‘We Can Turn This Thing Around’: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Talk Jobs, Economy, and Campaigning in First Joint Interview
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan gave their first joint interview to 60 Minutes Sunday, where the two discussed how they chose to be running mates, the campaign, and issues like the budget and entitlement reform.
Though there are those on both sides who will be critical of everything done by the political opposition, it seems as though the interview passed without any significant “gaffes” or errors.
Paul Ryan began on a positive note, saying: “It took a little while to sink in…but to see all Americans coming out to these rallies, hungry for solutions, hungry for people to provide leadership to get people on the right track– I’m very excited about this, and I think we can turn this thing around.”
Watch the interview, via CBS:
At one point, Bob Schieffer said he was putting Paul Ryan “on the spot” by asking about Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital.
Ryan responded by going on the offensive: “What I see happening is, the president has a terrible record, so he can’t run on that…He’s going to try to run on distractions…and that’s why [there are] these attacks against a record that is outstanding. It’s a record of creating businesses and turning around struggling businesses. That’s what we want to see happening throughout the country.”
The group also discussed the concept of “fairness” in politics, and how under President Obama it seems that the government is in the business of picking winners and losers.
Schieffer took the concept in another direction, asking whether “fairness dictates” that the wealthiest should pay the lowest taxes.
“That’s what happening many times,” the host asserted.
After Romney noted that the wealthy pay the largest share of taxes, Ryan elaborated: “What we’re saying is take away the tax shelters that are uniquely enjoyed by people in the top tax brackets, so they can’t shelter as much money from taxation, so we can lower tax rates for everybody to make America more competitive.”
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Comments (130)
blackyb
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:01pmI am thinking it would help to have some conservatives buy out some of this left-wind publishing and media so we can spread some Truth. The media, for the most part belongs to the ‘Ho(s) R Us bunch as well.
Report Post »watersRpeople
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:44amThat’s amazing they think they can turn this thing around. Hey guys, I don’t know how much you know about the Bible (well yeah I do, not much) but, “Where the carcass is the eagles gather” and you’re all a bunch of eagles, and so that means America is dead.
Report Post »watersRpeople
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:51amYeah ya see, America is dead, and people like you weren’t listening for the last 40 years when people like me were beating back and forth saying “Hey look at that thing and this thing.” Yeah ya see, you were more interested in making a buck. Hey, that‘s why it’s [easier for a camel!] But that’s not all, no, ya see, God put his finger on Ron Paul, and said “Get up there to Washington”, and look how people crap on the people God sends.
Report Post »watersRpeople
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:54amYeah ya see, and the carcass is so dead that now people want to divide it into pieces – so China and Russia are building up their military because they are going to come take it.
Report Post »watersRpeople
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:03amI mean really, what did you learn from the existence of the United States? How to make money…that‘s it isn’t it. You didn’t learn anything important like how there came to be decay since the beginning of the world? No you didn’t get that out of it – so no one will miss it.
Report Post »TRUTHandFREEDOM
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 4:45amAnd there seems to be an organized effort to come here and and denounce Romney/ Ryan.
I have to assume that it’s break time at MSNBC.
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:19pmHave you seen their speeches and interviews this weekend. This should give everyone heart. Here is an archive with their speeches and interviews: http://url2it.com/orld
Report Post »eagle2715
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:28pm“…you were more interested in making a buck…”
“…God put his finger on Ron Paul…”
Your biblical twist on words is interesting and all, but your forgetting the fact that Ron Paul deceptively takes home more pork than most everyone else…..
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:57pmI gues we now have R2 against the Ho(s) R Us bunch. This should prove interesting.
Report Post »DiamondGoddess
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 4:22amWow! What a GREAT way to boil down the ideological/philosophical CHASM that exists between us and the libz! R2 vs. Hos R Us! LOL! That’s why the Ryan pick is genius–it underscores and emphasizes the ideological divide. R22012 (c)Me =)
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:48pmWe got a much better chance to save this country with the R2.
Report Post »Black Midge
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:04amDon’t you mean R^2 ?
Report Post »Neno
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 6:30amI got a better saying
Tired of four years of Obama?
Report Post »Vote for Romney and Ryan, for some R&R.
SamIamTwo
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:11amThat is if they can get control of the SENATE!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:14amAnd let‘s hope all of Obama’s EO’s are revoked on day one…and hope R2 does not need to do the same to get it corrected.
