You didn t build that was the clincher that would justify the demand to give something back. Despite the lack of context to the you didnt build that quote the ap declared that the line was not what the president said it appears to have the obama campaign on the defensive. What you didnt build that really meansand why romney. The philosophy of you didnt build that the washington. What you didnt build that really meansand why romney cant. You didnt build that, since you could at least argue. Dec 07, 2011 romney became stake president in 1986, the spiritual leader who presided over 12 mormon wards in the boston area. Mitt romney continues to air his ad blasting obama for saying. Cnn in a new television ad released tuesday, mitt romney touts a record of success in his former roles as businessman, head of the 2002 salt. To say that steve jobs didn t build apple, that henry ford didn t build ford motors, that papa john didn t build papa john pizza. And, in fact, later in the ad the obama campaign actually plays the clip that romney quotes of obama, at about. Obama, romney and the war to define fairness, moral vision. Romney attacks obama over you didnt build that quote us. The real top lie of 2012 mitt romney was awarded politifacts lie of the year and it wasnt even for his biggest whopper.
Obamas you didnt build that now star of romney ad and a t. Preparing to begin his bid for the republican presidential nomination in 2005, mitt romney orchestrated a demonstrably false 2004 prolife conversion1 2. Aug 10, 2012 mitt romney and the return of the repressed. Obamas you didnt build that comment not a gaffe, its his ideology. Jul 31, 2012 cnn in a new television ad released tuesday, mitt romney touts a record of success in his former roles as businessman, head of the 2002 salt lake city olympic games and governor of massachusetts. How romney uses you didnt build that quote youtube. Having previously run in the 2008 republican primaries, this was romneys second campaign for the presidency.
President obamas you didnt build that speech in roanoke, va. Romney campaign hands conservative blogs the ad they wanted. Jul 20, 2012 like the web video, romneys ad truncates obamas words to make them more damaging. You didnt build that, he wasnt telling business owners that they. Heres what obama said at a july campaign event in roanoke. Here are 5 times dems and the media have taken romney out. President obama was out on the campaign trail monday defending himself against romney s misinterpretation of what president obama said about businesses in america. Heres what obama appears to say, based on romneys ad. This is the narrative being spun by the democratic media. Attempt to replicate elizabeth warrens speech didnt work. The recent you didnt build that controversy is the latest evidence of those firmly set views. In the ad going up in iowa, an announcer promotes mr.
What you didnt build that really meansand why romney cant explain it. He would often lead church colleagues in prayer in. Mitt romney is still pounding away at president obamas quote, if youve got a businessyou didnt build that. The ad ends with text on the screen, again taking a jab at the presidents you didnt build that comment.
Stuck in a room with mitt romney news the stranger. Lewis black absolutely destroys romneys these hands ad. Jul 24, 2012 does obama really believe you didn t build your business. The ad shows an incredulous businessman asking, my hands didnt build this company. To say something like that, its not just foolishness. You didnt build that debate evokes it takes a village. The romney campaign cut a slick commercial taking obama to task over that.
It was obama who cut an ad in which he spoke directly and. Mitt romney and his allies have attacked president barack obama often out of context for saying, if youve got a business you didnt. Jul 31, 2012 continuing in the ad, romney makes the case that his multifaceted career best prepares him for the white house. Mitt romneys campaign is out with a youtube video that goes after president obamas recent comment about businesses. Dec 12, 2012 the real top lie of 2012 mitt romney was awarded politifacts lie of the year and it wasn t even for his biggest whopper. You didnt build that was the clincher that would justify the demand to give something back. New romney ad attacking president obama for his you didnt build that comment.
Romney released a new ad thursday that pounces on president obamas you didnt build that remark on the private sector. Obama on the campaign trail and the romney campaign rushed out an attack ad focused on obamas words though, as we shall see. Obama lies accuses romney of false attack for accurately. Romney resorts to breitbartstyle editing in latest attack. In the near term, that speech will do neither romney nor his cause any good. The video even argues that romney agrees with president obamas claim that individual success is totally dependent on government. New romney ad hits obama on you didnt build that remark thehill. Sep 18, 2012 republican presidential nominee mitt romney is dealing with a you didn t build that mess of his own yesterday, mother jones posted a hiddencamera video of romney telling wealthy contributors. The rise of romneys you didnt build that meme vanity. Mitt romney and republicans will use president obamas words to attack. Dec 07, 2007 mitt romneys latest ad, not politically correct, may have some people wondering if the tv spot is strategically correct because it outlines positions that may renew charges of flipflopping.
