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Gov. Mitt Romney Tells Hannity He Would Give Obama "a Failing Grade" - Video 12/17/09
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | December 17, 2009 | Brian

Posted on 12/17/2009 7:18:32 PM PST by Federalist Patriot

Here is video of Gov. Mitt Romney on with Sean Hannity tonight where he discussed the Democrats' push to pass a Health Care Bill in the Senate by Christmas.

On the economy, Mitt Romney said the Democrats have failed to create jobs, particularly with the Stimulus Bill passed early this year. Romney said "borrowing your way to prosperity" is a strategy that will not work.

Romney said the "American people are a lot smarter than the Democrats give them credit for." Romney said he would give Obama "a failing grade" on his performance as President thus far. Instead of focusing on what is most important, Romney said Obama is putting all his effort into ideological pursuits like his health care bill.

On Health Care, Romney said the Democrats will try to "come out with something," and that the American people will be "very, very angry" if the Democrats try to just "push something through." . . . (VIDEO)

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1 posted on 12/17/2009 7:18:33 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
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To: Federalist Patriot
Romney's words are as perfectly pretty as his hair.

And every bit as cosmetic.

2 posted on 12/17/2009 7:25:46 PM PST by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: Federalist Patriot; Diogenesis

So Hannity is sucking up to Slick Willard now?


3 posted on 12/17/2009 7:26:46 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Federalist Patriot

This thread is crying out for one of those ‘Tell the truth about Mitt’ headers. I miss them.


4 posted on 12/17/2009 7:31:09 PM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: Federalist Patriot
"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"

"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"

"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"

"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"

"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"

5 posted on 12/17/2009 7:31:43 PM PST by Diogenesis ("Those who go below the surface do so at their peril" - Oscar Wilde)
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To: Federalist Patriot

One of the few times I had to change the channel from watching Hannity. What’s your stance “this” week you lousy pseudo-con?


6 posted on 12/17/2009 7:32:03 PM PST by aSeattleConservative
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

He also still has Nichol Wallace on his show. After what she sis to Sarah how could he.


7 posted on 12/17/2009 7:32:33 PM PST by Brimack34
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To: ReneeLynn

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.


8 posted on 12/17/2009 7:36:47 PM PST by GOP_Lady
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To: Finny

A Mitt-come lately. Karl Rove skewered Obama in an earlier article...and MUCH better than Romney could ever hope to do.

But that’s Mitt, his ability to jump on a bandwagon is remarkable. Wake me when he comes up with something original and/or is willing to take a first step.


9 posted on 12/17/2009 7:37:49 PM PST by SueRae
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To: Federalist Patriot

This is news? What would Romney say?

Especially not a Hannity fan. But Romney is a good speaker.


10 posted on 12/17/2009 7:39:24 PM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the government spending you demand stupid")
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To: Federalist Patriot

Palin gave Obama a 4/10 grade
Obama gave himself a B+
Romney gives Obama a F


11 posted on 12/17/2009 7:46:18 PM PST by 4rcane
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To: Federalist Patriot

Was that a failing grade because Obama is consumed by passing Romney-care?


12 posted on 12/17/2009 7:48:03 PM PST by Ingtar (Asses far Left of me; Rinos to the Left; FReepin' on the Right with you.)
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To: Federalist Patriot
Obama is part of the party that destroys:

Democrats Are The Party Of Destruction

13 posted on 12/17/2009 7:50:13 PM PST by writer33 (Rush Limbaugh Is "The Passion" of Conservatism And Pretty Good At That Radio Thingy)
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To: Federalist Patriot
Bombastic Lad Hannity still giving the liberal fraud Romney a forum and perpetuating the MYTH of SLICK WILLARD RINO ROMNEYS's conservatism.

Sean better be careful, lest he be hit by the collateral damage.

14 posted on 12/17/2009 7:50:33 PM PST by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: Federalist Patriot

Thank you for posting this, Federalist Patriot.


15 posted on 12/17/2009 7:54:13 PM PST by GOP_Lady
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To: Federalist Patriot
RomneyCARE (=ObamaCARE) was OK when Romney imposed it
destroying the Massachusetts economy.

