CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan spoke to a larger-than-expected crowd here on Tuesday, where he attacked President Barack Obama's economic record.
"Jimmy Carter was fired in 1980 and Ronald Reagan was hired, and if you look at his jobs record, Obama was even worse than Jimmy Carter," the Wisconsin congressman told the crowd at Kirkwood Community College.
Ryan's speech began at 4:10 p.m. in the same building that Obama spoke at in July. Officials had to turn people away, saying the venue had reached capacity.
The 25-minute speech was billed as a "victory rally," addressing the question: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, asked that very question to the crowd before introducing Ryan. The crowd responded with an audible, "No."
"Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will create 12 million new jobs in this country in four years," he said.
The event was completely closed off shortly after 3:30 p.m. by the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, according to a Romney campaign volunteer. A crowd of about 30 people gathered outside to listen to the speech from a loudspeaker.
Many in line waiting left immediately, including one man who said he had driven 300 miles to see Ryan speak. When he learned that he was not allowed in, he threw his printed ticket on the ground and left.
Ryan’s visit has been highly anticipated since his speech during Wednesday's Republican National Convention became a hot topic after fact-checkers pointed out a number of inaccuracies.
The Washington Post cited Ryan as saying:
"Right there at that plant, candidate Obama said: 'I believe that if our government is there to support you … this plant will be here for another hundred years,’" he said, according to the Post, adding, "Well, as it turned out, that plant didn’t last another year."
Ryan distanced himself from that comment on Tuesday, when he said he really was blaming Obama for not re-opening the plant, rather than being responsible for its closing.
You need to understand the special relationship between Hoffa & morninmist.
Why are you stereotyping white southerners? Schmitzy is the boy who cries racism on Patch - do you really want to try and take his place?
Obama previously said that he could fix all that in 3 years, remember?
"Still some folks clinging to the failed "trickle down" theory, I see. Have tax cuts helped create more jobs in the past four years? No. Have tax cuts halted offshoring? No. " And why - because it's a new global economy and even with our reduced rates, competing nations' rates are even lower. Do you honestly think that raising taxes on businesses and the wealthy will help manufacturing in this country? If so, you're in extreme denial of reality!
How exactly do the facts change over time? The facts are the facts - time doesn't change facts! Try again!
That was funny - glad to see you have a sense of humor ;-)
The qualification comes from Hoffa's exposure of Tosa720's believe in conspiracy theories as opposed to hard objective facts, which Hoffa already appropriately identified in the post you are referencing. Thanks for playing!
Rand was forced to pay into the system, so their is no inconsistency in taking back what was rightfully hers in the first place. Yeah Bren, because more debt and allowing programs to go insolvent while only offering tax increases on the rich that wouldn't fix anything would be the moral and ethical thing to do, right?
http://rootriversiren.blogspot.com/2012/09/paul-ryans-living-nightmare-just-wont.html?spref=tw ...Then a random article which mentioned that Ryan has spent his vacations doing some mountain climbing out in Colorado. Ryan said he'd made close to 40 climbs of Colorado's "Fourteener's" mountains. The statement turned into a full blown incident yesterday when journalists forced his campaign to state whether he'd climbed nearly 40 of the "Fourteener's" peaks (a feat he couldn't possibly have done) or made 40 climbs. Ryan's spokesperson had to issue a statement saying he had made 40 climbs of some of the same peaks............
You're really getting pathetic! And who cares what the Root River Siren thinks - she is nothing but a foul mouthed partisan hack and makes illogical conclusions premised on faulty analysis. Bottom line - you can't attack Ryan on the issues so instead you focus on misinterpreting his leisure activity accomplishments. Yeah, just like Hoffa said - pathetic!
Good on the Big Dawg! He called out lying Ryan also: Marquette Democrats @MarquetteDems Last night, President Clinton called out Romney and Ryan for spreading lies. Obama hasn't cut Medicare or weakened welfare to work. #Forward
Dave Cullen @DaveCullen #LyingRyan on Today lying about his speech lies. Now insisting he wasn't talking about plant closing. Props to Matt L for insisting he was.
Here's the award you've won: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WltdNExOO6k
But I think these two will have high blood pressure when they find out: @Progress2day Have @sykescharlie and @vickimckenna heard that GOP announced today they're NOT spending ad $$ in WI for Romney/Ryan?
Dave Vanness @djvanness Remember folks, this election is a marathon not a sprint. So, for Paul Ryan that means the election is October 15. #wiunion Retweeted by Gomer W Howard