Romney campaign hands conservative blogs the ad they. Following the election, ohio voters in focus groups specifically brought up the coffin ad to denounce romney. He was a boss, like his dad, and like his sons probably will be. The romney campaign launches a my hands didnt build this ad featuring a new hampshire businessman and holds we did build this. Personal and dynamicallyargued, no apology is a call to action by a man who cares deeply about americas history, its promise, and its future.
Jul 25, 2012 mitt romneys you didnt build that hypocrisy mitt romney is taking president obamas comments out of context to spin him as antibusiness. Romney quotes bill clinton in new ad about experience. Turns out when we built that stage it was like building our own coffin, and it just makes me sick, ernest said in the ad. Romney became stake president in 1986, the spiritual leader who presided over 12 mormon wards in the boston area. What you didnt build that really meansand why romney can. Greg sargent at the washington post has an excellent analysis of the romney ad. A lead in to his 2012 bid, the book is not an autobiography, and doesnt try to be.
He repeated it in the final presidential debate and then, the next day, released a web ad titled apology tour. Heres what obama said at a july campaign event in roanoke, va. In the ad obama says while looking directly at the camera. The best commentary ive seen thus far came from lewis black, who tied in footage of romney telling olympic athletes, during the winter games in utah, that they should keep in mind that they didnt get to where they are without the help of others. Obamas you didnt build that line as part of a broader speech about how successful individuals owe that success to government has dug deep into the psyche of obama supporters. You didnt build that is a phrase from a 2012 election campaign speech delivered by united states president barack obama on july, 2012, in roanoke, virginia. Obamas you didnt build that now star of romney ad and a tshirt. Romney as a tough guy who stood up to massachusetts liberals while serving as governor. Mitt romneys you didnt build that hypocrisy thomas. Aug 30, 2012 as the liberal watchdog group media matters first reported, fox pulled the line from a july th speech by president obama, taking the words you didnt build that out of context by. Mitt romney is lying about barack obamas you didnt build that line.
Its mitt romney who doesnt understand america the new yorker. Repeating the time president obama said of small business owners, you didnt build that. Having failed to convince the public that the gop nominees years of labor at bain capital consisted mostly of. Be skeptical of romneys misleading ads strandedaliens blog. Mitt romney s campaign kept up the drumbeat of criticism thursday over president obamas you didnt build that gaffe, releasing a scathing web ad in which a new hampshire business owner says.
Like the web video, romneys ad truncates obamas words to make them more damaging. I want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future, he says. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Books how joseph smith and the early mormons challenged american democracy. If youve been successful, you didnt get there on your own. Mitt romney s campaign is out with a youtube video that goes after president obamas recent comment about businesses. The armies of trolls and sneering louts will come after him, their jeers all the louder because they emanate from a. Aug 14, 2012 mitt romney continues to air his ad blasting obama for saying. Mitt romneys you didnt build that hypocrisy mitt romney is taking president obamas comments out of context to spin him as antibusiness. Here are 5 times dems and the media have taken romney out of. Mitt romneys latest ad, not politically correct, may have some people wondering if the tv spot is strategically correct because it outlines positions that may renew charges of flipflopping. Romney campaign pounces on barack obamas you didnt build that comment as.
Mar 02, 2010 no apology was written and published in between the 2008 and 2012 election cycles, following romneys failure to convey a clear message or political plan in his failed primary bid against mccain. Feb 09, 2020 in the near term, that speech will do neither romney nor his cause any good. Because even in its full glory, it would inspire largely the same reaction. You know that you didnt get here solely on your own power, he told them. As the liberal watchdog group media matters first reported, fox pulled the line from a july th speech by president obama, taking the words you didnt build that out of context by. Biggest falsehoods of the presidential campaign politifact. Jul 20, 2012 romney is running an ad that shows obama saying if you ve got a business, you didn t build that. Dec 10, 2012 if youve got a businessyou didnt build that.
Continuing in the ad, romney makes the case that his multifaceted career best prepares him for the white house. Romney hammers you didnt build that in new web ad fox. Bain is a financial firm, but romney wasnt some wall street bankmonkey with a pitch book. The rise of romneys you didnt build that meme vanity fair. Did somebody else make payroll every week or figure out where its coming from. Jul 20, 2012 the philosophy of you didnt build that. The jobs charge is based on the romney campaigns reading of president obamas speech on friday in virginia, in which he said, in part. Obama campaign deputy manager stephanie cutter of felon suggestion fame is out with a new charge. Romney must have expected that leading conservative media outlets, groups, authors, and talk show hosts like sean hannity and hugh hewitt would ignore, deny, or even defend his subsequent proabortion efforts. The mitt romney presidential campaign of 2012 officially began on june 2, 2011, when former massachusetts governor mitt romney formally announced his candidacy for the republican party nomination for president of the united states, at an event in stratham, new hampshire. The phrase was used by the romney campaign to build a political meme. The following monday, july 16, mitt romney spoke about the you didn t build that statement in a campaign stump speech in pennsylvania, saying. An unoriginal obama quotetaken out of context the washington. The sentence if you ve got a business you didnt build that was publicized by his political opponents during the 2012 presidential campaign, as an attack by obama on business and entrepreneurs.