The EO’s need to be throttled back, limited, reviewed and approved by Congress. JIMHO…Presidential powers are too great.
Report Post »TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:02amR+R=Reagan Freedom
Report Post »B+O=Tyranny
fraumj
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:43pmWell done! Excellent answers. Focused on the issues at hand. Not distracted by “tabloid” style rhetoric by Obama campaign.
Report Post »LetsBeStrong
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:05pmI am a Ron Paul supporter, quite libertarian, but hey, guess that didn’t work out. Still, I’m going to support Romney/Ryan because I think at least if they are elected, it would be easier to “hold their feet to the fire” compared to 0bama. Can’t stand the guy, he needs to go.
We should unite together and fight HARD against the destruction of what made this country great. I hope if they start going soft towards the left (if elected), we better become aggressive and let them know that we did not elect them so that they could let the left walk all over them!
We need these guys to unleash us as a country. If they are seeming to be weak, we better push them hard to let them know that we need to dramatically shrink the federal government so that the chains lift off of us and we can live free about our lives and live happy and free as individual US citizens!
Report Post »black9897
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:08pmRomney will certainly turn things around…he’ll turn it around 360 degrees.
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:14pm@LetsBeStrong
Just so you know, a political party has NEVER held its own president’s feet to the fire. Do you really think there will be a republican primary in 2016 if Romney wins in 2012?
@Black9897
Report Post »LOL!!!!
therealconservative
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:23pm@soy
Just so you know, if Obama wins the country we know is gone.
Report Post »LetsBeStrong
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:56pmI still think we are being too honest and respectful to the left. Screw them! Lets infiltrate the democrat party and pander to those who sway to the tune of the leftist crap they are fed. Then once elected, do a 180 and feed them some bs that would make them think that we are doing nothing wrong (and we truly would not be!) With enough of the brainwashing they have recieved over the years, they have seemed to be easily be convinced that “rat meat” is good for them (which it seems like they are believing). The key is counter-convincing them!
Report Post »calypsocoral
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:01am@ LETSBESTRONG
I feel ya, man. I consider myself a Libertarian with a few mainstream conservative leanings (kinda right between Glenn Beck and The Honorable Judge Andrew Napolitano). I am registered Republican, because I want a say in who gets to run against the Democrat nominee (which, lets face it, will NEVER be anyone wise, or even SANE), and I am infuriated about the fact that the PA Republican party threw all of their money at Romney before we even had the primary election (for the record, I voted for Rick Santorum). I found Romney a tough pill to swallow.
Even though I disagree strongly with some of Paul Ryan’s positions (TARP and the PATRIOT Act being the two most notable), his intelligence and knowledge of fiscal policy is, at least for me, serving as the “spoonful of sugar” that makes the Romney Medicine go down!
Report Post »rawmilker
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:03amBye Bye barry, so long dem senate majority…..
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:30amLETSBESTRONG With ya brother! Now, let’s roll.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:05amFraumj…
Yes, exactly! If R&R stay at the issues, Obama has no chance…Since all the Dems can do is distract and dismay…Don’t worry about the Paulbots…They are a bitter bunch who want nothing more than chaos, so they can throw around their “I told you so” rhetoric…Just to please their cult leader Alex Jones.
God Bless America! And R&R 2012!
Report Post »k8ti
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:23amSoy….I think things have changed in that aspect from now on!
Report Post »woodyee
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:39pmWell, Obammy’s jack-booted Brown-Shirts claim to be fielding 400,000 drones to canvas major cities in favor of The Great Deceiver, The Captain of the Ship of Fools and HERO OF THE STUPID,
Barack’s Insane Obammy!!
So let’s do this folks – let’s all pledge to ourselves to canvas our own neighbors and relatives in our own time in favor of R&R, and when apropos, enlist them into canvasing THEIR friends and neighbors.
Report Post »By the end of next month or October, we should have fielded 4 million!
TurboCat
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:56amThank you LETSBESTRONG for joining in to defeat O-blame-a! We CAN hold Romney’s feet to the fire because he is REASONABLE unlike O-blame-a. Also, the Tea Party members now in Congress will not let him get away with any “establishment Republican” nonsense. And better yet, Romney picking Paul Ryan for Vice Pres. (if they win), practically ensures they will be more Conservative than we first worried about.
