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Title: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: Tender Branson on July 15, 2012, 12:54:21 AM
No Apologies: Obama Campaign Continues Attacks on Romney

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CLIFTON, Va. — President Obama barnstormed through this swing state on Saturday as his campaign relentlessly hammered at Mitt Romney’s business record, releasing a mocking new ad that shows Mr. Romney singing “America the Beautiful” as it accuses his former firm of shipping American jobs overseas.

Mr. Obama, speaking first to a drenched crowd during a downpour in the Richmond suburb of Glen Allen, and then at Centreville High School in Fairfax County, accused Mr. Romney of investing in “companies that have been called pioneers in outsourcing.” He ignored Mr. Romney’s demands for an apology about the campaign’s tone, which the Republican candidate had called for in interviews on Friday.

“My opponent and his allies in Congress, they believe in top-down economics,” Mr. Obama said. “If you cut through all the stuff, what they are really saying is tax cuts for the wealthy, roll back regulations. That is essentially their plan.”

The president’s campaign has spent more than a week harping on Mr. Romney’s personal wealth and calling on him to disclose information about his personal finances by releasing more years of his tax returns. It has also raised questions about Mr. Romney’s offshore investments and accounts.

The new ad reminds viewers of those issues as it shows a clip of Mr. Romney singing at a campaign event in Florida this year.

It says Mr. Romney shipped jobs to Mexico, China and India — accusations that Mr. Romney’s campaign vehemently denies. And it says Mr. Romney had “millions” in a Swiss bank account and “tax havens” in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.

“Mitt Romney’s not the solution,” the ad states. “He’s the problem.”

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Throughout most of his speech on Saturday, his second day in Virginia, Mr. Obama avoided the down-and-dirty political combat that has consumed much of the campaign coverage.

“Even though the crisis put us through some very tough times, the American people are tougher,” Mr. Obama said. “Folks may have gotten knocked down some, but they got back up.”

But the second half of Mr. Obama’s stump speech is tougher. He accused Republicans of giving tax breaks to companies that send work overseas. And he quoted Mr. Romney as “saying let Detroit go bankrupt,” the headline on an article he wrote in The New York Times arguing for a managed bankruptcy for the auto industry.

He concluded with a fiery defense of his health care bill.

“The Supreme Court has spoken. It is the law of the land. We are going to implement it,” he said. “It was the right thing to do. We’re not going backwards, we are going forward.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/us/obama-refuses-to-apologize-to-romney.html


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: WhyteRain on July 15, 2012, 10:24:25 AM
As I recently said elsewhere, unlike Bush and the Swift Boaters, Obama's personal credibility hinges on the truth of the Bainer attacks.

If the media "fact-checkers" keep saying he's lying and giving him three Pinnochios and what-not, then Obama's going to be in trouble.


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: Reaganfan on July 15, 2012, 10:55:34 AM
Why is it snowing on the President?


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: WhyteRain on July 15, 2012, 12:54:24 PM
As I recently said elsewhere, unlike Bush and the Swift Boaters, Obama's personal credibility hinges on the truth of the Bain-Truther attacks.

If the media "fact-checkers" keep saying he's lying and giving him three Pinnochios and what-not, then Obama's going to be in trouble.

Are you quoting yourself for emphasis?

No, I'm not sure how that happened.   I'll delete it.


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: California8429 on July 15, 2012, 06:50:38 PM
He delayed my flight in Richmond because of air force one -_- I'm not voting for him now


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: memphis on July 15, 2012, 09:07:25 PM
I like this quote from a similar WaPo article. Such an awkward mix of ghetto and old-fashioned newspaper language.
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The president’s enormous popularity among black voters was on full display throughout the weekend swing. Motorcading through minority-heavy neighborhoods in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton, Obama traveled boulevards lined with supporters who jumped, cheered and waved signs as he passed. One woman came out of a beauty parlor, her hair still in curlers, during his brief stop at Rick’s Cafe. A teenage girl fainted during his speech at Green Run High School. And at Phoebus High School in Hampton, he couldn’t finish a sentence without being interrupted by exuberant cheers.

“We got your back, Obama!” one woman screamed.


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: pbrower2a on July 16, 2012, 08:54:37 AM
Why is it snowing on the President?

It looks like a double exposure -- the President against an astronomical shot.


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자) on July 16, 2012, 09:49:51 AM
Why is it snowing on the President?

It looks like a double exposure -- the President against an astronomical shot.

Or perhaps the camera has imaged water droplets from a mister that is between the camera operator and the President.  Those can help keep things cool when you're outside.


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: WhyteRain on July 16, 2012, 11:04:23 AM
He delayed my flight in Richmond because of air force one -_- I'm not voting for him now

LOL!  I was delayed overnight by a presidential flight once.  But it was OK -- they put us up in a fancy casino for free.


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: SUSAN CRUSHBONE on July 16, 2012, 11:10:35 AM
He delayed my flight in Richmond because of air force one -_- I'm not voting for him now
Because you totally were going to otherwise, right?


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: opebo on July 16, 2012, 01:14:08 PM
As I recently said elsewhere, unlike Bush and the Swift Boaters, Obama's personal credibility hinges on the truth of the Bainer attacks.

If the media "fact-checkers" keep saying he's lying and giving him three Pinnochios and what-not, then Obama's going to be in trouble.

He might be 'in trouble', but not for moderately disingenuous renderings of the theme 'Romney is the class enemy'.  Because, after all, Romney is the class enemy.


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: Reaganfan on July 16, 2012, 01:27:12 PM
As I recently said elsewhere, unlike Bush and the Swift Boaters, Obama's personal credibility hinges on the truth of the Bainer attacks.

If the media "fact-checkers" keep saying he's lying and giving him three Pinnochios and what-not, then Obama's going to be in trouble.

He might be 'in trouble', but not for moderately disingenuous renderings of the theme 'Romney is the class enemy'.  Because, after all, Romney is the class enemy.

You don't believe class warfare is sinking a little low?


Title: Re: Obama campaigning in Virginia
Post by: SUSAN CRUSHBONE on July 16, 2012, 01:31:54 PM
As I recently said elsewhere, unlike Bush and the Swift Boaters, Obama's personal credibility hinges on the truth of the Bainer attacks.

If the media "fact-checkers" keep saying he's lying and giving him three Pinnochios and what-not, then Obama's going to be in trouble.

He might be 'in trouble', but not for moderately disingenuous renderings of the theme 'Romney is the class enemy'.  Because, after all, Romney is the class enemy.

You don't believe class warfare is sinking a little low?
Please recheck whose post you quoted. ;)