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Romney Draws Boos After Hammering Obama on Black Unemployment, Health Care in NAACP Speech

Mitt Romney Hammers On Black Unemployment In Speech To NAACP, Draws Boos

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures during a speech to the NAACP annual convention in Houston, Wednesday, July 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mitt Romney made his appeal to black voters on Wednesday, addressing the NAACP National Conference where he argued that life is “worse for African-Americans in almost every way” under President Obama.

His reception was lukewarm and paled in comparison to the welcoming Attorney General Eric Holder received on Tuesday, leaving the stage to chants of “Holder! Holder! Holder!” Needless to say, there were no chants of “Romney.” Quite the opposite actually, as he was booed multiple times by a seemingly hostile audience.

“I am running for president because I know that my policies and vision will help hundreds of millions of middle class Americans of all races, will lift people from poverty, and will help prevent people from becoming poor. My campaign is about helping the people who need help. The course the president has set has not done that — and will not do that. My course will,” he said.

(Related: Black Caucus Chair: Romney Shouldn’t Have Bashed Obamacare in Front of NAACP Audience)

Romney was booed emphatically after saying he would repeal “Obamacare.” He quickly backtracked and said he would replace the health care law with something else that also covered children with preexisting conditions and cited a survey conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that indicated that Obamacare would be harmful to America’s businesses and would make them less likely to hire.

You can watch the crowd turn on Romney over Obamacare here:

He was booed a second time when he criticized President Obama for not doing enough to create jobs.

“If you want a president who is going to make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him,” Romney said, drawing even more boos.

Mitt Romney Hammers On Black Unemployment In Speech To NAACP, Draws Boos

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

However, for the most part, Romney hammered on the economy.  He specifically addressed Black unemployment, which is nearly double the national average. He did so by couching an argument that there is not economic “equal opportunity” in America when one group suffers unemployment on such a scale.

“If equal opportunity in America were an accomplished fact, then a chronically bad economy would be equally bad for everyone. Instead, it’s worse for African Americans in almost every way. The unemployment rate, the duration of unemployment, average income, and median family wealth are all worse for the black community. In June, while the overall unemployment rate remained stuck at 8.2 percent, the unemployment rate for African Americans actually went up, from 13.6 percent to 14.4 percent.”

Romney also used the equal opportunity argument to hammer against the teachers unions, which he referred to as “special interests” holding back our education system.

“The African-American community has been waiting and waiting for that promise to be kept. Today, black children are 17 percent of students nationwide – but they are 42 percent of the students in our worst-performing schools.

When it comes to education reform, candidates cannot have it both ways – talking up education reform, while indulging the same groups that are blocking reform. You can be the voice of disadvantaged public-school students, or you can be the protector of special interests like the teachers unions, but you can’t be both.”

Romney made sure to define that his policies will help families “of any color“ and that beyond the rhetoric fiscal conservatism will be a greater economic service to the African-American community than the policies of our President.

“I want you to know that if I did not believe that my policies and my leadership would help families of color — and families of any color — more than the policies and leadership of President Obama, I would not be running for president.”

President Obama, citing a schedule conflict, will not speak at the NAACP conference. However, Vice President Joe Biden is expected to speak in his place on Thursday.

It was a tough sell for Romney — roughly 95 percent of blacks supported Obama in 2008 — but he deserves credit for getting up on the stage and delivering his remarks.

“I believe, that if you understood who I truly am in my heart… you would vote for me for president,” Romney said. Watch all of Romney’s NAACP speech via PBS, below.

The Blaze’s Benny Johnson contributed to this report.

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  • Kankokage
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:41am

    This is Stockholm Syndrome on a national scale. Blacks: free yourselves from the bondage of liberalism. Until you do, you will only be held down in your terrible state of existence by those who claim to “care” for you.

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    • toto
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:55am

      Not sure those in the audience actually have thinker things. Obama zombies.

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:58am

      He shoulda just promised them more Welfare and Foodstamps, he woulda got a standing ovation !!!

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:01pm

      Free healthcare / Obamacare is slavery:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEUjXTpzZ8

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:01pm

      How is it that Asians who have been here less than twenty five years become so successful so fast, oh that’s right, they have pride and work hard…..I have zero hope for blacks, they are getting exactly what they deserve from the Democrats……..bird seed.

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    • Justus39
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:02pm

      It is not Stockholm Syndrome,it is plain racist and hatred and yet more White Americans fall for this crap than blacks do.I am about of the opinions blacks are Demons!

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:04pm

      They are interested in more freebies………not personal responsibility or educating their children

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    • RamonPreston
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:04pm

      And free gasoline, Paperboy, free gasoline from the “Obama stash.”

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:05pm

      Bet they don‘t have photo ID’s either…..the ‘blacks’ only vote for the ‘gimme more’ guys and those with a black skin……………write them off!!!

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    • mersey
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:14pm

      You know the saying, ‘you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.’ Black leadership in this country is the black man/woman’s worst enemy. Do you ever hear one present day black leader talk about content of character OVER color of skin? I never hear it at all.

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    • jzs
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:14pm

      They booed because, obviously, Romney is not running on the platform of helping the middle class and poor. He’s running on eliminating programs and policies that help the middle class and poor in order to support more tax breaks for himself and other wealthy Americans.

      Jobs? What has Romney proposed to support job creation? Nothing, except more tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, which didn’t create a single job when Bush did it.

      You’ll hear Republicans like Romney say they want to “replace” the Affordable Care Act.” Sure. That’s said a lot, but what you simply will never hear is any concrete idea for doing so. The last thing a Republican is ever going to do is anything to help the uninsured.

      jzs  
    • johnjamison
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:17pm

      It‘s not stockholmes it’s plain old fashion ignorance,racism, and partisan politic. The NAACP is just like most supposed civic minded groups just a another part of the democratic party. And they would cut their owns noses off to spite a Republican. They are willing to see this country destroyed before admitting they were wrong in supporting liberal progressism.And I’m sure alot are just paid players in the first palce.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:20pm

      JZS..I’m sure you missed some other talking points from that Media Matters Memo you chose to cut and paste here.

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    • Jedrin
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:21pm

      “Romney was booed emphatically after saying he would repeal “Obamacare.” He quickly backtracked and said he would replace the health care law with something else that also covered children with preexisting conditions and cited a survey that indicated that Obamacare would be harmful to small businesses.” Romney will not take part in repealing Obamacare or anything else Obama has done. Romney is Obama’s twin brother. Better vote in better people for the Senate and House to stop Romney from finishing the job Obama started.

