Romney Hypocrisy on Venezuela and Iran
Posted by Kombiz Lavasany on September 28, 2007 at 05:00 PM
Mitt Romney has been trying to court Republican voters by attacking the Governments of Venezuela and Iran and, in the case of Iran, urging divestment. It seems that Romney hasn't been as forthcoming about his ties to Hugo Chavez and Venezuela's oil company.
On the campaign trail, Republican Mitt Romney has been harshly critical of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. But that hasn't stopped his campaign from taking donations from lobbyists who receive millions of dollars from a Venezuelan government-linked oil company.Thursday night, supporters of the former Massachusetts Governor hosted 'Rallies for Romney' all over the country. The Washington, DC-event was hosted at Dutko Worldwide, a lobbying firm whose chairman, Ronald Kaufman, is a major Romney advisor. Dutko's president, Craig Pattee, is also a national finance co-chair for the campaign. Furthermore, Dutko employees have donated at least $15,400 to Romney's campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records.
The firm is the only registered federal lobbyist for Citgo, a US-based subsidiary of the Venezuelan government-owned Petroleos de Venezuela, according to the Senate Office of Public Records. Citgo has paid Dutko more than $3 million in fees since 1998.
Romney has also been calling for divestment from Iran. Last week it was reported that Romney had more than $250,000 invested in Iran. Just another set of flip-flops from Romney?
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