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TroyD

(4,551 posts)
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 07:50 PM Aug 2012

Excerpts from Romney's speech: Obama’s Reelection Means The Future Will Not Be Better Than The Past

Four years ago, I know that many Americans felt a fresh excitement about the possibilities of a new president. That president was not the choice of our party but Americans always come together after elections. We are a good and generous people who are united by so much more than divides us.

When that hard fought election was over, when the yard signs came down and the television commercials finally came off the air, Americans were eager to go back to work, to live our lives the way Americans always have - optimistic and positive and confident in the future.

That very optimism is uniquely American.

It is what brought us to America. We are a nation of immigrants. We are the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called America could be better.

They came not just in pursuit of the riches of this world but for the richness of this life.

***

Every family in America wanted this to be a time when they could get ahead a little more, put aside a little more for college, do more for their elderly mom who’s living alone now or give a little more to their church or charity.

Every small business wanted these to be their best years ever, when they could hire more, do more for those who had stuck with them through the hard times, open a new store or sponsor that Little League team.

Every new college graduate thought they’d have a good job by now, a place of their own, and that they could start paying back some of their loans and build for the future.

This is when our nation was supposed to start paying down the national debt and rolling back those massive deficits.

This was the hope and change America voted for.

***

I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn’t something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we CAN do something. With your help we will do something.

Now is the moment when we can stand up and say, “I’m an American. I make my destiny. And we deserve better! My children deserve better! My family deserves better. My country deserves better!”

So here we stand. Americans have a choice. A decision.

To make that choice, you need to know more about me and about where I will lead our country.


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Excerpts from Romney's speech: Obama’s Reelection Means The Future Will Not Be Better Than The Past (Original Post) TroyD Aug 2012 OP
"Americans always come together after elections" Amonester Aug 2012 #1
"I wish President Obama had succeeded" TroyD Aug 2012 #2
Deer in the headlights is going to be 'courtly' slapped so bad in the debates... Amonester Aug 2012 #3
Fucking Psychotic Liar. Cha Aug 2012 #4
This is the same kind of crap Paul said marlakay Aug 2012 #5
No offense but... why would anyone want to know what that moron will be saying?? ailsagirl Aug 2012 #6

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
1. "Americans always come together after elections"
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 07:58 PM
Aug 2012

What?

Disconnect extraordinaire... In a parallel universe. A glass house.

"I hope Obama fails." - Rush Limbaugh
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/01/20/35012/limbaugh-obama-fail/


"To make that choice, you need to know more about me"

YEAH: Where are your tax returns from 1999 up?

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
2. "I wish President Obama had succeeded"
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 08:07 PM
Aug 2012

I hope Obama & the DNC plan to re-butt this by reminding voters that Obama wanted to work with the Republicans on behalf of Americans to get the economy going again, but that the Republicans said "We want Obama to FAIL."

Obama should ask Romney in the debates: "You said in your speech that you wanted me to succeed - well, why then has your Party been rooting for Me & America to Fail?"

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
3. Deer in the headlights is going to be 'courtly' slapped so bad in the debates...
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 08:15 PM
Aug 2012

that he will want to chicken out to France on the next flight available.

Trust the President on it.

marlakay

(11,370 posts)
5. This is the same kind of crap Paul said
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 08:55 PM
Aug 2012

they want to look like the good guys, like the reasonable ones. God I think Rove is behind this all…the perfect evil master at them calling us on all the things they do…drives me crazy and I totally believe they think or hope it will drive the dems to being angry next week while they lie all calmly and sweetly….

ailsagirl

(22,842 posts)
6. No offense but... why would anyone want to know what that moron will be saying??
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 09:26 PM
Aug 2012

It'll all be lies so... what's the point??

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