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Romney Campaign Press Release - Romney For President Releases New Web Video, "Our Time"

June 18, 2012

Today, Romney for President released a new web video, "Our Time." Three years after President Obama proudly proclaimed that the economy was his, more than 23 million Americans are still out of work, underemployed, or no longer looking for work and we've seen forty straight months of unemployment over 8 percent. Just last week, the President said the economy "isn't where it needs to be." President Obama has had his moment and failed. Now it is our time.

To View "Our Time" Please See: http://mi.tt/P7oWPB

AD FACTS: Script For "Our Time"

VIDEO TEXT: "July 14, 2009"

VIDEO TEXT: "Three Years Ago"

VIDEO TEXT: "Barack Obama Told The Country That He Is Responsible For The Economy..."

VIDEO TEXT: "July 14, 2009"

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "So I welcome the job. I want the responsibility..."

  • PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "My job is to solve problems, not to stand on the sidelines and harp and gripe. So I welcome the job. I want the responsibility." (President Barack Obama, Remarks, Warren, MI, 7/14/09)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "Give it to me."

  • PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "Now, my administration has a job to do, as well, and that job is to get this economy back on its feet. That's my job. And it's a job I gladly accept. I love these folks who helped get us in this mess and then suddenly say, well, this is Obama's economy. That's fine. Give it to me. (President Barack Obama, Remarks, Warren, MI, 7/14/09)

VIDEO TEXT: "So Where Are We Now?"

VIDEO TEXT: "Now, 23.2 Million Americans Out Of Work"

VIDEO TEXT: "Underemployed Or No Longer Looking For Work"

  • 23.2 Million Americans Are Unemployed, Underemployed, Or Have Stopped Looking For Work. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, 6/17/12)

VIDEO TEXT: "40 Straight Months Of Over 8% Unemployment"

  • Under President Obama, Unemployment Has Remained Above 8% For 40 Straight Months. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, 6/17/12)

VIDEO TEXT: "Middle-Class Struggles Have Deepened..."

  • Median Family Net Worth Has Hit A Two-Decade Low. "The Great Recession shrank Americans' wealth so much that in 2010 median family net worth was no more than it had been in 1992 after adjusting for inflation, the Federal Reserve reported Monday. Median net worth declined from $126,400 in 2007 to $77,300 in 2010, a Fed survey of family finances found. The median marks the point where half had more and half had less." (Martin Crutsinger, "Fed Report: Middle Class Net Worth Tumbles," The Associated Press, 6/12/12)

VIDEO TEXT: "And Median Household Income Has Dropped By More Than $4,000"

  • Since President Obama Took Office, Median Household Income Has Declined By $4,300. "Yet real median household income in March was down $4,300 since Obama took office in January 2009 and down $2,900 since the June 2009 start of the economic recovery, according to an analysis of census data by Sentier Research, an economic- consulting firm in Annapolis, Maryland." (Mike Dorning, "Obama Fails To Stem Middle-Class Slide He Blamed On Bush," Bloomberg, 4/30/12)

VIDEO TEXT: "Now, He Tells Us..."

VIDEO TEXT: "June 14, 2012"

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "Of course the economy isn't where it needs to be."

  • PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "Of course the economy isn't where it needs to be. Of course we have a lot more work to do. Everybody knows that." (President Barack Obama, Remarks, Cleveland, OH, 6/14/12)

VIDEO TEXT: "But He Still Wants Four More Years To Fix The Problem"

MITT ROMNEY: "Well Mr. President, you've had your moment. We've seen the results. And now Mr. President, this is our time."

  • MITT ROMNEY: "Well Mr. President, you've had your moment. We've seen the results. And now Mr. President, this is our time." (Mitt Romney, Remarks, Davenport, IA, 12/27/11)

Mitt Romney, Romney Campaign Press Release - Romney For President Releases New Web Video, "Our Time" Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/301584

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