Thread: Research: Romney's highest staffers CFR?

It is true, though, that one of Romney's highest staffers is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations(CFR) and heads the North American Union Task Force:

Look for the name(alphabetical order): William Weld:

http://www.cfr.org/publication.html?id=8102#author

Here is the wikipedia on him which makes very clear that he is on Romney's campaign staff:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Weld

Weld publicly endorsed Mitt Romney for the presidency on January 8, 2007. Weld currently serves as the co-chairman for Romney's campaign in New York State.[7] On the same day that Weld endorsed Romney, Gov. and Mrs. Weld also raised $50,000 for Romney's exploratory committee. Weld personally made a donation of $2,100 dollars, the maximum allowed per person per election at the time. He later donated another $200 dollars (the new maximum allowed was $2,300).

Weld has also been active in campaigning for Governor Romney in New Hampshire where both Governors have been known to travel together.

Here is more evidence:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articl ... al_office/

Wouldn't that be guilty by association? I just find it hard to believe that Romney is in fact against the NAU when one of his top staffers is openly a member of the NAU Task Force.

Hi therealjjj777, welcome aboard!

Thanks for the info. I'm sure many (including myself) will be interested in digging into the tidbit you provided in greater detail.

William wrote on Feb 3, 2008 8:13 PM:Have GOP Voters forgotten that just a few months ago, John McCain stood hand-in-hand with liberal icon Ted Kennedy pushing for the largest amnesty for illegal aliens in American history? While Rasmussen polling showed that Americans following the legislation very closely opposed it 3 to 1 (69% to 23%), McCain ignored the massive public outcry! John McCain has illustrated in dramatic fashion that when he feels safe in his office, he couldn't care less about what a majority of Americans think.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/02 ... 2_2_08.txt

Originally Posted by therealjjj777

It is true, though, that one of Romney's highest staffers is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations(CFR) and heads the North American Union Task Force:

Look for the name(alphabetical order): William Weld:

http://www.cfr.org/publication.html?id=8102#author

Here is the wikipedia on him which makes very clear that he is on Romney's campaign staff:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Weld

Weld publicly endorsed Mitt Romney for the presidency on January 8, 2007. Weld currently serves as the co-chairman for Romney's campaign in New York State.[7] On the same day that Weld endorsed Romney, Gov. and Mrs. Weld also raised $50,000 for Romney's exploratory committee. Weld personally made a donation of $2,100 dollars, the maximum allowed per person per election at the time. He later donated another $200 dollars (the new maximum allowed was $2,300).

Weld has also been active in campaigning for Governor Romney in New Hampshire where both Governors have been known to travel together.

Here is more evidence:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articl ... al_office/

Wouldn't that be guilty by association? I just find it hard to believe that Romney is in fact against the NAU when one of his top staffers is openly a member of the NAU Task Force.

Read all 3 links and from what I have read, this does not prove that Romney is a member of the CFR. Just because Weld is does not mean that Romney is. Big deal, so what, if Romney knows individuals in the CFR.

Originally Posted by Skip

William wrote on Feb 3, 2008 8:13 PM:Have GOP Voters forgotten that just a few months ago, John McCain stood hand-in-hand with liberal icon Ted Kennedy pushing for the largest amnesty for illegal aliens in American history? While Rasmussen polling showed that Americans following the legislation very closely opposed it 3 to 1 (69% to 23%), McCain ignored the massive public outcry! John McCain has illustrated in dramatic fashion that when he feels safe in his office, he couldn't care less about what a majority of Americans think.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/02 ... 2_2_08.txt

Skip, this only means that not all CFRer's are bad people after all.

William Weld

Are you sure it's the same person and not just a person with the same name?

Dixie

Originally Posted by Dixie

William Weld

Are you sure it's the same person and not just a person with the same name?

Dixie

We need to know, I wish someone had placed this info for analysis before we sent out today's email alert. We need this looked into rapidly.

W

W.,

In all fairness, your e-mail was about Romney, and not all of his associates or members of his campaign.


Honestly, Wikipedia is not a valid source.
I could go over there right now and add or delete part of that reference.