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:27pm

      MLK was a Republican but these kooks just want FREE anything.
      JFK is probably turning over in his grave over the crap that Obummer promotes.
      LBJ was against civil rights.”….Signing this will keep the ******* voting Democrat for 200 years…”
      YEP LBJ—-You dingdong.Thats the way they vote.
      Pity these people want to stay on the plantation.
      OMG 2012

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:30pm

      @Kankokage, Most blacks and a good portion of non blacks cannot free themselves from slavery. In fact most of us are still slaves, so sayeth the SCOTUS. We live in a benevolent autocracy and any notion that you have freedom is an illusion. It is much easier to be a slave, it is much easier to be attached to the teat of that Syphilitic senile crazy dictator Uncle Sam than seek liberty and economic opportunity. Slavery requires little thought, little effort. They might complain a little under the lash of the Federal whip now and again, but the fear of freedom is much more pronounced than the uncomfortable chains of fascism.

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    • imsteph
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:46pm

      “I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason. He must be able to detect no inconsistencies in slavery; he must be made to feel that slavery is right; and he can be brought to that only when he ceased to be a man.” Frederick Douglass

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:05pm

      The Jewish founded, funded, and organized NAACP is doing exactly what it was invented for… divide society into as many small groups as possible. The NAACP specializes in race division and unrest. Division and derision benefit the small groups, divide and conquer. Both work for their own self-interests by calling others that which they are, themselves… ethnocentric exclusive groups that self-identify.

      In their words:
      http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0003_0_03042.html

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    • PAlibertybelle
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:11pm

      They are completely vested in “obama’s stash” and forever hopeful they’ll see some of it. You buy ‘em books, they eat the covers.
      Good try Mitt but you’re wasting your time.

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    • Maji
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:12pm

      I would feel bad if it were any other way.

      That would be like him talking ” Loui Fariy-con” and expecting
      a good report on white people!

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    • RIDEMODELS
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:15pm

      We got more white women on TV drinking wine and laughing about life,making a very nice 6 figures a year income……..While on another channel we have real life which is black people and other ethnicity’s sueing each other over a few hundred dollars.

      There are more court shows of black people sueing each other then ever before, or ever that I have seen in my life…

      But Obama is doing more for black people these days.??

      Maybe if you are a wealthy On Air black actor or singer then you are getting well taken care of, but the average black person has to sue each other over a few hundred dollars.

      Yeah Obama is your friend…….You can trust him…..

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    • PAlibertybelle
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:21pm

      Can we talk about “voter blocks” and “special interest groups” now.

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    • cbrown
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:51pm

      The biggest problem is White Old Working class folks. They are getting screwed by Republican policies and they have no clue about it. They are being brain-washed by right-wing pundits and they are drinking their lies and distortions. Example:

      Obamacare mandate: It is about personnel responsibility. We don’t want to pay for free loaders.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:06pm

      Hey Chuck,

      You are not paying for the freeloaders, those evil rich hospital guys and doctors are paying for it.

      Unless of course you are insinuating that those costs somehow “Trickle Down” to the rest of us?

      AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:15pm

      Hey JZSaul,

      Please, I have asked you time and time again.

      Please refer to it by it’s correct name……..OK?

      It’s called……..“OBAMACARE”

      And there is nothing affordable about it.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:19pm

      And JZS,

      Since you are on the topic of economics.

      I have a really sweet ride for sale.

      If I give you all, or most of the cash that I am asking for it……….will you buy it from me?

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:26pm

      @Detroit Paperboy: You mean lie to those people telling them they could get more free goodies? He’s not obama, he doesn’t lie to cozy up. Everything he said was the truth, and if they don’t want to hear it, they can continue with no jobs and no nothing to help their lives. They remind me of children who claim things to get attention.

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    • see.pee.aye
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:29pm

      they would defend 20% unemployment

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    • JRook
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:30pm

      “My course will” But of course I won’t actually tell you what that is or tell you exactly what it will do. “black children are 17 percent of students nationwide – but they are 42 percent of the students in our worst-performing schools.” Would love to see one of the FACT CHECKERS OR TRUTH TELLERS here do some research and provide per student spending for these troubled schools vs. your average white suburban schools. Both capital spending and operations. Figures don’t lie, but liars use figures.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:46pm

      Hey JROOK,

      One word………….VOUCHERS.

      Eliminate the dept. of education.

      Figure up how much money the gov spends on education.
      Divide that amount by the number of school children.
      Give half that amount to parents in the way of a voucher for each child they have.
      Let them choose what schools to attend.

      The other 50% of the money would be refunded to the “taxpayers” by way of lower property taxes.

      Problems solved.

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    • RajCaj
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:48pm

      @ Detroit Paper Boy

      You point out one of the primary drivers for the state of the Black Community today. If you want to guarantee yourself into poverty, all you have to do is drop out of highschool…..and if your a woman…drop out of highschool and have a kid for someone that you aren’t married to, and who doesn’t support you.

      All one has to do is look at graduation rates & statistics on children born in single parent homes within the black community to see there is a SERIOUS problem within the black community. Is it any surprise that Rap Music (a staple in the black pop culture) glorifies thug culture, objectifying women, making money via gang banging & drug dealing. Percentage of children born out of wedlock within the black community has risen from 25% in the 50′s to something closer to 75% in the early 2000s. Coincidence? Yet, any black person that lectures their own community to be respectful men & women, and clean their own house get labeled as Uncle Toms, Oreos…and otherwise are excommunicated from the community.

      THIS dynamic is one of the BIG differences between racial minority groups like Asians and Blacks.

      Until the black community is willing to take a serious look inward on how they view women, self respect, and respect for others…..not much will change. And groups like the NAACP will make sure that people that HAVE figured out how to get out of the hood are silenced.

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    • JRook
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:49pm

      @Therightsofbilly I’ll try and go slow here. Uncompensated Care as it is called is a recognized expense/cost of hospitals and physicians. Where possible it is offset by higher rates to private insurance and to a lesser extent Medicare, and even lesser depending on the state Medicaid. Uncompensated care was figured into the Medicaid rates in NY. Physicians can recognize uncompensated care as bad debt and it is therefor a business deduction on their taxes. So yes one way or the other we ALL cover the cost of the uninsured. And because our distinctly ethical health insurance companies do whatever they can to drop sick people, they are over represented in the uninsured population. And it is well known that the uninsured delay medical care and drop their medications due to lack of money. The result is that they get hospitalized more often and are sicker when they are hospitalized. Which means of course they utilize more resources. There is and has never been a rational financial, social or medical economics argument against universal coverage and even Nixon understood that when he proposed it.

