Romney says he is pro-life, but he made lots of money by investing in a company that has made lots of money desposing of aborted fetuses.
Stericycle Controversy: Mitt Romney Invested In Medical-Waste Firm That Disposed Of A
Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by Crabtownboy, Jul 16, 2012.
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Would you prefer them to remain in back of the clinic ?
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Bain says Romney left a few months before the investment. Of course it seems that may not be true as his name is on some documents after that and he refuses to let the board minutes be made public.
Regardless, such an investment would have taken months and months of research and board discussions, so he must have been in on the discussions. My guess is that the investment of 75 million would not have reached the "yes invest" stage without his approval.
I believe he has some big problems and needs to come clean on them and stop stonewalling them. The stonewalling will only make him look guilty.
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The only thing I can say, and this is just an example, not to derail your thread, but when Steve Jobs "stepped down" because of his health reasons, he was still officially still the CEO of Apple on paper....just because someone's name is still listed as CEO doesn't necessarily mean they are active participants.
Anyway, the facts are, the medical waste for abortions didn't come about until well after Romney was gone, according to the link I posted.
This is just another sideshow to turn public attention away from the failed policies of this president. And as far as illegalities, trampling on the Constitution as this administration has done like Fast and Furious and failure to prosecute the Black Panthers for voter intimidation and more, the obama administration is certainly not "lily white" pardon the pun. -
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/romney-bain-abortion-stericycle-sec
Earlier this year, Mitt Romney nearly landed in a politically perilous controversy when the Huffington Post reported that in 1999 the GOP presidential candidate had been part of an investment group that invested $75 million in Stericycle, a medical-waste disposal firm that has been attacked by anti-abortion groups for disposing aborted fetuses collected from family planning clinics. Coming during the heat of the GOP primaries, as Romney tried to sell South Carolina Republicans on his pro-life bona fides, the revelation had the potential to damage the candidate's reputation among values voters already suspicious of his shifting position on abortion.
But Bain Capital, the private equity firm Romney founded, tamped down the controversy. The company said Romney left the firm in February 1999 to run the troubled 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and likely had nothing to with the deal. The matter never became a campaign issue. But documents filed by Bain and Stericycle with the Securities and Exchange Commission—and obtained by Mother Jones—list Romney as an active participant in the investment. And this deal helped Stericycle, a company with a poor safety record, grow, while yielding tens of millions of dollars in profits for Romney and his partners. The documents—one of which was signed by Romney—also contradict the official account of Romney's exit from Bain.Click to expand...
CTB has no problem with abortion. Does he want the bodies discarded in an open field as some clinics have.
Some years back a trash dumpster full of dead babies was discovered [California I believe.] . A Church wanted to have a funeral service for the babies, The baby killers went to court to stop the service. I believe after a long court battle the Church was able to hold the service. Here we have a good example of the people that Crabtownboy defends and supports.
I have asked this question many times, on this board and elsewhere: How does a Christian justify supporting the slaughter of the unborn?
The hypocrisy of the democrats is unreal. They routinely use "poor little children" to justify expanding the destruction of liberty by the Federal government but also use the slaughter of the unborn to win the vote of a certain segment of the politician, like Crabtownboy! -
Now, now. CTB may end up seeing the light before long. We can hope.
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Crabtownboy said: ↑Bain's investment of $75 million was in 1999 while Romney, I believe, was still with Bain.
Bain says Romney left a few months before the investment. Of course it seems that may not be true as his name is on some documents after that and he refuses to let the board minutes be made public.
Regardless, such an investment would have taken months and months of research and board discussions, so he must have been in on the discussions. My guess is that the investment of 75 million would not have reached the "yes invest" stage without his approval.
I believe he has some big problems and needs to come clean on them and stop stonewalling them. The stonewalling will only make him look guilty.
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LadyEagle said: ↑Now, now. CTB may end up seeing the light before long. We can hope.Click to expand...
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I agree.
Shame on anyone who would stoop to such lows as to argue abortion with someone who can't even call it a sin. -
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Also, and I didn't want to post this, but when Phyllis' son was killed, we could not recover any of his property that was considered a "bio" hazard. Anything with blood on it, or anything else that fit under this description, the clothes he was wearing, and a lot of his personal effects we couldn't legally take into posession, but were still liable for the disposal cost. I guess you could call it an "unexpected" expense, but yes, there are companies who make a profit in this business.
When I die, I hope not to leave a big clean-up expense, but God bless the people who have to do that awful job, which I'm sure the libbies make worse by making everyone fill everything out in triplicate. -
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Serious challenge, C.T.Boy, I would likle you to tell us the difference between an aborted fetus and ANY other medical garbage.
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Crabtownboy said: ↑So you believe that abortions are bad, but that to make money from abortions is good.Click to expand...
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LadyEagle said: ↑Bain Capital sold off 40 percent of its shares in Stericycle in 2001 and sold the rest by 2004.
Stericycle apparently began contracting with abortion clinics in 2007.http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/309400/obama-attack-coming-down-road-stericycleClick to expand...
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Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite SupporterBain Capital sold off 40 percent of its shares in Stericycle in 2001 and sold the rest by 2004.
Stericycle apparently began contracting with abortion clinics in 2007.
The pro-life community only became aware of Stericycle’s role in abortion clinics, and campaigning against its work, in 2011.Click to expand...
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I don't really see any controversy here. Whether a person is killed in an accident, dies of natural causes or is murdered, their body must be disposed of in some manner.
In fact, this is a service, as gruesome as it sounds, it's still a service. And of course the company that does this must profit, or they won't be in business very long. -
Crabtownboy said: ↑And they earned at least a $49.5 million profit. Not bad if you do not mind how the profits were earned.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/romney-bain-abortion-stericycle-secClick to expand...
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Bain Capital sold off 40 percent of its shares in Stericycle in 2001 and sold the rest by 2004.
Stericycle apparently began contracting with abortion clinics in 2007.Click to expand...
Crabtownboy said: ↑And they earned at least a $49.5 million profit. Not bad if you do not mind how the profits were earned.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/romney-bain-abortion-stericycle-secClick to expand...
You decide to go off topic and want to talk about how much Bain Capital profited on their investment?
Either your debating skills are non-existent...
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Crabtownboy said: ↑And they earned at least a $49.5 million profit. Not bad if you do not mind how the profits were earned.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/romney-bain-abortion-stericycle-secClick to expand...
Is abortion a sin?
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