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‘We Won’t Duck the Tough Issues…We Will Lead!’: Excerpts From Paul Ryan’s Speech

Aug. 11, 2012 8:51am Madeleine Morgenstern

The Mitt Romney campaign has released the following excerpts from vice presidential choice Paul Ryan’s Saturday announcement speech:

Mitt Romney is a leader with the skills, the background and the character that our country needs at a crucial time in its history. Following four years of failed leadership, the hopes of our country, which have inspired the world, are growing dim; and they need someone to revive them. Governor Romney is the man for this moment; and he and I share one commitment: we will restore the dreams and greatness of this country.

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For the last 14 years, I have proudly represented Wisconsin in Congress.  There, I have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, and turning ideas into action; and action into solutions.

I am committed, in mind and heart, to putting that experience to work in a Romney Administration. This is a crucial moment in the life of our nation; and it is absolutely vital that we select the right man to lead America back to prosperity and greatness.

That man is standing next to me. His name is Mitt Romney. And he will be the next president of the United States

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Let me say a word about the man Mitt Romney will replace. No one disputes President Obama inherited a difficult situation.  And, in his first 2 years, with his party in complete control of Washington, he passed nearly every item on his agenda.  But that didn’t make things better.

In fact, we find ourselves in a nation facing debt, doubt and despair.

This is the worst economic recovery in 70 years.

Unemployment has been above 8 percent for more than three years, the longest run since the Great Depression. Families are hurting.

We have the largest deficits and the biggest federal government since WW II.

Nearly 1 out of 6 Americans are in poverty–the worst rate in a generation. Moms and dads are struggling to make ends meet.

Household incomes have dropped by more than $4,000 over the past four years.

Whatever the explanations, whatever the excuses, this is a record of failure.

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I represent a part of America that includes inner cities, rural areas, suburbs and factory towns.  Over the years I have seen and heard from a lot from families, from those running small businesses, and from people who are in need.  But what I have heard lately troubles me the most.  There is something different in their voice and in their words. What I hear from them are diminished dreams, lowered expectations, uncertain futures.

I hear some people say that this is just “the new normal.” High unemployment, declining incomes and crushing debt is not a new normal. It’s the result of misguided policies. And next January, our economy will begin a comeback with the Romney Plan for a Stronger Middle Class that will lead to more jobs and more take home pay for working Americans.

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I believe my record of getting things done in Congress will be a very helpful complement to Governor Romney’s executive and private sector success outside Washington. I have worked closely with Republicans as well as Democrats to advance an agenda of economic growth, fiscal discipline, and job creation.

I’m proud to stand with a man who understands what it takes to foster job creation in our economy, someone who knows from experience, that if you have a small business—you did build that.

At Bain Capital, he launched new businesses and he turned around failing ones – companies like Staples, Bright Horizons and Sports Authority, just to name a few. Mitt Romney created jobs and showed he knows how a free economy works.

At the Olympics, he took a failing enterprise and made it the pride of our entire nation.

As governor of Massachusetts, he worked with Democrats and Republicans to balance budgets with no tax increases, lower unemployment, increase income and improve people’s lives.

In all of these things, Mitt Romney has shown himself to be a man of achievement, excellence and integrity.

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We Americans look at one another’s success with pride, not resentment, because we know, as more Americans work hard, take risks, and succeed, more people will prosper, our communities will benefit, and individual lives will be improved and uplifted.

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The commitment Mitt Romney and I make to you is this:

We won’t duck the tough issues…we will lead!

We won’t blame others…we will take responsibility!

We won’t replace our founding principles…we will reapply them!

We will honor you, our fellow citizens, by giving you the right and opportunity to make the choice:

What kind of country do we want to have?

What kind of people do we want to be?

We can turn this thing around.  Real solutions can be delivered.  But, it will take leadership.  And the courage to tell you the truth.

