The 5 Biggest Lies In Mitt Romney's Acceptance Speech
ProudProgressive
2012/08/31 11:38:45
Well, the Republicans didn't disappoint. One day after Lyin Ryan delivered what has to be the single most dishonest speech in the history of political conventions, Mitt Romney did his best to rack up as many lies as his running mate did. He didn't quite make it, but he did try his best.
Article excerpt follows:
The 5 Biggest Lies In Mitt Romney's Acceptance Speech
By: Jason Easley
August 31st, 2012
Mitt Romney delivered an acceptance speech that stretched, massaged, distorted, and flat out violated the truth. Here are the five biggest lies uttered by Romney in Tampa.
1). Mitt Romney Goes Birther
What Romney Said, "Tonight that American flag is still there on the moon. And I don't doubt for a second that Neil Armstrong's spirit is still with us: that unique blend of optimism, humility and the utter confidence that when the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American."
The Truth: Ah yes, what would a gathering of more than four Republicans be if somebody didn't suggest in the most sly way that Obama is not American. Romney's statement can also be viewed as when you need really big stuff done, you need a white man. It was subtle, but it was there. Romney was doing his best Ronald Reagan all-American impression. If Romney is Captain America, then what does that make Barack Obama?
2). Romney Says he Won't Raise Taxes on the Middle Class
What Romney Said, "Unlike President Obama, I won't raise taxes on the middle class of America."
The Truth: Romney's tax plan is classic trickle down economics. Romney's tax plan lowers on the top 2% of earners and raises taxes on everyone else. According to the Tax Policy Center, taxes on the middle class would go up by about $2,000 to pay for Romney's tax cut for the wealthy.
3). Romney Promises to Create 12 Million New Jobs and Claims Obama has no Jobs Plan
What Romney Said, "And unlike the president, I have a plan to create 12 million new jobs."
The Truth: This is a double whopper on Romney's part, and one that he is fond of repeating on the campaign trail. First, President Obama does have a plan to create jobs. It's called the American Jobs Act, and it was killed by congressional Republicans.
The second part of Romney's lie was a bit more devious. Romney promised to create 12 million new jobs, because he and his campaign know that economic forecasts show that if nothing is done, the economy will create 11.8 on it's own. Mitt Romney is suggested that America should elect him because his leadership will be 200,000 jobs better than doing absolutely nothing. That is the kind of leadership that Mitt Romney is promising America.
4). Romney Accuses Obama of Not Creating Jobs, Wanting to Raise Taxes on Small Business, and Assaulting Coal, Oil and Natural Gas
What Romney Said, "His policies have not helped create jobs, they have depressed them. And this I can tell you about where President Obama would take America: His plan to raise taxes on small business won't add jobs, it will eliminate them; His assault on coal and gas and oil will send energy and manufacturing jobs to China; His trillion dollar cuts to our military will eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, and also put our security at greater risk."
The Truth: This was a triple play of lies. So far Obama has created 4.5 million jobs. Obama's extension of the Bush tax cuts for everyone but the rich actually cuts taxes for 97% of small businesses. Oil, coal, and natural gas production have all increased under Obama. Coal production is up 0.93%. Oil production is up 5.7%, and natural gas is up 22%.
5). Romney Claims Obama Began his Presidency with an Apology Tour
What Romney Said, "I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. President Obama began with an apology tour. America, he said, had dictated to other nations. No Mr. President, America has freed other nations from dictators."
The Truth: This is a huge lie that has been debunked by every fact checker in the United States. It is also one of the Republican Party's favorite lies about Obama.
As The Washington Post's Fact Checker put it, "The claim that Obama repeatedly has apologized for the United States is not borne out by the facts, especially if his full quotes are viewed in context. Obama often was trying to draw a rhetorical distinction between his policies and that of President Bush, a common practice when the presidency changes parties. The shift in policies, in fact, might have been more dramatic from Clinton to Bush than from Bush to Obama, given how Obama has largely maintained Bush's approach to fighting terrorism. In other cases, Obama's quotes have been selectively trimmed for political purposes. Or they were not much different than sentiments expressed by Bush or his secretary of state. Republicans may certainly disagree with Obama's handling of foreign policy or particular policies he has pursued, but they should not invent a storyline that does not appear to exist."
Overall, Romney's speech was just like everything else we have seen from the Republican nominee. It was long on Obama bashing and lacking a real vision for the future. There were few specifics, sparse details, and the only thing to be gained from his speech that Romney wouldn't do what Obama did.
The question Romney never answered is why anyone should vote for him?
What Romney will do as president? He won't tell you. The opening of the speech was designed to humanize Romney and get voters to like him, but stories about getting a church's pension fund aren't the kind of thing that connects with voters.
Mitt Romney was going for I feel your pain, but what came out was I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. A fresh bit of Botox can't smooth out the wrinkles in this candidate. Mitt Romney came in to Tampa as fatally flawed nominee, and he leaves having addressed none of those flaws.
