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Evan Vucci / AP
Republican presidential candidate greets supporters Friday during a campaign rally in Orange City, Iowa.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- In his first rally since President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president, Mitt Romney on Friday called Obama's speech in Charlotte, N.C., "extraordinarily disappointing" and castigated Obama for not proposing how to solve joblessness.
"I read that this morning, you perhaps got the chance to do that," Romney said of the speech, suggesting he didn't watch the event live on television Thursday night.
"But if you did, perhaps like me you found it extraordinary disappointing -- surprisingly disappointing," Romney continued, adding later, "I was surprised by his address because I expected him to confront the major challenges of the last four years, which is an economy which has not produced the jobs that the American people need."
Romney made the remarks to several thousand people inside a basketball gym at Northwestern College, a small Christian liberal arts school here in conservative northwest Iowa.
Campaign officials said 2,600 people were inside the gym, and another 800 to 1000 people were inside an overflow room, which Romney visited briefly afterward.
The event came on the same day the Labor Department released a sour jobs report showing employers added 96,000 jobs in August and that more than 350,000 people had stopped looking for work.
"It’s just simply unimaginable," Romney said of the numbers. "The president said that by this time we’d be at 5.4 percent unemployment. 5.4 percent. Instead, we’re at about 8 percent."
Romney said the difference accounts for 9 million people who could be working.
Earlier Friday, Romney called the report a "hangover" after the Democrats' "party" in Charlotte.
"This is a tough time for the middle class of America," Romney told reporters on a tarmac in Sioux City. "There's almost nothing the president has done in the past three and a half, four years that gives the American people confidence that he knows what he's doing when it comes to jobs and the economy."
Before Romney took the stage here in Orange City, campaign aides tossed to the crowd blue foam gloves designed to look like baseball mitts.
A scoreboard inside the gym had been programmed to list one team as "Mitt" and the other "Romney." Scores were listed as 11 and 6, a reference to the Nov. 6 general election.
Romney was introduced by two Iowa Republicans, Gov. Terry Branstad and Rep. Steve King, who represents the 5th district here and is running for re-election.
Making an apparent pitch for Romney's conservative credentials, King told the crowd that Obama "undermines" the values of northwest Iowa "day after day after day."
"Don't doubt this man's faith. Don't doubt his conviction," King said of Romney. "Do not doubt his patriotism or his faith, and his love for Jesus Christ, our savior."
Romney later urged the crowd inside the overflow room to re-elect King.
"I wanna make sure he's in Washington when I get there so we can do the things we're promising doing," Romney said.
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What Obama has to run on - Job destroyer.
What Obama has to run on -
79 percent of the 2.2 biillion dollar stimulus went to out sourced jobs
What Obama has to Run On -
doubled welfare in 3 years
What Obama has to Run On -
responsible forhighest poverty level since 1960’s
What Obama has to Run On -
put 28 million people out of work in less than 3 years.
What Obama has to Run On -
killed the keystone pipe line
Luck here is what he can run on:
Kept Promises: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/promise-kept/
Compromised Promises: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/compromise/
In the Works Promises: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/in-the-works/
Stalled Promises: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/stalled/
In fairness to opposing view points here is what you can dig at him for:
Broken Promises: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/promise-broken/
I also reported you for spamming.
Lucky wouldn't dare click on those links, He don't have the — — — — S
lucky - take your meds - the guys in the white coats say it's bedtime
You stupid Looney Liberal.. make my day!
Get off that welfare education and lean something.
Barbara Adams Jackson
still smoking that Obama crack I see. That stuff is bad news.. makes you stupid.
Obama out of touch and out of a job in Nov. 2012.
Lucky"s page of lies(google any of it). You know GOD is keeping score Lucky and He's putting His money on Obama, your lies will take you straight to hell. Enjoy
Hey don't mention God around Obama. He Muslim.. Where have you been genius..
Seriously this Guy lies more the you can count and it's a shame Karl Rove repeated what Nixon started, we need to create our on facts and the hell with the actual facts they need not apply..But after Clinton destroyed there bull crap theory how can you still be voting for a republican...And The President smack was funny too...Got Surplus Have a Tax cut, Deficit to high TRY ANOTHER, Feel a cold coming on TAKE TO TAX CUTS ROLL BACK SOME REGULATION AND CAL US IN THE MORNING LOLOLOLO
swish - Thank you for that sometimes I feel like I'm living in a parallel universe - strike that I know I am!
Get off that Obama shix and you'll feel better. Get out of that bad dream world.
America will feel better after Nov. 2012. America has already Rejected Obama. Just waiting for Nov. 2012 to get.
a new leader.
Romney/Ryan for America.
swish
I like that name.
That's the sound Obama WILL BE MAKING when his asx is kicked out in Nov.2012. SWISH, SWISH.
the economy is tanking and obozo's speech was lame at best.......time for a grown up to be president...
