Obama: Ad attack

There are two new Obama ads out today, both negative, hitting Romney's tenure as governor of Massachusetts, NBC’s Carrie Dann reports. "Mosaic" focuses on fees Romney raised (with a reference to Romney's personal wealth). And "Come and Go" attacks on Romney outsourcing jobs -- an already familiar jab. The ads are set to air in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, and Nevada.

“The US Department of Health and Human Services released a report Tuesday showing that President Obama’s health care overhaul has benefited 3.1 million young adults who have gained insurance through their parents’ health plans, a popular provision of the otherwise controversial law,” the Boston Globe writes. “Federal health officials have been on a push to sell the law to Americans, regularly releasing reports on how the law has benefited various population groups. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the law in coming days.”

“President Obama voiced confidence Tuesday in Europe’s ability to tackle its crippling debt crisis as he sought to calm both global financial markets and the election-year worries of American voters,” the New York Daily News writes. “Obama, speaking at the close of the Group of 20 economic summit, said Europe’s leaders showed a ‘heightened sense of urgency’ during two days of talks in this Mexican resort.”

“Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Sacramento on Tuesday, said President Barack Obama must be better organized in swing states than he was in 2008 if he is to win re-election in the fall,” The Sacramento Bee writes.

The liberal group MoveOn today is surveying its members today through tomorrow to see if they will endorse Obama in the fall. (The answer to that question is most likely yes.)

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Obama has nothing positive to say about himself.

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Reply#1 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:59 AM EDT

How about "GM is alive and Bin Laden's dead"!!

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#1.1 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:02 AM EDT

GermanGem,why should he. Any time he mentions the positive things which have occurred under his administration the opposition says he's bragging, or that the positive things occurred despite his policies.

On a similar note, how come candidate Romney never has anything to say about his record as governor of Massachusetts? Why no mention of the wonderful record of job creation and lower unemployment that occurred under his governorship? Why no mention of his Health Care plan for all Massachusetts residents?

Seems the only thing that the media and the bases (both republican and democrat) want to talk about are the negatives about either man.

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#1.2 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:10 AM EDT

Auntie Fascist

How about "GM is alive and Bin Laden's dead"!!

and everyone's 401k bounced back from the total financial collapse,

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corporations are making record profits

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Obama is not Romney - that's a huge one

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more jobs have been created during his tenure than during Bush's 8 years while more government jobs were ADDED during the Bush Administration (which affected his unemplyment numbers) and about 2.9% government jobs were ELIMINATED during the Obama Administration (which affected his unemployment numbers).

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#1.3 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:28 AM EDT

Hahaha, you rightwingers are stuck in your alternative universe. Good for the president -- He should go negative early and often! Gotta fight fire with fire.

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#1.4 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:42 PM EDT

What has Willard done that's positive? Has he even once talked about any plans he has for this country? All I have heard from the guy is shots at the president. No one likes a rich arse hole.

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#1.5 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:38 PM EDT
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Under President Obama, we are talking to our allies again, and leading the world adroitly, instead of by saber rattling. The Obama administration has made great strides in repairing our diplomatic efforts around the world.

Then there is what his administraion has done to al-Qaida. Basically, knocked them on their heels. Cheney accused the President of "dithering" in the Middle East, but President Obama has been more successful in foreign policy than Cheny could ever have imagined.

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Reply#2 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:30 AM EDT

Amy -- The way the president handled the reporter (or should we say Romney's paid heckler?) during meetings in Mexico, further exemplified that the president IS presidential, and Romney is a small petty twit.

At a news conference today at the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos Mexico a reporter asked the President to comment on an article written in a German publication by a Romney advisor that said "President Obama's advice to the Germans and Europe has…the same flaws as his own economic policy.”

The President responded saying “with respect to Mr. Romney's advisers, I'd suggest you go talk to Mr. Romney about his advisers. I would point out that we have one president at a time and one administration at a time. And I think traditionally, the notion has been that America's political differences end at the water's edge.

Loved it.

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#2.1 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:47 PM EDT
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romney doesnt want to answer questions, or cant, so its time to put his record straight.

and you, german gem, should know better. get off your mighty fox and do some research. this president has accomplished what the pubs dont want, a better america, and when the debates come, if romney doesnt back out, you will see what a strong leader the president is and you will also see what an unknowlegable person romney has always been.

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Reply#3 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:33 AM EDT

Massachusetts was one of the worst in job growth in the country because of Romney. We did better BECAUSE Romney left, and Patrick took over.

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Reply#4 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:28 AM EDT

GermanGem, you have noting positive to say period. You're just a tea people Koch republican hack.

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Reply#5 - Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:37 AM EDT

I couldn't believe I saw all these comments from people who had taken leave of their senses, and then I realized I was on MSN... and it all made sense!

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