Could Romney have a brain defect or brain lesion?


Fascist dictator-carpetbagger Mitt Romney chortles
as he inflicts socialized medicine (HillaryCARE=ROmneyCARE)
upon Massachusetts citizens, without one of their votes (the ROMNEYway(TM)).

Sen. John Kerry to Don Imus on RomneyCARE=HillaryCARE: "I like this health care bill".

Sen. Hillary Clinton on RomneyCARE=HillaryCARE: "To come up with a bipartisan plan in this polarized environment is commendable."

FLASHFORWARD: TODAY:

PROOF RomneyCARE is a Disaster (and Romney is utterly clueless)

“Health Care Speechwriter for Edwards, Obama & Clinton Now Without Health Insurance”
I'm a critic because what Washington is talking about doing
has made health insurance unaffordable in Massachusetts.


“Small businesses bridle at health insurance hikes (Romneycare strangles Mass. businesses)
some really bad news from Blue Cross-Blue Shield: His company’s health insurance rates are going up 47 percent in January.”


“ Rationing medicine has already begun
… government-
run health care has introduced rationing and waiting lists and cost the lives of the people under its provisions.”


“DEATH PANELS OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN MASSACHUSETTS”


“President Obama's newly confirmed regulatory czar defended the
possibility of removing organs from terminally ill patients without their permission.”


“You can’t reap these savings without limiting patients’ choices in some way," said Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess.”


“State plan may place limits on patients’ hospital options( Mass. RomneyCare )”


"Romney Visits Nebraska, Talks Health Care [where he defends Romneycare] “


"Paying the Health Tax in Massachusetts [Romneycare]
Massachusetts requires every resident to have health insurance, and this
year, without informing us directly, the state had changed the rules in a way that made
our bare-bones policy no longer acceptable. Unless we ponied up for a pricier policy we
neither need nor want—or enrolled in a government-sponsored insurance plan—we
would have to pay $1,000 each year to the state.
How did we become outlaws? “


"National Health Preview - The Massachusetts debacle, coming soon to your neighborhood."
It was only a matter of time.
They're trying to manage the huge costs of the subsidized middle-class insurance program that is gradually swallowing the state budget.
The program provides low- or no-cost coverage to about 165,000 residents, or three-fifths of the newly insured, and is budgeted at $880 million for 2010, a 7.3% single-year increase that is likely to be optimistic.
The state's overall costs on health programs have increased by 42% (!) since 2006."


A Very Sick Health Plan; Bay State’s ‘Grand Experiment’ Fails [RomneyCare]
"Initiated on Mr. Romney’s gubernatorial watch in 2006, this “experiment” has fallen on hard times, and predictably so. “


Health care in Massachusetts: a warning for America [Romney brings Mass. to its knees]
The Bay State's mandatory insurance law is raising costs, limiting access, and lowering care.

Three years ago, Massachusetts adopted a plan requiring all residents to purchase health
insurance, with state subsidies for lower-income residents. But rather than creating a
utopia of high-quality affordable healthcare, the result has been the exact opposite –
skyrocketing costs, worsened access, and lower quality care."


"‘Severe’ doc shortage seen hiking wait time
“The shortage is getting more severe”"


“Health costs to rise again.( RomneyCare )
The state’s major health insurers plan to raise premiums by about 10 percent next year,
prompting many employers to reduce benefits and shift additional costs to workers.”


“Nation’s ill-advised to follow Mass. plan [Health plan a failure]
September 17, 2009 The canary is dead.
Massachusetts, the model for the ObamaCare universal insurance plan, is the canary in
the health care coal mine. Yesterday, its obit appeared on the front page of both The Wall
Street Journal and The Boston Globe-Democrat “


"Bay State Insurance Premiums Highest in Country - Boston Globe August 22, 2009
Massachusetts has the most expensive family health insurance premiums in the country,
according to a new analysis that highlights the state’s challenge in trying to rein in medical costs
40 percent higher than in 2003. Over the same period, premiums nationwide rose an average of 33 percent..."


