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Romney for President

"The Real State of the Union" +
  1:45 web video from Jan. 24, 2012.

[Music] [Gavel Strike] Man (audio): Mr. Speaker, the president of the United States. [echo effect]

Romney: This is the real state of our union.  But you won't hear stories like those at President Obama's address tonight—the unemployed don't get tickets to sit next to the First Lady.

Instead tonight, the president will do what he does best.  He'll give a nice speech...

Obama: The idea of America endures...

    TEXT: 35 straight months of unemployment above 8%

Romney: A lot of memorable phrases in it...

Obama: ...and our future is hopeful...

    TEXT: Highest long-term unemployment on record

Romney: But he won't give you the hard numbers...

Obama: ...our journey goes forward...

    TEXT: National debt, $15 trillion and climbing

Obama: ...the state of our union is strong.

    TEXT: U.S. credit downgraded

[Music changes tempo]

Romney: Three years ago, we measured candidate Obama by his hopeful promises and his slogans.  Today President Obama has amassed an actual record, of debt, decline and disappointment.

I'd use the State of the Union to lay out an agenda that will get our country back on track and get our fiscal house in order.  We need to nominate someone who is an experienced leade, who has the qualities of leadership, the character, the judgement, the seriousness, the sobriety, the capacity demonstrated time and time again as a leader to help guide our party at a critical time.


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