Romney: Democratic platform shows party is 'extreme'

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally on September 1, 2012 in Jacksonville, Fla.

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(CBS News) Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said the initial decision by Democrats to remove the word "God" from their party platform shows how "out of touch" and "extreme" they've become.

"I think their having removed purposefully 'God' from their platform suggests a party that is increasingly out of touch with the mainstream of American people," Romney said in a televised interview with Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron. "I think this party is veering further and further away into an extreme wing that Americans don't recognize."

At the Democratic National Convention this week, the word "God" was dropped from a paragraph in the 2008 platform that referred to Americans making the most of "their God-given potential." But after being hammered by Republicans for the change, the Democrats added the word back on Wednesday. The platform now reads, "We need a government that stands up for the hopes, values and interests of working people and gives everyone willing to work hard the chance to make the most of their God-given potential."

Also under pressure from GOP critics, the Democrats added back to their convention platform a reference to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Romney also said in the interview that President Obama's grading his handling of the economy in his first term as "incomplete" is the equivalent to asking for a do-over. "Incomplete usually means that you've got to go back and take the course again," Romney said. "I don't think the American people want to see this president get another four years."

It's been more than 35 years since Romney attended college, so he may be a bit fuzzy on the grading system. Traditionally, an incomplete grade means a student has not finished the work needed to receive a letter grade and is given an extension. Most colleges will not allow students to re-register for courses in which they hold a grade of incomplete.

In another television interview Wednesday, Romney gave the Democrats' convention a poor grade.

"So far it's been a celebration of failure, I'm afraid," he told the ABC affiliate in Charlotte. "The Democratic party and the Obama campaign really don't have a lot to point to in terms of accomplishment. The American people know they're not better off than they were four years ago. And there are two numbers that were big in the media this week, but are not likely to make it into the Democrat convention. One is $16 trillion of debt. ... And the other is 47 -- 47 million people now on food stamps. When the president was sworn into office, there were 33 million. That means he's added 15 million onto food stamps - that's more even than the population of North Carolina, the population of Ohio."

He also commented on first lady Michelle Obama's convention address, although he said he didn't watch it, and on actor Clint Eastwood's controversial dialogue with an empty chair, representing Obama, at the Republican National Convention last week.

"I have respect for the first lady. I think Michelle Obama's a lovely person. I actually didn't hear her remarks, but certainly wish her well. My own view is that this is a race where we look at the president's record, at the results of his policies, and if people think things have gotten better and they're happy with the way things are right now, why, they should vote for him again," he said.

Of Eastwood's caustic dialogue with an invisible Obama, Romney said, "Everybody has their own way of expressing things. Clint's obviously a character that expresses his own views in the way he thinks best. I think one of the things he said very well is that we own this country, that we the people are this country. And I think last night at the Democratic convention, when they said that we all belong to the government, I don't think they could have been wrong, more incorrect. The government belongs to us as the people. And Clint said it in his way, I'll say it in my way."

[sjc_1]

Notice the flags in the background? Republicans always wrap themselves in the flag when they have nothing else. Romney cooked down more companies, off shored more money and caused more Americans to lose their jobs than anyone.

[sjc_1]

Extreme? I suppose the Tea Party is moderate. You better look in your own back yard Mitt, you have had the biggest insurrection in the GOP in a long time. The Tea Party defines extreme.

[wurmanx]

Yo! Mitt. Why didn't you have your own former President come to that pathetic rightwingnutjobz gabfest and nominate you as their leader? You know the guy, Bu$h xliii, fabricator for the weapons of mass delusion. Yeah, why didn't you trot him out to give a rousing send off for your righteous campaign. He could've given a great speech in some garbled, unintelligible catapulting of the propaganda. Oddly, he probably makes more sense than you do. And maybe he could sell you a few hectares of the el rancho grande down there in Paraguay. You guys could sit around and count the money in your offshore bank accounts. Hey Mitt, you own any share of Carlyle?

[sjc_1]

G.W Bush bought the water rights down there. No one will take a drink of water without him making money. Now THAT is the true Republican method, profit at others expense when they have NO other choice. EVIL.

[infantryman1968]

Romney: Democratic platform shows party is 'extreme'


LOL!


The whole world was watching as the followers of Obama denounced God and the Jews........

Another warning.

[tsigili]

What shows they are "extreme" is that they never utter a single word of truth!

The Democratic Party really has become the Nazi party of Germany, in the 1930's. They have taken over the media, and they have convinced people they are for the people, when all they are really after is dictatorial control of America.

The media is aiding and abetting the Democrats in that effort, by being silent on the lies they tell.

Clinton's speech was so full of outright lies, the fact checkers SHOULD have a long list of lies to expose......but they will not expose those lies, because the Democrats control the media!

[WHAT-IS-HE-SMOKING]

OK, you do some fact checking and get back to us.

[candlestick1]

How come there is no mention of the way these statements were added back into the platform. 3 times for a voice call and each time the no's had it and then the mayor just lied and said the yes had it and then the boos. I love honest reporting.

[A_Canadian_Opinion]

Dems extreme?!? The Republican party is so extreme these days that they border on facism. Canadians have come to understand that socialism is not such a dirty word. It just means helping each other out rather than being a greedy pig at the trough. As a result, the average wealth of a Canadian household has recently surpassed the average wealth of an American household. Who would have thought those backwards socialistic policies could have accomplished that?

[rayward73446]

Divisiveness is Mitt's strong suit, the wealthy, corporations, the hard right wingers, Christian fanatics, and the tea party goons working for the Koch brothers above everyone else.
Or chose the democrat's platform "we are in this together...shared responsibility, shared growth and a level playing field for everyone, with a commitment to community ."
Obama will win again in 2012, because he offers real hope, not so for the GOP. Plus he averted a depression, and he has the economy growing.

Obama has created over 4,500,000 jobs, Romney and the GOP have created zero jobs over the same time period. Romney has no experience creating jobs, he only has experience in sending jobs overseas. Let's get the country growing again by re-electing Obama!

[noel90210]

Filthy heathens. The dems are run by promiscuous women and godless homosexuals. They don't represent normal people. I certainly won't be voting for those lowlives.

So we boo GOD now? Shame, shame, shame!

[retmw1]

Yet mitt doesn't believe in the same god that you far rightwing so called christians do

[A_Canadian_Opinion]

WOW! I just read John 8 the other night about the adulterous women that was brought to Jesus by people who were exactly like noel90210. Fortunately, for mankind's sake, Jesus' responded with mercy and showed them the error of their thinking.

[marcie10000]

What Romney projectionism! Balderdash about the Dem platform being extreme! Goodness - if the tax return story is true - I'd give money for the ransom!

We have not seem a 2010 complete tax return. We have not seen the 2011 estimate. Most importantly, we've not seen the 2009 amnesty for felony tax evasion of Swiss accounts.