Mitt Romney is this kind of leader. I’m excited for what lies ahead and I’m thrilled to be a part of America’s Comeback Team. And together, we will unite America and get this done. Thank you.

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dadsrootbeer
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:16am
Time to save the country from further progressive destruction. Just like all other times in history.

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Shiroi Raion
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:15am
That was nice to hear them go on the offense a little, but they stayed positive. I think my favorite line was Paul Ryan’s, “We won’t replace our founding principles; we will reapply them.” That was music to my ears.

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adeleeeee
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:14am
Right on! It’s time to send Obummer packing. I don’t want to call him mr. Present anymore!

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RodT82721
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:14am
So let the lies and name calling begin – looks like the trolls were caught without their talking points. Only one showed up to sputter a little hate, so far. How long will it take the Soros media to put out their inane dribble about how terrible Ryan is? The troll brigade are waiting.

No rinos or Paulys showing up to slam Ryan yet either. So I’m thinking Mitt made a good choice. A running mate that actually knows deep policy facts and has ideas to solve our immediate problems.
You have to know the liberals will hate anything that might solve our financial problems.

Like their side always claims, “never let a crisis go to waste” and we are in a really big crisis today, thanks to the progressive policies, while Barry is out waging class warfare, on the tax payers dime.

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- wvernon1981
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:24am
  Where is the crisis? If anything, House Republicans are setting us up for slower economic growth down the road. Interest rates are at historic lows. When inflation rates are factored in, we have negative real interest rates. The rest of the world is paying us to hold their money yet we refuse to borrow to make massive investments in infrastructure with a positive NPV even though such projects would lead to higher growth rates in the future.
  
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- wvernon1981
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:29am
  Why of course. We all know liberals love massive amounts of debt.
  
  The issue with debt is the debt incurred outside of recessions. Not during recessions. If Congress had raised taxes and cut spending during periods of economic growth, counter-cyclical policies, then we wouldn’t be here talking about debt levels now and Obama and Congress would have been politically able to apply more stimulus at the start of the recession.
  
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- mtcountrygrl
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:58am
  @WVernon
  You sound like Obama. Is this what he is doing today, no golf game? It is the machines fault, it is the Republicans fault, it is the Arab Spring, it is Europes fault. No SOCIALISM DOES NOT WORK! It’s principles lead to debt and economic destruction. Want to see how recovery works, take a good long look at what Reagan did in the 1980′s (longest period of peace time economic growth). With Obama’s policies we have the longest period of economic recession. If you can’t see that you are just ignorant.
  
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- wvernon1981
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:40pm
  Can you give me some examples then?
  
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rangerp
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:12am
I got one question, Do they have enough guts to put DADT back in place?

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- encinom
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:47am
  Funny, the first thing ranger dan can think of is restoring a bigoted program. Of course the fact that Romney came out against the Boy Scout ban, answers your questions.
  
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- mtcountrygrl
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:14am
  @Encino
  You prove the point I made the other day about why Christians push back so hard against government sanctioned gay marriage. We could care less if gays get married, but we know this isn’t about their rights, it is about taking away ours. The Boy Scouts (a private organization with Christian roots) should be banned, fined, sued; because they do not want gay scout masters camping alone in the woods with little boys. If gay marriage is government sanctioned you guys will go after EVERY Christian oganization that believes homosexuallity is wrong and use government force to shut them down if they do not except it. I made this point earlier and you guys called me all kinds of names. But here you are demonstrating THAT is your intention.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:51am
  Marriage is a basic right, other than your own bigotry and paranoia you can offer no reason why this group of Americans should be denied equal protection under the law.
  
