2012 Presidential Campaign Blog

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Blatant”

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Blatant”

CHICAGO -- Obama for America released a new television advertisement today titled “Blatant” that lays out how Mitt Romney’s claim regarding the President’s welfare policy is blatantly false. The truth is clear: President Obama is strengthening welfare-to-work requirements by requiring states to move 20 percent more people from welfare to work in order to receive additional flexibility. And as noted in the ad, even President Clinton – who signed welfare reform into law – said Romney’s claims are “not true.”

“Blatant” will air in Colorado, Iowa, Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia.

VISUAL
 AUDIO

President Obama
 President Obama Voice Over:
“I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message.”
 
Romney with a screenshot of the President and text “Obama drops work requirements”
 Voice Over:
Seen this?   Mitt Romney claiming the President would end welfare’s work requirements?

Romney Video Text On Screen: “Obama Drops Work Requirements.” [Mitt Romney video advertisement, “Right Choice,” 08/07/12]
 
Graphic of New York Times editorial quote:

“blatantly false”
 The New York Times calls it “blatantly false.”
 
President Clinton at a podium
 And President Clinton’s reaction to the Romney ad?
 
Clinton: Romney ad 'not true'
 
Get the Facts: WelfareFacts.org

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Betty McCollum & Women Small Business Owners Hold Roundtable On Middle-Class Economic Security

REP. JAN SCHAKOWSKY, REP. BETTY MCCOLLUM & WOMEN SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HOLD ROUNDTABLE ON MIDDLE-CLASS ECONOMIC SECURITY

St. Paul, Minn. – On Thursday, August 9th at 10:30 am at Subtext Bookstore in St. Paul, Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined women small business owners from the twin cities and other local leaders for a roundtable discussion on middle-class security.

Rep. Schakowsky is a lead national surrogate and close friend of President Obama, and has been Congresswoman to Illinois’ 9th district since 1998. She will visit Minnesota to talk with local women and business owners about the importance of creating greater security for middle-class families and small business owners.

WHO:   (R-L)         

Betty McCollum, US Representative from Minnesota
Jan Schakowsky, US Representative from Illinois
Rena Moran, State Representative from St. Paul
Bonnie Alton, owner Great Harvest Bread Co.
June Berkowitz, owner of Nina’s Coffee Shop
Jada Breuer, owner of Karma on Grand
Mary Hamel, Executive Director of the Metro Independent Business Association

WHAT: Roundtable on middle-class security

WHERE:      

Subtext Bookstore (under Nina’s Café)
165 Western Avenue, North
Saint Paul, MN

WHEN: August 9, 2012 at 10:30 am

Excerpts: President Obama’s Remarks at a Grassroots Event in Pueblo, Colorado

EXCERPTS: President Obama’s Remarks at a Grassroots Event in Pueblo, Colorado

CHICAGO -- Today, at a grassroots event in Pueblo, Colorado, President Obama will highlight his support for tax credits for wind energy manufacturers in Colorado and other states that are helping to create thousands of jobs and creating a competitive clean energy industry in the United States. Mitt Romney would end the wind energy tax credit, while protecting $4 billion in taxpayer subsidies for big oil.

Below are excerpts of the President’s remarks as prepared for delivery --

"And at a moment when homegrown energy is creating new jobs in states like Colorado and Iowa, my opponent wants to end tax credits for wind energy producers. Think about what that would mean for a community like Pueblo. The wind industry supports about 5,000 jobs across this state. Without those tax credits, 37,000 American jobs, potentially including hundreds of jobs right here in Pueblo, would be at risk. Colorado, it is time to stop spending billions in taxpayer subsidies on an oil industry that's rarely been more profitable, and keep investing in a clean energy industry that's never been more promising."

Vice President Joe Biden will travel to North Carolina and Virginia

VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA

CHICAGO – Obama for America announced today that Vice President Joe Biden will travel to North Carolina and Virginia next week. On Monday, August 13, the Vice President will be in North Carolina for a campaign event. On Tuesday, August 14, and Wednesday, August 15, he will hold campaign events in several cities in southern and southwest Virginia.

Additional details on the Vice President’s campaign events are forthcoming.

President Barack Obama Will Take a Three-Day Tour of Iowa August 13-15, 2012

PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TRAVEL TO IOWA

DES MOINES – Obama for America announced today that President Obama will take a three-day tour of Iowa next week. On Monday, August 13, the President will travel to Council Bluffs, and Boone for campaign events. On Tuesday, August 14, he will hold campaign events in Oskaloosa, Marshalltown and Waterloo. On Wednesday, August 15, First Lady Michelle Obama will join President Obama for campaign events in Dubuque and Davenport.

Additional details on the President’s campaign events are forthcoming.

