Democratic Newark Mayor, and a listed surrogate for Obama's presidential campaign, Cory Booker had some harsh words Sunday on Meet the Press for an Obama campaign ad that seeks to attack Mitt Romney's past as a venture capitalist at Bain Capital.
I?m not about to sit here and indict private equity. To me, it?s just we?re getting to a ridiculous point in America, especially that I know I live in a state where pension funds, unions and other people are investing in companies like Bain Capital. If you look at the totality of Bain Capital?s record, they?ve done a lot to support businesses, to grow businesses.... This kind of stuff is nauseating to me on both sides. It?s nauseating to the American public. Enough is enough. Stop attacking private equity.
Before the day was over, the Romney campaign had released an ad and the GOP had organized an online petition using Booker's words to attack their opponent. As the GOP pounced, Booker backtracked, releasing a video statement in which he reiterated his support for the president and said,
Mitt Romney has made his business record a centerpiece of his campaign. He?s talked about himself as a job creator. And therefore it is reasonable ? and in fact I encourage it ? for the Obama campaign to examine that record and discuss it. I have no problem with that. In fact, I believe that Mitt Romney, in many ways, is not being completely honest with his role and his record even while a businessperson, and is shaping it to serve his political interest ? and not necessarily including all the facts of his time there.
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