Mitt romney says barack obama doesnt think entrepreneurs built their businesses. Mitt romneys misleading attack ad the washington post. In the ad, the video jumps from the president saying if youve been successful, you didnt get. Speaking in the pittsburgh area tuesday, gop presidential candidate mitt romney told supporters that president barack obama is out of touch with american business owners. Romney says it proves obama is hostile to entrepreneurs and, to. The video even argues that romney agrees with president obamas claim that. Romney has invoked the line in campaign speeches, as well as in a.
Romney quotes bill clinton in new ad about experience cnn. Sidney businessman stars in new mitt romney ad dayton. That same sentiment comes through in the you didnt build that speech. It has been pointed out to him over and over that it is misleading because he took it out of context, yet he is still airing it. You didnt build that is a phrase from a 2012 election campaign speech delivered by united. Jul 30, 2012 sidney businessman stars in new mitt romney ad. New romney ad attacking president obama for his you didn. To say what he said is to say that steve jobs didnt build apple computer or that bill. I agree with the washington post for giving the romney campaign four pinocchios for repeating the truncated quote ad nauseam. Obamas business quip is gift to romney campaign president obama was speaking of public infrastructure when he talked about governments role in business.
Jul 23, 2012 comeback to you didnt build that romney praised athletes families, coaches and sports teams posted by william a. He would often lead church colleagues in prayer in the car when they were. Obama tells supporters to get medical help from paralegals next. Jul 18, 2012 the jobs charge is based on the romney campaigns reading of president obamas speech on friday in virginia, in which he said, in part. Categories featured news tags mitt romney, mitt romney, romney edits obama, the truth about you didnt build that, you didnt build that, you didnt build that romney ad 9 replies to romney. I didnt know much about ms before reading this book and it sounds like it can be very different for every person, but this book.
The presidents mangled argument that businessmen who counted on the american system didnt build that did shift persuadable voters toward romney, incrementally, but it did not shift. Jul 24, 2012 mitt romney is still pounding away at president obamas quote, if youve got a businessyou didnt build that. Romneys use of small business owners is just as misleading. President obama was out on the campaign trail monday defending himself against romneys misinterpretation of what president obama said about businesses in. Romney releases you didnt build that ad the washington post. Jul 17, 2012 speaking in the pittsburgh area tuesday, gop presidential candidate mitt romney told supporters that president barack obama is out of touch with american business owners. Msnbc dug up an old video of mitt romney speaking at the opening. The ad follows two web videos refuting romney s attack in less than 24 hours. Does obama really believe you didnt build your business. Romney is running an ad that shows obama saying if youve got a business, you didnt build that.
Romney senior campaign adviser eric fehrnstrom, cnn interview, march 21. Playing off the anger generated by antiobama types on the right who took the presidents words out of context to make it sound like he was maligning small businesses, mitt romney has now gone full breitbart in his latest attack ad. He blandly pushes the book away from him and then his mood suddenly lightens. You didnt build that stands a good chance of becoming one of the indelible, hotbutton phrases of campaign 2012.
Jul 31, 2012 the recent you didn t build that controversy is the latest evidence of those firmly set views. The sentence if youve got a businessyou didnt build that was publicized by his political opponents during the 2012 presidential campaign, as an attack by obama on business and entrepreneurs. But he also said the line that romney says he said if youve got a business you didnt build that. Romney should have cut a television ad in which he. The kinder, gentler romney that we saw in the first. Jul 25, 2012 the best commentary ive seen thus far came from lewis black, who tied in footage of romney telling olympic athletes, during the winter games in utah, that they should keep in mind that they didnt get to where they are without the help of others. The ad ends with text on the screen, again taking a jab at the presidents you didn t build that comment. Comeback to you didnt build that romney praised athletes. Despite mitt romney clearly going on the offensive by seizing on president obamas gaffe that business owners didnt build their businesses, on tuesdays nbc nightly news, correspondent peter alexander dismissed it as a futile effort. After the romney campaign jumped all over the you didnt build that speech, team obama tried to fight back with an ad accusing romney of twisting the presidents words. As we built it takes hold in tampa, a look at who really. The philosophy of you didnt build that washington post. Jul 25, 2012 after the romney campaign jumped all over the you didnt build that speech, team obama tried to fight back with an ad accusing romney of twisting the presidents words. Republican presidential nominee mitt romney is dealing with a you didnt build that mess of his own yesterday, mother jones posted a hidden.
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