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Ann Romney, wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.
Published Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 | 2:59 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 | 8:40 p.m.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from their national convention stage as the "man America needs" and cheered by delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Barack Obama.
The hall erupted in cheers when Romney strolled onstage and shared a hug and kiss with his wife of more than 40 years.
"This man will not fail. This man will not let us down," Mrs. Romney said in a prime-time speech that sounded at times like a heart-to-heart talk among women and at times like a testimonial to her husband's little-known softer side.
"It's the moms who always have to work harder, to make everything right," she said. And she vouched firmly for her husband, who lags behind Obama in surveys among women voters: "You can trust Mitt. He loves America."
Earlier, the Romneys watched on television at a hotel suite across the street from the convention hall as delegates sealed his hard-won victories in the primaries and caucuses of last winter. They ended the evening together in a VIP box just above the convention floor.
To send Romney and ticketmate Paul Ryan into the fall campaign, the convention quickly approved a conservative platform that calls for tax cuts — not government spending — to stimulate the economy at a time of sluggish growth and 8.3 percent unemployment.
Republican mockery of Obama began almost instantly from the podium at a convention postponed once and dogged still by Hurricane Isaac. The Democratic president has "never run a company. He hasn't even run a garage sale or seen the inside of a lemonade stand," declared Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican Party.
More than eight hours in length, the session inside the Republicans' red-white-and-blue-themed convention hall passed up no opportunity to broaden Romney's appeal. Speakers included Hispanic candidates for office; former Rep. Artur Davis, a one-time Democrat and member of the Congressional Black Caucus; businessmen and women and former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Romney's most persistent, conservative nemesis in the nominating campaign.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.
"Leadership matters," declared New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, keynote speaker and not coincidentally a Republican from a majority-Democratic state. "It's time to end this era of absentee leadership in the Oval Office and send real leaders to the White House."
Mrs. Romney's appearance was the highlight of the night, and it turned the proceedings into something of a his-and-hers convention.
"I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a 'storybook marriage.' Well, in the storybooks I read, there were never long, long, rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once," she said.
"A storybook marriage? No, not at all. What Mitt Romney and I have is a real marriage," she added in an appearance meant to cast her multimillionaire-businessman-turned politician in a softer, more likable light.
While there was no doubt about Romney's command over the convention, the residue of a heated campaign for the nomination was evident inside the hall.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who never won a primary or caucus, drew several dozen delegate votes. Earlier, his supporters chanted and booed after the convention adopted rules they opposed, but were powerless to block, to prevent those votes from being officially registered.
Opinion polls made the race a close one as the Republicans' days of pageantry and speechmaking began in earnest, and the man tapped to deliver the keynote address set the stakes.
"Conventions are always huge for a challenger, because they're the ones introducing themselves" to the voters, said Gov. Christie.
Convention planners squeezed two days of speeches and other convention business into one after scrapping Monday's scheduled opener because of fears that Isaac would make a direct hit on the Florida Gulf Coast.
That threat fizzled, but it was instantly replaced by another — that Republicans would wind up holding a political celebration at the same time the storm turned its fury on New Orleans, devastated almost exactly seven years ago by Hurricane Katrina.
Romney's convention planners said they were in frequent contact with weather forecasters, but they declined to discuss what contingency plans, if any, they had to accelerate plans for him to deliver a formal acceptance speech Thursday night.
"This is obviously the biggest speech of my life," Mrs. Romney said as she visited the custom-made podium to prepare for her remarks.
Ratification of a party platform was prelude to Romney's nomination, a document more conservative on abortion than the candidate.
On economic matters, it backs extension of the tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 and due to expire at year's end, without exception. It also calls for an additional 20 percent reduction in income tax brackets that Romney favors.
In a time of 8.3 percent unemployment and the slowest economic recovery in the post-World War II era, that went to the crux of the campaign for the White House.
By contrast, Obama wants to allow existing tax cuts to expire on upper income taxpayers, and has criticized Romney's overall economic plans as a boon to millionaires that would raise taxes on the middle class.
