US News: Mitt Romney Calls U.S.A. a 'Foreign Country' in His Tax Returns

[highplainsdem]

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/09/21/mitt-romney-calls-usa-a-foreign-country-in-his-tax-returns

Maybe Mitt Romney thinks he lives in Switzerland?

When the former Massachusetts governor released his official 2011 tax return Friday, he (or whoever actually filled out the form) appeared to have mistakenly referred to the United States as a foreign country.

"If you have a foreign address," the tax return instruction reads, "also complete spaces below." In the space below, under "foreign country name," Romney's form reads "USA."

Several tax preparers confirmed to Whispers that "USA" should not have been written in that line—assuming the Republican presidential nominee is actually a citizen of the United States.

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[Spazito]

1. Geez, manipulated numbers and now this...

Bizarre, bizarre, bizarre.

[nanabugg]

26. Most of his wealth is in foreign countries so I guess his heart and head are where his money lives.

[Indpndnt]

2. Imagine the reaction if Obama did this.

The birthers would go even more insane, if that's even possible.

[spanone]

23. back it up, imagine if Obama steadfastly refused to release more than 2 yrs of returns..???

the right and the media would crucify him

[Indpndnt]

25. Oh, yeah! The crazies are still whining about college transcripts and birth certificates.

But to fill out a tax form saying he is living in a foreign country and it's the US?! They'd blow a collective blood vessel screaming, "SEE?! SEE?!"

[aaaaaa5a]

3. Could you imagine if Sean Hannity, FOX or the birthers had this kind of info on Obama? nt

[BumRushDaShow]

4. And the hits just keep on coming

to that gift that keeps on giving!

[tammywammy]

5. Let's see the birth certificate!

"assuming the Republican presidential nominee is actually a citizen of the United States."

[ejbr]

24. + 1 n/t

[freshwest]

6. And he says Obama's from Kenya. Well, he's from Kolob. Get stuffed, Mitt.

[demwing]

7. Only one candidate has already proven his US Citizenship

and only one candidate has claimed, on an official US Government document, that he considers the USA a foreign country

[jpbollma]

9. It's better

to have others pick it up and run with it for a week, so that the independents pay attention. Then the President can swoop in. I am sure they noticed.

* edit to correct: changed can't to can

[tarheelsunc]

21. Because

then the loudmouth racist birthers will swoop in again.

[Spazito]

22. Why single out the "Obama Campaign"....

isn't it a better question to be asked by the media?

[Terra Alta]

10. If Obama had done this

Orly Taitz and the birthers would be having a field day.

I think it's time we see Willard Romney's long-form birth certificate!

[nc4bo]

11. PANDORA!! Close that damn box NOW

Ok - so they were in a big hurry to get 'er done

Mitt gonna be maaad as a hatter

[Paulie]

13. He can't even hire competent accountants to properly fill out his return

Can't imagine how fubar'd any appointments would be.

Oh, Paul Ryan, never mind.

[riverbendviewgal]

17. Something is seriously amiss here

a competent accountant would not do this. perhaps a friend would because a real competent accountant who is honest and does not want to lose his license if he had filled out lies for Romney., Perhaps

[Why Syzygy]

14. Willard is a psychopath ..

but this is no big deal. "Several tax preparers"? From H&R Block?

His return was no doubt done by a computer program. The computer program printed it.
It won't get it thrown out of the IRS computer programs.

We look silly getting all worked up over this non-starter.

[ReasonableToo]

16. Yup. That's what I thought. n/t

[MH1]

20. Well, yeah, but imagine if Obama did that.

That it's silly is kind of the point.

[ProSense]

15. .

[mgarr]

18. So Freudian of Mr. Romney

Thanks for 2011.
(Mr. Romney may well confuse in which country he resides, so much of his money is located in foreign banks.)

Now release the tax returns that we *really* want to see, 2005-2009.
The longer you delay, Mr. Romney, the more suspicious it appears.

Obama released 12 years of tax returns
GW Bush 10 years
Clinton 12 years
GHW Bush 14 years
George Romney 12 years.

What is the problem, Mr. Romney? Is there something to hide???
Release your tax returns.

[fascisthunter]

19. then get the fuck out and take your fascist friends

so we can bomb you when you get there.

[progree]

27. Well, he considers 47% of Americans POS's, so what d'ya expect? n/t