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(116,464 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2012, 02:05 PM Jul 2012

Obama Camp: AP Story Shows Romney Didn’t Leave Bain In 1999

Obama Camp: AP Story Shows Romney Didn’t Leave Bain In 1999

Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt hammered Mitt Romney over his refusal to “take any responsibility for the American jobs that were outsourced and lost under his leadership, both before and after 1999” in a statement released Wednesday. The statement references an AP article that cited evidence that Romney kept in contact with Bain partners and signed financial documents after what he says was his 1999 departure to run the Winter Olympics.

Governor Romney has stated flatly that he left Bain Capital in 1999, but an Associated Press report today makes clear he did not leave when he says he did. Not only did he remain CEO, President, and Chairman of the Board, but he continued to attend meetings with his partners. Additionally, he personally signed off on financial documents, including one for DDI, a company that went bankrupt and laid off workers after Bain loaded it up with debt. Mitt Romney’s explanations about his continued involvement at Bain have shifted all over the place. But what hasn’t changed is his unwillingness to take any responsibility for the American jobs that were outsourced and lost under his leadership, both before and after 1999.

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