John McCain's 200-Page Mitt Romney Opposition Research Book From '08 Found Online

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The oft-discussed 200-page opposition research book compiled by John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008 against fellow candidate Mitt Romney has made its way online, courtesy of BuzzFeed's Andrew Kaczynski.

The entire thing is worth a thorough read if only for an exploration of how little the current Republican field has scratched the surface with respect to Romney-related attacks.

The document also seriously undercuts McCain's current position –- as an endorser of Romney for president in 2012 –- that attacks on the former governor's Bain Capital days are anti-capitalism. There are 399 mentions of Bain in McCain's Mitt Romney oppo book.

After looking through the material, tell us what you find.

Comments

[Teri MacGill]

07:35 PM on 07/17/2012

Isn't it interesting that his mission was to France, while others go to places where they risk their lives from disease? Kind of like the positions he was taking before the decision to run for President. Moderate to say the least. I agree with the prior post .. there is only one thing Romney is in favor of: Romney. And only one ethical question he asks himself: What is good for me? I bet if he had been running for governor in Arizona, he would not have been so moderate in his positions. A chameleon, to say the least.

[Joseph Conklin]

05:31 PM on 07/17/2012

This should be required reading for every Mittens supporter! I can't wait to see the in depth coverage of this on Faux news.

[dreamnumber9]

11:32 PM on 07/16/2012

The fact that McCain chose Palin over Romney as his running mate speaks volumes. Key phrases from the document proves Romney was an 'Outsourcing Pioneer.'

"Bain capital teamed up with Chinese appliance maker Haier Group in 2005 in effort to purchase Newton, IA-based Maytag Corp and send jobs overseas."

"At least two Bain Capital companies ... Stream International and Modus Media ... focused on outsourced technical support services, expanding facilities abroad while contracting operations in the USA."

[SansACause]

09:47 AM on 07/16/2012

This is good news for John McCain.

[hadronswe]

09:25 AM on 07/16/2012

This has been online since the GOP primaries at least, I sent it to Perry, Gingrich, Santorum, and Bachmann. It didn't appear to do much good, the party is stuck with this lying, outsourcing, job killing, corporatist.

[Rene H Provencher]

07:21 PM on 07/15/2012

Is McCain a flip flopper, or just backing Romney because he wants a new post in the Senate? It's all about politics and money. Why can't everything be about the American people like it used to be?

[TampaChief17]

12:38 PM on 07/16/2012

Because our money isn't as much as the corporations.

[RonPaulFlix]

02:05 AM on 01/19/2012

Consistency lives here http://RonPaulFLIX.com

[Superman915]

08:27 AM on 07/16/2012

So do unattainable dreams.

[Unreadable]

11:29 PM on 01/18/2012

Mitt is a legal person, just like any corporation, but that's as far as his humanity goes. And, Newt, thanks for "pious baloney".

[Dandy12]

09:51 PM on 01/18/2012

Between this and Newt's PAC's film, they've saved Move On a good deal of time, money, and research. The more we get to know Mitt (the uber capitalist), the more he appears to be part of the Wall Street problem, and not the solution. He stands at the pinnacle of the 1 percenters, and doesn't seem to be planning much worthwhile for the middle class. Mitt appears to be one way, and is a good deal more suave than Danny Devito's character, "Larry the Liquidator".

[RepublicanDepression]

06:15 PM on 01/18/2012

Nearly FOUR HUNDRED mentions of Bain in McCain's attack Romney book.

Oh, but that it attacking CAPITALISM itself!

LOL!

GOP (Greedy One Percent) FAIL!

[Nick Riley]

05:53 PM on 01/18/2012

There is none of this trash on Ron Paul. He was in the same election in 2008. The worst teh AP could find on Ron Paul was his use of first class flights. Then Lawrence O'donnell comes out and blasts the lies out of the AP article.

Why don't the republicans wake up and support the guy with the constant message and absence of scandals.

Ron Paul 2012

[olebud03]

07:41 PM on 01/18/2012

Absence of scandals? PUH-LEASE! More or his insane, racist, bigoted drivel is surfacing on a daily basis!

[Nick Riley]

11:49 PM on 01/18/2012

Look into a few groups
Muslims for Ron Paul
Hispanics for Ron Paul
Africans for Ron Paul
Jews for Ron Paul

Are all these people uninformed or is it you who might need to re-examine your stance?

I have been studying his speeches and policy for 6 years and I have never heard a racist comment anywhere.

Daily basis? send me a link to anything fresh, otherwise I will just assume your hyperbole is unsupported

[Blaseboniface]

01:36 AM on 01/19/2012

PUH-LEASE, the newsletter issue is dead and buried. The people, including minorities posting on You-Tube defending Ron Paul, did not fall for that one. Only a few Ron Paul haters looking for some reason to not vote for Liberty and the Constitution try to resurrect a dead issue that the Main Stream Media is learning to back off because it blew up in their faces when the facts revealed a Ron Paul Presidency would be the best thing that happened for us all, but especially minorities. And it gave Ron Paul a chance to explain why. PRESIDENT RON PAUL 2012!

[Americanwoman55]

04:18 PM on 01/18/2012

I can only imagine the paperwork these types of people have on Obama.

Yet, they promote and incite the type of garbage conspiracy they do. the birther and secret life BS.

Can one only imagine.

[treadway123]

04:04 PM on 01/18/2012

He was deported by his Church on a mission to France for 21/2 to dodge the Vietnam conflict/War? According to this Mitt don't know what he stands for, let alone us to figure his flip/flops!

[Americanwoman55]

04:43 PM on 01/18/2012

missions are only 2 years long not 2 1/2

[RepublicanDepression]

06:16 PM on 01/18/2012

Wow! Why is that not in the news?

[Rene H Provencher]

07:26 PM on 07/15/2012

Mitt says his was 30 months!

[punkingale]

12:30 PM on 07/16/2012

Before that, he protested FOR the Vietnam war.

[Clevelandinwi]

03:37 PM on 01/18/2012

We already knew willard was greedy - this supports that.

[Clevelandinwi]

03:33 PM on 01/18/2012

C'mon! It came from jon mccain - how much can you believe? A L L . OF . IT.