Obama campaign defends attacks on Romney's Bain career

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Governor Mitt Romney's campaign firing back at new accusations from president Obama's reelection team.

Surrounding Romney's time at the financial firm Bain Capital in Boston now.

Alison talk -- governor Romney's communications director last hour just about this have a quick listen.

And that there is on this issue is from the Obama campaign the Obama campaign has issued these.

Reckless and wild accusations that Mitt Romney is a criminal and it -- and that's it simply doesn't pass the laugh test.

And frankly it just shows us the signs that they desperate and unraveling campaign for them to continue along these lines.

When they are very independent fact checkers from all over the country who are saying they are running a dishonest attack this -- -- Did it dishonest campaign that has a pattern.

Of being dishonest.

-- bulls -- national Press Secretary to president Obama's reelection campaign Ben thanks for coming on today it's good to have you.

On Bagram here to help -- right -- -- we -- given on that side nobody -- argue your argument now with the rugby team says is that this is a technicality.

That this is what is required to file paperwork with the SE.

See what you've done.

Well it took three years to clear up a technicality -- look.

Since Mitt Romney was running for office in Massachusetts he's been telling people that he left -- in 1999.

And on the front page of the Boston Globe yesterday.

We found out that that wasn't true he -- documents with the FCC that said he was president CEO.

Sole owner sole shareholder and chairman of the board.

For years after 1990 guy and he's trying to avoid responsibility when he had legal responsibility for the acquisitions that.

-- worked on which outsourced American jobs and bankrupted companies -- in America more wants to lose their jobs and their pension.

Even if this is true and I know -- citing the Boston Globe for your reporting here at this is true why does -- matter.

It because listen during this period.

The companies that Romney and his partner zone were companies like -- media -- made a decision to eliminate jobs in California.

And Washington State and create them in China stream international that took a look at opening call centers in the United States though.

To create jobs here they decided not to they -- cheaper labor costs wherever they may be found.

And created those jobs in India instead and that's a philosophy that Mitt Romney has brought in to government in Massachusetts he beats elderly -- that would have prevented outsource.

What the Romney team will argue -- you know this very well they say their story is backed up by the workers at Bain Capital.

And it's also backed up by the workers who in Salt Lake City.

I gearing up for -- Winter Olympics because that's where.

Governor Romney went the set of the winter games when he became chief executive of the winter games would you say -- that.

Well it.

A couple of things first of all we're talking about how the workers feel about this you should go interview workers in Denver Colorado -- -- C who lost their jobs because there are shipped to Mexico but that was similar question curator at or there -- cars and got the right and says notice.

The Romney team -- argues their story is backed up by people who worked with him.

Well let's take a look at what Mitt Romney said in sworn testimony in 2002 that emerged last night he said that he left Salt Lake.

To attend board meetings back in Massachusetts.

And -- campaign wouldn't answer any questions about whether he had contact with band during this period.

Or attended board meetings and we know that he was chairman of the board.

During this period I think if you ask the average American if you're chairman of -- corporation if your president of corporations CEOs older and shareholder.

Would you really have no contact and no involvement.

With that corporation.

I just don't think that passes the logic taking do you support with Stephanie Cutter said this week about suggesting that governor Romney's now.

Well what should it was she raised a question.

Since he was -- you're obviously Massachusetts -- do you believe that is a fair question that.

Would either Mitt Romney.

Misrepresented.

-- his tenure banned the SEC -- he misrepresented it.

To the voters in Massachusetts.

And if you released more documents like further tax returns we would know the extent of and his involvement -- -- during this period if he released.

Board minutes we would know the extent of his involvement here is that you -- -- hasn't done that yet is that what the Obama team is after.

It is it look -- -- Basra they're around it's.

Mitt Romney is the most secretive candidate we've seen since Richard Nixon.

That -- his own father when he ran for president -- twelve years worth of tax returns Mitt Romney provided John McCain.

23 years worth of returns and is being vetted for vice president but he's only shared with the American people.

One -- -- once again we have these -- it resides is that a yes to that question.

Yes absolutely no one more question for you what the Romney team will say is -- you can talk about anything about the economy that's where you wanna be.

Your response.

Governor Romney is the only one is declared his record off limits we do think this is going to be a choice between two different economic records in two different economic visions.

Look Mitt Romney is an outsource or in chief he's got a tax plan right now.

That provides additional incentives for American companies to ship jobs -- -- overseas.

The president is fighting to end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs -- proceeds.

Has revived but a visit -- -- actually say allowed you to talk about anything but jobs record they came here.

But what that well -- governor -- books -- governor Romney.

Governor Romney is campaigning the central premise of his candidacy is that he was a job creator.

In the private sector he says he knows how jobs coming -- and we now know the answer to that he -- know that.

Because he was an -- or in the private sector he profited off of outsourcing American jobs -- -- -- debate continues and then I hope you come back the invitation is always there for you to come and present your side.

Thanks bill I appreciate it up on valuable would -- -- -- -- and let that if they.

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