Book: Jon Huntsman Sr. Told Reid That Romney Didn't Pay Any Taxes For 10 Years
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Source: TPM Livewire
The word is finally out.
The source of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) infamous claim during the 2012 presidential campaign that Mitt Romney had not paid any taxes in 10 years was Jon Huntsman Sr., the father of fellow GOP rival Jon Huntsman, according to a new book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann called “Double Down."
Reid bashed Romney with the claim, which he said came from a Republican and a Bain Capital investor, during the summer of 2012 as the former Mass. governor repeatedly refused to disclose the tax documents.
"He didn't pay taxes for 10 years! Now, do I know that that's true? Well, I'm not certain," Reid told the Huffington Post. "But obviously he can't release those tax returns. How would it look?"
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NY Times profile of the book: Book Details Consideration of Replacing Biden on 2012 Ticket
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I confess I have been known to waste time watching a certain show about zombies. 
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"The Walking Dead" is on AMC.
Or maybe "The Missing Brains." 
http://democratsforprogress.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6741
When you decide you want to try to offer a new product or service whether in a new or existing business, you try to determine if there is a market for it. Is there a need for the new product or service, or through marketing can you create a desire for it? If you are introducing a new product to compete with existing products, how is your product different from the other products and is that difference something that people will find appealing?
Candidates can work in a similar way. From his campaign rollout speech, it is clear that Mr. Huntsman is trying to position himself as the one reasonable candidate who respects his Republican rivals for the nomination and ALSO respects President Obama. On Obama, Huntsman said that while he respects him, he just has a different vision for the country. Huntsman is also a smart guy who taught himself Mandarin Chinese, was the US Ambassador to China and Governor of Utah, knows American history and can speak knowledgeably about foreign policy issues.
For all that, there is a major problem with Candidate Huntsman. He is a product whose features have no market among the Republican electorate.
Republicans have no interest in a candidate who actually knows something. They seem to find willful ignorance irrelevant or even charming in a candidate. For instance, Sarah Palin's butchering and ignorance of history and current events is legend. Not only does she make up history as she goes along, when her error was pointed out, she insisted her version of Paul Revere's famous ride (he rode out to warn the British not to try to take our guns) was correct even though we are in the internet age when it is easy to look up such things and find out the truth. One of the last living really intelligent ultra-conservatives, Margaret Thatcher, refused to meet with Palin when Palin traveled to the UK to see Thatcher. As much as I disagree with many or most of Ms. Thatcher’s decisions as Prime Minister, I can only opine from a distance that Thatcher didn’t want her legacy and brand of conservatism tarnished by meeting with someone who views being informed as an unnecessary inconvenience.
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poor people working the system. They do not like competition! Whats that old saying as has been proven right far to many times "thou do protest too loudly". Whenever Republicans protest about good morals, Family values, sex, homosexuals, pedophiles, taxes, gaming the system, etc....... 
"all you people need to know."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-zuesse/mitt-romney-economy_b_1690224.html
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I remember a lot of DUers making that prediction last year - so 
to all that called it.
Neither pay tax. That's why kids will go hungry w/o food stamps, just no money per the Repubs. I guess Romney is also a non profit!!
his lawful income taxes for a ten-year period or a tax code with so many loopholes that a taxpayer, with a multi-million dollar annual income, had no income tax liability during the ten-year period? Personally, I would think the government would be more corrupt than the person were a criminal. 
Their eldest son, Jon Huntsman, Jr., was elected governor of Utah in 2004, later became ambassador to China, and was a candidate running for President in the 2012 election.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Huntsman,_Sr.
Huntsman (Sr) is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as an Area Seventy from 1996 to 2011. He also served as a regional representative, stake president and as president of the Washington, D.C. Mission from 1980 to 1983.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
Faithful members adhere to laws regarding sexual purity, health, fasting, and Sabbath observance, and contribute ten percent of their income to the church as a tithe.
You'd think an Area Seventy like Jon, Sr. would be in a position to know if one of their wealthiest "faithful" members, Romney, was telling his church that he made no income when the Church came looking for his 10% tithe. Now Romney did give his church lots of money. But I'm sure Romney didn't keep it too much of a secret about how it was above and beyond the call ... to secure Mormon votes and financial support.
Motive, means and opportunity for Jon, Sr? I would guess so.
and even had to sell some of their stocks to get by. They are just like us.
