New Romney attacks from pro-Gingrich Super PAC

Last Updated 3:13 p.m. ET

DUNCAN, S.C. - A Super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich is releasing two new ads Sunday in South Carolina - one labeling Mitt Romney a "RINO" (Republican In Name Only) who can't beat President Obama, and the other accusing him of misstating the number of jobs he created while heading the investment firm Bain Capital.

The ads from the Winning Our Future PAC, which were screened in advance by a reporter for CBS News and National Journal, follow two other ads attacking Romney for his time at Bain. The first two were excerpted from a 28-minute video, "King of Bain," that the Super PAC has posted online.

The new ads are being released as Gingrich appears to be distancing himself from the activities of Winning Our Future, which is run by his allies and former aides. On Friday, the former House Speaker called on the group to remove inaccuracies from the film, which accuses Romney of sacrificing jobs for profit while at Bain. National Journal analyst Jackie Koszczuk called the film "over the top." The Washington Post Factchecker gave King of Bain its worst rating - four Pinocchios.

Winning Our Future responded on Friday night by issuing an open letter to Romney that challenged him to answer questions about when he specifically left Bain Capital and when he stopped receiving income from the company. If Romney chooses not to respond, the group said it will "continue to stand by the film as presented."

Romney spokesman Andrea Saul said in a statement Saturday, "It is sad to see just how desperate Speaker Gingrich and his allies have become as his campaign continues to flounder. It is a matter of public record that Mitt Romney left Bain Capital in 1999 to run the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. At that time, he gave up all management control and operational responsibility over the firm and its investments."

The group's newest advertisements hammer at Romney for his record as a moderate Massachusetts governor and his leadership at Bain. One of the ads, titled "Questionable" (see above), slams him for "fuzzy math" in his depiction of how many jobs were created while he headed Bain.

"Romney's accounting is flawed," an ominous voice intones to the audience. "Romney's objective was never a focus on creating jobs."

The voice goes on to announce that Romney "took $12 million, then laid off hundreds" in South Carolina, and cites a report by Reuters on January 6, 2012 as a source for the information. The article in question focuses on a steel mill, GS Technologies, which consisted of two steel producers - one in Kansas and the other in South Carolina - that merged under the oversight of Bain in 1995.

According to the report, Bain made $12 million in total on the deal. It is unclear how much Romney personally profited.

And while hundreds did eventually lose their jobs, the article said the plant closure was in Kansas City - and not South Carolina - and that it happened in 2001, two years after Romney left Bain to run the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

The second ad to start running on Sunday is titled "Unelectable" (see player, above), and focuses on Romney's more moderate positions in the past. It points to the former governor's refusal to sign the Contract With America, the 1994 campaign blueprint Gingrich used to help Republicans win control of the House, and accuses him of passing "'Romneycare,' the model for 'Obamacare.'"

"Mitt Romney: Not conservative. Not electable," a voice tells the audience as dramatic music pumps underneath.

Both ads are part of a previously-announced ad buy of $3.4 million by Winning Our Future. They were set to air throughout South Carolina starting Sunday morning and will likely air through midweek when the PAC will swap them out for fresh material.

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The Republican Playbook. Rule #1 - If you can't sell it, make people afraid of it.

[occupy_cbs]

Ben37221: "The truth is that both parties are the problem. Not until corperate and special interest money is out of politics.."



Absolutely!......we definitely need to join forces to DEMAND that our dysfunctional congresscritters pass legislation that excludes special interests from financing elections or making any contributions.

We need to make them return the power to WE THE PEOPLE, as our constitution and Founding Fathers had envisioned, and completely strip corporations from any 'intended' personhood rights!

Blending MONEY with POLITICS only produces pure EVIL!

[occupy_cbs]

Unfortunately, the far-right likes to use the same "buzz" words all the time to incite hatred among republicans. These days it's always "socialism" and "Marxism" and "Communism" just like in the 1950's with McCarthy, just to incite FEAR and HATRED among Americans.

Truth is, we have much more to really fear from unfettered capitalism that gave us the bush/cheney Great Recession; vulture capitalism that willard romney practiced in the 1990's at Bain; and crony capitalism that willard romney wants to foist on America as the wealthiest GOP candidate in history -- completely destroying what's left of our evaporating middle class for his ultra-wealthy buddies to pick the carcass clean!