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- mtcountrygrl
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:53pm
  @Encino
  See there is the core of liberal thought, they believe everything is a RIGHT and thus must be provided and catered to by society. A marriage license is not a right, just like a driver’s license is not a right. Society has defined certain rules to obtain both and you cannot have that license if you chose not to follow those rules. In our society legal marriage is defined as one man and one woman who are not related and over the age of 18. If you want to marry your sister, marry multiple people, marry a minor, or marry someone of the same sex, it is not a legal marriage. Now I do not believe homosexuals should be harmed, imprisoned, or harrassed. They have a right to their life as much as I do to mine. If they want to get married, have a cerimony, call themselves married – go right ahead. But my point and I noticed you did not address it in your answer, is this is not about their rights, it is about mine. Do you believe Christians have a right to believe homosexuallity is immoral and that private organizations have a right to say they do not approve of and will not include homosexuals? If a wedding photographer or a Christian venue refuses to participate in a gay wedding, do you support the government shutting them down?
  
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- BetterInformed
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 3:21pm
  Relationships where two people, each equipped to naturally propagate the species should be called marriage. Cleaver, aren’t I?
  A relationship where two people come together ( no pun intended ) to politely push-up each others stool might be called predatorvictimage.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:30pm
  Poor MTGirl, talking about things you just don’t understand. “Marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of man,’” Loving v. Virgina, 388 US 1 (1968).
  
  There is no reason to deny one group equal protection under the law.
  
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ambrosia
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:12am
Time to sharpen up the campaign.
Romney’s got Eastwood on board,
turn over some campaign kibble to use the iconic theme music
from “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly”.

Have Clint narrate & roll the photos under each caption-
of course, “The Good would be our people, families, flag, Constitution, military,
our original Founders, our right to the pursuit of happiness,
our revered Braveheart, Brietbart, our trusted allies, our faith in God and on & on…

“The Bad” & “Ugly” would be one or the other, but most likely both:
Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Walters, & Co.
plus ObamaCare, deficit figures, shuttered homes & businesses, enemies wishing us harm,
reverse racist bigotry, abuse of power, biased media, political corruption
Solyndra, MF Global Funds, radical Islamists, radical anti-Americans
flipping off presidential portraits, OWS flipping off respect of personal,
private & public property and on & on.

They’ve got punk, Spike Lee,
we’ve got Dirty Harry & Rowdy Yates-
race-baiting liberals against Rawhide cattle wrestlers…
shoot ‘em up, round ‘em up, get ‘em out-
keep those DNC doggies rollin’…….right OUT of office !

There are so many easy ways to win this election-
it is Romney’s & the RNC’s election to lose.
Yes, America will support them but they are dealing with a filthy opponent-
it’s time pull out ALL the artillery !

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- rangerp
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:18am
  could show some pics of Hillary, but that would be the Good the Bad, and the Dog Butt Ugly.
  
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- ambrosia
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 1:03pm
  HA !
  Keen observation-
  thats a category, all in itself
  what with the likes of Hilary, Ma Michelle, Napolitano, Pelosi, Maxine Walters
  and Debbie Bow-Wow Wasserman Schultz….
  “Rowdy Yates” is still way “purdier” than the total of all those SeaHags put together.
  
  Yep-
  Gotta’ be hard for the Butt Ugly
  to compete with all the hot, smart, Conservative,Tea Party Chickadees.
  
  C’mon, who do you think Rowdy Yates would rather share a whiskey with-
  Sarah Palin or Bow-Wow Wasserman ?
  
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uslawman1983
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:07am
THAT was one of the best speeches I’ve seen in years. Kudos to the Romney camp for picking Ryan.They went for the best overall pick and didn’t bow to any particular voting blocks. <– there's enough of that dividing crap already going around. Romney – Ryan it is. Let's unleash this campaign now and save our country!!!

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- right field
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:14am
  Great choice! Ryan is an honest leader – the opposite of Obama and company. Now we must get to work and get these men into the White House and throw out the Marxist!
  Romney-Ryan 2012!
  