The GOP platform also pledges that a Republican-controlled Congress will repeal, and Romney will sign, legislation to repeal the health care legislation Obama won from a Democratic-controlled Congress. So, too, for the measure passed to regulate Wall Street in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse.
On abortion, the platform says, "The unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed."
Romney opposes abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or when "the health and life of the mother" are at stake, he said in a convention week interview.
Obama, who accepts renomination at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., next week, campaigned in Iowa Tuesday as he set out on a tour of college campuses in battleground states in hopes of boosting voter registration among college students.
Before departing the White House, he made a point of appearing before reporters to announce the government's latest steps to help those in the way of Isaac. He signed a declaration of emergency for Mississippi and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local storm response efforts in the state.
His surrogates did their best to counter Romney and the Republicans.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, dismissing GOP attempts to woo Hispanic voters, said, "You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate." He added, "This is a party with a platform that calls for the self-deportation of 11 million people."
Hispanics strongly favor Obama, according to public polls, and Romney and his party have been seeking to win a bigger share of their votes by emphasizing proposals to fix the economy rather than ease their positions on immigration.
Female voters, too, prefer the president over his challenger, and Democrats have done their best to emphasize GOP opposition to abortion and even suggest the party might try and curtail access to contraceptives if it wins power.
Whatever the impact of those issues, the polls show the economy is overwhelmingly the dominant issue in the race, and on that, the voters narrowly say they trust Romney more.
In an AP-GfK poll taken Aug. 16-20, some 48 percent of registered voters said they trust Romney more on economic issues, to 44 percent for Obama.
However, a Washington Post-ABC News in the days immediately before the convention found that 61 percent of registered voters said Obama was more likable, and 27 percent said Romney.
The convention took place in an atmosphere of security that was both stringent and selective. Thousands of police from all over the country, joined by National Guard troops, Secret Service and others, stood in small groups at checkpoints, demanding those entering a secure area display proper credentials numerous times.
But former Michigan Gov. John Engler and an aide were hustled to the front of a long line waiting to clear security at one building.
Aside from Paul, Romney's long-ago rivals for the party nomination had bit roles at his convention, if that.
Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain posed for a photo after running into each other at the convention center. Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum were also in town, as well, both with speaking slots, unlike Bachmann and Cain.
Associated Press writers Brian Bakst, Thomas Beaumont, Tamara Lush, Brendan Farrington, Julie Mazziotta, Steve Peoples, Kasie Hunt and Philip Elliott in Florida and Steven Ohlemacher, Alicia A. Caldwell and Jennifer Agiesta in Washington contributed to this report.
Glad thats over BRING ON THE DEBATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ironic that the same party that is hysterical about the integrity of the Constitution under the Obama Administration is now outwardly promoting constitutional change under THEIR leadership.
So as New Orleans floods, the young republicans in Tampa will be dining on lobster thermador? Can't wait to see that photo op.
Some guy waist deep in sewage water and another sipping champagne. Should go over well.
Tom, that's pretty week sauce. What is the country supposed to do...... put everything on hold. Dumb.
OpenRange, just because Ron Paul got blown doesn't mean you have to invent a constitutional crisis.
Yep! Romney got the nomination and the idiotic supporters for Ron Paul made an ass out of themselves and gave the critics of Nevada another reason to belittle our state.....Thanks Jerks!
I can understand why the Paul supporters were angry. They changed the rules once they realized that Paul could be nominated. It wasn't like anyone was expecting Paul to win, but he should have been nominated according to RNC rules.
Romney was always going to win the nomination, so what was the RNC afraid of?
I agree Jon no matter how much we all hated the former Soviet Union when candidates ran in the old Supreme Soviet -Politboro the votes of all them were counted.
RNC Star power has Obama on a downward spiral crash down into the dark of the jungle.
Ann Romney talked about love and how much she
cares about what women have to go through.