Report Post »Eugene1
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:23pmSet aside all the bias, the politics, the name calling, the negative attacks, the distractions . . . and just listen to who has a positive, patriotic message that strives to make America the best it can be based on its traditional roots. The only answer is Romney/Ryan 2012!
The only positive espoused by President Obama is that he has positively no record of achievement!
And Romney was correct in introducing Ryan as the next President of the United States . . since after 8 years of a spectacular 2-term Romney presidency, Ryan will be the next president for another 2 terms!
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:20pmHow on earth can Republicans see these two as free market Constitutionalists?!
Obama started an unconstitutional war, and Romney is going to continue it.
Romney believes in the distinctly Marxist graduated income tax.
Paul Ryan believes in the Hoover Myth, which is the belief that the reason we had such a long Great Depression is because of Hoover’s free-market policies, and that what we needed was government to help keep the crash from happening – WHICH IS WHY HE SUPPORTED TARP! When he refers to “this is a Hoover moment” in the following video, that’s what he means by that term.
See here.
Paul Ryan BEGS Congress to Pass TARP ( PATHETIC )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyJBZYz858M
But Hoover WASN’T a free marketer. Instead, he was an interventionist like Bush Jr., Obama, Romney, and Paul Ryan; And it was BECAUSE of Hoover’s interventionism that the Great Depression was prolonged, AND IT IS BECAUSE OF TARP THAT OUR ECONOMY IS STILL DOING SO BAD!
See here.
Krugman Wrong on Hoover, Episode #4722
http://www.tomwoods.com/blog/krugman-wrong-on-hoover-episode-4722/
And here.
Why You’ve Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920 | Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Report Post »http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czcU*****mnsprQI
(Remove asterisks.)
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:27pmCorrection:
“… government to help the economy recover – WHICH IS WHY HE SUPPORTED TARP! …”
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:31pmSo, you’ll be voting for obama-Biden come November. Nice.
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:34pm” And it was BECAUSE of Hoover’s interventionism that the Great Depression was prolonged, ”
Sorry, but the would be FDR. Please bone up on your history.
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:35pmI did’nt read all of your crap, but it is nice to see you working for a change.
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:49pm@thereal
you are so wrong it is embarassing. Hoover significantly increased the federal budget and was a big interventionist. Hoover was so much so that FDR campaigned to reduce the federal budget.
You cant blame democrats for EVERYTHING. Usually, the republicans get the progressive ball rolling and then democrats go crazy with it. For example, you saw the same dynamic with G.W. Bush’s deficits and unconstitutional executive powers
Report Post »PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:10pmwhat if with you people telling us we are voting for Obama because were not voting for your criminal Romney. How pathetic are you. Two party system is a one party system.. How long does it take to wake up? How old are you 50? And you still follow the same ole routine? Pathetic
Report Post »PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:14pmOoops.. what is with you guys telling me I am for Obama. I never voted Democrat in my life.
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:16pm@soy
“you are so wrong it is embarassing.”
It’s been recognized by most economics that it was FDR and his socialist policies (New Deal, etc) that prolonged the depression. Do yourself a favor and read something other than the sports page.
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:19pm@soybean
“You cant blame democrats for EVERYTHING.”
Good to see you trying to cover for Obama.
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:23pm@thereal
Report Post »you didnt understand a thing i just said
therealconservative
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:44pm@soy
Understood it all and just like the liberals, when confronted with the truth you duck, dodge and hide with some BS response.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:12am@therealconservative,
“It’s been recognized by most economics that it was FDR and his socialist policies (New Deal, etc) that prolonged the depression. Do yourself a favor and read something other than the sports page.”
FDR expanded on the Socialist policies of Hoover.
See here.
Is Budget Austerity Modern-Day Hooverism?
http://mises.org/daily/5215/Is-Budget-Austerity-ModernDay-Hooverism
“First of all, let‘s go back to Krugman’s discussion of Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon and his infamous advice about liquidation. To his credit, Krugman acknowledges that this quote comes from Hoover’s own memoirs, written well after the fact. But to his discredit, Krugman fails to notify us that on the very next page of Hoover’s memoirs, after he explains the liquidationist advice he got from his treasury secretary, Hoover wrote,
“”But other members of the Administration, also having economic responsibilities — Under Secretary of the Treasury Mills, Governor Young of the Reserve Board, Secretary of Commerce Lamont and Secretary of Agriculture Hyde — believed with me that we should use the powers of government to cushion the situation.[2]”
“If you read Hoover’s memoirs in context, you see that his whole point in bringing up the Mellon doctrine was to tell his readers that he rejected the advice.”
