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Coyotl

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17. All the parody and meme mania aside, this is what really matters. The Dude LIED!

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 10:23 AM

Oct 2012

In front of a global audience, he could not control his own mouth and tell the truth. He had to inflate himself far beyond what the facts support.

It does not matter much (nor does he matter much anymore) why he is compelled to tell self-aggrandizing lies. What will prove most intyeresting is the follow-up with the people who created the so-called "binders full of women" and their telling of the true history of this tale.

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Mitt Romney 'Binders Full Of Women' Claim Misleads [View all] YBR31 Oct 2012 OP

Romney just can't stop telling lies Berlum Oct 2012 #1

That nose looks phallic Wednesdays Oct 2012 #8

Well it fits him durablend Oct 2012 #20

this shows two things underthematrix Oct 2012 #2

sounds as if a hostile environment or glass ceiling drove them away over time spooky3 Oct 2012 #3

Romney doesn't know if he is coming or going, he goes with it then walks it back liberal N proud Oct 2012 #4

Binders of women = porn mags under his bed. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #5

"Binders" seems like a strange way to put it BlueStreak Oct 2012 #10

Maybe to him, women exist only on paper? sofa king Oct 2012 #23

I wonder how many Chinese women are executives at Sensata? BlueStreak Oct 2012 #26

That's a good question! sofa king Oct 2012 #30

Nope, I was only half right. sofa king Oct 2012 #34

Ugh. Typical Romney LIE. AzDar Oct 2012 #6

Romney is safe as long as Women don't figure out how to use the Google machine BlueStreak Oct 2012 #7

I was wondering about that when he said it---it didn't seem very Romneyesque that he would be wordpix Oct 2012 #9

You make it sound like an escort service BlueStreak Oct 2012 #11

Rmoney's the one who made it sound like an escort service, not I wordpix Oct 2012 #13

The fundamentalist mormons, Warren Jeff's group, pick their underage brides from binders Squinch Oct 2012 #35

I actually believed him (though God knows why) but didn't for a minute think he was gateley Oct 2012 #25

my bullshit meter was full tilt Cosmocat Oct 2012 #40

Yeah, I got the same vibe when that came out of his mouth - no fucking way toby jo Oct 2012 #12

Of course he doesn't give women much credit Maeve Oct 2012 #14

Yes, dear. Now don't forget to pick up the dry cleaning and wash the car before he gets home sad sally Oct 2012 #37

Not even the ones who did the work , unasked Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #51

Yeah. More lies. Different day. closeupready Oct 2012 #15

Mitt Romney: Binders full of bullshit. beac Oct 2012 #16

All the parody and meme mania aside, this is what really matters. The Dude LIED! Coyotl Oct 2012 #17

It's hard to research facts when you're stuck in a binder. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #18

The question was if he supported equal pay for women. He didn't answer the question. 4lbs Oct 2012 #19

Good point!!!!! gateley Oct 2012 #24

Here's an excellent article just posted at ThinkProgress sad sally Oct 2012 #39

Anyone interested should read Justice Ginsburg's dissent. It is a thing of beauty. It didn't take spooky3 Oct 2012 #44

Questions I am dying to ask Romney !! Maineman Oct 2012 #21

K&R gateley Oct 2012 #22

This guy, can't even tell the truth when he is saying something stupid. olddad56 Oct 2012 #27

THIS! Cosmocat Oct 2012 #42

Say something stupid, Willard! tclambert Oct 2012 #28

The only reason I can see for the gop to run Romney is to make people forget about Bush. olddad56 Oct 2012 #29

how many women can you fit in a binder? I would think not even one. olddad56 Oct 2012 #31

So with 3 decades in the private sector he didn't encounter any qualified women? Retrograde Oct 2012 #32

Perhaps he didn't think he's be able to get any to work for him, hughee99 Oct 2012 #33

but wouldn't that be equally true for men? spooky3 Oct 2012 #38

Yes, it didn't seem like he hired too many men from his Bain background either. n/t hughee99 Oct 2012 #41

not necessarily from Bain, but he hired a lot of men, not only at the beginning spooky3 Oct 2012 #43

Not women in general, women from his business world. hughee99 Oct 2012 #45

I am in that world, and there have been a lot of women there for a long time. spooky3 Oct 2012 #46

Here's what I'm saying, and it doesn't seem too confusing to me. hughee99 Oct 2012 #47

good point - i can think of MANY I'd hire wordpix Oct 2012 #36

Binders=either porn collection or polygamist harem joanbarnes Oct 2012 #48

More 3-ring circus than 3-ring binder Blue Owl Oct 2012 #49

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #50

Someone finally did a good chart on this.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #52