See the Romney Speech the Obama Campaign Called ‘Unhinged’
- Posted on August 15, 2012 at 9:50am by
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The Obama campaign accused Mitt Romney of growing 'unhinged' on Tuesday after the Republican candidate noted how divided the country has become over the last four years, before telling Obama to take his 'campaign of division, anger, and hate back to Chicago.' (Photo: Getty Images)
Mitt Romney gave a no-nonsense speech to roughly 5,000 supporters in Ohio on Tuesday, and the Obama campaign responded by, essentially, calling him a liar and a lunatic.
Campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt said: “Governor Romney’s comments tonight seemed unhinged, and particularly strange coming at a time when he’s pouring tens of millions of dollars into negative ads that are demonstrably false.”
(Related: Biden To Audience That Includes Black People: Romney Is Gonna ‘Put Y’all Back in Chains)
The campaign’s wild response could also be a reaction to how favorably the speech was received. Buzzfeed said it was one of the most “hard-edged” of the campaign, and RightScoop described it as “the most hard-hitting yet inspirational speech” Romney has given to date.
Watch the Buzzfeed clip below to see Romney “unhinged,” in the words of the Obama campaign:
In addition to slamming the president’s policy on coal, Romney added:
“This is an election in which we should be talking about the path ahead, but you don‘t hear any answers coming from President Obama’s re-election campaign. That‘s because he’s intellectually exhausted, out of ideas, and out of energy. And so his campaign has resorted to diversions and distractions, to demagoguing and defaming others. The president is taking things to a new low. His campaign and his surrogates have made wild and reckless accusations that disgrace the office of the presidency. Another outrageous charge just came a few hours ago in Virginia, and the White House sinks a little bit lower. This is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like.
President Obama knows better, promised better, and America deserves better. Over the last four years, Obama has pushed Republicans and Democrats about as far apart as they can go, and now he and his allies are pushing us all even further apart by dividing us into groups. He demonizes some; he panders to others. His campaign strategy is to smash America apart, and then try to cobble together 51% of the pieces. If an American president wins that way, we would all lose…but he won’t win that way.”
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“So Mr. President, take your campaign of division, and anger, and hate back to Chicago, and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting America.” [Emphasis added]
Romney adviser Kevin Madden told Buzzfeed: “It’s important to point out just how far President Obama has wandered from his hope and change rhetoric…It’s become so clear, too, that it was just rhetoric, just idle words with no meaning.”
(H/T: Weasel Zippers)
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Comments (60)
Larry E
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:08pmWow! If that‘s unhinged I’d like some of those hinges. He hit the nail square on the head with his comments, and that offends the ever thin skinned Chicago political machine that doesn’t want to be criticized by anyone.
Obama has NEVER done anything useful in his life that anyone knows of, and whatever he has done has been destructive to this country and it’s citizens. He seems to believe that he’s helping the poor by tearing down the wealthy or successful, but it‘s never worked anywhere else and it won’t work here. Obama’s too much of an ideologue to see or understand that though.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 4:42pmIt’s a war of… the Mutants v the HumanNormals!
Report Post »JRook
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 5:00pmYou would think that it has to get to Romney that every time says something in the present, there is a video or audio of him saying the exact opposite during a prior situation. His so called pro coal comments the other day and his 2003 statement about how he would not support something (coal as he was standing in front of a coal mound) that kills people. As far as his blatantly false ads the best has to be Obama’s Medicare cuts. Now I’ll go slow for the folks here as I know your ideological filter will have trouble accepting a truth that does not support your narrative. But the so called cuts to Medicare were negotiated lower payments to hospitals and drug companies. They agreed to them as the money represents the amount Medicare now compensates hospitals and drug companies for free care and prescriptions they provide. When everyone is covered by some form of health insurance then there will be no free riders and hospitals and drug companies can reduce their prices to Medicare and private insurance companies by the amount that was underwriting this free care. So you can continue repeating your Truth With An Agenda” but it is nothing more than a BS agenda.
Report Post »DLV
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:00pmJrook- you just don‘t like anyone that doesn’t agree with you thats the bottomline.
Report Post »Nanaswords
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:05pmWhat is the commentator from the O. Dems. smoking ??? Two guesses !!! CONGRADULATION MITT ROMNEY !!! PAUL RYAN and M.ROMNEY need to keep it up…Daily !!! It was shocking to hear the Dem spokesmans’ comments…LIAR…LUNATIC…Demonstrably FALSE… He was certainly discribing Their Methods the last 3 plus years !!! I suppose they don’t like a taste of their own garbage !!! Except it happens to be a True opinion from MANY in our USA today…of the Dems’. programs !!! We Are “SICK” of the garbage coming from them…Can NOT Listen to them anymore !!! Happy will be the day after election…Nov 7 2012 !!!