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- encinom
  Posted on August 12, 2012 at 1:29am
  The only dividing crap has come from the tea party and the right wing, that from day one of the Obama administration, as the Senate Minority leader said “their job was to make Obama a one term President.” This division is nothing more than the fringe sheep meekly obeying the poisoned lessons of Beck and Fox News. Unable to accept the truth, they have spent the last three years in racist lies.
  
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PA PATRIOT
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:06am
“God Bless America”
I apologize to my fellow Blaze Patriots
WTP
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania….SOB,, Terrorist, Enemy
11/6/2012

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amerbur
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:05am
I am so happy. Thank you Mitt. Thank you Lord!! Great pick!!!!

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- wvernon1981
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:26am
  lolz. Your god doesn’t care about politics.
  
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- Duey2000
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:54am
  Wvernon, God cares about every decision that we make.
  
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- wvernon1981
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:41pm
  So if God endorses Ryan, then he must endorse Romney. Romney is a Mormon. Therefore, God endorses the LDS church.
  
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hugo65hsv
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:04am
A VP candidate that sounds like an American.. One who understands our great country is made up of Individuals with great potential and power to do good, create, prosper themselves and all America .. Not a Socialist Pig collective slave herder.. Obama and company will come back harder than ever now..

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bigdaddyt46
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:00am
*****NEWSFLASH THIS JUST IN FROM MY WISCONSIN HOME******

for the first time in my 48+ years i just had a dozen orgasams simutaneously.

ROTFLMMFAO

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- K Harlan
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:46am
  Testing…testing….had to check my keyboard in case the coffee I just spewed out my nostrils gummed it up.
  
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- bigdaddyt46
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:53am
  LOL thanks K for the response
  
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RuthAnn
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:59am
Great speech! He touched it all. Our rights come from God, and government can only govern with the will of the people. Equal opportunity not outcome. While I like his budget, I like Rand Pauls more. This will help the base get behind him.

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- wvernon1981
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:30am
  God doesn’t care about your rights. He doesn’t protect them. People protect them.
  
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oinia
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:59am
Hallelujah!

This is a good day for America.

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encinom
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:54am
SO Romney will raise the taxes on the middle class while giving larger and larger tax breaks to the wealthy, while Ryan will destroy medicare and other social safety nets. Basically, the two wish to turn the nation into a serfdom, where the rich receive the benefits of citizenship and the poor and elderly are left to die in the streets. As the catholic bishops have said, the Ryan ideas are simply immoral.

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- barber2
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:17am
  ENCINOMical : Our Living example of the phrase ” garbage in ; garbage out.”
  
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- 68Patriot
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:26am
  ENCINOM,
  
  You keep supporting the KNOWN LIAR OBAMA and I’ll take my chances with a guy who does what he says and has the guts to be honest. You really need to stop repeating the OBAMA campaign talking points. If you have original ideas with proof you might be taken more seriously but I doubt that is possible.
  
  68
  
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- encinom
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:56am
  Really, Romney was for abortion before he realized he needed to be against it to win the GOP primary, Romney wrote a op-ed suggesting Obama adopt the healthcare mandate. Romney has been on every side of every issue, depending on the crowd he is in front of.
  
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- RiseAboveThem
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:37pm
  Finally an upstanding, tack sharp, articulate politician who can run circles around Obama and his Chicago thugs! Can’t wait to see these morons defend socialism with Ryan in the room.
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:01pm
  Can’t wait for him to release more taxes.
  That subject is not going away.
  
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- Individualism
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:15am
  you forgot about increasing military spending for our troops to die for Israel’s wars in Iran and Syria. basically Neo Cons want you to sacrifice so our troops can die overseas for another country.
  
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- Individualism
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:57am
  “This is a bill to give Congressmen and -women an ability to put a press release out TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE they are fiscally responsible in the most fiscally irresponsible Congress of all-time.” Paul Ryan
  
  http://youtu.be/eZsH-00hs5g
  
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tajloc
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:31am
How will they attack this team. Like selling in real estate everything is “Location, Location, Location.” And in Dem politics it’s “racism, racism racism.”
Rom 8:28

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- copatriots
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:45am
  And the “never say never” 0bama-helping Paulies will be here as soon as they figure out how to slam Ryan’s voting record.
  