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:27am@therealconservative,
Also, the depression lasted past the rest of Hoover’s term (three years); whereas the depression after the crash of 1920 lasted only a year.
See here.
Why You’ve Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920 | Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czcU*****mnsprQI
(Remove asterisks.)
Hoover prolonged the depression with his Socialist policies, and then FDR prolonged it further still.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:01am@therealconservative,
And the reason the depression of 1920 was over pretty quick was because government wasn’t trying to help the economy from crashing.
The crash is NECESSARY. Without a crash, the malinvestments which were made due to prior government interventions won’t be cleared, and there can’t be a recovery.
Prices must fall in a crash, and unsustainable projects must be sold off at a loss (because their current prices are artificially high due to artificial credit expansion), and the factors of production must be reallocated according to free market principles so they can be put to net productive use.
Yes, people will lose their jobs, businesses, and homes, but those were artificially stimulated projects that, without the prior artificial credit expansion, wouldn’t have been created to begin with.
So, do we leave people out in the cold? No, you get the government out of the housing market so that competition can drive prices down for the consumer.
See here.
Defending the Undefendable (Chapter 20: The Slumlord) by Walter Block
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhURIycWHRI
Government can’t help in a depression because it was an abandonment of free market principles that sowed the inflationary seeds of the depression, to begin with.
More stimulus will result in price inflation and prolonged depressions, as well as continual growth of government tyranny which is required to keep free market forces from lowering prices.
Report Post »badswing
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:09amgood research on your part. have to assume that ryan knows more than you but you really lose all cred when quoting paul krugman. there are websites on him just to follow all the things he has been wrong about and we have to remember that he thinks an alien invasion from mars would be good for the economy. ryan is a true conservative and thinks like milton friedman and f.a. hayek, mises etc. this election will define our country. we can go to the road to serfdom (we are almost at the point of no return) or we can get back to sound fiscal policy or at least slow our death.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:57am@badswing,
“… good research on your part. have to assume that ryan knows more than you but you really lose all cred when quoting paul krugman.”
I didn’t quote Paul Krugman. I quoted someone CRITIQUING Paul Krugman.
And while Milton Friedman had some good free market beliefs, his monetary theory was extremely dangerous.
Milton friedman believed – like Ryan and Krugman do – that the Fed didn’t intervene enough to stop the Great Depression. But what in fact happened is that the Fed CAUSED the inflationary boom that was necessarily followed by a crash.
So the Fed was actually the cause of the Great Depression, which is why Hoover‘s and FDR’s interventionism after the crash made it worse.
And, likewise, TARP is the reason we’re still in a recession. The malinvestments weren’t allowed to clear, and the longer we put it off, the greater the economic destruction will be when it finally happens through free market forces.
The crash is coming no matter what. Paul Ryan made the coming crash worse that it had to be by supporting TARP.
And you can bet that if we get Romney/Ryan, and when the crash occurs likely under the next President’s term, that Mr. “I think Bernanke is doing a fine job” Romney and Mr. “This is a Hoover moment” Ryan will follow Krugman and Friedman’s advice.
On Friedman’s monetary theory, see here.
Neoconservative David Frum Hearts the Fed
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d1rcaX-lzU
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:36am@badswing,
By the way, Rick Santorum holds the same destructive monetary belief as Obama, Krugman, Bernanke, Romney, Paul Ryan and Milton Friedman, too.
See here.
No, Rick Santorum, We Don’t Need a Little Inflation
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6a10UuQFOM
iheartseverus
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:12pmR&R should craft and then hammer a message to young people, over and over. ‘The multi-trillion dollar debt that President Obama has built? He won’t be around to suffer for it, to pay for it. You will. You will. His kids will do just fine. Your kids will inherit a lifetime of crushing debt, thanks to him.’
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:33amNo what R&R should do is model after the “You didn’t build that“ and do a ”Obama destroyed me” and feature all the business’s he destroyed.
Report Post »TiocFaidhArLa
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:09pmI hate how Beck is gay for those two unconservative republicrats, im so sick of the propaganda
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:18pmAnd HERE you are on Becks site posting.