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:16pmPinch me !
Report Post »Did I just hear the Romney Summation to be used at the end of one of the Up Coming Presidential Debates?
paperpushermj
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:07pmThere is no rational reason for anyone voting for obama!
Report Post »BCanook
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:43pmI fail to see where you can link liberals with anything rational.
Report Post »DRsnapper
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:02pmjust a thought /mitt has spent his money pre convention he has lots more for after convention (i think there is differences between pre and post convention money)
Report Post »happ77
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:37pmHere’s a poll for you. Right here in NC 15,000 showed up
Report Post »for Romney/Ryan, 660 for biden. The talking heads, O’reilly,
Krauthammer, etc need to shut up about “Romney should
do this, Romney should do that” his stratagy is right on the money
and Otraitor is walking right into it.
ALinkorn
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:44pmWell said. Those fellows seem to think there is no strategy. Mr. Romney is wise to not show his hand prior to the debates. Right now, honest expression of positions is enough.
Report Post »Belwraith
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:58pmDid you get goose bumps when he said to take it back to Chicago and let us rebuild America (paraphrased)? I sure did!
Report Post »iblvingd
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:55pmI can not for the life of me even think of why Obama would want to get into a public debate with Romney.
I for one think Obama will chicken out. I think Obama has much worse ideas on his mind to create chaos before the election.
Report Post »lizaz
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:12pmWe are VERY TIRED of the current “administration” and surrogates calling names and demonizing Romney/Ryan..that’s all you hear and, of course, that’s all they can do since they had 3+ years to improve things and have done NOTHING to help American citizens or the economy. We need some fresh faces to stop the insidious spread of their communist agenda….they talk a blue streak about all they will do for us, and do the opposite, hoping we won’t notice. They are baiting Romney/Ryan and we’ve already HAD ENOUGH!!! Independents are turning away from the status quo!!!
Report Post »Jayms
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:11pmAwesome speech! I voted for Romney before, and I’ll certainly vote for him again.
Report Post »CHUBADAMS
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:08pmYou can blame W all you want for the economy, my question is, After being elected, why haven’t you done anything about it? Obama put Obamacare at the head of the line.
Report Post »Man-On-A-Mission
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:55amThis is the Most Secretive Presidential Candidate EVER…….He flip-flops….he says he has a better plan than President Obama, but no one knows what it is…..it gives no specifics…….he has no actual plan, but to give the very rich tax breaks and balance that on me….the middle class….WHAT DOES THIS MAN STAND FOR???????
Apparently not for me….that’s for SURE!!!!!!!!
Report Post »mtcountrygrl
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:10pmWhy don’t you ask your beloved Obama…His platform is “forward”, he says “he want to fundementally transform this country”…TO WHAT?
Your post is a joke. Because Romney and Paul have both put out budgets and plans. They are heading in the right direction. Where is Obama’s actual plan? What do we know about the man? Romney the most secretive canidate, that is so funny. We know more about Romney then we will EVER no about this WHite House. What about Fast and Furious? The intel leaks? Obama being registered as a foreign exchange student? His parents being registered communists and socialists? His budget can’t even get Democrats to vote for it! But Romney releases two years tax returns and then says that’s enough and he is the “most secretive”! Do you know what an idiot you sound like?!
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:16pmMan…. Nobody stands for you.
Report Post »happ77
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:27pmThankfully he doesn’t stand for you, your a dope.
Report Post »MTCOUNTRYGIRL, great post.
michael48
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:32pmman…mindless crap hole post, but making excellant progress to meaningless… nice try comrade..now back in grannies garage, lemming patrol is in the hood…
Report Post »BCanook
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:50pm@MAN-ON-A-MISSION
First off – your village called. Secondly, where do you get this BS? Are your opinions emailed to you? Kindly post references or links to them if you don’t understand them. Write something down and memorize it for me “Independent thought”. Can you do that? Please PYHOOYA!
Report Post »LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:55pmAre you kidding me? You need to balance your MSNBC time and broaden your horizons! How about going to the campaign web sites and reading their postions….maybe actually Ryan/Whites plan (and remember, White is a Democrat)…so its bi-partisan. You sound like my ultra-liberal brother-in-law..who happens to be on disability, lives in a house my mother bought him (so my sister will have a nice place to live). He is also the guy you will see at the gas station the day his disability check comes in scratching lottery tickets for an hour or two. By the way, he is able to mow his lawn and do some gardening; but get a job? FUGETABOUTIT!
