President Looking Through Romney Donor's Divorce Records

The politics of personal destruction.

That's what Democrats use because they can't defend their policies.

Was it democrats who, in 2000, push polled South Carolina about John McCain having an illegitimate black daughter?

Learn the history of American politics before you make your comments. You'd stop looking like a fool.
 
BTW, your article doesn't establish a link, it just presents two dots that it wants you to connect.

My BS detector says it's probably right, and I'm glad for it. When the law now allows people to donate millions of dollars, secretively, to C4 corporations, I think we have to shine lights on them when they try to influence our electoral process.
 
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Obama never seems to surprise me anymore. I've never seen such a low-life in politics.

Here's what happens when the president of the United States publicly targets a private citizen for the crime of supporting his opponent.

Frank VanderSloot is the CEO of Melaleuca Inc. The 63-year-old has run that wellness-products company for 26 years out of tiny Idaho Falls, Idaho. Last August, Mr. VanderSloot gave $1 million to Restore Our Future, the Super PAC that supports Mitt Romney.

Three weeks ago, an Obama campaign website, "Keeping GOP Honest," took the extraordinary step of publicly naming and assailing eight private citizens backing Mr. Romney. Titled "Behind the curtain: a brief history of Romney's donors," the post accused the eight of being "wealthy individuals with less-than-reputable records." Mr. VanderSloot was one of the eight, smeared particularly as being "litigious, combative and a bitter foe of the gay rights movement."

About a week after that post, a man named Michael Wolf contacted the Bonneville County Courthouse in Idaho Falls in search of court records regarding Mr. VanderSloot. Specifically, Mr. Wolf wanted all the documents dealing with Mr. VanderSloot's divorces, as well as a case involving a dispute with a former Melaleuca employee.

Mr. Wolf sent a fax to the clerk's office—which I have obtained—listing four cases he was after. He would later send a second fax, asking for three further court cases dealing with either Melaleuca or Mr. VanderSloot. Mr. Wolf listed only his name and a private cellphone number.

Some digging revealed that Mr. Wolf was, until a few months ago, a law clerk on the Democratic side of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He's found new work. The ID written out at the top of his faxes identified them as coming from "Glenn Simpson." That's the name of a former Wall Street Journal reporter who in 2009 founded a D.C. company that performs private investigative work.

The website for that company, Fusion GPS, describes itself as providing "strategic intelligence," with expertise in areas like "politics." That's a polite way of saying "opposition research." Strassel: Trolling for Dirt on the President's List - WSJ.com

It's called politics - and vetting. What do you think Romney's campaign staff is doing? Remember the HBO movie, Game Change...?
 
The politics of personal destruction.

That's what Democrats use because they can't defend their policies.

Was it democrats who, in 2000, push polled South Carolina about John McCain having an illegitimate black daughter?

Learn the history of American politics before you make your comments. You'd stop looking like a fool.
Your statement in no way negates mine.
 
The politics of personal destruction.

That's what Democrats use because they can't defend their policies.

Was it democrats who, in 2000, push polled South Carolina about John McCain having an illegitimate black daughter?

Learn the history of American politics before you make your comments. You'd stop looking like a fool.
Your statement in no way negates mine.

Then you also think the republicans can't defend their policies?
 
This bothers you why exactly? First, I thought the right wings answer to campaign finance reform was full disclosure. Second, I doubt if you were very concerned Bush's op-research investigated private citizen George Soros.

If someone is using the stupid shield given by Citizens United, to pump millions into influence our elections, I think we have right to know who the hell they are.

This is a private citizen. This kind of thing only happens in corrupt societies. It is purely an intimidation tactic.

How would you like it if every time you gave to your candidate of choice somebody started looking through your personal files??

I disagree with your premise about corrupt societies. In corrupt societies people can give millions of dollars, in secret, to influence the political process. Thank Justice Roberts for his stupid decision.

And don't be so naive about searching public records for dirt. Erlich had his team search Facebook pages for dirt on O'Malley supporters. No, I don't have a link, only information from someone who knew it was going on.
 
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Not quite -- that was some random Democrat, as I recall.

This is the Obama Campaign.

What evidence do you have for that?

'Joe the Plumber' loses appeal regarding records search

On Oct. 16, 2008, four days after Wurzelbacher publicly questioned Obama at a campaign event, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Helen Jones-Kelley authorized an inappropriate search of three confidential state databases that keep track of welfare, child support enforcement and unemployment benefit records.
Jones-Kelley and two other state officials were disciplined. Eventually, she and a second official resigned and a third was fired.​

I was asking what evidence you had that Obama's campaign has anything to do with a private investigator going through donor divorce records.
 
Some digging revealed that Mr. Wolf was, until a few months ago, a law clerk on the Democratic side of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He's found new work. The ID written out at the top of his faxes identified them as coming from "Glenn Simpson." That's the name of a former Wall Street Journal reporter who in 2009 founded a D.C. company that performs private investigative work.

The website for that company, Fusion GPS, describes itself as providing "strategic intelligence," with expertise in areas like "politics." That's a polite way of saying "opposition research." Strassel: Trolling for Dirt on the President's List - WSJ.com

for- profit oppo- research? Whats the BFD mudmissile? Are you claiming the Right doesn't do the same thing/hire the same people?
 
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The politics of personal destruction.

That's what Democrats use because they can't defend their policies.