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    • cosette
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:50pm

      @ Detroit…. I have said the same thing many times, not only about Asians, who put a remarkable amount of emphasis on education, but about every ethnic group that came to our shores. My grand parents on both sides immigrated from Europe., all four were dirt poor and had a language and culture barrier to overcome My parents, being first generation Americans, studied hard, worked non stop and were business owners by their 20′s. I had a work ethic instilled in me and was helping in the restaurant by the time I was 7 years old. To this day I have maintained a healthy respect for the dignity that work brings. When a person is made a ward of the state, they loose the dignity that defines their humanity. They become resentful and turn on their benefactors, witness the O.W.S. people. We are now to the point where the parasites are consuming the host. And the sloth that defines them is nourished by the democrat party. This may be the death knell of America. Our last chance is November. Vote the slugs out!

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    • SLAPTHELEFT
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:59pm

      Jzs

      Nobody expected black people at a racist NAACP convention to embrace Romney. Did you? Why doesn’t our liar in chief address a Tea party convention? Because he’s a coward. You know that word well, I’m sure. There wouldn’t be the mindless chanting of his name and nobody would faint, thus smashing his fragile dictator ego. Yep, cowardice. Romney said he would be the president of all people by showing up to get booed. Too bad, like you, these plantation blacks can be deceived by empty lies and progressive language. Cowardice.

      But now to you. do you ever have an original thought of your own? Are you just a parrot? You are rather ineffective here. It is laughable to see your post and you are easily slapped by any of these fine patriots at the blaze. I know it doesn‘t matter to you because you have nothing ppositive to add besides hurling the latest leftist talking point about racism or hate or whatever you pull out of the lefty bag o’tricks for whatever day it is. You lose. Again.

      You’ll never win because you believe in nothing. I have respect for Islamists because at least they believe. You live with no hope and that is a sad existence. Back under your tàrp.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 3:05pm

      A bunch of ignorant racist thugs with no individual thought. They are die hard dumbacrates following a fool of the cliff into a lake to die from stupidity .

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 3:11pm

      @JROOK,

      Thanks for going slow for me ROOK……it’s appreciated.

      I assume then that it’s also recognized that “ANY TAX” of any kind, on a business or corporation, would then also result in higher prices on any goods or services that those businesses furnish.

      That would seem to me to be a sort of ‘hidden tax” on the poor & downtrodden middle class working folks. You know, the ones you claim to be standing up for all the time.

      This allows the government to collect more tax revenues from the little guy.

      And all the while they get to demonize those very businesses for being greedy and selfish.

      Nice work if you can get it, huh?

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    • Pokerjoe
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 3:27pm

      Paper Boy, Has said the what most people think. Thank God. PB is very right when the aisa people work hard. They want what all Americans want. That is to work yourself to the top.The top is go as far as you can and teach your kids to stay in school and get a job in whatever field you choose. Not be on the gov. dole. Be proud and pass it on. It seems alot of blacks dont want it that way. Not all but a good share. They seem to want a pass and go strait to the top without working fot it. People dont go for that kind of stuff.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 3:37pm

      @ Jedrin, If you listen again, you will see he did not say children with pre-existing conditions, he said people with pre-exsisting conditions. He is not going to repeal Obamacare, he will replace it with something just as bad. You cannot force insurance companies to insure people with pre-exsisting conditions or they will fail. Of course, they will be deemed to big to fail, so we would see another bailout for sure. Romney is not hardly any different than Obama.
      @ OneShiner, You need to go back and research Romney and his positions. He lies all the time depending on who he is talking to. If a candidate has to move left, right or to the center in order to gain your vote, they are lying to you. This is where the American people are asleep, they believe the rhetoric and forget Lincoln’s philosophy; “You can fool some of the people all the time, and all the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.” Stop being fooled by politicians who say what you want to hear in order to get elected. I will go for a candidate that tells the truth no matter how bad the truth is.
      Romney will not defeat Obama, you guys have to be feeling that in your gut. Paul is the only chance right now to defeat Obama. You have to feel that in your gut also.

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    • mikem1969
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 4:06pm

      Blacks have been brainwashed for decades by the libs and progressives. They have enslaved themselves to the government in a BIG way and refuse to think for themselves for fear of being cut off from the black community. What they don’t realize is, they would be better off.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 4:18pm

      Hey JZS,

      Whatsamatta,……. you don’t want to purchase my vehicle?

      Didn’t my generous offer provide you any “stimulus” ?

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    • Al J Zira
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 4:27pm

      @JRook: You said: “Physicians can recognize uncompensated care as bad debt and it is therefor a business deduction on their taxes.”

      I thought the idea was to get rid of tax cuts for those that make over $250,000? How are they able to take a tax deduction when they’re being eliminated?

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    • jzs
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 4:35pm

      AvenjerK, actually I write my own stuff, unlike some people (hint, hint).

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    • WakingSheep
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 4:48pm

      I wonder how they would respond if the Constitutional candidate was up in front of them.

      It’s amazing what the message of liberty will do to even the dumbest in the flock.

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    • barber2
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:13pm

      CBROWN: Our Obamacare Troll…. the Media Matters crowd is working overtime…but, me thinks , working the wrong venue ! NYT would have more believers !

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:18pm

      Perhaps my sarcasm was just a little too sophisticated for you JZS. Next time I‘ll just spell it out for you and tell you that you’re merely repeating the talking points Media Matters told you to repeat.
      Better champ?

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    • anomnomnommm
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:19pm

      They booed because, obviously, Romney is not running on the platform of helping the middle class and poor. He’s running on eliminating programs and policies that help the middle class and poor in order to support more tax breaks for himself and other wealthy Americans.

      Jobs? What has Romney proposed to support job creation? Nothing, except more tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, which didn’t create a single job when Bush did it.

      You’ll hear Republicans like Romney say they want to “replace” the Affordable Care Act.” Sure. That’s said a lot, but what you simply will never hear is any concrete idea for doing so. The last thing a Republican is ever going to do is anything to help the uninsured.