Report Post »PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:13pmi went to Becks Rally in D.C. I used to watch his show on Fox every day. Now.. I just don’t understand. He sold out to the criminal establishment. He taught me all about the Federal Reserve before Ron Paul did, but than Beck picks a guy who wants the FED. It is baffling and if I had a chance to talk to Beck. i would tell him how upset i am with him for selling out. Every other show he had was about the Founding Fathers. I learned so much from Beck. But then selling out to some one who is willing to kill Americans with out trial, follow almost every policy Obama Supports. I just don’t understand.
Report Post »Freedombeliever
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:45pmI just love this ticket!!! Can we say AMEN! Hallelujuah!!!!? God Bless America and these two men are our one great hope in saving our country! Pray for them, and Pray for America!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:48pmI have to agree, considering the absolute vitreolic I receive on any other sites postings I do; I wish the supporters and trolls of the Democrats would come up with more creative insults.
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:51pmKeep it Real, Keep it True, Keep it Free. Go TEA!
Report Post »Freedombeliever
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:55pmSnow, they are freaking out! They were hoping for Rob Portman, another “old rich guy” they could paint as out of touch like they try to with Romney.The dems are desperate and panicked! This isn’t Sarah Palin(although I do love her)!! Paul Ryan energizes this campaign like no other and while I was rooting for Rubio, there was always going to be that nationality issue with him as well as inexperience. America needs some RandR!!!!!
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:20pmJesus is the One Hope to save this country. Pray he will use R&R to help America.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:50pmOf course you love this ticket, picking Ryan was done for all of you. Then again you were going to vote for Romney anyway, holding your nose if you had to. The problem is Ryan is going to push a lot of independents, the elderly and what‘s left of moderate Republicans over to Obama and their aren’t enough of you to make up the loss. Ergo, you feel good now but not after November 6th.
Report Post »Vulture/Voucher 2012
RonPaulOrNoOne
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:43pmYour prayers will not be answered. Jesus doesn’t support Abortion. Jesus does not support Killing/Murder. And Romeny/Obama believe in all that.
Report Post »rawmilker
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:17amSIMPLETON…go burn another joint & think up some more comedy….
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:39am@ SimpleTruths
Report Post »You are 100% wrong Seniors are not stupid Obama cuts payment to nursing homes.
idiot
pudssweetie
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 3:27pm@RonPaulOrNoOne, I see you are still here spewing false facts. I do not know where you got your information from but Romney is Pro Life.
Report Post »rclay36
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:38pmWe now have a Presidential Campaign based on idea’s not platitudes! We have a Paycheck Candidate (Romney and Ryan) vs a Food stamp Candidate (Obama Biden), We have a Capitalist vs a Socialist (Romney v Obama).
We have in Mitt the ability to rescue the economy and small business and believes that business owners “Built their Business themselves” v Obama who thinks “No you did not build it yourself” Big Government statist. In Ryan you have a man of big idea’s and one who destroyed Obamacare in 6 min to Obama face. He can go toe to toe with anyone on the budget process. Ryan is a man of facts and action while Obama is one of words and no action.
Real simple: War on Coal, War on Religion, 8%+ unemployment, record debt and a democrat Senate without a budget for 3 years. Obama can’t even get ONE vote on his last two budgets.
The Three R’s: Romeny + Ryan= Recovery
Rick Clay
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ModerationIsBest
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:50pmObama never said that business owners didn’t build their business.
He said they didn’t build the roads, bridges, internet that help people make their business more profitable.
I can understand being excited about the GOP ticket, but if it’s as awesome as you think it is, you won’t need to run on distortions and lying about quotes.
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:58pm@moderation – You know we really try not to be liars. We are actually very kind and compassionate conservatives. We care deeply about you too. We want you to take this opportunity to be a winner for once in your weasely little life. Join with us and you will not have to be buried in the gigantic mudhole that we are gonna stomp in obummers arse. OK friend?
Report Post »Freedombeliever
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:02pmModeration. Barry said: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j8XhQfvpW8 ..You can try to twist it after the fact. But he said what he said. He believes that EVERY success is tied to big government. He was raised and mentored by communists/socialsts/marxists – call it what you may but they all fit like a glove for our imposter-in-chief. He has no idea about business which is why he has not created one single net job..
Report Post »Eugene1
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:13pmSorry, MODERATIONISBEST, your post does not fly! Obama has said this diatribe several times during his “spread the wealth” message. He indeed said what was quoted. He may have been referring to roads and bridges, but it’s not what came out! By the way, who do you think paid for those roads and bridges? Not the government, since without the citizenry there is no revenue to the goverment. Tax paying citizens and businesses pay the bills for ALL government infrastructure!
