Romney & Ryan: The first interview

Bob Schieffer: Just "yes"?

Paul Ryan: I said, "I'm honored. I'm humbled." And, I said, "Yes."

Bob Schieffer: How long had you been thinking Paul Ryan?

Mitt Romney: Well, you know, I'd been given a number of people consideration. And there're some terrific people who could become president of the United States as Paul-- I mean Paul could become, if it were necessary, could become president. He has the experience and judgment, capacity and character to become president. And that was the first and most important criteria.

Bob Schieffer: Congressman, this is going to change your whole life. What did your family think about it?

Paul Ryan: Well, we've dedicated much of our lives to saving this country, to public service. I had planned a different path for my life when I was younger. And I felt a calling to public service. And Jan and I, my wife and I, discussed this at great length. It is going to change our life, but we really think that this is a moment in the country that needs leadership. And we really think that we can make a big difference and get our country back on track.

Bob Schieffer: Now I understand you're also gonna run for reelection in your congressional seat. Are you kind of hedging your bets here?

Paul Ryan: No, I'm already on the ballot. You can't even go off the ballot. So I've already filed. Our filing deadline was in June. I'm already on the ballot, so it has nothing to do with that.

Bob Schieffer: And Congressman Ryan, governor, is known up on the Hill as a teacher. He's a real expert on the budget. He helps other people understand it. Do you think he-- does he knows some things that-- will you learn from him?

Mitt Romney: Well, I sure hope so. I can't imagine you'd have two people that couldn't learn from one another. And obviously his experience on the Hill and working with a wide array of issues is something which will, in fact, already has been an input to my campaign and will be going forward. I-- you know, I-- well, I expect to work with him. If we become president and vice president we'll work together, looking at issues together. Important decisions will be made with his consultations along with other individuals. And, obviously, I have to make the final call in important decisions. But, this is a man who's dedicated the last 14 years working in Washington in ways that are not highly partisan or political, but instead are focused on what he thinks the right course is for America. And that's the kind of person I want. This is a man who's also very analytical. He's a policy guy. People know him as a policy guy. That's one of the reasons he has such respect on both sides of the aisle. I'm a policy guy, believe it or not. I love policy. I love solving tough problems. And we face real challenges around the world, places like Syria, Egypt, Iran. We've got real problems. Domestically, you have 23 million Americans out of work or stopped looking for work. The president has not been able to get this economy going. I believe that you have to have folks that have the kind of capacity and experience that we have to get America back on track.

Bob Schieffer: Congressman, what would be your role in the campaign? Are you going to be the attack dog?

Paul Ryan: I'm going to help him win this race so we can do it for the American people. We're going to split up more often than not and double our efforts. So to me this is-- it was one against two for a while. Now it's two against two. We're going to redouble our efforts and we're going to bring a message to the country: "Here's how you get the country back on track."

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[mikesfilms]

Romney/Ryan's plan: More tax cuts to the Romney-like millionaires in the heat of the recession. These characters are bent on destroying the nation.

[philom-2009]

Romney's V.P. - An Echo of His Master's Voice

No more speculation about who it will be
now that Romney has finally named his presidential V.P.
The noise heard was a collective groan
when Mitt announced in choosing Paul Ryan he had picked a clone.

When Paul agrees with Mitt that money given to the wealthy to the poor trickles down
does he know he's quoting a phrase coined by a clown?
Humorist Will Rogers used the expression
to try to raise the people's spirits during the Depression.

Today like Romney the affluent place their ill-gotten gains
in off-shore accounts in places where it seldom rains.
And where the tax man is so kind
that when they pay few, if any, taxes he does not mind.

Paul is another who laps up Ayn Rand's skewed philosophy with unbounded admiration
and says for him it has always been an inspiration.
He agrees that giving to those in need is tommyrot
for one should always give to those who've got.

When he announces his plans for benefits like food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid
one can only wonder what he's imbibing with his lemonade.
Does he really expect voters to place their trust
in someone who believes prices paid by the poor do not rise but simply adjust?

Donald Trump, Ryan's supporter and infamous birther,
described by some as a Middle-Earther,
admonished him for announcing his budget plan
before the election was in the can.

