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Grand Scale Grifter byeya Oct 2012 #1
I've always thought of him as a grifter, it's not an often used word when describing him nc4bo Oct 2012 #14
The entire LDS religion is a "grift". xtraxritical Oct 2012 #104
Or world class businessman. Kablooie Oct 2012 #115
He's such a great guy meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #2
Yes sir, him and Ryan, hurray for me the Hell with you. oldbanjo Oct 2012 #29
1996+15=2011 GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #3
^ + 1,000 n/t upi402 Oct 2012 #7
Harry Reid knew WTF he was talking about! Cosmocat Oct 2012 #56
+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #109
+ 1,000 Berlum Oct 2012 #123
"1996+15=2011" 6502 Oct 2012 #121
Well, the OP said he could defer for at LEAST fifteen years Wednesdays Oct 2012 #127
There would likely not be much to see at the end of the CRUT. Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #135
I knew his refusal to release more tax returns had to do with the Mormon Church.... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #4
Didn't he say he did not want to reveal how much he had donated to the Church? merrily Oct 2012 #118
The LDS Church DEMANDS 10% of the Gross... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #131
This needs to stay bumped to the top with the hurricane stories theglammistress Oct 2012 #5
KICK jsmirman Oct 2012 #91
I don't think we have a word in the English language that conveys the level of corruption factsarenotfair Oct 2012 #6
K&R Whovian Oct 2012 #8
My word for it: DESPICABLE. reformist2 Oct 2012 #9
No, that's femrap Oct 2012 #87
WTF? I need to declare myself a church. nt TBF Oct 2012 #10
Bump! nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #11
K&R! smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #12
Rmoney has skated with virtually zero vetting in the press. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #13
let's see some of those asshats on MSNBC try to redeem themselves Whisp Oct 2012 #41
I'd put my money on Martin Bashir. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #73
Keeping it kicked aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #15
No problem, should the GOP control all three branches. BadgerKid Oct 2012 #18
It has my head spinning PatSeg Oct 2012 #40
It seems to work like this. Igel Oct 2012 #69
Thanks for that aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #90
The bottom line is at the end of the article. mojowork_n Oct 2012 #94
kick Sedona Oct 2012 #16
Wow, the wrongness of that man keeps growing Bettie Oct 2012 #17
What a sociopathic scumbag! hogwyld Oct 2012 #19
Rec'd and shared! VenusRising Oct 2012 #20
So Harry Reid was right malaise Oct 2012 #21
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #22
K&R pa28 Oct 2012 #23
Planned Parenthood Charitable Remainder Trust Program dems_rightnow Oct 2012 #24
I read the article and I don't think I get how it works. maxsolomon Oct 2012 #67
Despicable and unacceptable from a candidate for President. Barack_America Oct 2012 #25
So call Harry Reid a liar now. Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #26
Harry Reid knew WTF he was talking about! Cosmocat Oct 2012 #58
I've talked mad shit about Reid in the past. I take it all back. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #71
K&R Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #27
Yeah, Reid knew this through his contacts in Mormon church, but probably wouldn't have released northoftheborder Oct 2012 #48
Shout this from the rooftops! Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #28
K&r... spanone Oct 2012 #30
Ugh. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #31
Our heaven05 Oct 2012 #32
Stop condemning all the press! mrsadm Oct 2012 #65
oh please! heaven05 Oct 2012 #128
Damn him to hell !! kentuck Oct 2012 #33
Kick!!! felix_numinous Oct 2012 #34
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2012 #35
If Romney wins, Unknown Beatle Oct 2012 #36
He ain't winning DainBramaged Oct 2012 #37
Apparently a tax scam. Basically little actually goes to a charity. pinto Oct 2012 #38
Where's the frigging IRS when you actually need them? kentuck Oct 2012 #39
Busy auditing working Americans who earn less than $50,000 per year. LuckyLib Oct 2012 #79
Hoooly fargin shite! MynameisBlarney Oct 2012 #42
'Cause you can't spell Kick without Ick... AzDar Oct 2012 #43
What a toad, and 1,000,000+ all of the great negative responses above. northoftheborder Oct 2012 #44
what gall for this man to run for such high office as Pres Whisp Oct 2012 #45
why do people say huge or devastating about anything mitt does willhe Oct 2012 #46
Sadly, this is true theglammistress Oct 2012 #50
I posted in on mine as well... MynameisBlarney Oct 2012 #63
