your INBOX!

 

[Foxfyre]

I don't know whether Mitt was a registered lobbyist for the Olympics, but I do know he didn't keep one thin dime for anything he did for or with the Olympics and that would include any lobbying efforts he may or may not have done on behalf of the Olympics. And since the USA does not federally fund the Olympics, I think any 'lobbying' he did was not what Obama had in mind when he lied about not taking money from lobbyist or not allowing them in his administration.

Of interest on this topic and illustrating Obama's massive hypocrisy:

By ERIC LICHTBLAU
Published: October 27, 2011
WASHINGTON — Despite a pledge not to take money from lobbyists, President Obama has relied on prominent supporters who are active in the lobbying industry to raise millions of dollars for his re-election bid.

Comcast
David L. Cohen, who oversees lobbying efforts for Comcast, is a member of Mr. Obama's exclusive $500,000 bundling club.

At least 15 of Mr. Obama’s “bundlers” — supporters who contribute their own money to his campaign and solicit it from others — are involved in lobbying for Washington consulting shops or private companies. They have raised more than $5 million so far for the campaign.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/u...ave-ties-to-lobbying.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

The American League of Lobbyists is calling on President Barack Obama to tone down his criticism of lobbyists.

In a letter addressed to "The Honorable Barak H. Obama" [sic], the group's president, Howard Marlowe, said Monday that Obama's statements are encouraging lobbyists to deregister themselves.

"For some time, the American League of Lobbyists (ALL) has been extremely critical of your words and policies affecting lobbyists," the letter reads. "You have attacked lobbyist as being a primary source of political dysfunction, yet you have embraced those lobbyists who choose to call themselves consultants, advisors, or any other name besides a lobbyist."

Marlowe also called on Obama to meet with lobbyists to discuss the attacks. , , ,

. . . .More broadly, the American League of Lobbyists takes issue with what it sees as the Obama administration's overly narrow view of who counts as a lobbyist, including the "hundreds if not thousands of individuals" the group says are registered as, "'consultants'," 'advisors', 'historians', or anything else but a 'lobbyist'."

The Obama administration pledged that, "No political appointees in the Obama-Biden administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years." But the policy is limited only to people who registered as lobbyists with the federal government.
Lobbyists Call On Barack Obama To Tone Down Anti-Lobbyist Rhetoric

(And has not applied to those who subsequently deregistered as lobbyists.)

 

[buckeye45_73]

How many people care?

With all the bragging Romney does about his role supposedly saving the Olympics, don't you find it surprising that he's never mentioned his role as a registered lobbyist? Perhaps it's not so surprising, after all, since Romney wrote a book about his involvement with the Olympics and never mentioned it.

Romney also excoriated Gingrich for being a paid lobbyist in the primary.

Why do liberals care about lobbyists, they have millions of em. The black lobby, the gay lobby, the womens lobby, and yet you guys CLAIM to hate lobbyists, and say they will NOT BE IN YOUR ADMINSTRATIONS, but the ARE IN YOUR ADMINSTRATIONS, so just be honest and say who gives a shit????????????

 

[kaz]

Maybe this is one of the reasons why Romney doesn't want to release his tax returns.

But when it comes to the retelling of his Olympics story, Romney never mentions the L word. Lobbyist.

Liberals, man. You do like little word games, don't you? You find a good one then you just keep saying it to each other and poking each other and giggling.

Lobbyist! Ha ha ha. Do it again...

Lobbyist for the Olympics? What did he actually DO you object to? Just the word gave you a giggling fit? That's bad because...