State contractors funneled $150G to Romney campaign says Boston Herald

550. -- Good morning WR -- beautiful day out there are always -- always and I. Temperatures in the mid to upper eighties. Sunshine just like it was overly. Joining us now from Boston help Hillary. -- their accusations. That Mitt Romney. Did as governor the same pay for play thing that is so popular with the president. And that is giving some kind of government thing to a company. Like a tax break and then taking a donation. From that same company joining us is Hillary to talk about this -- lawyers about Boston. You Miller I'm the underdog -- and Roddy upbeat laugh it up a idea I don't really like to -- an article. Well not really the well I don't know what what should I take issue. Are now I guess you might I don't know -- I. I think the point in the article is that. A lot of governors it and keep it. It seemed you basically. Means getting a lot of getting -- from these different. Companies which then and -- yes these high priced contract. Well then in turn your making it sound like this linkage there that's the part we don't know right. Yeah I mean there's no way to know for sure we certainly respect all the companies. And there's no. There's there's nobody say yeah yeah we the we did this because otherwise we wouldn't be able that we would even get a lot -- it on. For example you have. General dynamics as one of the the companies that -- that this happened with the -- in your story today in The Herald yesterday. And general dynamics is a huge defense contractor if you're going to give out contracts for certain things like with the Big -- There were certain things are ready set all why is Halliburton involve wire wire these big companies involved in the answer is well there's only one or two in the world or in the country. That do this kind of work so when you see a general dynamics how many defense contractors are there. Who. Could get the 151000 dollar state contract that they happen to get. Right I mean you're you're. I also feel as. The bottom the bottom line has sent this is the donation it's more. That there's this sense that today have to do yell at me. In order to even be considered -- contracts which is very. It would be quiet it is as nice as -- that -- it's not really just Romney is pretty much. All governors. There's this sense that they need to kids are actually. Be able even light here on the field and even need -- get out. That could be or could be the company is all I mean these are billion dollar companies for them to gear sixth -- So well for how it. For general dynamics of 60000 or other -- what are association they'd be stupid not to and obviously yeah money's not targeted to Mitt Romney is. Well if they're if they're giving money to the Republican Governors Association. They're helping all the Republican governors in the country. -- All is -- 60000. It was a split between the two is that it. Do you get for it it was he. There was some Republican Governors Association -- summed it. Can I -- -- and then they got a 151000 dollar state contract so they spent a lot more than the 151000 own sake but I don't. You know I I believe there's a problem. With the the role of money in our politics I think that the companies have much more sway. With our elected officials than we do and I think they care more what these companies care who care about don't want -- and they care about voters that's an issue. But I don't know what. What -- guilty of -- in terms New -- your story here do you feel old that. There's something wrong going on here or you'd just pointing out this is how business is done because it to me that would be the defense hey this is how our government works now. If you wanna change go ahead. Right acting is the -- -- that story is that -- -- going on tap tap in Nevada governor but I also think that the article it's going to point out and Romney guy has made this issue in the campaign. Knows that I. Earlier this year and Obama. War. It is in the sense of course. I'm sorry for what Sandia pictured it. For patronage in terms of are you talking about with with regard to alternative energy. No means yes I mentioned isolated case yet in the story and yes that is one of what are the parallels the other one -- -- And it isn't really an exact parallel -- that is making that appointment. Back and back in January when when converse about fashion. And he pointed to donations that does spoke to -- -- well. They called equality -- And what industry were these people. Are. Worried. Are they it was a mix of companies. Because I think there is legit there are certain things you look at and say for my opinion of the green jobs thing. Is that it's a scam to build up an industry with a lot of government money that is friends of a particular political party in that money's gonna circle back. You can see the cause and effect you can see the Democrats. Got tons of money from Wall Street. A few years ago and hacked the white house with people from Wall Street put them in control. Of the very thing that they then were going about attacking for political reasons the attackers were people who were insiders on Wall Street. And the administration elected with Wall Street money. It's it's assumed to be well known fact in Washington. That Democrats won't do anything about reform. Because they get so much support. From trial lawyers so I think when you can establish that there's a what it's like that and you looked suspiciously at the money and say we got a problem here. -- this here. Well I think about I think me the idea is according to go bad. Where your opponent for doing something. -- and the idea is. Despite the fact that this has been going on forever and there's a problem with the way politics is in general way government is running in the states. You aren't you're also involved at that -- sort of an -- that's an issue you can't really slam something for something that you also been a. Well -- -- here's what would really be the story if one of them accuses the other of doing something that he has not done. Because they both basically operate under the under the same business long. That would. -- -- everything everything that they accusing is so Mitt Romney gets accused of being a flip flop the difference between him. And the president or anybody else's in politics is whether. He missed handles his flip flopping in such a west to develop a reputation as a flip flop Barack Obama is one of the biggest flip flop ever in the history of mankind but he doesn't have the rent. Right and not let the money I mean it really they often did -- -- things and certainly they'll flip flopped Clinton that basically take what -- political positions. It's convenient or popular the times. But you're aptly write it -- get Condit who stumbled as -- who is actually called out for its debt and that's getting the label out of a flop. And then who has the narrative attached -- -- so if you go back to the 2004 campaign. Had John. Had the home shopping clever enough to do that John Kerry -- with the wind surfer. Changing directions with. He might never have been have been tainted with such a powerful flip flop for reputation. And you could do that -- by -- very interesting stuff it's a great business we've chosen to follow Hillary. Marry Hillary sumo bots in your coming back on -- is Aaron. I -- out there. That's good we'll see Wednesday thank you Hillary. Hillary should -- from The Herald her her story today's state contractors -- a 150000. Dollars to the Romney campaign. Big contributors. Got 500 million. In war. -- and that's a good return on investment overall I don't think it's good I don't think it's right that you don't wanna change. Right then that's a big thing I actually think we need some sort of structural reform to our system. So people run for office and get elected. Without. Being beholden. And without having to spend much of their day. -- 4456. Hours a day -- Washington working for us were paying them to do a job they spent half of the day at least. Dialing for dollars. I think there's something wrong with a system like that but if we have a conversation about awarding yourself oh no you can its freedom of speech. That's the big knee jerk conservative argument that freedom of speech requires. That there be no curbing of the influence of money. In policies I don't get this so where -- or wait we're situation right now where. Political action committees. Can give as much money in support of a campaign as they choose. Right they can spent so I want individual can write a check for twenty million dollars to a super pac. The super pac can you spend that twenty million dollars in a couple of states destroying the reputation -- Mitt Romney. -- Barack Obama. And -- that's fine but your I have a -- a donation limit if we wanna give to one of the campaigns.