Tag Archives: Bain Capital

Quote o’ the Day (Strain To Explain Bain Edition)

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday the Romney campaign unveiled yet another concept with a capital K in trying to counter the Obama campaign’s Swift-Yachting of the former Massachusetts governor. Romney campaign gunsel Ed Gillespie actually said this to CNN’s Candy Crowley (via Mediaite): “Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bain Capital, Candy Crowley, CNN, Mitt Romney, retired retroactively, self-deporting | 2 Comments

Mitt Romney: I’m The Luckiest Presumptive GOP Presidential Nominee On The Face Of The Earth

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

One more reason for Mitt Romney to fire up the jet ski and further pollute Lake Winnipesaukee in that celebratory way of his: The publication this week of two news reports that are extremely damaging both to his image and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Associated Press, Bain Capital, Barack Obama, Cayman Islands, Mediaite, Mitt Romney, Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors, Vanity Fair | Leave a comment

Michael Mittken And The Bain Gain

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Sunday Boston Globe featured a knockout piece in its Business sction on the Mitt Romney-Michael Milken connection. The story behind Romney and the junk bond king Deal with Michael Milken in the late ’80s transformed Bain Capital and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bain Capital, Boston Globe, Drexel Burnham Lambert, junk bonds, Michael Milken, Michael Mittgen, Mitt Romney | Leave a comment

Bring The Bain! (Priorities USA Action Edition)

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Cory Booker, Deval Patrick, and Harold Ford Jr. be damned – Democratic Super PAC Priorities USA Action has launched another advertising assault on Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital track record. Via BuzzFeed: Obama Super PAC Steps Up Bain Capital Attack Undeterred by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Associated Press, Bain Capital, Boston Globe, Buzzfeed, Crossroads GPS, Political Notebook, Priorities USA Action, Restore Our Future | Leave a comment

The Bain Of Mitt Romney’s Existence (II)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Campaign Outsider Trademark News Trifecta™: The hardreading staff has recently stumbled upon three noteworthy reports about the business background of Mitt Romney (R-GOP Hair Apparent). #1: The Atlantic’s December piece headlined “Romney’s Business: The Republican Contender Touts His Business Experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bain Capital, flip-flopper, GOP Hair Apparent, Mitt Romney, New York, ObamaCare, RomneyCare, The Atlantic, WBUR | Leave a comment

The Ghost Of Ted K Haunts Mitt Romney

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

And by “ghost,” of course, the hardworking staff means former Ted Kennedy advisers. The haunting part is an unaired TV spot from Kennedy’s 1994 reelection campaign that depicted challenger Mitt Romney as a vulture capitalist who helped consulting firm Bain … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bailout ad, Bain & Co., Bain Capital, Mitt Romney, Politico Playbook, Ted Kennedy, The Bain of Mitt's Campaign, vulture capitalist | 2 Comments