Romney's speech will be forgotten by Labor Day, and he will be even further behind in the polls after Obama speaks next Thursday. The under card is finished. Democrats are bringing the star power and the main event is heading to Charlotte.
Article excerpt follows:
The 5 Biggest Lies In Mitt Romney's Acceptance Speech
By: Jason Easley
August 31st, 2012
Mitt Romney delivered an acceptance speech that stretched, massaged, distorted, and flat out violated the truth. Here are the five biggest lies uttered by Romney in Tampa.
1). Mitt Romney Goes Birther
What Romney Said, "Tonight that American flag is still there on the moon. And I don't doubt for a second that Neil Armstrong's spirit is still with us: that unique blend of optimism, humility and the utter confidence that when the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American."
The Truth: Ah yes, what would a gathering of more than four Republicans be if somebody didn't suggest in the most sly way that Obama is not American. Romney's statement can also be viewed as when you need really big stuff done, you need a white man. It was subtle, but it was there. Romney was doing his best Ronald Reagan all-American impression. If Romney is Captain America, then what does that make Barack Obama?
2). Romney Says he Won't Raise Taxes on the Middle Class
What Romney Said, "Unlike President Obama, I won't raise taxes on the middle class of America."
The Truth: Romney's tax plan is classic trickle down economics. Romney's tax plan lowers on the top 2% of earners and raises taxes on everyone else. According to the Tax Policy Center, taxes on the middle class would go up by about $2,000 to pay for Romney's tax cut for the wealthy.
3). Romney Promises to Create 12 Million New Jobs and Claims Obama has no Jobs Plan
What Romney Said, "And unlike the president, I have a plan to create 12 million new jobs."
The Truth: This is a double whopper on Romney's part, and one that he is fond of repeating on the campaign trail. First, President Obama does have a plan to create jobs. It's called the American Jobs Act, and it was killed by congressional Republicans.
The second part of Romney's lie was a bit more devious. Romney promised to create 12 million new jobs, because he and his campaign know that economic forecasts show that if nothing is done, the economy will create 11.8 on it's own. Mitt Romney is suggested that America should elect him because his leadership will be 200,000 jobs better than doing absolutely nothing. That is the kind of leadership that Mitt Romney is promising America.
4). Romney Accuses Obama of Not Creating Jobs, Wanting to Raise Taxes on Small Business, and Assaulting Coal, Oil and Natural Gas
What Romney Said, "His policies have not helped create jobs, they have depressed them. And this I can tell you about where President Obama would take America: His plan to raise taxes on small business won't add jobs, it will eliminate them; His assault on coal and gas and oil will send energy and manufacturing jobs to China; His trillion dollar cuts to our military will eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, and also put our security at greater risk."
The Truth: This was a triple play of lies. So far Obama has created 4.5 million jobs. Obama's extension of the Bush tax cuts for everyone but the rich actually cuts taxes for 97% of small businesses. Oil, coal, and natural gas production have all increased under Obama. Coal production is up 0.93%. Oil production is up 5.7%, and natural gas is up 22%.
5). Romney Claims Obama Began his Presidency with an Apology Tour
What Romney Said, "I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. President Obama began with an apology tour. America, he said, had dictated to other nations. No Mr. President, America has freed other nations from dictators."
The Truth: This is a huge lie that has been debunked by every fact checker in the United States. It is also one of the Republican Party's favorite lies about Obama.
As The Washington Post's Fact Checker put it, "The claim that Obama repeatedly has apologized for the United States is not borne out by the facts, especially if his full quotes are viewed in context. Obama often was trying to draw a rhetorical distinction between his policies and that of President Bush, a common practice when the presidency changes parties. The shift in policies, in fact, might have been more dramatic from Clinton to Bush than from Bush to Obama, given how Obama has largely maintained Bush's approach to fighting terrorism. In other cases, Obama's quotes have been selectively trimmed for political purposes. Or they were not much different than sentiments expressed by Bush or his secretary of state. Republicans may certainly disagree with Obama's handling of foreign policy or particular policies he has pursued, but they should not invent a storyline that does not appear to exist."
Overall, Romney's speech was just like everything else we have seen from the Republican nominee. It was long on Obama bashing and lacking a real vision for the future. There were few specifics, sparse details, and the only thing to be gained from his speech that Romney wouldn't do what Obama did.
The question Romney never answered is why anyone should vote for him?
What Romney will do as president? He won't tell you. The opening of the speech was designed to humanize Romney and get voters to like him, but stories about getting a church's pension fund aren't the kind of thing that connects with voters.
Mitt Romney was going for I feel your pain, but what came out was I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. A fresh bit of Botox can't smooth out the wrinkles in this candidate. Mitt Romney came in to Tampa as fatally flawed nominee, and he leaves having addressed none of those flaws.