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:13pmModeration- He most certainly did say it. Watch it again. He said it and he meant it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKjPI6no5ng
Report Post »QuincySmith
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:39pminthetank;
He did say that anyone who owns a business didn’t build it – the government did. Try listening, or reading source material, not democRAT talking points!
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:44pm@REPUBLITARIAN
Listen to what he said.
“Somebody along the lines, invested in roads and bridges, if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.”
Meaning that the companies who use the roads, bridges, internet, didn’t build those.
It would make no sense for him to say, “if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” He’s clearly talking about the roads and bridges.
There is a reason why when Fox News played the video, they cut everything off before the, “if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that” and just kept replaying and replaying and replaying that.
Watch this from Mitt Romney.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GhL6eeeSMo
He goes after Obama using the fake, edited, out of context quote and then goes on to make the EXACT same argument.
That we’ve all had help, from parents, teachers and even government.
I don’t see companies rejecting government backed loans
I don’t see farmers rejecting subsidies
Mitt Romney is essentially Barack Obama.
Report Post »QuincySmith
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:49pmInthetank;
What part of “if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” don’t you understand.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:53pm@WISEHINEY
Wait, is this another religious tactic?
Just keep telling someone they’re worthless, their life is meaningless and they’re so depressed that they need God?
Both sides lie in their campaign ads
Both sides fudge the number when their in office, and then accuse the other party in office of fudging numbers
Both sides are hypocrites.
Both sides of the media aisle cut clip offs and take them out of context.
The only thing we can do is choose not to take everything as gospel and not assume that because the person making the claim is a Republican/Democrat, that they are right or aren’t deceiving us for their own gain.
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:07pmYep moderation, there are a lot of liars, including people that lie about what obummer said.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:33pm@EUGENE1
Exactly, we’re all in it together!
You prove the point yet again.
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 12:22amMODERATION- We all know what he meant. You said:
” He’s clearly talking about the roads and bridges.”
Since you are the one trying to change the context, what about the roads and bridges? What did he really mean? He could always clarify his remarks, but he won’t. He’ll wear it until Nov. 6th.
I watched the link. That was a pretty good speech! He did not use it out of context, though. He sets it up in the first 30 seconds. Dead on. I’m starting to like this guy.
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:48amR&R should model after the “You didn’t build that“ and do a ”Obama destroyed me” and feature all the business’s he destroyed.
Report Post »He can’t defend that.
DiamondGoddess
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 4:31amThere’s a fourth R–Right On! What a great explanation! Odrama makes me go -_-, RR make me go =). Thanks, Mitt!
Report Post »elderbat
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:33pmCheck out Drudge and the Moochelle-Stefani link for shameless begging to the hollywood 1% and a stunning pic of Nobama wearing a Superman-style shirt with a huge O in the center…these are the libs’ heroes…the debut of the Obama Comedy Hour…???
Report Post »MDECKER
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:33pmI think these guys do know how screwed we are. I just think that if they don’t slap the opposition right in the mouth and grow some substantial stones, we’re done. The problem is, the Liberals can and always do, say whatever they damn well please. The Left will and have, gone to all lengths to get political power, while Conservatives just acquieced and said please and thank you “distinguished fellow collegue”. This really is the last kick at the cat boys.
Report Post »TurboCat
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 2:17amReince Priebus don’t play that.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:30pm…
Report Post »Just pray that Romney doesn’t pull a John McCain on us, and throw the election.
wvgirl
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:49pmI just watched the Paul Ryan “Homecoming” with Mitt Romney in Wisconsin on Fox News Channel. It was powerful and moving. I have never seen Romney so animated as he was tonight at that rally. I believe Ryan has added the spark that was missing from the Romney campaign. It’s as if they “complete” one another and compliment one another in an energizing and uplifting way. It seems that Romney has finally found his “outside”, big-boy voice, speaking with a force and power, that up until now, seemed to be missing. He truely hit his stride with sharp digs at the Obama campaign, but particularly showed his more humane and softer side while telling a story about the Olympic speed skater from 2002. Both men took the stage with confidence and determination to bring America back from the precipice. I pray they are successful.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:07pmAre you serious?
