Mitt Romney Launches Fresh Attack on President Obama, Dubbing Him ‘The Great Complainer’
EmailMARION, Iowa – Mitt Romney tonight launched a fresh attack on President Obama, describing the commander-in-chief as “the great complainer.”
“I want to see America united,” said Romney at his third of four rallies in Iowa Monday. “I’ve watched a president who’s become the great divider, the great complainer, the great excuse-giver, the great blamer.”
” I want to have an America that comes together,” said Romney. “I’m an optimist. I believe in the future of America. I’m not a pessimist.”
While Romney criticizes Obama daily for his leadership and policies, today’s attack was a change in rhetoric.
“I think President Obama wants to make us a European-style welfare state,” said Romney. “Instead of being a merit society, we’re an entitlement society, where government’s role is to take from some to give to others. What I know is that if they do that, they’ll substitute envy for ambition. And they’ll poison the very spirit of America and keep us from being one nation under God.”
President Obama’s campaign press secretary, Ben LaBolt, had this response:
“While the President is fighting to build an economy that rewards hard work and responsibility, where everyone from Main Street to Wall Street plays by the same set of rules and everyone gets a fair shake, Mitt Romney has blamed middle class Americans struggling to make ends meet as ‘entitled’ and made clear he’d accept an economy where fewer people succeed no matter how hard they work. “
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The per person Medicare insurance premium will increase from the present monthly fee of $96.40, rising to: $104.20 in 2012; $120.20 in 2013; And $247.00 in 2014.
That’s an increase of 156% in just three years!
These are provisions incorporated in the Obamacare legislation, purposely delayed so as not to ‘confuse’ the 2012 re-election campaigns. Send this to all seniors that you know, so they will remember who’s throwing them under the bus. Obama and his liberal Democrats thats who!
Posted by: BIG JIMMY | January 2, 2012, 8:49 pm 8:49 pm
THIS ARTICLE: ““Instead of being a merit society, we’re an entitlement society, where government’s role is to take from some to give to others.”
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LMAO! ….. During the 6 years when we had a Republican President, Republican Senate, and a Republican House, the Republicans DID EXACTLY THAT…. they “took from” the Social Security Trust Fund Surpluses during those years, to help pay for the Iraq War, MEDICARE Part D, and for the new federal department (Department of Homeland Security). … And they did this so that they could play “Mr. Nice Guys” and introduce the Bush Tax Cuts, while they were simultaneously growing government.
During 2001, the Social Security Trust Fund (SSTF) had a Surplus of $161 billion dollars and the new Republican President and his Republican congress borrowed $32 billion of that surplus to pay for their programs.
In 2002, the SSTF had a surplus of $161 billion, and the Republicans used ALL of that surplus to cover the $317 billion deficit in the ON-BUDGET accounts (so that they could keep the first Bush Tax Cuts in place).
In 2003, they did it again, borrowing another $161 billion from the Social Security surplus to cover the $538 billion deficit in the ON-BUDGET accounts.
In 2004, Republicans borrowed $155 billion from the Social Security surplus to cover the $568 billion deficit in the ON-BUDGET accounts.
In 2005, Repubilcans borrowed $175 billion from the Social Security surplus to cover the $494 billion deficit in the ON-BUDGET accounts.
And in 2006, Republicans borrowed $186 billion from the Social Security surplus to cover the $434 billion deficit in the ON-BUDGET accounts.
In TOTAL, during those 6 years, Republicans borrowed $870 billion worth of Social Security Trust Fund Surpluses to help them pay for the Iraq War, MEDICARE Part D (their gift to Big-Pharma) and the new federal department (Department of Homeland Security). All so that they could keep their “Bush Tax Cuts” AND keep big government.
So if any party has experience in “taking from some to give to others”… LOL! … it’s just as much the Republicans as it is the Democrats. The ONLY difference is that the Republicans took from the trust fund designed to protect our senior citizens (Social Security) and used that money to pay for War Contractors (Iraq War), Big Pharma Corporations (MEDICARE Part D) and Homeland Security contractors (Department of Homeland Security).
