White House: Romney 'desperate' for releasing '98 tape of Obama
The Washington Times ^ | Sept. 19, 2012 | Dave Boyer
Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:05:03 PM
The White House called Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his allies "desperate" Wednesday for releasing an audio tape from 1998 in which then-state Sen. Barack Obama spoke in favor of "redistribution" of wealth.
"When a campaign is having a bad day or a bad week or some might say a bad month … you sometimes witness an effort to, it seems desperate, to change the subject," said White House press secretary Jay Carney.
Republicans came out Tuesday with the tape of Mr. Obama, speaking at Loyola University, saying he supports "redistribution." It followed the release on Monday of a secretly recorded video of Mr. Romney at a fundraiser in May saying that 47 percent of Americans — Mr. Obama's supporters — consider themselves "victims" who depend on the government for assistance.
Mr. Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, are highlighting Mr. Obama's 14-year-old comments on the campaign trail.
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