  In 3……2……1………
  
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woodyee
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:23am
announcement coming through now..

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woodyee
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:22am
@EQUALJUSTICE

PREPARE for personal attacks? Brother, I just heard a news-clip (it’s 6:20AM here in Commiefornia) where it was opined that the Obammy’s have been preparing a laundry list against Ryan for months…

…also, about your Blaze name – how I pray for that every day…

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barber2
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:18am
Place your bets , folks : What will be the first smear the Obama Character Assassination Squad will lob at Ryan ? What allegation ? What phone call information will Harry Reid have received ? What bit of ” our hands are tied ” accusation will the Democrats’ Super Pac throw to their Lap Dog Media ? What juicy little ” leak ” will appear on the front page of The New York Times, that unofficial Obama propaganda outlet ? Stay tuned…..

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- RIGHTHOOK
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:32am
  Barber – It’s difficult not to be cynical and at the same time realistic about the fact that the smears and below the belt punching will be coming “fast and furious” regarding the Ryan pick from the BO commie camp.
  He is a good choice and a smart mind with an agenda to win. Romney needed a person with Ryan’s character.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:39am
  RIGHT: Totally agree. Excellent choice. I am just so sick of the Obama Smear Campaign and expect more of the same from the union bully/ thugs in the White House .
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:47am
  If all of you were really SMARTER than you think you are, YOU WOULD CONTACT THE WH VIA FAX OR PHONE and tell them to STOP WITH THE INSULTS and talk about the ISSUES!!!!
  
  The more folks contact the WH, especially if their switchboard is overloaded and the media finds out, then maybe, just maybe, OBAMA WILL GET THE MESSAGE that Americans are sick and tired of HIM and HIS NASTY TACTICS. I have yet to hear Obama tell us the GOOD he has done for WE, THE PEOPLE. He can’t because he has done nothing but evil to us.
  
  Anymore, when Obama’s ads come on, I turn off the sound or turn the channel.
  Even Obama’s voice DRIPS WITH EVIL.
  
  UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
  Think about that!
  
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- encinom
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:58am
  The truth about the immoral budget plans of Paul Ryan are not smears. Romeny will increase the taxes on the middle class while Ryan will destroy the safety nets. Romney Hood’s policies will lead to a return of Hoovervilles.
  
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- RIGHTHOOK
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:07am
  Barber – The Janesville GM plant closure announcement took place in 08 by then GM CEO Rick Wagoner. Ryan and U.S. Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl co-authored a letter to Wagoner asking him to reconsider. It was a bi-partisan attempt to hang onto the plant. I suspect BO and his loser team will turn this around and make it appear Ryan shuttered the plant on his own and ruined lives and families. That should come out within the next day or so……..
  
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- barber2
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:21am
  RIGHT: Just read ENCINOM’s comments . They are right from the Obama headquarters! They will spin. Bully. Twist. Smear. And if that doesn’t work, they will Lie. That’s what Far Lefties do. And the American people are SICK of it.
  
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- RIGHTHOOK
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:32am
  Barber – Yeah, I glanced at his remarks and was tempted to comment but better to ignore and move on. I am beyond “burn out” with the liberal jackasses. I liken it to this parody on BO and Michael Phelps:
  “Congratulations Michael, but remember you didn’t win all those medals, someone else did. After all, you swam in public pools, built by state employees using tax dollars. You got training from the USOC, and ate food grown by the Department of Agriculture. You should play fair and share your medals with the people who can barely keep their head above water, let alone swim.”
  