First Lady Michelle Obama to Speak to Grassroots Supporters in West Philadelphia, Montgomery County, and Bethlehem, PA

First Lady Michelle Obama to Speak to Grassroots Supporters in West Philadelphia, Montgomery County, and Bethlehem, PA

CHICAGO, IL – On Thursday, August 9, First Lady Michelle Obama will travel to Pennsylvania for campaign stops in West Philadelphia, Montgomery County, and Bethlehem. The First Lady will speak about what’s at stake in this election for Pennsylvanians and encourage them to help organize their communities between now and November. And, as part of the campaign's new It Takes One effort, the First Lady will ask every supporter to help grow Obama for America's national grassroots network.

The First Lady’s events are free and open to the public. Tickets are required due to limited space, and will be available to the public starting on a first come, first serve basis.

WEST PHILADELPHIA

WHAT: First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks to Philadelphia Grassroots Supporters

WHEN: 2:00 PM EDT

August 9, 2012

WHERE:      

Bobby Morgan Arena on the campus of University of the Sciences
Athletic Recreation Center
730 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

WHAT: First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks to Montgomery County Grassroots Supporters

WHEN: 4:00 PM EDT

August 9, 2012

WHERE:      

Upper Dublin High School
800 Loch Alsh Avenue
Fort Washington, PA 19034

BETHLEHEM

WHAT: First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks to Bethlehem Grassroots Supporters

WHEN: 7:10 PM EDT

August 9, 2012

WHERE:      

Johnston Hall at Moravian College
221 West Elizabeth Ave
Bethlehem, PA 18018

President Barack Obama To Travel To Colorado On August 8-9, 2012 *Updated

PRESIDENT OBAMA TO LAY OUT VISION TO RESTORE MIDDLE-CLASS ECONOMIC SECURITY IN COLORADO

CHICAGO-- On Wednesday, August 8, President Obama will kick-off a two-day tour of Colorado with grassroots events in Denver and Grand Junction.  On Thursday, August 9, President Obama will deliver remarks at a grassroots event in Pueblo.  In Colorado, the President will discuss the choice in this election between two fundamentally different visions on how to create an economy built to last. 

The President will discuss his plan to restore middle-class security by paying down our debt in a balanced way that ensures everyone pays their fair share and still invests in the things we need to create jobs and grow our economy over the long term, like education, energy, innovation, and infrastructure.  The President will also repeat his call for Congress to act now to give middle-class families some certainty by preventing a scheduled tax increase on 98 percent of Americans, including families across Colorado.  During his first term, President Obama has already cut taxes for a typical Colorado family by about $3,900.  This has helped families in Colorado afford to send their children to college, buy their first home, pay for health care and child care.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Grassroots Event with President Obama in Denver, Colorado

Estimated Event Time: 1:15PM MDT         

Where:          

Auraria Event Center
Auraria Campus
1255 10th Street Mall
Denver, CO 80204

Grassroots Event with President Obama in Grand Junction, Colorado:

Estimated Event Time: 5:25PM MDT

Where:          

Grand Junction High School
Main Gymnasium
1400 N. 5th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81501

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Grassroots Event with President Obama in Pueblo, Colorado:

Estimated Event Time: 10:40AM MDT

Where:          

Palace of Agriculture
Colorado Springs Fairgrounds
1001 Beulah Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81004

UPDATE: Grassroots Event with President Obama in Colorado Springs, Colorado:

Estimated Event Time: 1:55PM MDT

Where:          

Cutler Quad   
Colorado College
912 N. Cascade Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: "Important"

New Barack Obama 2012 Television Ad "Important"

Dawn: "I think Mitt Romney's really out of touch with the average woman's health issues..."
Alex: "This is not the 1950s. Contraception is so important to women...it's about a woman being able to make decisions..."
Dawn "I don't remember anyone as extreme as Romney."
Mitt Romney: "I'll cut off funding to Planned Parenthood."
Alex: "I don't think Mitt Romney can even understand the mindset of someone who has to go to Planned Parenthood."
Mitt Romney: "Planned Parenthood. We're going to get rid of that."
Dawn: "I think Romney would definitely drag us back."

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Balanced”

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Balanced”

"The choice on debt.

Mitt Romney's plan: huge tax cuts for millionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and corporations that ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit.

President Obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion

Two plans. Your choice."

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Stretch”

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Stretch”

CHICAGO -- Obama for America released a new television advertisement today titled “Stretch” that highlights how the Romney Tax Hike would raise taxes on millions of middle-class families with children by more than $2,000 to pay for his $5 trillion tax plan tilted to the wealthiest. Even though Mitt Romney paid only 14% in taxes on $20 million of income, Romney asks the middle-class to pick up the tab for millionaires’ tax breaks. Under the Romney Tax Hike, he pays less and the middle-class pays more.

“Stretch” will air in New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Nevada.

"You work hard, stretch every penny, but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him: Mitt Romney made $20 million dollars in 2010, but paid only 14% in taxes—probably less than you.

Now he has a plan that will give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2000 dollars a year. Mitt Romney's middle class tax increase: he pays less, you pay more."