      (Repost from JZS)

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    • anomnomnommm
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:20pm

      What percentage of Blaze readers are black…?

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:23pm

      Oh and JZS? Obamacare just got priced at 2.6 trillion dollars.
      Remember when little Barry told us it would only cost 900 billion dollars in the first ten years? How he crowed about that and drooling idiots like you crowed it in response (the same way you repeat Media Matters issued propaganda here?). Remember how his critics said he was lying about that price tag? Well the critics were right champ. You’re an idiot JZS, there’s no other word for you that adequately describes you.
      So since the latest CBO price for it was 1.76 trillion dollars, it’s gone up again. And the treats still haven’t kicked in yet.

       
    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:30pm

      WEST COAST PATRIOT You wake-up! Paul couldn’t win his home state.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:35pm

      Walkingsheep: (dumbest in the flock) you would know all about that.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:38pm

      One more thing JZS…Harry Reid just nixed Obama’s tax cuts for the middle class/tax hike for the wealthy.
      “Republicans, eager to put Senate Democrats on record on taxes, tried to force a vote Wednesday on President Obama’s proposal to extend middle-class tax cuts but raise taxes for the rich, but Majority Leader Harry Reid objected, essentially sidelining the president’s plan.”
      Come on JZS…where’s your contempt for Harry Reid like it is for Romney? Doesnt’ Harry want to tax the rich? But I thought that was the answer to all our problems?
      See..that’s the problem with you JZS…you recite Media Matters talking points over and over..unthinkingly, robotically. And you get caught in your idiocy for doing so.
      I’ll be waiting for your response at your usual 11:30 pm when no one’s around to answer you JZS..lol.

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    • WakingSheep
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 6:01pm

      @RepubliCorp
      I find it amazing how much you call names and point fingers.
      Where are your counter points?
      What does Republidumb@ss really believe?

      At least I know what I believe in and I don’t have to name call to get my point through.

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    • WakingSheep
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 6:03pm

      yeah,

      Had to call a name on that one.
      Republidumb@ss HA

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    • RLISFEDUP
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 6:39pm

      I agree but not all blacks buy into the democratic mantra. I am a black, conservative. I did my homework on Obama and did not vote for him in 2008 and will not again. Further, my husband is a Harvard law alumni and warned me about the radical thinking he witnessed during his law school days. Being black and a conservative makes for a lonely place during family gatherings. I think we need a support group.

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    • db321
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 6:44pm

      Romney, rule # 1 – Blacks need it “Sugar Coated” Blacks still think Obama care is Free. They cant handle the Truth.

      The Blaze failed to mention that Romney got a Standing Ovation at the end of the Speech. Romney, knows Obama will get 95% of the Black Vote, but if Romney get’s only 5% of the Black vote, he beats Obama.

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    • F.O.S. DIAPERHEAD
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:59pm

      Being from the Greater New Orleans area I know many black people. They tend to stick together on certain issues for no reason other than that’s what the brothers are doing. It‘s a black thing and that’s all there is to it. White men don’t stand much of a chance of convicing them to go against the bros.. Trying to convince them that what the brothers are saying is off and what you’re saying is on is a waste of time. It‘s hip to look up to Obama and they ain’t trading that for nothing. Obama’s support of same sex marrage is the best thing we got going cause one thing they hold on to tighter than each other is, in many cases, the bible. Gotta use it as a pry bar. Arguments/ reason won’t get it.

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    • jzs
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:14pm

      Avenjerk says JZS is cutting and pasting stuff from Media Matters. Well then let’s see the link Ajerk! I’ve done you a favor several times, and shown to everyone the error of your ways by linking to websites and found the exact words you copied and pasted from them while you took credit for those words as your own. You admitted it for Goodness sake!

      So you’ve accused me of something, I’ve called you out on it, and now you have prove your accusation is true. Here’s how you do it, because you didn’t get this in High School, assuming you went. You post words I’ve said here, then you link to a website, and demonstrate how I’ve copied and pasted those words. Just like I did for you.

      Since you’ve made the accusation readers here are certain you can back that up. You aren’t a liar are you? Go for it Perp!

      You’ve chosen to relive your plagiarist past with the idea you might have a different outcome this time or somehow show that I do this same thing. Well, do it! You’ve made the accusation. Prove it, champ.

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    • cbrown
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:46pm

      @barber2

      I luv it on theBlaze. Do have a good argument to debate?

      In our company we have laid off a lot of Old White working folks, who were good but their jobs were outsourced to Vietnam and India. Our company is the microcosm of what is happening in America. I luv free market but we cannot loose our working middle class. There is great shift going on and we have to do what Germany did a few years ago (invest in its working middle class).

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    • Fourthhorseman
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:08pm

      Most are too stupid to be free thinkers. I know, I live outside Detroit.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:32am

      Hey Chuck,

      American businesses will do their own investing, and grow the working middle class, just as soon as government gets off their back.

      It’s the AMERICAN way comrade.

      We don’t need to emulate Europe in any way, shape, or form.

      This country was founded correctly, and stayed that way until your kind came along and screwed it all up.

      Hopefully it’s not too late to fix it.

      November 2012 will be the most definitive month in our history.

      One way, or another.

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    • lossfactor
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 12:50am

      MEGA POINTS!!!! To Romney today – to stand up straight and step behind a big microphone and boldly tell Possibly the most unfriendly crowd that there “perfect leader” is destroying them with their permission and that he” is wholly suited to pull their a$$ out of the fire. Thank god he didn’t back down, thank god he didn’t pander – this is the type of guy we need to go out put us back in a position of power and strength – Obama would bow to this crowd.

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    • cbrown
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 7:39am

      @Therightsofbilly

      It is going to be a close race. Nothing much is going to change even if Romney is elected. You have to be dumb to think otherwise.

      Roosevelt established a number of new social programs and America had its greatest boom. Reagen had implemented tax cuts and we had a good boom too. Conservatives and Liberals both contributed a lot to the greatness of America and they will continue to do so.

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    • muffythetuffy
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:59am

      White is beautiful, white is right, and we live in a White Western European World.

      I am voting for Romney now because to stuck it to the NAACP. 68 percent of the voters in America are white and we can beat these social drones for a long time.

      Mr. Romney tell us how many of Obama’s Executive Orders are you going to revoke?

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:01am

      Sure Chuck,

      Just keep telling yourself all that.

      If you think OBAMACARE is just another “social program”?