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- encinom
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:53am
  Funny Righthook that you should bring up the lie about Obama’s remark in the context of the Olympics, when this is what Romney said to Olympians:
  
  “You Olympians, however, know you didn’t get here solely on your own power,” said Romney, who on Friday will attend the Opening Ceremonies of this year’s Summer Olympics.
  
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- RIGHTHOOK
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:08am
  Enema – You apparently have mixed your meds and are getting a bad result…….
  
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- encinom
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:54am
  Really, RightHook, just can’t admit the truth, the truth that Romney told a gathering of Olympians that they didn’t get there on the own. Want to see the video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zSWm2qZ8Oc
  
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- RIGHTHOOK
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:18pm
  En – “The parents, coaches and communities”. Now you and the other whacked out libs have the audacity to suggest that is exactly what BO’s theme was too? Incidentally what I posted was not a quote from BO but as I stated “a parody”.
  BTW why do spend time on this Blaze venue? Attempt to agitate? Display ignorance? I would not peruse a liberal site if it was the last web site on the planet.
  
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BURNBABYBURN
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:15am
Ryan is a good choice. He’s intelligent, articulate, and passionate. Just what the Republicans need about now. No more lies. Tell us the truth and get us out of this mess.

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:20am
  Romney certainly could have done worse with a Pawlenty, Portman, or Petraeus. Maybe there is a glimmer of hope afterall
  
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- Jenny Lind
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:34am
  That’s what I am thinking. I haven’t said anything on the subject before because I knew there were several good men who would be good picks, but I am more than satisfied with Paul Ryan he is a great choice. If he ran for president in the future I would back him in a heartbeat. GREAT team.
  
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bdandsl
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:13am
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012!

I like it. I like it a lot!

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JACKTHETOAD
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:08am
LOL!lolLOL!lolLOL!lolLOL! What did one puddle of puke say to the other? HOOWARGH!

Alf du jour.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:26am
  ‘What did one puddle of puke say to the other?’ I think it was: “This is a BFD!”
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:43am
  @JACKTHETOAD:
  What did one puddle of puke say to another?
  “Here comes JACKTHETOAD. He loves us.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:43am
  GONZO: Ho. That expression sorta sums up this entire election ! Our last hope to reclaim this country .
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:06am
It isn’t just the fight for the white house the congress must be purged of all communists,progressives,socialists and Islamists.

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abwehragent
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:04am
Key to success: Keep hammering on POTUS and the left in Congress in terms of failures, mis-steps. Policies, willingness to sidestep the Constitution, misuse of governmental authority,…. if they hit you with peripheral, inconsequential nonsense, perhaps address it briefly. Then get back on track with the tenacity of a bull terrier. Tell all the truth in love but with firmness. Never, never back down.

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Gonzo
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:02am
“this is a record of failure” Put the Obama ‘O’ to the left of it and print the bumper stickers. Come on Ryan, be the set of balls Mitt needs.

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- VinnieSquawker
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:14am
  Gonzo – I’ve met the man. He’s got a pair and a spare. No worries. They will sweep in Nov.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:23am
  You promise Vinnie? I can’t take four more years of this.
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:39am
  People, people, people. THE VP DOESN’T DO ANYTHING BY AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT!!!
  
  I see this as a waste of Ryan’s talents and strengths. Now, Ryan can say nothing, do nothing,
  and be nothing.
  
  I love Ryan, but it is suspicious to me that Romney would take this powerful man (Ryan) off the treadmill and make him stationary. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME!!!!!
  
  Now, we have less strong people to serve us in Congress.
  Let’s hope and pray that November sweeps out all the dirt from the Senate so Ryan will not be that missed!
  
  MOST IMPORTANT IN THIS YEAR’S ELECTION IS NOT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, BUT THE SENATE ELECTIONS!!!!! Or, Romney will never be able to get anything through!!! Don’t any of you get this??????????
  
  As long as we have a liberal Senate, NOTHING WILL GET DONE!!!!! AGAIN!!!!!
  
