This is getting to be ridiculous. I take that back - it's been getting ridiculous for some time and there may not be a word in the English language fully appropriate for just how ridiculous things have gotten.
At President Obama's Univision forum recently, he responded to a question with the following:
"I think that I've learned some lessons over the last four years, and the most important lesson I've learned is that you can't change Washington from the inside. You can only change it from the outside. That's how I got elected, and that's how the big accomplishments like health care got done, was because we mobilized the American people to speak out."
Now, I don't completely agree with the president, as I feel it's kind of silly to suggest you can't make a difference yourself and change Washington from the inside in addition to people on the outside working hard to bring about change in this nation's capital. However, I understand where he's coming from and whether or not he's being 100% genuine with his sentiments is debatable. Was this just a statement used to try and motivate people to get more involved before the election? Is it something he firmly believes? Did it lie somewhere in the middle? Whatever the case is, the statement was very similar to those the president gave in his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
At the convention, Obama said: "So you see, the election four years ago wasn't about me. It was about you. My fellow citizens, you were the change.
You're the reason there's a little girl with a heart disorder in Phoenix who'll get the surgery she needs because an insurance company can't limit her coverage. You did that.
You're the reason a young man in Colorado who never thought he'd be able to afford his dream of earning a medical degree is about to get that chance. You made that possible.
You're the reason a young immigrant who grew up here and went to school here and pledged allegiance to our flag will no longer be deported from the only country she's ever called home; why selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are or who they love; why thousands of families have finally been able to say to the loved ones who served us so bravely: 'Welcome home.'"
Apparently, Mitt Romney and the Republican Party don't have much of a memory, as that speech Obama gave occurred just over two weeks ago.
So what was Romney's response to Obama's "...you can't change Washington from the inside..." remark?
"He said he can't change Washington from the inside. He can only change it from the outside. Well, we'll give him that chance in November, he's going outside. I can change Washington, I will change Washington, I'll get the job done from the inside. Republicans and Democrats will come together."
In December of 2007, Romney said this: "...I don't think you change Washington from the inside. I think you change it from the outside."
The guy is just making it too easy for me... Please, Mitt, I beg of you - keep on talking...
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/20/886571/mitt-romney-finds-a-new-message-change-can-only-happen-from-inside-washington/
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-obama-hopes-20120907,0,3840193.story
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2007/12/30/4429528-mitt-on-huck-mccain-ann
At President Obama's Univision forum recently, he responded to a question with the following:
"I think that I've learned some lessons over the last four years, and the most important lesson I've learned is that you can't change Washington from the inside. You can only change it from the outside. That's how I got elected, and that's how the big accomplishments like health care got done, was because we mobilized the American people to speak out."
Now, I don't completely agree with the president, as I feel it's kind of silly to suggest you can't make a difference yourself and change Washington from the inside in addition to people on the outside working hard to bring about change in this nation's capital. However, I understand where he's coming from and whether or not he's being 100% genuine with his sentiments is debatable. Was this just a statement used to try and motivate people to get more involved before the election? Is it something he firmly believes? Did it lie somewhere in the middle? Whatever the case is, the statement was very similar to those the president gave in his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
At the convention, Obama said: "So you see, the election four years ago wasn't about me. It was about you. My fellow citizens, you were the change.
You're the reason there's a little girl with a heart disorder in Phoenix who'll get the surgery she needs because an insurance company can't limit her coverage. You did that.
You're the reason a young man in Colorado who never thought he'd be able to afford his dream of earning a medical degree is about to get that chance. You made that possible.
You're the reason a young immigrant who grew up here and went to school here and pledged allegiance to our flag will no longer be deported from the only country she's ever called home; why selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are or who they love; why thousands of families have finally been able to say to the loved ones who served us so bravely: 'Welcome home.'"
Apparently, Mitt Romney and the Republican Party don't have much of a memory, as that speech Obama gave occurred just over two weeks ago.
So what was Romney's response to Obama's "...you can't change Washington from the inside..." remark?
"He said he can't change Washington from the inside. He can only change it from the outside. Well, we'll give him that chance in November, he's going outside. I can change Washington, I will change Washington, I'll get the job done from the inside. Republicans and Democrats will come together."
In December of 2007, Romney said this: "...I don't think you change Washington from the inside. I think you change it from the outside."
The guy is just making it too easy for me... Please, Mitt, I beg of you - keep on talking...
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/20/886571/mitt-romney-finds-a-new-message-change-can-only-happen-from-inside-washington/
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-obama-hopes-20120907,0,3840193.story
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2007/12/30/4429528-mitt-on-huck-mccain-ann
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