So, um, well, what do you guys think of this?

[beachmom]

It's kind of funny, and actually has information in it, but I'm not 100% sure the joke works.

http://www.romneygekko.com/

Wall Street Veterans for Truth. Ahem.

Contrast with this, which actually is real:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/another-romney-layoff-victim-this-one-a-conservative-speaks-out/2012/01/06/gIQAp6rLfP_blog.html

Indeed, if Dems have their way, these layoff victims will be this year’s version of the Swift Boat Vets — without the mendacity, that is — materializing out of Romney’s past to set the record straight about this central and defining episode in Romney’s life and career.

Updated with formatting.

[karynnj]

1. I wish they would not call it Wall Street Veterans for truth - because, although it is snarky,

there are no lies told by people claiming to know things not known to the public at large. However, I get the similarity - and remember the "mock" veterans for truth on Comedy Central and elsewhere in 2004 - such as the hamsters for truth and the spoof that used the true story that Kerry likely saved the life of a Republican Senator, who was chocking on food. (In fact, the SBVT may have made true versions of how they did the lies less believable because ultimately they were found to be dishonest. )

I hope the Romney/Gekko connection is not overplayed now. I think Romney will be the nominee and in a time where the Republicans are pretending that it is the democrats who are the friends of Wall Street and people blame Wall Street for a lot of the economic mess, Bain Capital is a mixed blessing for Romney.

The fact that Romney has taken the position that he was not involved with Wall Street, but was restructuring companies really does not work - and for those who saw Wall Street, that was a large part of what Gekko did. The ad Kennedy used was incredible and I would bet that the issue reaches more people in 2012 than in 1994, before most of the out sourcing jobs happened.