Let's see if we can find the information elsewhere.

Dixie

WILLIAM F. WELD is Principal at Leeds Weld & Co., a private equity investment firm in New York. Previously Mr. Weld was elected to two terms as Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997), served as Assistant U.S. Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC (1986-198, and as the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts during the Reagan administration (1981-1986).

Co-Chair of an "independent task force" that published a report called Building a North American Community published by Council on Foreign Relations Press.

This does not make him a CFR Member. Is Weld a member or just a contributor to a publication?

http://www.cfr.org/publication.html?id=8102#author

Op-Ed

North America the Beautiful
Authors: John Manley
Pedro Aspe
William F. Weld


March 23, 2005
Wall Street Journal

When the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States meet for a summit in Texas today, they will represent countries that together face growing challenges to their economic competitiveness and security. In the 12 years since the landmark North American Free Trade Agreement was signed, much has changed. Nafta revolutionized trade in North America, helping to unlock our region's economic potential. But meanwhile, China and India have become increasingly integrated into the global market, the European Union has expanded to 25 nations, and terrorist and criminal activity have underscored North America's vulnerability.

Deepening the integration of our three countries promises great benefits for our citizens. But as the September 11 attacks showed, integration is neither inevitable nor irreversible. We cannot afford to stand still or to take one another for granted.

To make North America more competitive and secure, the three leaders should announce a plan to establish a North American security and economic community by 2010. The aim of this community would be to guarantee a free, safe, just and prosperous North America. The boundaries of the community would be defined by a common external tariff and an outer security perimeter, within which the movement of people and products would be legal, orderly and secure. To meet these objectives, three broad challenges must be addressed:

The first challenge is security, a precondition for growing our economies. We learned after September 11 that without effective security cooperation among our three countries, our commercial relationships suffer and our freedoms and quality of life are affected. The three leaders meeting in Texas should set the goal to establish a common security perimeter for North America that would give a terrorist trying to penetrate our borders an equally hard time no matter which country he tried to enter first. This would require far-reaching changes in our border patrol, including harmonizing visa and asylum regulations, synchronizing entry and exit screening and tracking procedures, fully sharing data on the exit and entry of foreign nationals, and jointly inspecting container traffic.

Our second major shared challenge is our regional economic competitiveness. Over the last decade, the pace of economic integration within North America has outstripped the capacity of the Nafta framework, even as global competitive pressures have grown. Our three governments need to remove restraints on our ability to compete, including adopting a common external tariff and entering into negotiations to find a joint approach to unfair and anti-competitive trade practices -- like dumping -- which have had a toxic effect on our relations. We also need to make travel within North America easier and more secure. A North American Border Pass with biometric identifiers would speed travel within our region so that border officials can focus on genuine threats.

Our third challenge is to address the disparities in economic development within North America, which threaten us all. Trade and investment flows on the continent have increased dramatically, but the development gap between Mexico and its two northern neighbors has widened. Low wages and lack of economic opportunity in parts of Mexico stimulate undocumented immigration, and contribute to human suffering that can sometimes translate into violence. Mexico must take steps to attract investment and accelerate growth. At the same time, the U.S. and Canada, as a matter of their own national interest, should assist by establishing a North American Investment Fund to create infrastructure linking the poorer parts of Mexico to the markets of the north.

To meet these challenges, we need regular summit meetings like this month's gathering in Texas. There is no better way to demonstrate to our citizens the importance of our continental partnership than to have the American and Mexican presidents and the Canadian prime minister meet at least annually to discuss major issues, agree on shared priorities and provide energy and momentum to the North American agenda.

It is time to get serious about North America. Today's summit in Texas is the place to start.

Mr. Manley is the former Canadian deputy prime minister and finance minister. Mr. Aspe is the former finance minister of Mexico. Mr. Weld is the former governor of Massachusetts and assistant U.S. attorney general.

I'd say Weld is neck deep in it.
Dixie

Originally Posted by reform_now

What part does the Council on Foreign Relations, of which Romney is a member, play in the immigration issue?

Is he ?