Monday, August 13, 2012

Democrat get energized by Paul Ryan's pick, Wisconsin congressman wiped away tears as thousands cheered


Daily Kos: A teabagger and a moderate Democrat get energized byPaul Ryan's pick  via  But different reasons
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A teabagger and a moderate Democrat get energized by Paul Ryan's pick

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Cross-posted at Immizen.com with picture of Facebook exchange.
This morning I found in my inbox both at home and at work an email with the title "Mitt Romney for President". I don't subscribe to any Republican sites or message services, so I was surprised. The email was sent at the request of the only Tea Party person I know, let's call her TP.
Your friend, TP, has invited you to be a part of Mitt Romney's 2012 online community.
This effort is not about more rhetoric, it's not about a person, or politicians giving speeches — it is about the cause of restoring American greatness.
TP has committed to this, will you? Take the first step by becoming a member of the team!
While it may not have been the first time she sent me something political, I cannot remember the last time she did. She knows I am a die-hard Democrat. I guess she could not contain her excitement about a VP candidate with the ugly and bad vision, as my fellow blogger Tom put it, of shrinking Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and any other social program as long as she can keep her tax dollars in her pocket.
Since I know her personally, I know that in addition to being very Christian, what makes her so fanatic about the Republican agenda is her wishful thinking that by keeping a few more tax Dollars she will become super successful and soon belong to the 1%.
Well, it did not happen during the Bush years. I was there. It did not happen to her nor to the other 99%.
And she is the typical Republican who will send her kid to public school, expect the police to survey the area where her small afterschool care facility is located. But will always advocate paying less taxes. She will gladly ask the government for grant money for her struggling school but does not want to pay taxes to have the government help other people in need.
So, of course she got excited with Paul Ryan’s pick. Never mind that Romney is a Mormon. Now Christian Tea Partiers can bypass Romney as a reason to vote for the GOP.
On the positive side, I was also quite surprised to see one of my moderate friends post an Anti-Ryan comment on her Facebook wall. Only recently, she told me she does not want to get involved in politics because politics is “dirty” (and I agree it is, but if we don‘t get involved, our side loses!). It seems the Ryan pick changed her mind and achieved something that Obama himself could not have achieved.
Thank you Romney!
For every Teabagger who gets energized, one or more moderates will get energized.And you know… it’s the moderates that decide elections!
People: please, please, please, get you're facts straight! This is what Romney has in stock for this country. It is every man (and woman) for himself. This is a country where the treatment of people in need is INHUMANE, yet WHERE DO OUR HARD EARNED TAX DOLLARS GO WHEN WE MOST NEED THEM??? At the rate we're going, all of "us", the 99 percent, are destined to perish in this society...
Fight the Romney-Ryan Plan to End Medicare!

Mitt Romney campaign energized by Paul Ryan announcement

By
Jan Crawford
(CBS News) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - It was an emotional homecoming for Rep. Paul Ryan on Sunday. The Wisconsin congressman wiped away tears as thousands cheered for the native son, now the Republican nominee for vice president.
"My veins run with cheese, bratwurst, and a little Spotted Cow, Leiney's, and some Miller," Ryan said.
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced Ryan as his running mate Saturday.
(Click the player at left to see Romney and Ryan's first joint interview, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer.
Not only in Wisconsin, but at every stop they made, team Romney/Ryan drew overflow crowds. Ryan's nomination refocused the race onto substance, and it brought out a new energy in Romney, who took aim at President Obama.
"Mr. President, take your campaign out of the gutter," Romney said. "Let's talk about the real issues that America faces."
For his part, the president welcomed Ryan to the race, and then returned fire.
(Click on the player at left to see Mr. Obama's remarks)
"My opponent and Congressman Ryan and their allies in Congress, they all believe that if we just get rid of more regulations on big corporations and we give more tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans, it will lead to jobs and prosperity to everybody else," Mr. Obama said.
The Obama campaign made its strategy clear - quickly trying to connect Romney to Ryan's plan to dramatically cut the budget, reign in spending and reform Medicare.
Ryan's plan would replace the current system with a voucher program that critics argue could leave seniors paying more.
But Republicans were ready for the attack, saying they were trying to save Medicare before it goes bust and blaming the president for Medicare cuts.
"He stole $700 billion from Medicare to fund Obamacare," Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday on "Meet the Press."
"If any person in this entire debate has blood on their hands in regard to Medicare, it's Barack Obama. He's the one that's destroying Medicare," argued Priebus

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