| Romney Steps Up His Attacks On Obama |
| Jul-18-2012 |
| Keywords: romney, attack, obama, success, ashamed, government |
Mitt Romney is beginning to mount an offensive, giving Republicans something they've been looking for from their presumptive presidential candidate.
Romney took to the stump Tuesday with a crowd-rallying vigor, accusing Obama of trying to "diminish" individual achievement. Before launching into his stump speech, Romney asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they run a business.
Then he launched his attack on the president's statement that business owners owe their success to the government.
"This is the height of foolishness. It shows how out of touch he is with the character of America," Romney said in Ohio. "When you attack success ... you will see under this president less success."
Romney said Obama wants Americans to be "ashamed of success," suggesting that the president's comment was like saying Steve Jobs didn't build Apple or Ray Kroc didn't build McDonald's.
While Romney was on the trail, House Speaker John Boehner turned up the rhetoric on Capitol Hill Wednesday, saying Obama "doesn't give a damn" about Americans looking for work.
But as Romney turns up the heat on Obama, the president's campaign is fighting back.
The Obama campaign called Romney's latest attacks "off the deep-end" and "over the top," in a statement contending that the president's comments were taken out of context.
"As President Obama said the other day, those who start businesses succeed because of their individual initiative -- their drive, hard work, and creativity. But there are critical actions we must take to support businesses and encourage new ones -- that means we need the best infrastructure, a good education system, and affordable, domestic sources of clean energy. Those are investments we make not as individuals, but as Americans, and our nation benefits from them. Apparently Mitt Romney disagrees," the statement said.
Time will tell whether Romney will build on Obama's business quote, but his recent tempo and demeanor could help him pull undecided or hesitant voters into his corner come election day. |
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