Better to wait, he said, and not yet about his ideas brag
or he'd risk letting his cat out of the bag.
And Rupert Murdoch, that Antipodean epitome of fair play and straight dealing ,
agree s for America Mitt's and Ryan's plans are the most appealing.

Paul is advised by Cheney who, by some magical black art,
was finally able to acquire a heart.
Is Mitt's sidekick thankful to receive words of cheer
from the most notorious war profiteer?

If he's taking lessons from Dick about how animals to kill
he should remember that shooting is not his friend's greatest skill.
Paul should never consider inviting him on a deer hunting trip
or letting him on any kind of weapon get a grip.

As to Rush Limbaugh, to reject The Blob's blessing Paul would be wise
since his massive Viagra doses never helped him to any occasion rise.
Meanwhile Romney, by introducing Ryan as the next U.S. president with a ringing shout
shows he is still suffering from a serious case of foot-in-mouth.

When in the U.K. Mitt boasted that the Anglo-Saxons were the cream of the crop
in three of the Kingdom's countries a penny could be heard to drop.
In Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales exasperation was felt
by each and every inhabitant who takes pride in being known as a Celt.

As we witness the continuing pre-election drama
there is one thing where no-one can deny Paul Ryan beats Barack Obama.
But the President will probably shed no tears
when he hears Paul declare he is the one who has the bigger ears.

*****
As for me, I make no apology
for not being taken in by Romney's harebrained Mittology.

www.philitics.com

[AmericasComebackTeam]

http://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-paul-ryan-mitt-romney-crowds-wisconsin-north-carolina-2012-8

[ronneysdf]

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[ronneysdf]

FREAKIN UNREAL!!! The rich are cashing in while we break our backs doing the 9-5 routine. ENOUGH!!! Want to see what the rich are hiding from us? Go ahead and GOOGLE the following term " FAST SLICK RICH " and go to the first site. Then click on one of the " LIFE INSURANCE " pages to see how we can score huge money...WHILE WE ARE ALIVE TOO! It is unbelievable how must cash you can get from this.

[AmericasComebackTeam]

This interview is just ANOTHER example of left winged liberal journalists NOT reporting the WHOLE story!

One interesting note here: 60 Minutes DIDN'T even air Ryan's response. How is America supposed to learn about anything if the geniuses journalists fair reporters people involved with the mainstream media completely refuse to air anything of substance?

"There's only one president that I know of in history that robbed Medicare, $716 billion to pay for a new risky program of his own that we call Obamacare," Romney said.

"What Paul Ryan and I have talked about is saving Medicare, is providing people greater choice in Medicare, making sure it's there for current seniors. No changes, by the way, for current seniors, or those nearing retirement. But looking for young people down the road and saying, "We're going to give you a bigger choice." In America, the nature of this country has been giving people more freedom, more choices. That's how we make Medicare work down the road."



Ryan added, "My mom is a Medicare senior in Florida. Our point is we need to preserve their benefits, because government made promises to them that they've organized their retirements around. In order to make sure we can do that, you must reform it for those of us who are younger. And we think these reforms are good reforms. That have bipartisan origins. They started from the Clinton commission in the late '90s."

[bbglow]

Dear Gov. Romney & Rep. Ryan,

I agree with you 100% that we must protect the promise of America including freedom, liberty and opportunity for future generations. I agree that hard work and dedication should determine a person's worth and those looking for a government handout should be suspect. I agree that government should be limited to it's responsibility to the people and duty under the constitution and held responsible when it violates that duty. That is exactly why I am not voting for either of you.

I totally bought in to the Reagan plan for prosperity. I believed that if I worked hard in support of the people able to finance and grow America that as they rose in wealth my boat would also float higher. However, the reality has never matched the rhetoric.

As I dedicated myself to the trickle down ideal and gave my youth and effort to cubical confinement, the following is what I have experienced and noticed:

- As your cronies gained in wealth their boats got larger and larger and floated higher while the greater majority's situation began to stagnate.

- As your wealth grew, the magnitude was no longer acceptable so it became necessary to send American work off-shore and then proceed to rationalize this apparent necessity by blaming the displaced for not having the motivation to work.

- New and unique ways were invented to stagnate and rob 401K's and investments while huge salaries were channeled to the innovators and creators of the deception while also inventing derogatory terms like Muppets and Aunt Millie for the working life blood channeled to your accounts.