After the A$$ kickin Liar Romney and Lyin Ryan got by the DNC, you would think they would be smart enough to stay inside and not talk to any reporters or even family members. They both had their A$$E$ handed to them. Now I'am using this term lightly, but a NORMAL person would be embarassed. Then again neither one of the two is normal. Must be nice to not have any more respect for thyself or thy family and just go on like nothing ever happened. Like Clinton said "Takes a lot of brass". You moron repugs sure picked a couple of Village Idiots, just like in 2008 with McCain and the russian sightseer Sorry A$$ Palin. You'll have another embarassing chance in 2016.
O&Joe 2012
College kids made Obama "cool" 4 years ago....now that these same kids are graduating and over 50% can't find work in this Obameconomy....think they are having buyers remorse??? ...you don't see too many Obama bumper stickers on campus these days....
I find it truly insulting that the republi-baggers would run a draft-dodging, tax-evading, parasitical vulture like Robme for POTUS, and then to boot, he chooses a professional hypocrite like Lyin' Ryan for a side-kick. How dense are you people? It's not like you weren't hated enough already. Honestly, I didn't think you were serious about wanting to win in 2008; and now it appears that you don't really want a win in November either. I'm beginning to think that you're waiting until the Dems fix enough of your damage so you won't have to!
Mitt, if you had actually listened to the speech then you would know that the President did in fact explain how he was going to do it. In fact, all of the speeches given at the DNC were quite detailed as compared to the ones given at the RNC which contained nothing - no details whatsoever.
I can't believe people are actually going to vote for this guy and all he's going to do is take apart all of the good work that has been done over the last four years. These guys want the keys to the bus and this time they are going to drive the economy screaming over the cliff into the darkness below; never to be seen again. Enjoy the ride - it will be your last.
To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." ~George Orwell
MacJobs Even.....Living Wage Jobs Down....Bernanke's Quantitative Easement III On The Way To Deflate Our Dollar Even More!
All To Save Their Too Big To Fail Banksters Which Are Now 25% Bigger Than They Where in 2008 Thanks Directly To Bailout Barry's Policies!
I am sorry but if President Obama did not keep ANY of his Promises Over The Last 4 Years except to his Wall Street Bankster Masters why of Earth Would ANY Rational Person think He Would Keep ANY Of His Promises Now?
Pompous Obama even Had Mr. Cocaine Bill Out Making Excuses For Him instead of Admitting his FAILURES as he Promised US he'd do! My brother, he's got a nose like a Hoover vacuum cleaner. Roger Clinton
Better Yet "I inhaled frequently" "That was the point"~Barack Obama
Why Should ANYONE be Stupid Enough to Believe ANYTHING a WALL STREET OWNED PROFESSIONAL LIAR Like Barack Obama Says?
It is NOT like We The People Can Trust Bailout Barry After All Of His NOT Hope & NOT Change" Nonsense...Well Maybe That's UN Kind....We've Had A Lot Of Hopelessness & Change For The Worse....But Really...Does That Count?
America Refuse To Reward FAILURE Refuse To Re-Elect ANY Wall Street Corrupted Incumbents not even Barack Obama!
We Can Always IMPEACH Mitt Romney Later If He Too Betrays US To The Wall Street Oligarchs!
Psst America....Watch this just released PBS Documentary and then you will know what these WALL STREET CRIMINALS Are Actually All About!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l-8PFk8j5I
"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts."~ Abraham Lincoln
So far Romney's plan to fix the economy is to give the rich the gift of less taxes. Other than that I have no idea what he has in mind except by what he has been saying on many TV interviews. True enough he has nearly always reversed himself but what does that do for knowing what he will really do? The answer is clear in his choice of Ryan for Vice President. They will devistate the middle class out of existance, destroy Medicare, Obama care, Social Security and funnel all the wealth to the top few and literally turn this nation into the Neo Third World.
It is the greatest national disgrace that these two guys, Romney and Ryan are on the presidential ticket. Where have all the Conservatives gone? .... Oh right, they are now called Democrats.
If you can convince middle class voters that they should pay a lot more in taxes so that Romney and the super-rich don't pay any, that is LEADERSHIP!
If you can convince millions of poor people that you are a Christian and the great Savior of our country while you are doing your damndest to dismantle the safety net that supports them and feeds their hungry children, I salute your salesmanship.
Reverend Wright Bribe Attempt
When sermons of Obama's Chicago pastor, Jeremiah Wright, surfaced during the Iowa primaries of 2008, it threatened to derail the Obama campaign. ABC aired one sermon where Wright screamed, "Goddamn America!" Edward Klein of the New York Post interviewed Wright, who told him Obama's team tried to buy his silence. Wright stated:
Old news and who really cares. Get some new material, you post that nonsense almost every thread, the right accuses the President of being a Muslim and now you're accusing him of being a hateful Christian, either way its baloney.