Was it democrats who, in 2000, push polled South Carolina about John McCain having an illegitimate black daughter?

Learn the history of American politics before you make your comments. You'd stop looking like a fool.
Your statement in no way negates mine.

It shows your a naive fool if you don't realize that Republicans play just as dirty. And sometimes, as was the case with Richard Nixon, much dirtier.
 
You guys said "Hilary Rosen", a pundit on CNN was a White House insider.

The question is why should donors be secret? Are they ashamed of Mitt Romney. I know I am.
 
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Was it democrats who, in 2000, push polled South Carolina about John McCain having an illegitimate black daughter?

Learn the history of American politics before you make your comments. You'd stop looking like a fool.
Your statement in no way negates mine.

Then you also think the republicans can't defend their policies?
You have one instance. Do you think that proves what you want it to prove?

Hint: It doesn't.
 
What evidence do you have for that?

'Joe the Plumber' loses appeal regarding records search

On Oct. 16, 2008, four days after Wurzelbacher publicly questioned Obama at a campaign event, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Helen Jones-Kelley authorized an inappropriate search of three confidential state databases that keep track of welfare, child support enforcement and unemployment benefit records.
Jones-Kelley and two other state officials were disciplined. Eventually, she and a second official resigned and a third was fired.​

I was asking what evidence you had that Obama's campaign has anything to do with a private investigator going through donor divorce records.
Ahhh, my bad.

The evidence appears to be both circumstantial and the Chicago Way. I'm comfortable stating the Obama Campaign is funding the investigation.
 
Was it democrats who, in 2000, push polled South Carolina about John McCain having an illegitimate black daughter?

Learn the history of American politics before you make your comments. You'd stop looking like a fool.
Your statement in no way negates mine.

It shows your a naive fool if you don't realize that Republicans play just as dirty. And sometimes, as was the case with Richard Nixon, much dirtier.
Like I told your fellow moron -- you have once instance in this century.

I don't care who does it -- it's a crappy way to run a campaign. It shows weakness.

Meanwhile, you condemn the GOP for doing it, while excusing Dems.

Typical.
 
Your statement in no way negates mine.

It shows your a naive fool if you don't realize that Republicans play just as dirty. And sometimes, as was the case with Richard Nixon, much dirtier.
Like I told your fellow moron -- you have once instance in this century.

I don't care who does it -- it's a crappy way to run a campaign. It shows weakness.

Meanwhile, you condemn the GOP for doing it, while excusing Dems.

Typical.

I have one instance in the LAST century (please try and keep up) that was significant enough to force a sitting president to resign. Rove was caught pulling so many dirty tricks, Axlerod would have to go to another 20 years of school to come close to catching up. You do know that Rove cut his teeth doing dirty tricks for Nixon, don't you.

Now if you want a filthy example of going after a civilian, I suggest you recall Valerie Plame and her husband.

Also, didn't they dig up Cindy Sheehan's divorce records to make her sound like a loonie?
 
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This bothers you why exactly? First, I thought the right wings answer to campaign finance reform was full disclosure. Second, I doubt if you were very concerned Bush's op-research investigated private citizen George Soros.

If someone is using the stupid shield given by Citizens United, to pump millions into influence our elections, I think we have right to know who the hell they are.

The Chicago Way......go judge shopping until you find one to unseal private records between spouses. The President did this with Jack Ryan whan he was running for Senate in Illinois. Divorce records are a covenant between two parties as part of a settlement. Obama and water carriers feel entitled to it. Yet, these same people have no problem with a US Speaker of the House telling the American People that a Bill must be passed so we can find out what is in it.

Your calls for transparency are flawed.
 
This bothers you why exactly? First, I thought the right wings answer to campaign finance reform was full disclosure. Second, I doubt if you were very concerned Bush's op-research investigated private citizen George Soros.

If someone is using the stupid shield given by Citizens United, to pump millions into influence our elections, I think we have right to know who the hell they are.

The Chicago Way......go judge shopping until you find one to unseal private records between spouses. The President did this with Jack Ryan whan he was running for Senate in Illinois. Divorce records are a covenant between two parties as part of a settlement. Obama and water carriers feel entitled to it. Yet, these same people have no problem with a US Speaker of the House telling the American People that a Bill must be passed so we can find out what is in it.

Your calls for transparency are flawed.

What did Obama have to do with Jack Ryan's divorce papers?
 
It shows your a naive fool if you don't realize that Republicans play just as dirty. And sometimes, as was the case with Richard Nixon, much dirtier.
Like I told your fellow moron -- you have once instance in this century.

I don't care who does it -- it's a crappy way to run a campaign. It shows weakness.

Meanwhile, you condemn the GOP for doing it, while excusing Dems.

Typical.

I have one instance in the LAST century (please try and keep up) that was significant enough to force a sitting president to resign. Rove was caught pulling so many dirty tricks, Axlerod would have to go to another 20 years of school to come close to catching up. You do know that Rove cut his teeth doing dirty tricks for Nixon, don't you.

Now if you want a filthy example of going after a civilian, I suggest you recall Valerie Plame and her husband.
That was a reporter, you moron, not the Bush Administration. Stop lying.
Also, didn't they dig up Cindy Sheehan's divorce records to make her sound like a loonie?
She WAS a loonie. And if you have proof, link it.

Oh, wait, I forgot -- you don't do proof.
 

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