MITT ROMNEY
DELIVERS REMARKS
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Boston, MA –
Mitt Romney
today delivered
remarks in
Manchester, New
Hampshire. The
following
remarks were
prepared for
delivery:
Thank you, New
Hampshire!
Tonight, we made
history!
This state has
always been a
special place
for our family.
Ann and I made a
home here and
we’ve filled it
with great
memories of our
children and
grandchildren.
And this Granite
State moment is
one we will
always remember.
Tonight, we
celebrate.
Tomorrow, we go
back to work.
We remember when
Barack Obama
came to New
Hampshire four
years ago.
He promised to
bring people
together.
He promised to
change the
broken system in
Washington.
He promised to
improve our
nation.
Those were the
days of lofty
promises made by
a hopeful
candidate.
Today, we are
faced with the
disappointing
record of a
failed
President. The
last three years
have held a lot
of change, but
they haven’t
offered much
hope.
The middle class
has been
crushed. Nearly
24 million of
our fellow
Americans are
still out of
work, struggling
to find work, or
have just
stopped looking.
The median
income has
dropped 10% in
four years.
Soldiers
returning from
the front lines
are waiting in
unemployment
lines. Our debt
is too high and
our
opportunities
too few.
And this
President wakes
up every
morning, looks
out across
America and is
proud to
announce, “It
could be worse.”
It could be
worse? Is that
what it means to
be an American?
It could be
worse?
Of course not.
What defines us
as Americans is
our unwavering
conviction that
we know it must
be better.
That conviction
guides our
campaign. It has
rallied millions
of Americans in
every corner of
this country to
our cause.
Over the last
six months, I’ve
listened to
anxious voices
in town meetings
and visited with
students and
soldiers. In
break rooms and
living rooms,
I’ve heard
stories of
families getting
by on less, of
carefully
planned
retirements now
replaced by jobs
at minimum wage.
But even now,
amidst the worst
economy since
the Great
Depression, I’ve
rarely heard a
refrain of
hopelessness.
Americans know
that our future
is brighter and
better than
these troubled
times. We still
believe in the
hope, the
promise, and the
dream of
America. We
still believe in
that shining
city on a hill.
We know that the
future of this
country is
better than 8 or
9% unemployment.
It is better
than $15
trillion in
debt.
It is better
than the
misguided
policies and
broken promises
of the last
three years –
and the failed
leadership of
one man.
The President
has run out of
ideas. Now, he’s
running out of
excuses. And
tonight, we are
asking the good
people of South
Carolina to join
the citizens of
New Hampshire
and make 2012
the year he runs
out of time.
President Obama
wants to put
free enterprise
on trial. In the
last few days,
we have seen
some desperate
Republicans join
forces with him.
This is such a
mistake for our
Party and for
our nation. This
country already
has a leader who
divides us with
the bitter
politics of
envy. We must
offer an
alternative
vision. I stand
ready to lead us
down a different
path, where we
are lifted up by
our desire to
succeed, not
dragged down by
a resentment of
success. In
these difficult
times, we cannot
abandon the core
values that
define us as
unique -- We are
One Nation,
Under God.
Make no mistake,
in this
campaign, I will
offer the
American ideals
of economic
freedom a clear
and unapologetic
defense.
Our campaign is
about more than
replacing a
President; it is
about saving the
soul of America.
This election is
a choice between
two very
different
destinies.
President Obama
wants to
“fundamentally
transform”
America. We want
to restore
America to the
founding
principles that
made this
country great.
He wants to turn
America into a
European-style
entitlement
society. We want
to ensure that
we remain a free
and prosperous
land of
opportunity.
This President
takes his
inspiration from
the capitals of
Europe; we look
to the cities
and small towns
of America.
This President
puts his faith
in government.
We put our faith
in the American
people.
He is making the
federal
government
bigger,
burdensome, and
bloated. I will
make it simpler,
smaller, and
smarter.
He raised the
national debt. I
will cut, cap,
and balance the
budget.
He enacted
job-killing
regulations;
I’ll eliminate
them.
He lost our AAA
credit rating;
I’ll restore it.
He passed
Obamacare; I’ll
repeal it.
When it comes to
the economy, my
highest priority
as President
will be worrying
about your job,
not saving my
own.
Internationally,
President Obama
has adopted an
appeasement
strategy. He
believes
America’s role
as leader in the
world is a thing
of the past. I
believe a strong
America must –
and will – lead
the future.
He doesn’t see
the need for
overwhelming
American
military
superiority. I
will insist on a
military so
powerful no one
would think of
challenging it.
He chastises
friends like
Israel; I’ll
stand with our
friends.
He apologizes
for America; I
will never
apologize for
the greatest
nation in the
history of the
Earth.
Our plans
protect freedom
and opportunity,
and our
blueprint is the
Constitution of
the United
States.
The path I lay
out is not one
paved with ever
increasing
government
checks and
cradle-to-grave
assurances that
government will
always be the
solution. If
this election is
a bidding war
for who can
promise more
benefits, then
I’m not your
President. You
have that
President today.
But if you want
to make this
election about
restoring
American
greatness, then
I hope you will
join us.
If you believe
the
disappointments
of the last few
years are a
detour, not our
destiny, then I
am asking for
your vote.
I’m asking each
of you to
remember how
special it is to
be an American.
I want you to
remember what it
was like to be
hopeful and
excited about
the future, not
to dread each
new headline.
I want you to
remember when
you spent more
time dreaming
about where to
send your kids
to college than
wondering how to
make it to the
next paycheck.
I want you to
remember when
you weren’t
afraid to look
at your
retirement
savings or the
price at the
pump.
I want you to
remember when
our White House
reflected the
best of who we
are, not the
worst of what
Europe has
become.
That America is
still out there.
We still believe
in that America.
We still believe
in the America
that is a land
of opportunity
and a beacon of
freedom. We
believe in the
America that
challenges each
of us to be
better and
bigger than
ourselves.
This election,
let’s fight for
the America we
love. We believe
in America.
Thank you. God
bless you. And
God bless the
United States of
America.
Mitt Romney
e-mail to
Supporters on
January 10, 2012
Tonight, we made
history.
Thank you, New
Hampshire! And
thanks to all
the supporters
like you who
helped us earn
this.
Tonight, we
celebrate.
Tomorrow, we go
back to work and
take our message
to South
Carolina.
Four years ago,
Barack Obama
made a lot of
promises to the
American people,
including hope
and change. The
last three years
have held a lot
of change --
they haven't
offered much
hope.
We can make
America great
again. I believe
the
disappointments
of the last few
years are a
detour, not our
destiny.
If you believe
that too, I'm
asking for your
help.
Two states have
made their
voices heard --
forty-eight more
are anxiously
waiting.
This election,
let's fight for
the America we
love.
Thanks,
Mitt Romney
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