- When events made it necessary to defend America and call for sacrifice your cronies in their infinite wisdom determined it was now time for tax breaks that by percentage benefited the wealthiest allowing the disparity between have and have-not to grow to historic levels.

- With unfunded wars, reduced revenue and a growing government deficit it was once again necessary to find blame with the displaced because of their apparent ever-growing dependence on government.

- With depleted employment and reduced revenue the government deficit grew and once again it became necessary to blame the now growing displaced Americans as the responsible ingrates because they apparently are no longer of value to your personal wealth objectives.

- As emphasis grows abroad and revenue resources diminish it is now becoming necessary to deny the need to improve America's infrastructure and education, nevertheless, pointing the sons and daughter of these same displaced and rejected Americans to defend the growing interests abroad as the remaining value you wish to capitalize on.

I could cite additional examples, however, this alone is enough for me to proclaim I will not vote for either of you because it is my belief that your belief is that America's opportunities belong to only you and your cronies and nobody else. When I was deprived of work and opportunity I would have been much worse off if not for the government I love and the democratically minded who understood and empathized with my situation. If government obligations are growing in an uncontrolled manner as you proclaim, it is your greedy policies that are to blame. Inventing terms like right-to-work and then denying employment represents the insanity of your thought process. Your desire to control government means people like me are at your disposal and reducing regulation translates to more deceptive investment strategies along with more worker and environmental exploitation.

If you want me to vote for you next time around it is necessary for you to demonstrate your value to society. Using your wealth to create greater than subsistence level employment and making government protections stronger and more efficient is a necessary first step. I will not vote to place me and my family at your mercy so that you and your cronies can enjoy the better life at the expense of someone else.

Regards,
Strongly Independent American Voter

[ms-cpa]

Bob Schieffer's bias in favor of the Administration has long been obvious, but he reached a new low when he did not present Rep. Ryan's statement concerning Medicare that would have made it more easily understandable by all, and in particular by seniors. In other professions this would be considered malpractice. For the sake of a good, fair election, please present the facts from both sides and let the electorate decide.

[bzdzmom]

When will CBS news and 60 minutes stop editing their interviews and/or news stories to showcase their own political slant? After reading the transcript of the interview on another website, it is obvious editing was done to slant the truth and avoid the comments made by Ryan. (regarding keeping Medicare the same for current seniors and those close to receiving it) Every time I give CBS another chance when it comes to political news, it is always the same...progressive, liberal slant. UGH!!!

[RealiteBites]

I get the impression that Barack's never even so much as taken an Econ 101 class - not that it matters, because he's incredibly bright, and therefore capable of getting up to speed on the issues very quickly. I think his problem is that he wants too much to be liked by important people - namely, big business.

On the other hand, these two clowns have the background up the wazoo. Which makes it especially SAD that they think the key to saving Medicare would be to make cuts. Do they not believe in the concept of CAPITALISM, and figuring out a way to generate revenue by creating goods and services that are in demand the world over? Do they not get that the policy of free trade assumes that there be actual trade and not outsourcing?

I think that sort of deep level complex issue thinking is above Ryan's level of intellect, so he's limited in what he'll be able to accomplish. But Mitt is just like Obama - I'm sure he understands what needs to be done, but because it'd be politically tough to do what needs to be done, he too is going turtle and pandering too much to big business.

So of he too refuses to make the substantive changes that need to be made, he too is going to be out in 4 years. There's no way to get around recalibrating trade. That's just reality.

[RealiteBites]

Why did you feel the need to make it so personal?

Did you not know that Bush/Clinton were so eager to ram through these trade deals that they accepted bad offers?

For example, something like 225,000 Korean cars were sold in the US in like 2008, and only 6,000 US cars were sold in Korea - because Shrub accepted those terms.

So you need to stop thinking about things in terms of 'trade barriers' and start thinking in terms of fair trade ... or just trade ... if you want to stop being the world's chump.

It's costing the US jobs and money.

Also, the more the US can do about domestic oil production to keep oil money from going to the Middle East, the better. It's killing the balance of trade.

[RealiteBites]

Wow, that's weird - where'd the post go that I addressed my response to???

The guy was all like ... realitbites you sound like unintelligent ...

lol


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