Too bad Willard isn't on board.
Romney said that the first thing that he will do
IF he becomes president is to kill Obamacare.
Does that sound like love?
Romney said that he will defund Planned
Parenthood.
Does that sound like love?
The rest of these out of touch republicans only
talked about themselves.
What about Willard?
Even republicans don't like him.
FOUR MORE YEARS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!
The RNC simply did to Paul delegates what they have done to potential Democratic voters in some States, by enacting laws that make it more difficult to vote through voter suppression.
So why not to the Paul delegates?
This isn't only suppressing potential voters, or delegates, it is suppressing Democracy.
tommyguns.....
That's a laugh.
What star power?
A party of rich white people who have no clue.
And the fat man from the circus.
You got to be kidding.
It would be more consistent with the ideology of Ron Paul and his followers if they voted for Libertarian candidates.
I don't really understand why they are in the Republican Party. The Libertarians need their support more than Republicans do.
peacelily......
Republicans throwing Ron Paul under the bus will
backfire on them, big time.
Many of them told me that they will vote for
OBAMA!!!
When does GW Bush come on?
What about Dick Cheney???
"When does GW Bush come on?"
Right after Palin.
They say there is a mystery speaker on Thursday. Or is it Friday?
That should be a good opportunity for a betting line in Las Vegas.
1. GW Bush?
2. Cheney?
3. Palin?
4. Tax accountant with 5 years of Romney's tax returns?
5. Ronald Reagan reincarnate?
6. Sue Lowden performing the multiplication of chickens?
7. God?
Add to the list if you have an idea who it will be, or place you bet with a local casino.
Ann Romney shows the compassion and strength of Conservative women.
Thanks Ann just amazing
peacelily...
Joe the Plumber
Jeb Bush
Rush Limpbaugh
Thurston Howell III
Nancy Reagan
the Devil
Don Trump
Roger Ailes
Ann 'The Man' Coulter
Hank Williams Jr.
Todd Akin
Future said:
"Ann Romney shows the compassion and strength of Conservative women.
Thanks Ann just amazing"
I say:
I like watching spouses stick up for their mates, but her speech was painful to me. I have said "hands off" to critics of her, my thoughts were that her speech was shallow and she appeared to be a bit immature. I was expecting a much more polished speaker.
I think our current first lady is wonderful. If Romney wins America will have a good first lady, just not a great one as we have now.
No Bush? No Palin? No Cheney?
And now Mitt Romney is the leader of the Republican party?
WooT LoL fail
Damn! Chris Christie is fat!! What NOT to look like if you want to run for president. He's going to have to lose 250 lbs if he wants to run in 2016....or pick and outstanding VP candidate to step up in a heartbeat.
@Heretic: Since republicans are for less government, the governor of Louisiana better not be asking for federal help after Isaac. Ask the RNC for money or Sheldon Adelson.
No Bush, no Cheney? Why are these clowns distancing themselves from their recent past?
The speakers keep telling us to "TRUST" them, but give no real reasons to.
There is a DEVASTATING news story out today on Romney in the new issue of Rolling Stone. Here is the link and a quote from the article:
"And this is where we get to the hypocrisy at the heart of Mitt Romney. Everyone knows that he is fantastically rich, having scored great success, the legend goes, as a "turnaround specialist," a shrewd financial operator who revived moribund companies as a high-priced consultant for a storied Wall Street private equity firm. But what most voters don't know is the way Mitt Romney actually made his fortune: by borrowing vast sums of money that other people were forced to pay back. This is the plain, stark reality that has somehow eluded America's top political journalists for two consecutive presidential campaigns: Mitt Romney is one of the greatest and most irresponsible debt creators of all time. In the past few decades, in fact, Romney has piled more debt onto more unsuspecting companies, written more gigantic checks that other people have to cover, than perhaps all but a handful of people on planet Earth."
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/new...
If every republican was forced to read this and research it Obama would win every electoral vote. What a crook.