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:31amYou may not like/approve the data, and that’s OK, but at least they are available. A refreshing concept.
His full name is: Willard Mitt Romney
He was born: March 12,1947
His Father: George W. Romney,
former Governor of the State of Michigan
He was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
He is married to Ann Romney since 1969;
they five children.
Education:
B.A. from Brigham Young University,
J.D. and M.B.A. from Harvard University
Religion:
Mormon – The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Working Background:
After high school, he spent 30 months in France as a Mormon missionary.
After going to both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School simultaneously, he passed the Michigan bar exam, but never worked as an attorney.
In 1984, he co-founded Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm, one of the largest such firms in the United States .
In 1994, he ran for Senator of Massachusetts and lost to Ted Kennedy.
He was President and CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
In 2002, he was elected Governor of the State of Massachusetts where he eliminated a 1.5 billion deficit.
Some interesting facts about Romney:
Bain Capital, starting with one small office supply store in Massachusetts, turned it into Staples; now over 2,000 stores employing 90,000 people.
Bain Capital also worked to perform the same kind of business miracles again and again, with companie
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:36amcont:
, with companies like Domino’s, Sealy, Brookstone, Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group, Dollarama, Home Depot Supply and many others.
He was an unpaid volunteer campaign worker for his Dad’s gubernatorial campaign one year.
He was an unpaid intern in his Dad‘s governor’s office for eight years.
He was an unpaid bishop and state president of his church for ten years.
He was an unpaid President of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee for three years.
He took no salary and was the unpaid Governor of Massachusetts for four years.
He gave his entire inheritance from his father to charity.
Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest ‘self-made men’ in our country, but has given more back to its citizens in terms of money, service and time than most men.
In 2011, Mitt Romney gave over $4 million to charity, almost 19% of his income…. Just for comparison purposes, Obama gave 1% and Joe Biden gave $300 or .0013%.
Mitt Romney is trustworthy:
He will show us his birth certificate
He will show us his high school and college transcripts.
He will show us his social security card.
He will show us his law degree.
He will show us his draft notice.
He will show us his medical records.
He will show us he has nothing to hide.
Mitt Romney’s background, experience and trustworthiness show him to be a
Report Post »great leader and an excellent citizen for President of the United States.
Mad_as_Hell...
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:03pmGood job list his resume.
Report Post »AndySchmandy
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:55pmNice post. We know less than half of this about Obama… how scary would 4 more years under him would be? Yikes.
I particularly like the part in these clips where he tells BO to take his campaign back to Chicago, and everyone face lights up with a chuckle! Start packing Bama!!!!!!!
Report Post »no1jyd
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:55pmGreat job!!!!!!! Do you mind if I copy and paste this and send it to PMSNBC and HUFFPO?
Report Post »no1jyd
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 12:15amI do not know what happened to my post but here it goes again. Great job on this!!!!!!!!! Do you mind if I cut and paste and send it to PMSNBC and HUFFPO?
Report Post »TheEndIsComing
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:21amIt’s great that Romney appears to be on the offense. Let’s all keep in mind what OFTEN happens to well meaning politicians go to Washington and are corrupted by being there.
We need to hold Romney accountable for the changes that need to be made and not let him off the hook because it appears to be uncomfortable or to compromise with the Progressives. Compromise IS the primary reason for our current situation.
Report Post »Justmy02
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:12pmI think the big difference here is that Romney himself wrote this speach, not staffers. He needs to do this more often, he sounds much more real and impassioned!
Report Post »iblvingd
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:16pmRomney will surround himself with good moral and intelligent people to get the government on track and restore Americas image in the world. However we still have some very ugly people who will be in congress like Reid who was voted back in, in 2010 , which means he will be there with his cronies to try and keep the crap stirred. Until all these despicable people who have had lead this country down the tubes are gone from office, it will still be a challenge for Mitt to accomplish what is necessary.
VOTE THE CRONIES OUT!
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:37amlet the truth be KNOWN n exposed evita obama tax n speech HAS ALREADY LOST hail to the NEW chief n comander.. the left IS DEAD! long live AMERICA
Report Post »team1blazer
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:37amWay to go Romney. Keep on speaking the truth, while team Oblamer spouts lies and continues the divisive tactics. The country is tired of the lies. We’re tired of the blame game. We’re united against the current “occupier” of the White House. O MUST GO!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:19am“he’s intellectually exhausted” Sure is Mitt, he had one idea and that was stimulus. Now he’s just floundering around. When a pitcher runs out of gas, you go to the bull pen. It’s long past time for that.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:47amGlad to see Romney grow a pair..I don’t want to see him
FOLD like McCain did in 2008.. Mitt has a Gold Mine to
work from, with Obama’s dismal record.. Need to put these
Chicago Crapweasels back in the sewer, where they belong.
