David Zephyr (21,596 posts)
Romney's Un-Artful Tax Dodge Purposely Omits the Word "Income" in His Statement
The standing accusation from Senator Reid (now being corroborated by Dana Bash) is that Mitt Romney did not pay "income taxes" for ten years.
Today, the most rehearsed and well-scripted candidate in American political history, Mitt Romney, responded (again) to the charge with these carefully chosen words:
“Let me also say, categorically, I have paid taxes every year. And a lot of taxes," candidate Romney declared.
Well, EVERYONE pays "taxes every year". We all pay sales taxes and gasoline taxes. Romney did NOT say he has paid INCOME "taxes every year".
Very revealing. Not an accident.
He left the words "income" out of his denial. On purpose. By design.
This guy is sweating like Nixon on this issue and is clearly hiding what he knows would appall Americans of all stripes.
"I have paid taxes every year." Yeah, Mitt. So has everyone in America.
But you didn't pay INCOME taxes every year.
Harry Reid has your game.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021069412Once again the sooper geniuses are on to us, we can't get anything by them.
K8-EEE (15,102 posts)
3. I thought so too and also noticed McCain not sticking up for him
Like he did for Huma -- b/c he probably was briefed on his zero income tax rate.
XemaSab (55,509 posts)
6. Are we sure that he actually had an income most of those years?
Actually a good question. Not that I buy any of this, but it is a good question.
Maraya1969 (9,479 posts)
14. Good point. He said "Harry needs to put up or shut up"
I think he was speaking of himself and made a Freudian slip.
No he didn't make a gaffe, he meant that Harry needs to show some proof, and Harry has no intention of doing so because he has none. The whole thing is a rumor started by Reid who then has the nerve to say that since people are talking about it, it needs to be looked into.
