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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Retroactive Reality
GOP spokesperson Ed Gillespie tried to clear up the confusion
about Mitt Romney's position at Bain between the years 1999 and 2002. Romney claims he retired from Bain to organize the Olympic Games at Salt Lake City, although he was still listed as the company's
CEO until 2002. Gilllespie said, "He
actually retired retroactively at that point. He ended up not going back to the
firm after his time in Salt Lake City. So he was actually retired from Bain." Everything clear now?
Some nasty things
were done at Bain
And they are hurting
my campaign
And though I don't
mean to complain
It's not my fault -
let me explain:
I
retired from it all
Retroactively
I really won in every
debate
The points I made
were really great
My opponent's egos
did deflate
My arguments were all
first rate
I made them all
Retroactively
Of course I'd give
the go-ahead
To kill Osama bin
Laden dead
E'en if some advisors
said
There's other ways to
go instead
If I could do it all
Retroactively
Some nasty things
were done at Bain
And they are hurting
my campaign
And though I don't
mean to complain
It's not my fault -
let me explain:
I
retired from it all
Retroactively
I really won in every
debate
The points I made
were really great
My opponent's egos
did deflate
My arguments were all
first rate
I made them all
Retroactively
Of course I'd give
the go-ahead
To kill Osama bin
Laden dead
E'en if some advisors
said
There's other ways to
go instead
If I could do it all
Retroactively
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