tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post155959038050398924..comments2024-03-28T10:22:25.136-04:00Comments on the daily howler: The Washington Post still won’t go there!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-78361843852831893832012-06-22T09:00:12.857-04:002012-06-22T09:00:12.857-04:00Thanks, Bob, for linking to that WaPo article that...Thanks, Bob, for linking to that WaPo article that explains how Bain Capital was founded and how it actually worked. IMHO the reason the article didn't talk about looting pension funds is that Bain Capital wasn't in the business of looting. Yesterday, Washington Post's <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/4-pinocchios-for-obamas-newest-anti-romney-ad/2012/06/20/gJQAGux6qV_blog.html" rel="nofollow">Fact Checker gave 4 Pinocchios to Obama’s newest anti-Romney ad</a>, writing: <br /><br /><i>In a previous life, The Fact Checker covered renowned corporate raiders such as Carl Icahn and his ilk. We also have closely studied Bain Capital and can find no examples that come close to this situation; its deals were done in close association with management. Indeed, Bain generally held onto its investments for four or five years, in contrast to the quick bust-em-ups of real corporate raiders. So calling Romney a “corporate raider” is a real stretch.</i>David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-51617058733385439442012-06-21T16:25:11.512-04:002012-06-21T16:25:11.512-04:00Yup.
The Reuters report should be enough. If it&#...Yup.<br /><br />The Reuters report should be enough. If it's not important to our journalists, that must mean it isn't really significant.<br /><br />If there was anything there, I'm sure they'd be all over it like rice on Whitewater, or however that saying goes.<br /><br />I think "our elites" mostly do want Obama to win reelection, but also that they don't expect Romney to do them any harm either, to put it mildly. <br /><br />They aren't really very invested in stirring up "class war" themes like pension fund looting by Bain. <br /><br />If Obama can win based on the usual stupid shit, well hooray. If Romney squeaks in anyway, no biggie -- for them.One Percent Flyswatternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-32565268881871099972012-06-21T16:23:38.848-04:002012-06-21T16:23:38.848-04:00Hey Bob, where did you find that total figure that...Hey Bob, where did you find that total figure that Bain walked away with $44 million? I've been looking for it, but not surprisingly, the reports haven't been clear. I saw the early massive dividend in the Reuters story. Then I've read that Bain "reinvested" some of that money into the company. How much? I've seen another story saying Bain made $12 million off this company. So if you've got the total amount that Bain took, it would be appreciated. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-62591598519933226032012-06-21T15:29:53.933-04:002012-06-21T15:29:53.933-04:00Goddammit, I don't care about this stuff! I d...Goddammit, I don't care about this stuff! I don't care about those dumbass workers and their pathetic little Walmart/Golden Corral/no college redneck world! I love Rachel because she helps me laugh at the conservatives. THAT's what I want out of politics, and Rachel delivers. So stop talking about this stuff, because it isn't important. Only little people who drive American cars and eat cheap meat at cheap buffets and listen to awful country music should be conserned about this, not people like ME.Typical Internet Liberalhttp://til.xxxnoreply@blogger.com