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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLOL!!!- GAFFE MACHINE Mitt Romney Introduces Paul Ryan as the NEXT PRESIDENT of the United States
The proceedings get off to a hilarious start as Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virgina refers to that Reagan/Romney energy. Speaking of energy McDonnell claimed that Obama has no energy policy, while using Obamas all of the above term to describe Romneys energy policy. It is good to know that Romney is just as dull at 9 AM as he is the other 23 hours of the day. Romney cited Ryans values and character. He mentioned Ryans fathers death at an early age, but he didnt mention that the man who wants to kill Social Security was also a Social Security baby. Romney claimed that Ryan doesnt demonize his opponents, and he appeals to our better angels. You know the ones who are funded by the Koch Brothers and want to raise your taxes.
Romney called Ryan an intellectual leader of the Republican Party, which says a lot about the Republican Party. (By this point, Romney managed to suck the life out an enthusiastic crowd. What were once loud cheers became dead silence.) Romney again mentions his bold, specific, and achievable plan to strengthen the middle class, but again offers no specifics. Romney goes into his previously failed middle class speech, but this time he added his welfare to work lie. Romney promised to create 12 million jobs. Romney also lied about the president cutting $700 million from Medicare, and didnt tell people that their plan to preserve Medicare is privatization and vouchers.
This was all the same old Romney until he managed to show that he isnt even competent enough to introduce Ryan as the next president of the United States. After Ryans big intro, Romney had to jump back in and correct himself call Ryan the, next vice president of the United States. Jesus, Romney cant even get through introducing Ryan without a major gaffe. Although Romneys slip was one of the rare bits of truth to come out of his mouth. He is hoping that Republicans show up to the polls to vote for Paul Ryan, because he certainly knows they arent showing up to vote for him.
Ryan delivered the standard boiler plate running mate speech, but the whole event was blown up by Romneys mouth again getting in the way. Mitt Romney couldnt even announce his running mate without screwing it up. This is not going to go well. The relaunch of Romney 2.0 looks to be off to a dubious start.
http://www.politicususa.com/gaffe-machine-mitt-romney-introduces-paul-ryan-president-united-states.html
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IggleDoer
(1,186 posts)It's welfare to work.
Work to welfare = unemployment
Segami
(14,923 posts)IggleDoer
(1,186 posts)N/t
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)I thought his dad was a wealthy lawyer?
GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)Segami
(14,923 posts)"....One day as a 16 year old, Ryan came upon the lifeless body of his father. Paul Ryan, Sr. had died of a heart attack at age 55, leaving the Janesville Craig High School 10th grader, his three older brothers and sisters and his mother alone. It was Paul who told the family of his fathers death.
With his fathers passing, young Paul collected Social Security benefits until age 18, which he put away for college. To make ends meet, Pauls mother returned to school to study interior design. His siblings were off at college. Ryan remembers this difficult time bringing him and his mother closer...."
http://www.wpri.org/WIInterest/Vol19No2/Schneider19.2.html
BeyondGeography
(39,284 posts)woodsprite
(11,853 posts)I got to thinking "hhmmmmm".
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Can they switch roles this late in the game?
hmmmmm is right!
dregstudios
(48 posts)So the economist joins the greed-ridden elitist to buy their way to the White House- What a team! Ryan will need to get fitted for his Magic Mormon Underwear soon! These sacred undergarments harness the power of the Almighty to cough up enough cash for their crusade to the highest seats in the land. See for yourself how these miracles are performed and how money plays its role in politics at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/05/mitt-romneys-magic-mormon-underwear.html
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)Romney will be the next Clown-Who-Attracts-Fire face of a government whose radical agenda will be explained away as incompetence.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)because assholes like Cheney could never win as President.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Romney is such spoiled goods I can see him finding an excuse to drop out of the race so he doesn't have to show his tax returns.
unc70
(6,095 posts)That's not the big dedl
NJCher
(35,427 posts)Did you catch the beginning, where romney talks about the "fiscal" aspects of the U.S.? Except he says "physical."
I thought it was odd that he was talking about the physical assets or aspects (he said it twice). Then I realized he meant "fiscal."
Right after that, he went on to introduce Ryan as the next president.
That, I think, was a Freudian slip. He wishes Ryan could be the president. Bu now it's a glimmering in his subconscious that he's an incompetent fool.
Cher