Faith & Freedom Coalition Conference and Briefing  ...next >
June 3, 2011--Ann Romney introduced her husband of 42 years.  She noted that "it's been a busy couple of days for Mitt and I."  (Romney announced his candidacy yesterday.)  "I think we put a warning shot across the bow of the Obama administration," Ann Romney said, "because we're coming to get him."  "I was the one who encouraged Mitt recently to think about getting back in this race," she said, citing her concern for the future of the country and her grandchildren.  She also noted how her husband had stood by her in meeting some challenges of her own.  "When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he was the man that stood by me and helped me pull through that and gave me the strength to overcome that illness.  He was also by my side when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  And that was two years ago, and he stood by me through thick and thin through that."  Further, she said, "He is the guy that knows how to fix things and how to put things back on track and how to turn things around."
Romney stated, "We're united tonight in a lot of things.  We're united in the love we have for this great country, we're united in our belief in the sanctity of human life, we're united in our belief in the importance and significance marriage between one man and one woman, we're united in our belief in America, and tonight as we gather we're also united in our concern for America, because our country is in peril."  "Barack Obama has failed the American people," Romney declared.
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