Jeff summed it up for liberals saying about Ann "her speech was painful to me.., my thoughts were that her speech was shallow and she appeared to be a bit immature. I was expecting a much more polished speaker."
Sad reflect of the liberal attitude toward married women
"GOP ARGUMENT AGAINST OUR PRESIDENT IS HE NEVER HAD A GARAGE SALE OR HAD A LEMONADE STAND"
Actually, most if not all 'common' people have had a garage sale and/or a lemonade sale.
But thanks for the caps.
"Damn! Chris Christie is fat!! What NOT to look like if you want to run for president."
I'm pretty sure Dunkin' Donuts is from New Jersey and Christie looks like a Tony Soprano pastry mob boss.
Sadly for republicans, their convention's main event will be a speech by Mr. Excitement himself, Willard Romney.
That's like hiring a funeral director to play the clown at your kid's birthday party.
Sick - Who is a family counselor- summed it up for liberals saying about Ann "she sounds like she just left high school home ec, got married ;I hear no AP reported college polish in this report of her speech.. She spoke about 5 screamin kids in a REAL marriage...i'm a family counselor--ain nuttin really normal about the
rmoneys."
Sad reflect of the liberal attitude toward married women
Future:
Ann Romney seems like a great wife to Mitt, I only commented on her talents as a public speaker, quit looking for ghosts and pay attention to what is said, not what you think you hear.
Someone brought up Dunkin Donuts here today, Bain got their fingers in that jelly filled company too:
"In 2010, a year after the last round of Hertz layoffs, Carlyle teamed up with Bain to take $500 million out of another takeover target: the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Dunkin' had to take out a $1.25 billion loan to pay a dividend to its new private equity owners. So think of this the next time you go to Dunkin' Donuts for a cup of coffee: A small cup of joe costs about $1.69 in most outlets, which means that for years to come, Dunkin' Donuts will have to sell about 2,011,834 small coffees every month -- about $3.4 million -- just to meet the interest payments on the loan it took out to pay Bain and Carlyle their little one-time dividend. And that doesn't include the principal on the loan, or the additional millions in debt that Dunkin' has to pay every year to get out from under the $2.4 billion in debt it's now saddled with after having the privilege of being taken over -- with borrowed money -- by the firm that Romney built."
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/new...
Jeff - only reporting on your personal attack comments on Ann's talent. No ghosts there just your own words
Romney might be able to win the election if he agreed on keeping the taxes on the upper income people. You're talking about a very small population group that is affected. He's going to have to diminish the elitist title he's been given. One way to accomplish that would be to agree with Obama on the tax issue for upper income people. Is it really that fundamental of an issue where he has to hold to his guns? At the expense of losing the presidency? Because that is likely going to be the result.
My problem with Ann Romney is her "you people" comment. Now I'm not 100% sure where she directed that comment to but man o man was it a terrible way to phrase your position on not releasing your taxes. I really don't know if Ann is an elitist but there have been certain instances where you could see it. I actually am much more comfortable with Michelle Obama than Ann Romney. I just can't imagine myself having tea and cucumber sandwiches with Ann at the Plaza Hotel. On the other hand Michelle seems more "down to earth".
Speaking of ghosts, the ghost of Hurricane Katrina has returned to New Orleans to remind everyone just how incompetent anti-government GOP leadership can be.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http...
Future:
You are usually kind of dopey, but I never once commented on her marriage (Sad reflect of the liberal attitude toward married women) or her status of being married.
Are you saying my opinion is valid if she is single, but not if she's married?
Det_Munch, Delusional much?
The point of less government is about the bloat and duplication of services. It's not about helping fellow citizens. Get a clue and hop off the high horse.
Jeff, I think that Michelle Obama has done more to tarnish the image of a first Lady than Ann Romney can fix if she served for eight terms.
Lavish vacation anyone??
The way the Obama's vacation you would think they were homeless before being inaugurated.
LastThroes, see my remarks to Det_Munch.....you really need to step away from the kool-aid.