[occupy_cbs]

dead_dog_records:
See: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/14/3370204/romneys-bain-made-millions-as.html

Goggle " When Mitt Romney Came to Town "




Unfortunately, that is the pain and suffering that corporate raiders bring to American workers -- they loot the company for their own gain, including pension funds, and toss American workers to the curb.

Vulture capitalism is just as bad as unfettered capitalism!

[tommyjimjim]

Romney compares Bain's operation to Obama's bailout of auto industry
http://www.freep.com/article/20120114/NEWS15/120114016/Romney-Obama-Bain-auto-industry


This kind of analysis of costing and revenue accounting that has lead the USA and European Union in the Longest Economic decline in the History of these nations is due to Gresham's Law of the 14th Century by a Trade Policy that has allowed Different valued currencies trade in the same markets with the Lower Valued currency of these Trade partners Sucking Away all the other nations industrial base and with it their wealth creation and Jobs , and while this was happening regulators who were responsible for enforcing free floating currency rules so that as Industry shifted from one nation to another Currency values adjust and par value so that Economic production and consumption be balanced , this did not happen because Hedge Funds grew and Lobbied world Government to look the Other way on the free floating Currency rules as they were the facilitators in these transfers of wealth and equity consolidating the Independent small business sectors of these Great Nations and today the result is a Threat to the individual Liberty because self Reliance and the ability to be a Independent nation able to provide Human needs Independently has Evolved into the USA and Europe being SERFS to the Asian Suppliers , with the Hedge Funds in the Middle of these Trades , and its come down to Military Might being the Only negotiating tool left in this Trade of Vital Human Needs and something has to give soon so that economic balance can restore a Peace process !!!!!!!!
The only reason why there is such a Blow back when trying to debate the Trend that Hedge Funds have taken the Economic structure of Nations is because they are vehicles for Retirement accounts , and the idea that one would debate the idea that somehow the Hedge Fund industry is a Flawed system of Wealth creation and Holding is why the Top Dogs in the Industry and at the Realms of Government who together have made this Beast into what it is and how its Consolidating Independence is exactly why we the people need to debate this , just from the simple fact that Government is bailing out these Industries that the Hedge funds are tied too !!!! If we do not Identify the Lack of growth that is going on in the overall economies of the world today because of all this Collusion of Governments and Industry we are destined to repeat a Bolsheviks trend in the future that data suggests is maybe 20 years away .
The Growth and debt of Governments around the world is the proof of this terrible Trend as this Video points out , http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=xOAgT8L_BqQ&feature=player_embedded

[simplequestions]

In 2002 a man predicted almost every major even since 9 / 11. This is the video of him doing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGDisyWkIBM

Stop letting the media think for you please!!!

[tommyjimjim]

WOW !!!!!!!!

[littlesis69]

This country is in deep doggy doo-doo.

Newt: Already has proven he's dishonest - ethics violations while serving in the House.

Santorum: Way too far to the right. If he gets chosen, the country will become Russia under Stalin or Lenin - if not Germany while under Hitler. Rearrange and insert some letters, and you do have the words Sanitarium.

Romney: We already know he's loaded, and you can darn well bet that he's taken all tax breaks he can. Which means he won't tax the wealthy more - he'll keep the govt to rip off us in the middle classes and lower.

Paul: Major bigot, racist. If he gets in office, well, we're gonna have the USA back to before the Civil War.

Huntsman: Haven't heard much about him, but you can almost bet he's got something that should be included in this listing.

Perry: Not quite as bad as "Sanitarium," but he's still one who is too religion-oriented.

Obama: Well, we've had 4 years of Hades. Need I say more on him?

As a result of politicians like the above, this country is rapidly declining into a steaming pile of horse dung. Too bad we can't somehow trick them into taking a plane somewhere exotic - a one way trip with no transportation back. Then, start this country over from scratch. Granted, no such luck. But oh wouldn't it be nice to get rid of the hypocritical rich twits in DC! :-) Good luck to the USA!

[noamel]

these Bain attack Ads won't matter much in the republican primaries, but they're potentially fatal to Romney in the gen.

[levelheadedtoo]

Santorum "democrats get along and conservatives get inline" . If Romney wins I hope he advocates at least four wives for the whitehouse. God is going Morman

[dead_dog_records]

What about the steel mill in Kansas the Baine took over and sucked dry.
Had the employees take a cut in wages and health care, then rob the pension fund so when Baine close down the mill the employees were left with nothing.
See: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/14/3370204/romneys-bain-made-millions-as.html

Goggle " When Mitt Romney Came to Town "