Let’s Go for some R&R in 2012………………OMG !!!!
Report Post »mtcountrygrl
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:11pmObama can’t even get Dems to vote for his “budget plan”. Enough said. “YOU’RE FIRED!”
Report Post »GrumpyCat
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:13amOf course Romney is unhinged. Some of us take the doors off when doing major remodeling.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:13amObamys bunch just can’t handle the truth.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:09pmThat’s why they create their own.
Report Post »razvedka
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:11amObama the great uniter???? Our dear leader is the great divider. Obama is only interested in 51% of the electorate and the hell with the rest. If we have a free society in the years to come and if there are those willing to record the true history and impact of this president, historians will record a time when America went right up to the edge of the abyss and peered over. If he is re-elected, someone out there has a great basis for a new book. The Fall and Decline of the American Republic.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:10amGreat stuff! The “new” ROMNEY is on fire and paired with ‘FIRE-in-the-belly’ RYAN – they’ve got obama quaking in his commie boots (well, probably something a little more effeminate like pink galoshes – but quaking just the same).
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:05amThis is going to get even uglier-and the more ugly the Obama campaign get’s, the more Americans are going to dislike his words and start thinking about him for four more years. I believe he will destroy himself with the majority of Americans, there are already many who have learned the hard way what his policies have caused, and the more he speaks (and his cronies) the more Americans will back away from the hate and divisivness.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:19amThis campaign is really geting ugly! The outright LIES that the Democrats are putting out definately cross the line.
By the way, many people aren‘t aware of Obama’s plan to try to tax people living in the suburbs and give the money to DEMOCRATICALLY controlled cities to bolster them up. Cities like Detroit, Chicago,Newark, NJ, so broke that they will soon be declaring bankrupcy!
SEE STANLEY KURTZ’S BOOK: SPREADING THE WEALTH. If you live in surburan America, have worked all your life for your dream of home ownership, then you need to read this book and see how Obama wants to PENALIZE you.
Report Post »Altair
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:53am“By the way, many people aren‘t aware of Obama’s plan to try to tax people living in the suburbs and give the money to DEMOCRATICALLY controlled cities… .”
New Orleans imposed a “work tax” on all the productive people who fled the inner city decades ago, who live in surrounding suburbs but still work in the city proper.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:01amMitt has oblamo running scared !!!!. Mitt tied those monkey ears in a knot
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:09amObama coming UNGLUED! haha He will stop at nothing and Romney needs to keep hitting back with the truth about the Obama HATE and SMEAR campaign tactics. “They always shoot the MESSENGER when they don’t like the message”. Romney need to use that line more!
Report Post »Wildblue3
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:01amAmazing speech!! Let’s home that the whole clip gets enough play. I don’t even see anything they can pull out of context to make Romney look bad.
Report Post »CulperGang
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:00amIs he going to dismantle the FEDREAL RESERVE/IRS racket??? Is Romney going to STOP dismantiling the Middle East for control of the oil, which we don’t need. WE HAVE OUR OWN.
Report Post »Is Romny going to null and void EVERY Obama EO as UNCONSTITUTIONAL…..is what I want to hear from Romney. I DOUBT IF WE WILL THOUGH. He works for the same cabal as Barry.
Now is a good time to PROVE everybody wrong.
Are you a Consitutionalist or a Globalist? ROMNEY/Ryan?????
Altair
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:54amWay to stay on topic.
Report Post »oinia
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:45amCulpergang,
Mitt is going to get rid of OBAMA – something Ron Paul cannot do.
Earth to Paulbots – voting for your candidate will contribute nothing whatsoever to further Ron Paul’s agenda. It will only perpetuate Obama’s destruction of America. Face reality.
Report Post »randy
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 9:54amThe White House is running scared…. And it shows…..
Report Post »Good Job Mitt!
CulperGang
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:03amMitt did not say something we don’t already know. A lot of hot air. IS HE GOING TO GET RID OF INSITUTIONS THAT ARE DESTROYING AMERICA???? Is he going to lock up the criminals on the Hill?? Is he going to stop the INSIDER TRADING by elected officials which you and I would get locked up for.
Report Post »Altair
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:57amNo, Culpergang…. he’s not running for totalitarian dictator. He’s running for president of the republic, and will do what he can under our Constitutional system to slow the decline of our country.
You don’t like Romney. We get the point.
Report Post »JL320
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 9:54amI’m starting to like this guy.
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