Sick: No lemonade, no garage sale. The result is the "Volt economy" where no lemonade, no garage sale president tells government motors what cars to build:
Chevy's Detroit-Hamtramck plant will suspend production from Sept. 17 until Oct. 15, idling 1,500 workers. As with its White House financiers, GM was quick with the excuses. "We are not idling the plant due to poor Volt sales. We're gearing up for production of the new Impala," a Chevy spokesman told the Automotive News.
But the Volt's 84-day inventory -- above the industry average of 51 days (and far from the 10-day inventory of more popular luxury models in its price segment like the BMW X3) -- helps to explain the production halt. Indeed, a spokesman for a Chevy dealer told Detroit's Frank Beckmann Radio Show this morning that Volt sales were disappointing. "We always knew it would be a niche vehicle," he said.
We did? Actually, Volt sales should be booming according to its greatest champion, Barack Obama.
Just as Obama wrongly predicted the 2010 Summer of Recovery, 5.6 percent unemployment, and an economic resurgence powered by his green investments, the Automaker-in-Chief also predicted the Volt would lead an electric vehicle revolution that would put a million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015.
Vote Obama and "endless recovery"
I was amazed to learn that Ann Romney thinks well of Mitt. And what was Rick Santorum really talking about? How about Christie he said we should shrink government and also take over the local school districts to get rid of teachers unions. How does that shrink the government?
Heretic:
To paraphrase Comedian Ron White (You Can't Cure Stupid) I guess you also can't cure racists.
Sick excuse me but did you mean to make a point in your 6:14 rant - totally totally totally missed any point - so sorry to have not gotten anything out of your rant. Sorry can't respond to a incoherent rant
Let me know when you have something constructive to say
In the 60's when most people were moving toward equality, Ann Romney converted to a religion that discriminated against Black people. Not surprising the Romney campaign has embraced racism. 7000 adults on welfare in Nevada that is the cause of our problems?
"no lemonade, no garage sale president tells government motors where cars should be built
-----
Do liberals ever read the PARTS CONTENT INFORMATION on a new GM car
Cadillac SRX
"For vehicles in this carline:
- US/CANADIAN PARTS CONTENT: 26%
- MAJOR SOURCES OF FOREIGN PARTS CONTENT: MEXICO 65%
- ENGINE: MEXICO
- FINAL ASSEMBLY POINT: RAMOS ARIZPE, CZ MEXICO
OUTSOURCING BY OBAMA
The good news is John Kerry is speaking at the DNC on how to divorce a 300 million dowry and marry an 800 million one. In other words, the only thing he was good at.
His former running mate, john edwards will introduce him right after his "two americas" speech.
Where do we find such men of character.
National Guard Troops??!! Conservatives sure are prone to martial-state fantasies.
Unsurprisingly, I'm finding the tone and message of this convention confounding. The party is not only trying to rebrand Romney, it's trying to recast its own image. But it all seems especially wooden and hollow.
Sandoval's delivery and message were awful. Claiming that government should get out of the way, then blaming government for not helping just doesn't hold water. And that strident, unnatural tone juxtaposed by The Smile....argh. It all read as insincere.
Ann Romney can sing about love and the value of women until the cows come home, but there's not a thing in the conservative agenda designed to help American women. Conservatives are locked in perennial battles against reproductive rights, birth control funding, abortion, equal-pay, welfare and food stamps, minimum and fair wages, collective bargaining, and taxes. Every one of these is a blow against women, especially disadvantaged women. Ann Romney is right that women generally have a greater struggle than men, but it's largely because of conservative policies.
You could go on and on about the inconsistencies between conservative rhetoric and conservative action. For all the jabber about love and inclusiveness, last night's convention was the very personification of Mitt Romney -- a party representing itself as something it is not.
Jeff what most Americans do not understand is this economic system they so proudly defend is little more than a massive PONZI Scheme. This is not Free Enterprise, this is a Pyramid game.
