Biden says Romney "won't show us" his papers

Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with college presidents and education system leaders, Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

/ AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

(CBS News) LAS VEGAS -- Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday went on the attack for the Obama campaign once again, telling Hispanic voters Mitt Romney wants to demand proof of their citizenship, but is secretive about his own finances.

"Mitt Romney wants you to show your papers, but he won't show us his," Biden said to thunderous applause during a keynote address to the National Council of La Raza Conference in Las Vegas. He was accompanied by his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, who introduced him as an advocate for the Hispanic community.

Biden drew the parallel between Romney showing only one year of tax returns - suggesting he is hiding something - to Hispanics showing proper documentation that they are American citizens.

"When his father, George Romney, was a candidate for President in 1968, he released 12 years of tax returns because, as he said, 'One year could be a fluke, perhaps done for show," Biden said. "That was his father. His son has released only one year of his tax returns, making a lie of the old adage, 'like father, like son.'"

Watch an excerpt of the vice president's remarks in the video to the left.

The Romney campaign has said the former Massachusetts Governor has released all of the necessary documents required by law. And one campaign surrogate went further today, saying the Obama campaign needs to "get over" the tax issue.

"Governor Romney has been very successful," Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said. "Get over it."

The vice president ended his speech to the room full of more than 1,800 Hispanics in a crescendo, advising, "Ladies and Gentlemen - don't miss this. This is your moment, this is the moment for your community.

Vice President Biden makes an awkward sex joke in the video to the left.

"Your population is too talented, too capable, too grounded, too proud, and too patriotic. More than 1.3 million Hispanics have served in our armed forces, more than 637 have died, more than 2,789 have been wounded," Biden continued, building to the top of his lungs. "Don't tell me you're not ready."

[azdogpound]

I have an idea, instead of worrying about tax returns which prove nothing how about focusing on creating jobs! Shouldn't Obama be more concerned with 8.2% unemployment plus underemployed of 16% for 48 continuos months. The highest corporate tax rate in the world. The highest capital gains tax in the world. The second recession in 4 years, double the number of food stamps recipients since 2008. Gas prices over $3 for the longest period in history. A health care tax that is crippling this country. Or maybe Obama should think about the solutions, cut the corporate tax rate to 15%, cut the capital gains tax to 5% allow corporations to repatriate overseas holdings at 0% tax.

[toobored12]

I dont really care what Romney does with his money. I do care what B.O. does with mine.

[Yeah_Its_Me]

Did you care what the GOP has done with yours? A one-time top-dog economist in the GOP urinated on the GOP's fiscal record over the past decade. Does THAT matter to you?! Not just any economist, but a guy the GOP used to worship.

[wfw3536]

Funny, that Obama was going to have such a transparent and open administration, yet he used his presidential power to coverup the gun running and killing of an American agent just to protect Holder. Oh the hypocrisy.

[polyblue]

Have they been charged with any crime yet?

[Trailfan]

Obama's Records
1. Occidental College records....SEALED
2. Columbia College records....SEALED
3. Columbia Thesis paper....SEALED
4. Harvard College records....SEALED
5. Selective Service Registration....SEALED
6. SSN from the State of Connecticut even though never a resident of the state....SEALED
7. Medical records....SEALED
8. Illinois State Senate schedule....SEALED
9. Illinois State Senate records....SEALED
10. Law practice client list....SEALED
11. Certified copy of original Birth Certificate....SEALED
12. Signed Embossed paper Certificate of Birth....SEALED
13. Baptism record....SEALED
14. Michelle Obama can no longer practice law, why? SEALED
15. Michelle Obama has 22 assistants when other First Ladies had 1 or 2.
16. Why did he get "Foreign Student aid" as a student? SEALED
17. WHAT Country's "passport" was used when traveling to Pakistan in 1981? PASSPORTS SEALED.
18. 8/17/2007 to SEIU: "Your agenda's been my agenda"
19. 7/8/2008 to La Raza: "We rise and fall together as one people and together we will transform this nation"
20. "If somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can, it's just that it will bankrupt them under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket.

No one knows who Obama is; the Media never vetted him and his supporters have spent millions preventing the revealing the above. What little has been presented have proven to be photoshopped frauds. Obama and the Media have and are lying to us.

[nonpolitico]

Agree trailfan with every point.
Also, Joe Biden loudly claims he is an "Advocate for Hispanics"!
I always thought (wrongly obviously) that when running for election you were necessarily an advocate for ALL YOUR AMERICAN Voters???
(Also how about the reaction Romney would get if he claimed to be an Advocate for ANY minority group.)
See the CBS headline "GOP ROMNEY COURTS MINORITIES LABELLED RACIST"
How come good old boy Joe has not received a similar epithet from the media? It COULDN`T BE Double standards...surely not !!!???

[lesserof2evil]

Yes Gov Romney has been very successful at hiding his income from the IRS. You republicon crooks may be ok with the possibility of a tax dodger in the White House, but the rest of us honest hard-working folks are not.

[RealiteBites]

I can't stand Biden's whole 'working class little guy' persona ... makes me want to barf, then vote for Romney ...