Bookmarking to dig into this more later. Thanks! Lucinda Oct 2012 #47
All churches should have to pay taxes. They have to much political power to be tax exempt . OverBurn Oct 2012 #49
Yeah, but it's "immoral" for the Government to fund and operate FEMA? RVN VET Oct 2012 #51
Just call me the Church of Solly. Solly Mack Oct 2012 #52
K/R n/t Autumn Oct 2012 #53
When Churches do this type of dirty, it is just the right time to start taxing the same. kathman-duzi Oct 2012 #54
K&R myrna minx Oct 2012 #55
I had never heard of this before?? kentuck Oct 2012 #57
Kicking this Richard D Oct 2012 #59
So when they said they were giving all that money to charity? kentuck Oct 2012 #60
So does the mormon church no longer have a tax exemption? Autumn Oct 2012 #61
I think this was a special exemption just for the Mormon Church? kentuck Oct 2012 #64
The Mormon church had nothing to do with this FreeState Oct 2012 #107
Our local public radio station, WKSU, promotes these trusts Kolesar Oct 2012 #136
Ed Schultz needs to get this! NT JPK Oct 2012 #62
kick!!!!!! spanone Oct 2012 #66
K&R. nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #68
CNN Spin: Harry Reid Lied! joeybee12 Oct 2012 #70
I would love to know whether this is something all churches enable renate Oct 2012 #72
Kick N/T mecherosegarden Oct 2012 #74
K&R any chance of this getting pinned for a while to stop it getting buried? n/t Turborama Oct 2012 #75
Zomnby is such a great guy. Up2Late Oct 2012 #76
So he lied about paying 13% in previous years? ecstatic Oct 2012 #77
Waiting for the DU scolds to come and chastise all of us for being mean to Mitt for his Mormon faith riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #78
^+1,000 and end the damn tax exemptiuons upi402 Oct 2012 #80
Well good for him. He found a way to legally cheat his country and the American people. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #81
Is the reason I am not hearing one word about this on the news is because of the storm? n/t patricia92243 Oct 2012 #82
He lied and called us small minded for asking about his taxes ecstatic Oct 2012 #84
It hasn't slowed the Benghazi-fest. libdem4life Oct 2012 #93
Kick 1 Care Acutely Oct 2012 #83
How fucking Small minded is mr mittloafLoad? nm Cha Oct 2012 #85
fifteen years of paying no taxes? spanone Oct 2012 #86
This, from the article Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2012 #88
Churches can rent their tax exemption status? WTF? David Zephyr Oct 2012 #89
They didnt - its a bad headline FreeState Oct 2012 #108
FUCKEN TAX EVADING WEASEL!! Segami Oct 2012 #92
tax laws are written BY the rich, and FOR the rich. BlueMan Votes Oct 2012 #95
I am weary now theglammistress Oct 2012 #97
Well, if hate is being flung your way Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2012 #98
Has Harry Reid commented? reusrename Oct 2012 #96
Do I have this correct? aquart Oct 2012 #99
K & R --- Thanks for the link. --- (eom) Petrushka Oct 2012 #100
Mittwitt taxivader running for a theft. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #101
K&R n/t Lebam in LA Oct 2012 #102
No Doubt libodem Oct 2012 #103
two reasons I'm glad this didn't really make the MSM today: renate Oct 2012 #105
Yes, I agree. By then, someone should've prepared a good piece/story on this. AND, liberalla Oct 2012 #120
This should be front page news jsr Oct 2012 #106
oh. my. Good. Lord. God! Divine Discontent Oct 2012 #110
Oops. blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #111
Up ya go... n/t agracie Oct 2012 #112
Willard Romney's swinistic greed... Unca Wiggilie Oct 2012 #113
Vietnam exemption and now this dextermorgan Oct 2012 #114
K and R. nt MaeScott Oct 2012 #116
The RepubliSuckers better be paying attention Berlum Oct 2012 #117
This is disgusting. How much more money does that greedy PIG need? PA Democrat Oct 2012 #119
I know hurricane news will dominate today but this story is too important to drop. Am kick! nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #122
wanna bet the msm completely ignores this story.....1...2...3.... spanone Oct 2012 #124
Does anyone really think the Mormon Church is not involved with this scam? kentuck Oct 2012 #125
Would have been nice to know this like a month ago. cbdo2007 Oct 2012 #126
Harry Reid was right. nt MrScorpio Oct 2012 #129
What a disgusting, vile POS txdemsftw Oct 2012 #130
Tax the churches. They_Live Oct 2012 #132
Once again, up yours Mitt Romney 47of74 Oct 2012 #133
Disgusting Johnny2X2X Oct 2012 #134
kick Whisp Oct 2012 #137
Mr. President is right, RoMoney doesn't need a new accountant Dollface Oct 2012 #138
Wonder how LDS would feel if every member did this?? Will the church speak up? Historic NY Oct 2012 #139
This story Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2012 #140
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