      Then you would have to be the one that is dumb.

      Don’t keep Lucy waiting…………she’s got another football ready for you to kick.

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    • cbrown
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 1:44pm

      @Therightsofbilly

      Yes, it is a social program. Don’t buy into the nonsense of government take over of your healthcare. Insurance and Healthcare companies stock went up after Supreme court affirmed it. Obamacare is nothing but Romney care but at the Federal level. In MA 90% are covered thru private Health Insurance. The uninsured (free loaders) is less than 5%.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 2:01pm

      Sure Chuck,

      Scotus told us what we already knew.

      It’s a tax.

      It’s redistribution. (Now we really, truly, will be paying for ALL the freeloaders)

      Scotus said if ye elect marxists, ye shall live like marxists.

      Scotus reminded us that elections have consequences, so be careful next time.

      Chuck, I’d tell you to go fly a kite, but as usual, yours is stuck up in a tree.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 2:24pm

      And Chuck,

      That’s where it belongs. At the state level, where it can succeed, or fail, and people can choose to stay, or leave that state as they see fit.

      It does not belong at the federal level.

      And if you think the demographics of MA are indicative of the entire country, there is no hope for you.

      Not to mention the amount of “socialistic” minded people that inhabit that aberration of a state.

      People keep forgetting the fact that Mitt was saddled with the misfortune of having to govern a population comprised of mostly far left loons.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 3:22pm

      And Chuck,

      Yes, we boomed for awhile after FDR did his thing.

      Easy to do when there was 16 workers paying in for each person collecting.

      But as usual, libs can’t see the obvious ramifications that the future holds.

      Do you know how many people pay in now for each retiree?

      Do you know how many boomers have recently retired, and how many are slated to retire each day over the next 15 – 20 years?

      And all this while we are destroying the business fabric of the nation.

      And now you want to add another multi – Trillion dollar social program?

      Who is going to pay for all those old folks? There’s not enough younguns being born……..once again thanks to liberals.

      Kind of makes you think a little…..no?….yes?…maybe?

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 6:34pm

      Chuck ????????

      You there ??????????

      You sly dog.

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    • cbrown
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 8:13pm

      @Therightsofbilly

      You make some good points but I have some good responses for you.

      Social Security – Yes it started with 16- 1 but now it is 3 -1. You are right they get bloated b/c folks are living longer but we have found solutions. It is funded (100% payout) till 2036 and an additional year to retirement age every 4 years can solve this issue too.

      HealthCare – Current systems is failure. We spend twice as much but the outcome is dismal (25th in the world). In last decade Healthcare expenses had gone up by 10% per year and our care is rationed by Insurance company. Look at Canadians they have Universal care, their cost is half and folks (80+%) love it.

      States can be bastion for innovations on Healthcare but it will have to be Federal solution. Only if MA has RomneyCare then it becomes a magnet for sick folks from other states. It will collapse RomneyCare in the future.

      Business – Demand is more important for them, A few % points increase in taxes that will help reduce the debt is supported by most business. They support Simpson Bowles

      There are good conservative ideas and good liberal ones too. The country is divided 50-50 too. We have solve them by comprising now or later. It only gets worse the longer we wait.

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:40am

    The blacks who attend these racist NAACP events aren’t interesting in hearing the truth and they are not interested in any candidate who is not at least half black. Why is Romney wasting his time with these zombies?

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    • MBA
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:49am

      It was pretty brave of Romney to at least try to reason with a group of declared racists. However, once a welfare groupy, always a welfare groupy. They can’t get past the slave mentality–it is so blatant it’s sad and scary. They all need to get therapy!

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:19pm

      That’s my question as well. They’re religiously dogmatically loyal to Obama. He might as well have tried to give a speech at the CPUSA meeting. 95% of blacks will vote for Obama regardless of what the situation is, regardless of what he says or what he does. The 5% that will not vote for Obama need no pandering speeches anyway and are free and clear of the idiocy. Don’t waste your time with these organizations. Spend your time and your money elsewhere.

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:29pm

      Well, all the people here will be booing him too if he happens to beat Obama. See, both Obama and Romney will sign on to the UN gun ban which will negate our 2nd amendment entirely. The NWO moves forward with the help of the members of this site, the NAACP, Glen Beck, Ed Shultz and on and on and on. Suckers.

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    • The_Almighty_Creestof
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:43pm

      You have to imagine them all there…one hand on a hip, the other waving around in front of their face with snapping fingers while their head wiggles from side to side, then —in their best Johnny Cochran imitation— “If it ain’t free, we do NOT agree…Amen!”

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:43pm

      NoNannyState4me, The UN treaty cannot trump the 2nd amendment. Although, since the SCOTUS said the constitution doesn’t mean anything anymore, unless they have the whim to say it does, then they don’t really need a UN treaty to get rid of the 2nd amendment anyway. The effect of the treaty is likely to hamstring international trade of firearms, which will hike the prices of any firearms currently on the market. The area more likely to need to concern yourself is the EPA using regulatory law to restrict the ability of manufacturers to make firearms and specifically ammunition.

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    • mils
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:44pm

      you can’t reason with people on their backs with their hands out and the hands are being filled by he opposite party….
      brave man…
      Pres Kordashian knows he has the black vote sewed up…no matter what he does…AND REMEMBER…HE’S 1/2 WHITE..PUKE..

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:03pm

      @cav

      We are headed to bankruptcy with Obama or Romney. Neither cut spending. What the bankruptcy and collapse of the United States causes is the world coming together into one big world government type thing like the UN making all of the rules. We will lose our sovereignty because of our debt and ultimately lose our rights.

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    • wzanesdad
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:02pm

      I’ve got to admire Romney for going in there and speaking the truth. Someone has to. Hopefully a few will listen to what he had to say and begin to make changes. I fear that most will continue ti listen to the slavemasters and continue to fall for the lies they’re told.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 3:55pm

      All I Know is that Romney will not defeat Obama, and all of you are going to be to blame for Obama getting four more. You can say that Paul supporters are for Obama all you want but it does not have one shred of truth to it. We are not for Obama, we are not for Romney, we are not for any Progressive POS. We are for getting back to what actually made our country the greatest in the world, Constitutional principles, individual liberties and limited government.
      The POTUS cannot create jobs, that is just rhetoric. The government needs to just get out of the way of the free market and let individuals do their thing. We need to spend our money here and not overseas. Get a grip people.