Obama 2012
hate
I thought Romeny wasn't listening to Obama's speech. Another example of him "Lying" and on then to say he hasn't done anything for Americans. Wow. This is excellent material for SNL or any comic relief with Romney and followers -sadly reminds me of the Jim Jones Followers. If "Jim" says drink and you're stupid enough to without knowing what it is then so be it. I think the numbers (statistics) indicate otherwise. The DNC was outfar better than the RNC which even with a moved venue -seats still filled. I betcha "Fox" newcast and all have really critized and even stamped it as a failure. I only watch 3 minutes of Fox and sure enough -denial. It's so sad to see educated people making false claims and losing such credibility except to those in the audience who are dead set on the GOP and their pathetic antics. Definitely black/white -good/evil -night/day truthfulness/dishonesty -tack/trick -distinct/distort......you get the idea. Keep it up for SNL and bring back some good entertainment using this material -the SNL writers gotta be loving this. Gosh I wish "Living Color" was back on the air with Cameo appearences of all former actors/actresses. That'll be the bomb! Red Skelton probably come out the grave on this one to make a laugh!
People retire. People try to start their own small businesses. Some people become residents of other countries. It's amazing that conservatives want to hinder the efforts of liberals, tripping them up on the effort to increase employment, and at the same time point their fingers, blaming the same people who they are bullying, and they think nobody can see what they're doing! They've even bragged about their desire to hinder the US economy in order to ensure Obama serves only one term...and they think people will accept that behavior?!? Hurting the economy doesn't hurt wealthy conservative politicians, so they think it's A-OK to hinder US job-development and use this leverage as a bargaining chip in their political-economic game of extortion.
Hey - it takes a long time to clear up the mess and debt left by Bush &Co.
Especially when the people who got us into this hole only try
to sabotage the President, instead of doing their job in Congress.
Romney and Ryan's idea of trickle-down "economics" is nothing more than
.....how can I put this delicately......nothing more than the super rich
urinating on the rest of us, and then laughing all the way to the bank.
If the Republicans win, the rich will rape this COUNTRY...."legitimately".
If the Republicans win, the rich will start yet another war, voucher Medicare to death,
destroy Social Security for seniors, and decimate Pell grants for students,
If the Republicans win, the rich will lower their own taxes even more,
and screw the rest of us. If Romney/Ryan win.... then WE LOSE.
c
How does he comment on the speech when he claims he didn't watch it?
Read the article slowly.......it says he read it after (or someone else did). I read about it the next morning it my paper, god knows it has been all over the news & internet.
Not everyone is enthralled with the liar in chief, guess what I didn't watch any of it either and I am a Democrat.
So not only are you a sorry Democrat but you are also a sorry Momma. Because after what the GOP has pulled on females in the last year you must either be stupid or crazy to support them.
That wasn't necessary, Michael-528853.
I didn't watch Romney's speech because the way he presents himself as "better than you," and the looks, smirks, and clearly contrived attitude makes me sick watching him.
Romney oozes FAKE from head to toe.
The President, on the other hand, has been worth watching, everytime. I like the man, and I'll vote for him, because I believe he can get us out of this mess better than Romney can.
I didn't watch either speech, read about both of them afterwards.
As for being a sorry Momma, well all 4 of my kids (2 of which are serving in the Military) are great people who manage to support themselves and not feed off the government trough.
More than I can say for most of my fellow Democrats.
I prefer not to have 4 more years of the same, you don't hire a Dentist to go to court for you, you don't hire a lawyer to go fight a fire. Obama has absolutely no experience and quite frankly I don't want to fund 4 more years of vacations.
During the RNC, the Republicans did not mention Afghanistan, nor did they pay tribute to our service members overseas and still in harm's way.
That speaks volumes for me.
As a 24 year veteran myself, this omission is reprehensible.
The Republicans are very quick to put America's sons and daughters in the line of fire but, they won't take a bullet themselves.
Your children should be thanked for their service, not ignored.
Some of the Republican leaning posters on this board are no better than some the Democrats you see. There are a few of us who are willing to debate the facts as we see them, and not resort to personal attack.
From the GOP perspective your 2 kids in the military are feeding at the govt trough unless they are serving in some other country's military.
Mitt and Ryan Stop trying to fool the public! Your B S isn't going to work!
In order for our economy to inprove it needs to have people working. Hmmmm, how
will that come about? Well, to improve our economy there must be demand for
products! If people don’t have money, demand shrinks. When this happens, the”
Job creators” won’t create jobs no matter how many ‘Tax cuts” they get, look at
the last 10/12 years! They haven’t so far. Any smart Business operator will not hire anyone until they have orders in hand for their products. I wouldn’t hire just because I could get a tax break! So enough of the Job Creators and Tax breaks for them, that don’t work!
Education works well. Government help for Business with less than 10 employees,
NOT Shell Oil, Georgia Pacific and the likes, that works!
NO MORE B S ABOUT THE JOB CREATORS!