Mitt Romney like all of theses crooks, understands the game is one of counterfeiting. To position oneself so one can literally print money. That is why they always talk about "others" printing money. Remember the rule, they will always expose themselves by claiming it is others who are doing what they actually are.
Mitt Romney is a vulture, a parasite. He uses counterfeit money to buy-up legitimate businesses and then drains them of their real cash and value.
This Parasitical model is the same technique land developers used here in Las Vegas. They came in using counterfeit money and suck our valley of 50 years of hardwork. They stole our main industry and destroyed home values with play money. They call it diversifying the economy.
Mitt Romney is nothing more than a Pirate. Racist by default. He has utter contempt for anything resembling Honesty and the Truth.
My problem with Ann Romney is her "you people" comment.
On the other hand Michelle seems more "down to earth".
Obviously I wouldn't think that Ann Romney was looking down on people with that comment just like I don't think that when Mrs. O made the statement at the DNC about finally being proud to be an American was really what she meant. But thats just me.
TO: Heretic and others who might be interested.
I did not and do not begrudge any president, current or former, the privileges of power that they all deserve regardless of political persuasion. Anyway, here are some numbers on George W. Bush--not former first lady Laura, who did, in fact, use Air Force One to transport her friend--that I found interesting. Hope you do, too.
During 2 terms as President, Bush spent all or of part of 487 days at Camp David, on retreats and made 77 trips to his Crawford Ranch, in Texas, where he spent all or part of 490 days, on his Ranch. The total number of days of vacation or retreat President Bush took, while in office over a period of 8 years was 977 days, or 32% of his total time in office, was spent on vacations or retreats.
Number Of Flights for George W. Bush On Air Force One: 1,674
(Source: Presidential Airlift Group)
Number Of Political Fund-Raisers Attended By President Bush: 338 Money Raised At These Fund-Raisers: $802,586,070 (And I am assuming that Air Force One was the transport, that a full contingency of Secret Service and support staff accompanied him on these trips.)
Chuck 333 mentions the "you people" deal. Us vs. them. It's SOP.
I'm jaded.
Ann Romney's speech made my teeth ache. Apart from the saccharine and corn, I was offended at her dog whistle comment about how she and Mitt had a "real marriage." The crowd howled. I presumed "real" must mean "fecund, heterosexual" marriage. Are there people that Ann Romney believes are not in real marriages?
Her speech was simple boiler plate rhetoric in support of issues her husband promotes. As a sufferer of MS, she can't, in good conscience, agree with anything that diminishes women's rights. If a working class woman was stricken with this unfortunate disease, does anyone think that their treatment would be equal to Ms Romney's? As a wife of a very rich man, she will be cared for, no matter the cost. Here's a simple fact: NO MATTER HOW RICH SHE/HE IS, SHE WILL DIE OF THE DISEASE SHE IS SUFFERING FROM. No compromise, and no amount of money will prevent this. She is a "DEAD WOMAN WALKING".
I wonder if Mrs. Romney would be denied healthcare coverage under the "pre existing condition" clause that every private insurer uses to deny coverage? Something to ponder.
Jeff,
Thanks for the Rolling Stone article link. It is very well written and specific. I found it is consistent with what I already know, but with more details.
That article lead me to another linked in the magazine using Freedom of Information documentation.
"Mitt Romney's Federal Bailout".
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/pic...
Mitt built it, and the taxpayers bailed him out. Who needs government?
Yes, Ann, he will succeed in helping his buddies rip off the government and the taxpayers, and anyone in the way. You just keep taking care of the family. You don't need to bother yourself with the truth about the "Golden" man you are married to.
Must be they aren't enough lucrative business left to bilk, that haven't already been bilked by investment equity firms, and Wall St.
What I can't understand is how many blatant lies are told with straight faces at the RNC. Are they drinking polluted water?
Mitt built it, and the FDIC, a Federal government corporation, bailed him out. Who needs a relic of the Glass-Steagall Act?