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Subscribe to RSSCONCORD, N.H. -- Count GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney among those not planning to tune in for President Obama's nomination acceptance speech tonight.
Romney told reporters today he has not been watching the Democratic convention, and didn't plan to start tonight -- unless the president planned to report on promises made in 2008, rather than conduct what Romney referred to as a "promises reset."
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"I think this is a time not for him to start restating new promises, but to report on the promises he made. I think he wants a promises reset. We want a report on the promises he made," Romney said after ticking off a list of what he considered to be Obama's broken promises, including tackling the national debt and boosting job creation.
"The president needs to report tonight on his promises, rather than try and reset a whole series of new promises that he also won't be able to keep," he continued.
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The unannounced appearance today by Romney at a veteran's event staged by his campaign -- his second semi-public "drop by" in the battleground Granite State -- included Romney briefly addressing vets gathered to phone bank on his campaign bus. He later talked to a pooled group of reporters and took a handful of questions.
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Among the questions Romney faced: Why did he choose not to mention the war in Afghanistan during his own acceptance speech last week? Romney parried, saying he addressed the issue the day before, to an albeit much smaller audience, at the American Legion national convention in Indianapolis.
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And he said the word "Afghanistan" just once in that speech.
Then Romney took a swipe at Obama for not also addressing the group. "The president was also invited to the American legion, and uh, he was too busy to go," Romney said. "It was during my convention. I went to the American Legion, described my views with regards to our military, our commitment to the military -- my commitment to our men and women in uniform."
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Unbelievable. Where does this clown Romney get off? He won't listen to Obama's speech because Obama won't berate himself in it? He is running against the guy and has to debate him in the near future but he doesn't want to hear the stance of his opponent? OF COURSE he is going to listen to it. Is there ANYTHING that comes out of this guy's mouth that is NOT a lie?
He's heard it all before too.
To Republicans ignorance is bliss. The less you know the more you can lie.
Jerry40yeardemocrat, your avatar is showing. Racist.
Jerry where is Romneys tax returns???
Yeah right.
It comes as no surprise to me that Romney will find something else to do while the President is speaking. I would, as well, were I in his shoes.
That said, you can be certain that Fehrnstrom will be watching, paging through the Lee Atwater playbook for post-speech spin.
So let's just see how much of a bump the President receives coming out of Charlotte, but more importantly, let's wait for the August employment numbers.
Convention enthusiasm aside, the employment numbers are the singlemost important and most easily comprehended index of recovery. Mr. Obama needs a good report, or at the very least, he needs nothing worse.
President-elect Barack Obama plans to order the closing of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo
but some how after he got elected he remodeled it for them. I dont believe he told the truth. Obama fails on promise to shut down Guantanamo and he wants me to listen to a speech its a waiste of time. You see why Romney is not listening.
Romney the puppet is stored in his suit case. He can't listen. He doesn't have his own thoughts or voice.
He is fixing Gitmo up for when Romney has Obama and his czars tried for Treason against our nation. They are going to put Obama and his communist, corrupt czars in Gitmo in 2013! Now that is a real HOOT!!!
So Rmoney is going to pay someone to watch Obama's speech & then debate the President as well?
Republicans do not need facts. They just make them up as the go along. They know their followers will believe ANYTHING they say without asking a question. Hook, line and sinker. The Republican supporters continue to look like minions.
Republicans, the party of intolerance, lies, anti-science, radicalism, extremism, racism, Fascism, hypocracy, hatred and bigoty
Lets just agree to disagree... no discussion is even necessary Bills 46 mins of inconvenient truth pretty much said everything that needed to be said.. in language so simple even a REPUBLICAN should be able to understand it.. After all we liberals know the difference between their and there.. we can also ascertain and differentiate.. sorry if I have used words that contain more than two sylables .. "Things just keep getting curiouser and curiouser" -Alice in Wonderland
Too much enthusiasm for Mr. Roboto.
Save America ....... From a possible Depression and Civil War and Republicanism .
Leslie, you have partially describe the true nature of the Republican Party: Neo-Fascisism. And now, it's on our land. Exported from Europe, 1930's.
Mitt wants to become President badly.
Not because of love of country but because of love of money. As President he stands to become a billionaire after creating legal laundering operations for his rich buddies and the Mormon Church.
Hell. Mitt gives over $3 million in tithes to the Mormon church each years but yet refuses to pay his fair share of taxes. What a patriot. Thousands of rich Mormons like Mitt create a revenue stream of $4 billion each year for the church. Just think about the money they will make if Romney is President.
All I can say is holy-s h i t-
Romney and Ryan do have a plan for every national issue ..... But they cant tell you untill they are in office .
I'm sure they just tell us that the dog ate their plans. The same dog on the roof.
Can anybody tell me what the American flag lapel pin that Mitt Romney wears, has on it? It looks like a star or something. Not that I think it's anything sinister, but I think Ryan was wearing one too ??
Sure they weren't swastikas?
2,000 dollar each person in tax increase with ROMNEY!!! What a idiot
60% of American voters won't either. The anti-American will just spew more lies.
What madness compells me to think that, despite what he says, Mitt Romney will watch the Democratic convention tonight?
The national unemployment rate has been over 8% for over 3.5 years. The price of a gallon of gasoline is currently $3.65.
Vote for Mitt Romney.
Over 50% of voting Americans oppose Obama Care.
Posters complain about what is wrong today in America: "gas prices are too high," "unemployment rates are too high..."
Did you think Obama was going to wave a wand to clean up after GW that would fix things immediately? If so, I have a lovely bridge in Brooklyn that I can sell you.....
Don't watch Mitt; you'll see your chances go up in smoke. So how come you never mentioned Afghanistan in your speech but you show up at these veterans groups?
Romney: I don't think I would have said that!
The speech would probably be over Romney's head anyway...probably good he's not going to watch it...
republicans should be thinking about running someone else. its not to late.
Yeah!
Republicans! Reconvene the convention and draft Sarah Palin!
Shoot, I just laughed so hard even typing that, I shot coffee out my nose.
Ehh, it was worth it.
So coach Romney, when the other team is on the field you have a timeout? Good strategy! Ah, let me take a look at some of the other players! I'll get back to you sometime in late November!
Mitt you incredible lying A -hole you are probably tuned in right now smitting your pleated Dockers thinking about how Barack is going to make a bigger sniveling Butt plug out of you during the debates. Question does millionaire poop smell any better than regular?
Mitts thinks I would believe him, that anybody and everybody would. And, if he's NOT watching, he'd be the only one, right?
GOP=Gallant Old Party
Self explanatory.