Romney's speech will be forgotten by Labor Day, and he will be even further behind in the polls after Obama speaks next Thursday. The under card is finished. Democrats are bringing the star power and the main event is heading to Charlotte.
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+4I hope we the people are smart enough to see that the republican party speaks with forked tongues!
Obama and the Democrats are running for Obamas second term based on three items: 1) Republicans are Racist 2) "Hate Rich people" 3) Republicans hate women. There is no touting of record or achievement. Its those simple fearmongering tactics. Everything must be couched in one of those terms.
So we turn to this "list".
1) In what may be one of the most benign comments in Romneys speech, a moment where he's acknowleding the passing of an American legend of achievement, this "list" seeks to try and twist it into a race baiting moment? Come on. This is starting to border on paranoia. One of Romneys whole things is "American exceptionalism", how great we are and what we achieved. This was simply a recognition of that point from history. He didn't single out any group of Americans at all as being "more" American thatn others. And there wasn't a wiff of race in there at all. Trying to tear into postive feelings about a legend that passed away as a means of bolstering Obama is arrogant and paranoid. That comment wasn't about Obama or Romney.
2. Tax Policy Center admitted in their own projections they didn't really have full plan d...
Obama and the Democrats are running for Obamas second term based on three items: 1) Republicans are Racist 2) "Hate Rich people" 3) Republicans hate women. There is no touting of record or achievement. Its those simple fearmongering tactics. Everything must be couched in one of those terms.
So we turn to this "list".
1) In what may be one of the most benign comments in Romneys speech, a moment where he's acknowleding the passing of an American legend of achievement, this "list" seeks to try and twist it into a race baiting moment? Come on. This is starting to border on paranoia. One of Romneys whole things is "American exceptionalism", how great we are and what we achieved. This was simply a recognition of that point from history. He didn't single out any group of Americans at all as being "more" American thatn others. And there wasn't a wiff of race in there at all. Trying to tear into postive feelings about a legend that passed away as a means of bolstering Obama is arrogant and paranoid. That comment wasn't about Obama or Romney.
2. Tax Policy Center admitted in their own projections they didn't really have full plan details for Romneys concept and they were essentially making a huge guess. Theres no evidence whatsoever that Romneys plan raises taxes on anyone. In fact, the direct knowledge we have is an even percentage cut of all taxes across the Board. Beyond that Romney has suggested an end to several "tax loopholes" for the rich that are frequently complained about by OWS types.
3. I wonder where the "American Jobs Act" was in Obamas first two years in office? Creating a plan once you lose Congress, especially one thats partisan and likely to push the other side to fight it is a bit disengenuous. If Obama had a real jobs plan it would have been posed and pushed in his first two years in office. As for Romney and the economic forecasts it would be nice to see some citation of those forecasts to have some discussion on their foundation.
4. Another misleading "fact check". Extending existing tax cuts leaves rates where they are. Obama didn't "cut" taxes on small business by extending Bush era cuts he merely kept them where they were. Further, the plan to let cuts on the higher end would include a raise on small businesses that earn on the higher end. Don't forget Obamacare - where the Supreme Court itself declared that the penalties are taxes - puts penalties in place for small businesses regarding the healthcare they provide. I've seen that halt a few local small businesses from hiring and expanding. As for energy production, it would be nice to see the comparable rate of increase for at least the last decade on each of those industries. Even though any percentage of "increase" may exist it doesn't tell a story until you compare it to the general rate of increase over history as well as a comparison to rates of increase in consumption.
5.This is a matter of opinion and context, what do you as an individual think Obama was trying to achieve and say on his foreign tour. Of course you're going to call this a lie if you percieve it differently. The problem is that not everyone shares that point of view.
By the way, the truth is that Obama is and has about bankrupted the coal industry.
Still waiting for Obama's promise to televise the health care debate on TV to come true.
Still waiting for his promise to cut the deficit in half.
Lest we forget, Obamacare is NOT a tax. LOL.
You do realize that it was the Democrats that voted NO on the Jobs Bill is what killed it.
We all know better.
But we've had this discussion many times.
Then Mitt pulled an Eastwood. He started acting too. He choked up at least twice, including when he recalled how he and wife Ann would awake to find "a pile of kids asleep in our room." So tender. Where's a hanky? Sniff, sniff.
No mention where he will make the trillions in spending cuts needed to redeem his pledge of major deficit reduction, or about his promise to rein in Medicare or other government benefit programs before they go broke. Typical Mitt... lots of feel -good words ..."Now is the moment when we can stand up and say, 'I'm an American. I make my destiny. And we deserve better! My children deserve better! My family deserves better! My country deserves better"......... hip, hip hoo-ray !!! Mitt is Superman, here to save the day ! Get the man a cape.
aka DNC
with a calculator
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/...
Batman?