Remember back in 2012 when Mitt Romney responded to comments about his campaign’s lack of gender diversity by claiming he had “binders full of women“? He really did.
“The Boston Globe recently reported that it had obtained the files — which were indeed literal three-ring binders full of cover letters and résumés — by way of an unnamed former Romney aide.
The binders weighed in ‘at an aggregate 15 pounds, 6 ounces,’ according to the Globe.
At the time, Romney’s remark came across as patronizing, a reflection of his awkward and detached public persona at its most visible.”
— “Mitt Romney Really Did Have Literal Three-Ring ‘Binders Full Of Women,'” Esme Cribb, TPM Livewire
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Ex-Financier Mitt Romney, failed Republican presidential candidate and son of American Motors president George Romney, has moved to his beach house in La Jolla, California, the one with the elevator for his cars.
“The son of Detroit — who boasted of the Cadillacs he owned as a sign of support for the U.S. auto industry during the campaign — was spotted driving a new black Audi Q7, a luxury sport-utility vehicle manufactured in Slovakia.”
— “A detached Romney tends wounds in seclusion after failed White House bid,” Philip Rucker, Washington Post
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The Transition Team website for President-Elect Willard Mitt Romney had a sneak preview yesterday, and Political Wire’s Taegan Goddard saved a few screenshots before it went dark again. Looking for a job in the Romney Administration? “Government service is not for everyone,” warns the site, which also cautions:
“The financial holdings and sources of income for most applicants under serious consideration must be disclosed for review for possible conflicts of interest, and any conflicts must be remedied by divestiture, creation of special trusts, etc.”
At a campaign stopstorm relief event last Tuesday in Kettering, Ohio, ex-financier Mitt Romney rolled up his sleeves, hitched up his blue jeans, and accepted donated cans of soup and bottles of Gatorade on behalf of Hurricane Sandy victims on the East Coast. Of course, Mr. Romney’s campaign really bought $5,000 worth of those groceries at Walmart, and the Red Cross and other aid agencies discourage such well-intentioned but unhelpful in-kind donations.
On Thursday morning General Colin Powell, Ronald Reagan’s National Security Advisor, 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, endorsed Barack Obama for President.
On Thursday evening Republican Mitt Romney was endorsed by aging rock singer, bit part film actor, and reality TV personality Meat Loaf.
Take that, Mr. President!
More:
“Rocker-reality TV star Meat Loaf backs Romney,” Catalina Camia, USA Today
“Rocking the Vote, Meat Loaf Endorses Romney,” Michael Barbaro, New York Times blog
UPDATE:
Meat Loaf won’t actually vote for Mitt Romney. Why not? He never got around to registering:
“Big Mitt Romney Supporter Caught In Voter Fraud?” The Smoking Gun
“Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has vowed to boost the size of the Navy by roughly 15 percent as part of a broader defense buildup. ‘Our Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917,’ he complained in Monday night’s debate. ‘That’s unacceptable to me.’
But for one of Romney’s most important advisers on Navy issues, a man who oversaw a massive naval expansion for Pres. Ronald Reagan, there’s more at stake than U.S. national security. John Lehman, an investment banker and former secretary of the Navy, has strong and complex personal financial ties to the naval shipbuilding industry. He has profited hugely from the Navy’s slow growth in recent years — raising the prospect that he could make even more if Romney takes his advice on expanding the fleet.”
–“Romney’s Big Navy Guru Made Millions From Building Ships,” David Axe, Wired Danger Room
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