"Massachusetts: the laboratory for ObamaCare“


"Massachusetts' Obama-like reforms increase health costs, wait times [RomneyCare]
Premiums are growing 21 to 46 percent faster than the national average"


"Mass. Pushes Rationing to Control Universal Healthcare Costs (RomneyCare)
A 10-member Massachusetts state healthcare advisory board unanimously recommended
that the state begin rationing healthcare to keep the state’s marquee universal health care program afloat financially.


"1,000 cancer patients 'refused treatment'"


"Massachusetts Universal Healthcare System Breaking Down Already
ERs in Massachusetts have not seen a downturn in visits. On the contrary, it seems that ER visits are actually on the upswing in the Bay State. In fact, in 2007 they were higher than the national average by 20 percent...”


"Hospital patients 'left in agony'"


"National Health Preview - The Massachusetts debacle, coming soon to your neighborhood.
In Massachusetts's latest crisis,
They're trying to manage the huge costs of the subsidized middle-class insurance program that is gradually swallowing the state budget.
The program provides low- or no-cost coverage to about 165,000 residents, or three-fifths of the newly insured, and is budgeted at $880 million for 2010, a 7.3% single-year increase that is likely to be optimistic.
The state's overall costs on health programs have increased by 42% (!) since 2006
Mr. Romney should have known better before signing on to this not-so-grand experiment, especially since the state's "free market" reforms that he boasts about have proven to be irrelevant when not fictional.
Only 21,000 people have used the "connector" that was supposed to link individuals to private insurers."


A Very Sick Health Plan; Bay State’s ‘Grand Experiment’ Fails [RomneyCare]
… fiscal troubles aplenty within Repubican Mitt Romney’s brainchild, Massachusetts’ “grand experiment” in “universal” health care."
"Initiated on Mr. Romney’s gubernatorial watch in 2006, this “experiment” has fallen on hard times, and predictably so.
Even though the Bay State commenced its program with a far smaller percentage of uninsured residents than exists nationwide,
“RomneyCare” is threatening to bankrupt the state.“


"Dem Congresswoman Admits Obama Health Care Plan Will Destroy Private Health Insurance Industry"


"Romney’s mistreatments a sick man, as Gov. Mitt Romney meets a medical marijuana patient"

16 posted on 12/17/2009 7:54:57 PM PST by Diogenesis ("Those who go below the surface do so at their peril" - Oscar Wilde)
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To: Federalist Patriot

Holy cow! A positive posting about Mitt Romney. Hey Free Republic: you better take this down quick and put up more of your Romney hate banner headlines


17 posted on 12/17/2009 8:02:26 PM PST by rman04554
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To: Rome2000
"Bombastic Lad Hannity still giving the liberal fraud Romney a forum and perpetuating the MYTH of SLICK WILLARD RINO ROMNEYS's conservatism.".

Wonder if he'll have Romney on as much during the next presidential primary season as he did Guliani in the last. I don't have much patience for him, especially when he sucks up to RINOs.
18 posted on 12/17/2009 8:10:06 PM PST by ThomasSawyer (Democratic Underground: Proof that anyone can figure out how to use a computer.)
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To: writer33
You mistake the matter in thinking that you can identify what destroys things by identifying the party that embraces it.

BIG GOVERNMENT LIBERALISM is what destroys things.

The Democrat party has openly embraced big government liberalism and nanny-state governance. But when that same big government liberalism and nanny-state governance philosophy is advocated by Republicans, as in Mitt Romney, it is EQUALLY DESTRUCTIVE.

Ceasing to elect Democrats will not save this country. CEASING TO ELECT LIBERALS is what will save this country.

Electing Republicans who advocate the same big-government interference and nanny-state governance mentality typically identified with the Democrat party will STILL destroy the nation.

If Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman switched parties and became Republicans, by your way of thinking, they would then be legit "saviors."

LIBERALISM is the tool of destruction; the party is irrelevant.

19 posted on 12/17/2009 8:10:51 PM PST by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: rman04554
Only a sucker would automatically believe that when Romney says the pretty words people want to hear, that it's "positive." Get a clue -- Romney will say what you want to hear in order for you to say what he wants to hear you say about him.
20 posted on 12/17/2009 8:13:38 PM PST by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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