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  • freedom4ever
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:39am

    Color is all they care about! He’s a horrible president and just because he’s black no one will say anything negative about him without being threatened. How stupid are people anyways??? Whites are called racists – they all better take another look in the mirror and see who’s booing! I hate what has happened to our country.

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    • USANUMBERONE
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:46am

      I agree with you.

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    • justangry
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:47am

      I don’t think so. Perhaps some. The black folks I talk with say it doesn’t matter, they’re all the same. I think they‘re booing because they know Romney’s pandering as always and they also know he doesn’t give a crap about any of them, or us for that matter.

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    • barber2
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:53am

      Just : Always getting those Romney digs in print…. Always nice to hear from the Obama supporters…( aka Ron Paul supporters in black face )

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    • USANUMBERONE
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:53am

      All they want is a black president.

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    • cosette
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:56am

      I just heard on a brand new survey on Glenns’ radio program. The latest poll taken of A.A.’s revealed a full 96% are committed to voting for Ovomit. With a 14.7% unemployment rate among blacks, almost twice the national average overall, and home foreclosure rates 70% higher than the national average, not to mention the explosion of food stamp use among blacks, one has to wonder at what point in time do they consider their own pathetic conditions and abandon their blind loyalty? They truly are the proverbial lemmings following their false Messiah over a cliff.l

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    • cosette
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:58am

      @ Justangry… If the pathetic condition of this country is indicative of a president who DOES care for us, then I will opt for one who doesn’t. With friends’ like Ovomit who needs enemies?

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    • RajCaj
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:10pm

      @ Just

      92-95% of Blacks voted for Obama in 08. Unemployment for Black Americans has risen almost 5% points higher than national average. The education system hasn’t been touched (and is protected by teacher unions – friends of Obama) and inner city black kids continue to get churned out of fail factorys…right into the hands of thugs & gang culture. Obama’s backdoor amnesty to illegal aliens compete for THE SAME jobs many poor inner city black folks are left with (SEE POOR EDUCATION ABOVE).

      The ONLY thing Obama’s administration has done for Blacks is give them paltry handouts to make their difficult lives a little more tolerable. It does NOTHING to improve these people’s situation. At the end of the day, they recieve a little more money through government programs…but are still poor & living in dangerous & difficult situations.

      Romney may or may not have the policies to improve their lives…..but you can say without a doubt, Obama has failed the black community. The Facts don’t lie.

      And the fact that our Attorney General (by the way, when was the last time we had an AG who actively campaigned for the president) was giving a standing O, with “Holder” chants….and Romney gets booed by presenting facts tells me all I need to know about the mentality of this crowd.

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    • yonah
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:28pm

      What do you mean’No one will say anything bad about him”?That’s all you do!That’s what sites like this exist to do-bash Obama!

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:21pm

      …the NAACP doesn’t care about real numbers, like blacks unemployed (14-15% or higher). many blacks and whites don’t want a job…they want a bailout…citing a study by the chamber of commerce is not going to impress any one in the audience either…the best way for a candidate to get blacks to listen is to openly talk about the war on drugs and issues that directly impact black people…bring some drama. the speech was a snoozer…

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    • justangry
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:24pm

      Alright, I know there’s SOME truth in the polls. I‘m sharing what I’ve discovered by talking with the black folks in my area about politics. And the common denominator was these guys really don‘t think it makes a difference who is president because nothing’s going to change, as I do. They don’t think Obama gives a crap about them either. That does not mean the lesser of their two evils isn’t going to be Obama, or that Obama isn’t creating a culture of dependency. Why I believe Romney got boos from the NCAAP is because he broke from his standard rhetoric (the stuff he tells us white folk) to address THEM. He broke them down into a demographic and spoke to BLACK people instead of speaking to just people. They aren’t stupid and they can sense it. That’s just the way I see it. Take it however you want.

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    • RIDEMODELS
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:25pm

      More white women drink wine on daytime TV…….While black people sue each other over a few hundred dollars…

      Who is keeping who down??……..I have never been racist till I posted against Obama.

      He does not care about black people….He cares about money and power and black people will not be a part of that plan….Just ask his half brother in Africa…

      That’s why he hangs out with rich very rich white people on the Golf course….

      I have never been a racist nor have I ever have been rich, but I am an artist in my free time and I have photographed with both black and white…..This president is just destroying this country and he needs to, so he can be KING…..

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    • tzion
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:41pm

      @justangry
      Last I checked, pandering means saying exactly what people want to heard, not saying exactly what will get you booed off the stage.

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    • cosette
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:35pm

      @ Just angry…. Are you aware that Oblamo has a separate website for black Americans? No? Check it out. It’s called African Americans for Obama.com. He not only panders to them openly, but when he speaks to them he adopts the black voice inflections. It‘s pandering at its’ worst. BTW the reason why Romney got booed is the exact opposite of the reason you stated. He gave his standard speech but he spoke to them as a demographic which is common in a campaign, addressing their unique concerns. But he did NOT deviate from his stump speech on topics and principles. He stated his opposition to the health care law and the higher taxes on the job creators, which both drew a negative reaction. It‘s clear you didn’t hear the speech or else you are just unwilling to see what is right before your eyes. I have no idea why Romney even bothered wasting his time. The minds of those in that audience are not only closed they are hermetically sealed.

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    • RajCaj
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:55pm

      @ Just

      Do you think the audience at a NAACP convention recognize the “Pandering” when Hillary Clinton suddenly adopts a terrible southern accent…and starts talking about “it taking a village”?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGDm4jkDbGQ (I ain’t no ways tiiiiard)

      Do you think the audience at a NAACP convention recognize the “pandering” when Obama all the sudden gets his “black preacher” voice when talking to them?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95KC7CF5B9E

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:41pm

      JUSTANGRY They would love RP’s newsletters……..

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:49pm

      JUSTANGRY
      “Alright, I know there’s SOME truth in the polls” Funny thing, The Bots loved online straw polls. You know, the ones that didn’t count and had RP as a winner.

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    • justangry
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 5:55pm

      @Tzion, No Pandering means saying what one THINKS someone else wants to hear. I think they miscalculated.

      @Cosette, I wasn’t comparing Romney to Obama. I don’t like him as president either.

      @RajCaj, I don’t know. Again I wasn’t comparing, just offering up what I think. Perhaps Hillary and Obama can get away with it because they don’t seem as uptight as Romney does. Maybe years of media propaganda calling R’s racist has taken a toll. Perhaps they were already suspicious that Romney was racists (which I’m not saying he is). Do you disagree that Romney brought up points to the NAACP that he wouldn’t normally bring up?

