who wants to be president could have invested in companies that specialized in shipping american jobs overseas. mother jones washington bureau chief david corn has advanced the story. his exclusive reporting on how romney s bain capital invested heavily in companies that pioneered outsourcing of manufacturing of jobs could be a game changer this fall. his reports include details on whose then-ceo said outsourcing is good for america. and bain investment global tech, a chinese company that built profits on outsourcing. a major presidential candidate connected to sending american jobs overseas? are you serious? joining me now is msnbc political analyst david corn. he s the washington bureau chief for mother jones who has
not only have these profits been taxed once but another time. the public is entitled to a larger discussion about tax reform, comprehensive tax reform, what we ll do to even reform our corporate tax rates so american businesses both big and small are much more competitive in a global economy. so, i saved this for you, kevin. because i think dan senor needs a break. i m just having my coffee here. i m glad kevin is on the show. here s this ad, it was released on saturday accusing your candidate mitt romney of shipping american jobs overseas. take a look. i m barack obama. i approve this message. . oh beautiful for spacious skies for waves of gray for purple mountains majesty above the fruited plains
official in britain, in charge of the olympics, he says the government did act quickly to address the gaping problem. and have brought in an extra 3500 british troops who will fill in for the security gap. jamie: new fallout from the obama campaign s attempt to turn up the heat on governor mitt romney. a barrage of attacks including an ad accusing his former firm, bain capital of shipping american jobs overseas. a charge that many independent observers have called misleading. some even saying, they are absolutely unsubstantiated. is the attack strategy working for the obama campaign or could the negative tone of the president s re-election campaign turn off voters come november or even right now? joining me now, charlie hurt, a columnist with the washington times, great to have you here this morning. good morning to you, jamie. jamie: first of all, has it reached a new level, the attack
war in iraq. the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense, it s absolutely true. here s what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it s time it s time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else s civil war. now here s the president last year. consistent with our agreement with the iraqi government, all u.s. troops will leave by the end of next year. and here s mr. obama today. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. sounds relatively simple, but keeping them honest, it leaves out a key fact, one that president obama made no mention of today. almost right up
up on the white house website, the headline reads, president obama has ended the war in iraq. the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense, it s absolutely true. here s what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it s time it s time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else s civil war. now here s the president last year. consistent with our agreement with the iraqi government, all u.s. troops will leave by the end of next year. and here s mr. obama today. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. sounds relatively simple, but keeping them honest, it leave