Posted by: Shallow "R's" Are Fun To Watch | January 2, 2012, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm
“I think President Obama wants to make us a European-style welfare state,” …and Romney represents what has become a powerful and entrenched European style aristocracy.
Posted by: sameagain | January 2, 2012, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
The Path to Presidency and America’s Success:
- Limit government spending (good for everyone)
- Limit taxes (especially in our economy)
- Protect and enforce border security (illegal aliens)
- Support small businesses (the job makers and our future)
- Promote job growth (good for everyone)
- Reject SOPA (keep the internet open)
- Use War ONLY as a last and final resort (mutually assured destruction)
- Give liberty, freedom, and the American dream back to the People
- VOTE RON PAUL for PRESIDENT (honest, cannot be bought or corrupted)
Iowa, New Hampshire, and others take note. As a Taxachusetts resident, trust me, you don’t want Mitt Romney. Ron Paul can get more votes than Obama.
Posted by: Massachusetts | January 2, 2012, 10:46 pm 10:46 pm
I am for Romney…here’s why…Competence, integrity, fiscally experienced, ability to work across party lines…remember he was pretty successful as Gov of Mass. despite an 85 percent democratic majority…, and finally, he will be able to work with our allies in the same way he has done domestically. He will “walk softly and carry a big stick”. Just about everyone I know is getting on the Romney bandwagon!!
Posted by: Connie Davis | January 2, 2012, 11:10 pm 11:10 pm
As a Taxachusetts resident, trust me, you don’t want Mitt Romney. . POSTED BY:
MASSACHUSETTS**********************As another MA resident, , your
comment is absolutely correct! We all cheered when he left office, after leaving us the tab for
his mismanagements.
Posted by: michael | January 3, 2012, 12:02 am 12:02 am
remember he was pretty successful as Gov of Mass. despite an 85 percent democratic majority…
POSTED BY: CONNIE DAVIS *******Sorry CONNIE, Romney is not the picture you painting
him to be. He raised revenue in Massachusetts based on fee’s, Fee’s, FEE’S! ie:
Building Permits went up 120%, Towns cut major services to the bone, This included
emergency services. He spent a major portion of his Governors time with his obsession on
getting rid of Billy Bulger,as president of the University of Massachusetts, only to have him
replaced with cronyism. He IS a career politician dating back to his father.
Posted by: michael | January 3, 2012, 12:19 am 12:19 am
When will these candidates stop personal attacks and insults and be objective in telling the American people what they intend to do if they are privileged to be president? Frankly, nobody cares abut these personal attacks because they will not balance the budget, reduce the national debt, or bring down unemployment. To me, personal attacks are childish.
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | January 3, 2012, 5:42 am 5:42 am
@ ABCNEWS____“I think President Obama wants to make us a European-style welfare state,” said Romney. “Instead of being a merit society, we’re an entitlement society, where government’s role is to take from some to give to others. What I know is that if they do that, they’ll substitute envy for ambition. And they’ll poison the very spirit of America and keep us from being one nation under Go,.” says ROMNEY.______________Folks, Romney’s rant is loaded with code words to appeal to the evangelical goons. He says these things because he presumes he will be the nominee. Don’t count your chicks before they hatch, Mitt. Newt Gingrich learned that lesson the hard way.
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | January 3, 2012, 5:50 am 5:50 am
@POSTED BY: SHALLOW “R’S” ARE FUN TO WATCH _________To add insult to injury, the Republicans want to do away with SS, privatize or turn it into a voucher program. The hypocrisy of the GOP speaks volumes.
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | January 3, 2012, 5:58 am 5:58 am
It is apprently lost on Mr Romney that it is HE who is doing the “dividing, complaining, blaming and making excuses “..
Posted by: tdub | January 3, 2012, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
” What I know is that if they do that, they’ll substitute envy for ambition. And they’ll poison the very spirit of America and keep us from being one nation under God.”
Hey Mitt, who’s writing your lines Joseph McCarthy?
Pathetic.
Posted by: Jilli | January 3, 2012, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Isnt Romney the same as Obama? He helped write “Obamacare”. They were both funded by Goldman Sachs. He wants gun control and is pro-abortion. Doesnt sound too Republican to me!
Posted by: brian | January 8, 2012, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm