ROMNEYS NEW AD AGAINST OBAMA...THE TRUTH FROM OBAMA'S MOUTH
The Mitt Romney campaign continued to turn President Obamas words against him Monday in a new Web video that shows a confident Obama accepting responsibility for the state of the US economy.
The video features excerpts from a speech Obama delivered on July 14, 2009 at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich.
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Obama:
Now, my administration has a job to do, as well, and that job is to get this economy back on its feet, Obama said at the time. Thats my job. And its a job I gladly accept. I love these folks who helped get us in this mess and then suddenly say, Well, this is Obamas economy. Thats fine. Give it to me. My job is to solve problems, not to stand on the sidelines and harp and gripe.
Onscreen text follows Obamas remarks:
So where are we now? Now, 23.2 million Americans [are] out of work, underemployed or no longer looking for work. Forty straight months over 8 percent unemployment. Middle-class struggles have deepened. And median household income has dropped by more than $4,000.
The new video from Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, follows one his campaign recirculated last week that highlights a Feb. 2, 2009 interview with NBCs Matt Lauer.
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Obama:
I will be held accountable, Obama said at one point in the interview. Later, he added, If I dont have this done in three years, then theres going to be a one-term proposition.
Romneys point seems to be that the president once took a buck-stops-here approach to managing the nations economic recovery but now refuses to take the blame for an economy that Obama says isnt where it needs to be.
New Mitt Romney video uses President Obama’s early term words to assign blame for the economy - Political Intelligence - A national political and campaign blog from The Boston Globe - Boston.com