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    • justangry
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 6:01pm

      @Republicorp, You’re an evil little fascist racist. Stop pretending you care about the newsletters RP DIDN’T write.

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    • cosette
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:33pm

      @ Justangry…. It’s perfectly understandable to be confused about something I said. But you are beyond confused. You don’t understand what YOU said. You said that Romney “broke them down into a demographic” and “broke from his standard rhetoric” which is why he got booed. ALL CASNDIDATES speak to the unique concerns of their audience, Obama speaks to the concerns of students when speaking to students, Biden speaks to the concerns of labor unions when addressing them, that’s not pandering, it’s called POLITICS. You said Romney deviated from his standard speech. No he did not, it’s because he stuck to his standard speech that he was jeered. He denounced Obamas‘ destructive economic policies but his loyal black supporters can’t handle the truth. I never said you compared Obama and Romnery. The crux of your post was that Romney was PANDERING, and he wasn’t. I heard the speech, did you? Read your post to which I first responded. Now do you understand……. Good Lord make it stop!.

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    • justangry
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:00pm

      @Cosette

      “The African-American community has been waiting and waiting for that promise to be kept. Today, black children are 17 percent of students nationwide – but they are 42 percent of the students in our worst-performing schools.”

      “If equal opportunity in America were an accomplished fact, then a chronically bad economy would be equally bad for everyone. Instead, it’s worse for African Americans in almost every way. The unemployment rate, the duration of unemployment, average income, and median family wealth are all worse for the black community. In June, while the overall unemployment rate remained stuck at 8.2 percent, the unemployment rate for African Americans actually went up, from 13.6 percent to 14.4 percent.”

      I’ve never heard Romney speaking out about these issues before he went to the NAACP. The discrepancy of black vs. white unemployment and schools. Now if you can provide an example that he’s spoken out about these issues in the past, I’ll concede I was wrong here. Admittedly, I’ve only read the article, because when I listen to him speak I just want to hurl. Now my original post was to someone who said that all the blacks want is color as the reason they boo’d, which I disagree with. I offered a counter theory, but could be wrong, which is why I said “I think” they’re… Your entire arguement that it isn‘t pandering it’s politics is just semantics, and justifying it by saying other politicians do it too doesn’t change the fa

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    • cosette
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 3:54pm

      @ Just angry… You know what you really are “just angry”. So much so that you are dancing and spinning in order to justify your comment that he was “pandering.” You tell me you didn’t hear his speech, only what small portion you read. How can you possibly make a critical evaluation of his speech when, by your own admission, you didn’t hear or read it? This has nothing to do with semantics, it has to do with your refusal to listen to him speak because he makes you want to “hurl” and then criticize what he said. Do you hear how moronic that sounds. He was jeered because he said what they DID NOT want to hear. DUH? The polls are accurate. Ovomit will get 96% of the black vote. Those people are stuck on stupid. Their lot in life will never improve unless they want it to it doesn’t matter if only blacks inhabit and run this country. Just take a look at the countries where they are the majority, is there one that is prosperous? Just ONE? It takes hard work, not handouts!

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  • perry1980
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:38am

    Listen to those SHEEPLE boo.

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    • WakingSheep
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 4:55pm

      It’s amazing how people will follow without question huh…….

      and I’m not talking about just the dems…….

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  • wordweaver
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:38am

    The truth often hurts. Kudos for both inviting him and for him attending. I am sure he got the reaction he expected, but hey, all you can do is tell it like it is and hope you get through to some.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:42am

      As long as Romney tells them the truth; after that, the guilt for voting for a marxist president will be on their hands.

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:58pm

      The ‘truth’ I saw him tell them is that he intends to get rid of Obamacare and give them a different kind of freebie.

      People, Romney passed Obamacare before he was against it. He was for abortion as Gov. and now is against it, he hunted squirrels once and is there fore pro 2nd amendment, but he is for massive gun control. This list can go on and on. Jumping on his bandwagon to support the party? I’ve been a Republican for 25 years and there is no way in hell I am voting for the white or the black democrats we are being offered.

      The hubris in defense of the Romney is pathetic, he is Obama with straight hair and the same lies.

      People here here aren’t freedom lovers apparently, rather most of you would like a controlled police state with you microcosm of ideals supported by it. Bah, wake up.

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  • ThinkingClearly
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:38am

    His speech was great and it was “truthful” something our president seems to know little about! Romney was fearless and he did not change his message to pander to the NAACP, clearly he does not expect their support of the organization but is looking for the few rational people who want a better life for their children and grandchildren. Those are the people he was speaking to, the people that will not accept 14.5% unemployment within their community because of the policies of a president that in all reality could care less about them!

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:30pm

      Agree! Romney was the adult in the room and stuck to the message. If he had never made a speech to this group, he would be critized for not speaking to them. He speaks what he will do if elected and will move on to another location and make another speech. How to win votes and influence people is not Romney’s style. He is a humble man and speaks about a better future for America.
      Keep up the good work, Romney. Stay on message…..“restoring America”. This admin. will “spin” the 3.5 years…same ole’, same ole’.

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  • DIVINEPROVIDENCE1776
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:37am

    That red kool-aid must be loaded with MSG. The NAACP just can’t seem to get enough of it.

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  • aChameleon
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:37am

    If he didn’t give a speech to the voter base that votes for obama 95%, he would have been accused of being racist. I would spend more time speaking to like minded people or independents. Speaking to a group that votes based on the color of someones skin, not the content of their character, seems like a waste of time.

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    • huey6367
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:46am

      It was a token speech. Like you said, if didn’t speak to them, he would be accused of being racist. So he threw them a bone. they will still call him a racist for not speaking to minority organizations enough. Even if he talked to them 95% of the time.

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  • Stu D. Baker-Hawk
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:37am

    Mitt is waisting his time. You can‘t fix ’stupid’.

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  • huey6367
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:36am

    Takes a big man to talk to a bunch of people that don’t want to hear a thing he has to say. For that, you should be commended. Must suck to be the only “alternative race” in the room.

    Now, are those people racially motivated? Yeah, I said those people. By “those people” I mean Obama supporters.

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  • concealled9mms
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:36am

    now lets see obamma address a klan rally same outcome i bet.