Report Post »ricckky
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:29pmR & R-Better be prepared like they have never been before—-because the the LAME STREAM MEDIA will do everything thing they can to get an “I gotcha moment”!!!! They will be relentless in trying to destroy this duo!!!! While THE LIAR-N-CHIEF will get soft ball after soft ball and will never, I mean never be called on his serial lying!!! We conservatives will find it 100 times harder to get an honest no lies message across to the public while THE LIAR-N-CHIEF WILL BE PRAISED FOR HIS SPIN AND DECEIT—Shameful as it will be, it is a reality that R&R will have to deal with!!!!!
Report Post »QuincySmith
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:48pmApparently you didn‘t notice that little bobby tried to control the interview’s message, how about the rich paying a lower ‘rate’. He knows how the system works, he pays a lower ‘rate’. I thought the R’s response was civil, correct, and convincing. I wish I were a fly in the white house.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:27pmWhy do these two guys keep wearing the exact same clothing? Good grief, the Romney camp needs to hire an image consultant…or at least exercise common sense.
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:24pmI’m looking for some sport with you troll weasels. Come out, come out wherever you are!
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:32pmI’m right here. Let me start with this – Ryan was picked by the establishment Republicans, in order to be able to blame the Tea Party and their fellow rabid conservatives for the upcoming loss to Obama.
Report Post »DiamondGoddess
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 4:38amSIMPLE is right! You guys shizzed a BRICK when R pulled out R because even you libz KNOW that picking such a Right candidate means this is now a debate about ideology. Socialism don’t work, honey…LOOK AROUND!!!
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:19pmby saying they can turn this thing around – they either dont know how screwed we are, or they are elitists. Which one?
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:25pmRuPaul kook alert.
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:22pm@soy
Are you a Obama supporter or just clueless. Which one?
Report Post »soybomb315_II
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 10:46pmwhich part of my question do you disagree with?
Report Post »PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:15pmIf your against Romney.. you must be an Obama Supporter…. traitor lol
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:27pm@soy
All of it. Which part of my question do you disagree with?
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:18pmThe people in this country do need some R and R after 3 1/2 years of obama.
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:18pmThe next President of the United States! Well said.
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:15pmI think Mr. obama is developing an itch he can’t scratch.
Report Post »canadianlady
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:14pmGreat interview!
Report Post »Sirfoldallot
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:05pmI hope R & R win ! We need a hope ! Clinton, Bush, & Obama had there turn @ distroying this Nation.
Report Post »dogpatch65
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:17pmMe too, but as long as there is so much widespread corruption in government, we must always be vigilant. If the destruction was being carried out solely by Obama, it would be easier to defeat, but this monster reaches all levels of government, federal, state, and yes, even local: http://t.co/dsc1hwtO
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:02pmGO ROMNEY & RYAN!
Report Post »” Rescue & Recovery 2012″
woodyee
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:01pm“We can turn this thing around.”
I like his positive attitude, but how the f are we going to get out of 16trillion in debt (thank you Bush and Obammy) when we’re barely able to pay the interest?
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:07pmwe won’t the war in Iran and Syria will cost atleast a few trillion if not more. plus the increase in military spending for the the sacrifice of your services.
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:08pmWho do you want in control of the military, banks, nukes, etc when the systemic breakdown occurs?
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:18pmFirst thing is to start balancing the budget and get the economy rolling. It will take at least 3 years to start turning this boat around. Next we need to get oil/coal/energy back on track and we need to get these regulations under control and get the “BOOT” off our necks.
Report Post »PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 11:16pmRomney Supports the NDAA just like Obama. He also supports CISPA and the patriot act.
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 1:55amGet over your paranoia with NDAA and CISPA with R&R in charge your safe unless you are the enemy.
Report Post »Are you the enemy ?
PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 2:25amSafe? Doesn’t mean if we are safe or not. It’s the fact they can do it.
Report Post »robh
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 2:26amBob Schieffer is in so far over his head, he doesn’t even realize it!
I like the statesman-like responses Ryan gives even to the most superficial and naive questions Schieffer asks.
I was impressed by Ryan and Romney and surprised that Schieffer didn‘t catch on that he’s swimming with the sharks now and not dog paddling in the shallow end of the pool.
Way to go guys!!
And Schieffer, you may need to take a nappy nap, and try to comport yourself, before you think you can rise to the occasion of having an interview with our next President and Vice President. I’m honestly embarrassed for you.
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 6:52amIf your not the enemy or plotting against the U.S. don‘t fret on it and you’ll do just fine.
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