  WE NEED TO CLEAN OUT THE SENATE OF LEFTIES, PROGRESSIVES, MARXISTS, AND SOCIALISTS!!!! ONCE AND FOR ALL!
  
  It’s the Senate we need to think about!
  
  xxDemocratic Senate + President Romney = NOTHING GETS DONE
  xxDemocratic Senate + Obama – WE ARE DOOMED
  **Republican Senate + President Romney = SWEEPING CHANGES COME
  **Republican Senate + Obama – OBAMA DOOMED
  (unless he uses his Presidential authority to get around the Senate)
  
  GET IT YET???????
  
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- copatriots
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:54am
  Child, child, child. Sadly, the way many of the ignorant masses decide on a candidate is through the ridiculous ads and debates over the next few months. They will look for puppies in commercials, the wife and kids (in Ryan’s case). Indeed, the VP choice will matter until the election.
  
  If Romney actually pulls off a win (despite all of the crap that comes in the next few months), I would bet that he will put Ryan in charge of the budget, deficit and (please, please, please) auditing/ending the Fed.
  
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- VinnieSquawker
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:04am
  COTK – I hear you. And in a perfect world, I would have left Ryan where he was, taken Allen West or Marco Rubio as veep, and let Ryan run after Mitt served two terms. In this world, I’ll take this combo and they will sweep. Ryan will take Biden apart and expose him for the clown he is. None of us can survive another 4 years of the current, calculated destruction of our society.
  
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CatB
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:56am
Ryan is very articulate and smart .. he is also not afraid to take on the left head on! Good choice — as long as they don’t hold him back like McLame campaign did with Palin… you get a tough fighter .. LET THEM FIGHT!

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:03am
  Good choice indeed and it’ll be amusing to watch Ryan eviscerate the absent minded drunk in the VP debates,hope they don’t charge Ryan with elder abuse.
  
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- EqualJustice
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:08am
  It’s SHAME they even have to prepare for personal ATTACKS from the left instead of preparing to actually DEBATE the serious problems we face! What a NASTY way to try and influence votes. I hope people aren’t that stupid.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:33am
  Equal: With Obama’s record , how can they debate the ” serious ” issues ? That’s why the Democrats stick to all of this trash and smear stuff. It is still rather awkward in America to promote the anti-capitalism which has swept the international Left with their Spanish Robin HOOD stealing , union riots, etc.
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:42am
  Romney will be the controller, so don’t count on the normal Ryan you know!
  
  You wait, watch, and see. You see Biden? Guess what?
  Ryan will always be in the background – DOING NOTHING BUT AGREEING.
  
  Such a waste of a great politician that WE NEEDED MORE IN CONGRESS THAN IN THE WH.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:46am
  CHILD: Ryan could influence the Senate. Don’t be so glum, dude. Just because Biden is such a waste doesn’t mean Ryan will be the same.
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:50am
  Actions speak louder than words. RYAN WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO TALK AND RESPOND.
  He doesn’t do any action items except be an Ambassador for the President.
  
  GEEZ…….. RYAN WOULD BE MORE POWERFUL IN CONGRESS!
  
  Now, he has no power.
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:54am
  @barber2:
  INFLUENCE THE SENATE???? Are you kidding me? A DEMOCRATIC SENATE (if we don’t sweep it out in November???).
  
  You are delusional. If Obama loses, there will be retaliation by a Democratic Senate, I guarantee it.
  Democrats are nasty people and when they lose this election, they will get nastier.
  
  I truly hope I am wrong, but I don’t think so!
  
  AS LONG AS WE HAVE A DEMOCRATIC SENATE, THIS COUNTRY IS DOOMED!
  
  Think about this long and hard before you discount what I said.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:18am
  CHILD: Nobama 2012 No Democrats 2012. Period.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:08pm
  I wonder how years of taxes did Ryan have to submit to Romney, before Romney made his choice?
  
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