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  • gbfreak
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:36am

    He had the guts to make the speech there. Obama avoided like the plague. They don’t like the truth, so it’s a badge of honor for Romney…..the booos were actually directed towards obammie….lol

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  • Mandors
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:35am

    Showing some guts, Mitt. Like it.

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  • BeingThere
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:35am

    If they found out that Obama was a serial killer these idiots would still vote for him just because he’s (half) black!!!!

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:40am

      That is the sad truth of it all.

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    • CrawfishFestival2
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:50am

      can he be a serial killer indirectly?

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    • bleuze
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:45pm

      That is collect – the majority of blacks voted for him based on his color in 2008 & they will again in 2012. The majority of blcks can nor think for themselves and want government handouts. Heck, you even had certian whites Joe Bayhart who said on TV that Obama had their vote in 2008 because he was black and not because of the issues!

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  • Azurite
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:35am

    It’s OK for the Kenyan to send in Biden. Romney should have sent Allen West to speak instead. Romney needs to play hardball.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:39am

      West would just be called an “oreo” or an Uncle Tom by the NAACP. West has the courage to walk off the plantion while the NAACP survives only by keeping black people on the plantation.

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  • AvengerK
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:34am

    I applaud Romney for trying this but let’s be honest..the NAACP is vehemently black militant…they don’t want to hear that one of their own has made things worse for them..they just want to hear “free stuff”.
    The facts are on Romney‘s side but that doesn’t matter to these stallwart militants. Let’s remember..the NAACP teamed up with the AFL-CIO to create a website to monitor “racist” tea party activity. Romeny went into a pit of vipers today.
    On a positive note…the fact that Romney had the guts to do this will play in his favor.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:10pm

      I do give kudos to Romney for guts. However I’m sick of conservatives feeling obligated to bow at the alter of the NAACP! It’s a liberal Democrat organization… that happens to be made up of blacks. Does Obama show up at CPAC?

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:22pm

      I agree GONZO it’s a platitude. They should just call the NAACP what it is..a racist organization and ignore it. That being said..I‘m sure Romney’s going to get some applause for having the guts to address such a partisan group of black racists.
      You’re right..Obama would never stray from his comfort zone and handpicked sycophants at his “meetings”.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:45pm

      Heck, you don’t even need to call them racist (though they are). Call them a liberal Democrat group, which nobody can deny. Does Romney have to go talk to Code Pink next? WTF?

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  • love the kids
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:34am

    Blacks would vote for Obummer again eveif he re-enacted slavery, (which is sort of what he has done to them), because they just automatically assume that a white man will do worse for them. I feel so sorry for them

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  • GreatGu
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:33am

    No surprise he was booed for pointing out the facts. Remember, you only confuse dems and liberals when you present the facts. Got to give the man credit for showing up and standing before this hostile and somewhat racist crowd. More so than Obama is doing.

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    • DanielBurke
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:02pm

      I agree. Romney deserves credit for going into the lion’s den of brainless liberals.

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:03pm

      It was a waste of time and a waste of money.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 4:57pm

      Oh Mitt, overturning Obamacare is SOOOOOOOOOOOO 5 minutes ago,
      How about jobs jobs jobs?
      Or maybe you can go back to getting rid of Planned Parenthood?
      Oh, that’s right -you never said that.

      How much is Obama paying to to throw the election? I think they are certainly getting their money’s worth!

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  • GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:32am

    Well duh. He went to an organization that is explicitly racist, their very name demonstrates this. What did he expect, a round of huzzahs and cheers from people who are intentionally cordoning themselves off by race from the rest of the nation?

    I don’t like Romney, but no GOP or Libertarian has a chance inside of the NAACP or any other explicitly racist organization. Best to let them stew in their own hate and focus on the voters whose minds one can change.

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    • midnightgolfer
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:38pm

      They did cheer him on some things. Although, I’m not 100% sure that’s any better for Romney, in the scheme of things.

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  • HKS
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:32am

    Hostile audience, of course it was a hostile audience. If Obama were speaking to the tea party what would one expect. And why is he there, seems like harry Cary to me.

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    • MODEL82A1
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:00pm

      HKS, So, even in your tiny-little-pea-brain, you understand that this was an example of Racism displayed by the NAACP faithful against Romney. Sadly, you’re too dumb to even understand this post.

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  • AmericanStrega
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:32am

    Gee, did anyone think he would get a standing ovation?

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  • RANGER1965
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:30am

    That took some courage.

    I hope that despite the boo’s etc. his words will resonate with the rational ones among that crowd.

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    • AmericanStrega
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:32am

      What rational ones?

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:35am

      Waste. Of. Time. And. Money.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:41am

      RED MEAT: YOU are a waste of time and money. WHAT??? are you twelve years old with nothing better to do??? or you need to $ Soros is paying for trolls. YOU are one sad dude. I bet you’ve accomplished nothing – shame. Romney is running a great campaign. The Chicago Thugs can’t find his handle…they look like the keystone cops!

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  • MODEL82A1
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:30am

    Sorry, Mitt, speaking to the NAACP was a waste of your time and a poor decision. It was a lose/lose proposition and you lost. The people in that room are fully pre-programmed to vote Democrat, not to mention Black Democrat. You never had a chance.

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    • Azurite
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:18pm

      A lesson for Romney at the NAACP

      Obama and Biden visited a zoo during one of their trips abroad. Biden threw in some bananas to the monkeys. They ignored him and the banana and walked away.

      Obama threw in his banana, the monkeys jumped and devoured the banana.

      Biden was confused. “What kind of trick did you play?”, he asked Obama

      “No trick! Don’t you know that blood is thicker than water?”

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  • edcoil
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:29am

    What did he expect. At least he went.

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    • DimmuBorgir
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:36am

      Allen West might as well go to a Klan rally and try to get support.

      Same thing

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:37am

      Romney will get props for trying it. Most people know the NAACP is militant black and grossly pro-democrat.

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  • Madmilo
    Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:28am

    Why campaign to a bunch of brain dead idiots?

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:39am

      When you have schools filled with Commie teachers and dolts like Jesse Jackson filling heads, the anger of the Blacks is what you get. Fortunately there are many more Blacks coming out of that victimization mental head set and proving that they can succeed as well as anyone else. IT’S not color that separates people…it’s effort, discipline and faith. I applaud him for going and his words WILL resonate with many. Romney has the guts it takes to turn this Nation around!

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