Romney’s Liberty University Speech Protested From The Air

[kpete]

Source: Talking Points Memo

10:14 AM EDT, SATURDAY MAY 12, 2012
Romney’s Liberty University Speech Protested From The Air


LYNCHBURG, VA – The student loan debate was (literally) in the air as Mitt Romney prepared to make his commencement address at Liberty University here. As the graduation ceremony at this evangelical Christian university began, a single-engined plane flew circles around the commencement towing a banner reading
“GOP = HIGHER SCHOOL DEBT.”

The student loan fight is one of the few where President Obama and Romney are on the same page. Both favor extending low interest rates on Stafford student loans. The extension is currently tied up in Congress, where Republicans and Democrats are split on how to pay for the rate extension.

UPDATE:

In a release, MoveOn.org took credit for the banner.

““More young people are graduating today with debt than with jobs but Romney has been MIA on the issue,” said MoveOn executive director Justin Ruben said in a statement. “It’s clear that with Romney and the GOP the sky’s the limit with student debt. If Romney really wants to connect with young voters, he’s got to take the silver spoon out of his mouth and start talking solutions.”

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[gateley]

1. Yay Move On! nt

[goclark]

5. K and R n/t

[freshwest]

2. Actually, Mittens isn't MIA on the issue. He suggested students borrow it from their parents.

[truthisfreedom]

3. Who, of course, don't need any retirement money, because they'll never stop working under the GOP.

There is only work, to support the 1%. Then you drop dead.

[jberryhill]

4. No, they'll draw on their investments

The rest of it goes into an inter-vivos trust, just like everyone does.

[grantcart]

12. "If you have a single mom, ask her twice".

[freshwest]

13. Or in my case, call a gravedigger and see if they had any money in the casket.

No, really. I'm sure they didn't...

[SunSeeker]

6. K&R, thanks kpete!

[JoePhilly]

7. Hey Mitt ... I think this is what the kids call "bracketing an event".

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Not if you borrow money from your parents

[pstokely]

9. That's a lot of $ in reprimands if they go to Liberty U

if not expulsion

[wordpix]

10. how come nitwit Mitt isn't invited to a real college for a commencement speech, like Harvard, Yale..

or even a state university?

Afraid of even more protests?

This one was brilliant.

[sofa king]

11. The real question is how many L grads could read it.