“He [Mitt Romney] demonstrated a lack of sophistication about what’s going on in the world, his rapid change in his positions. Look, being president requires a clear vision and a steady hand. That’s exactly what President Obama demonstrated tonight and it’s exactly what governor Romney demonstrated was lacking.”
Vice President Joe Biden, October 23.2012, Time,2:34–2:53, Making comments after the final Presidential Debate “We had a severe outbreak last night. It was, it was at least, at least ‘stage 3 Romnesia’ .If you
can’t seem to remember the policies on your website or the promises that you’ve been making over the 6 years that you’ve been running for president, if you can’t even remember what you said last week –don’t worry, Obamacare covers pre-existing conditions. We can fix you up. We can cure this disease.” President Barack Obama, October 23.2012, Time—0:08—0:48, On the campaign trail at a post-debate rally
“America's going to come back. And for that to happen, we're going to have to have a president who can work across the aisle. I was in a state where my legislature was 87 percent Democrat. I learned how to get along on the other side of the aisle. We've got to do that in Washington. Washington is broken. I know what it takes to get this country back. And we'll work with good Democrats and good Republicans to do that.” Mitt Romney, October 22.2012, Time—1:34:26—1:34:51, At the third presidential debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida
“Governor Romney, I'm glad that you recognize that al-Qaida's a threat because a few months ago when you were asked, what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia — not al-Qaida, you said Russia. And the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War's been over for 20 years.” President Barack Obama, October 22.2012, Time—0:00—0:18, At the third presidential debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida
“Here’s our commitment to you, we’re offering you this choice, so you can decide what kind of country you want to have and we are not going to duck these tough issues. We’re not going to kick the can down the road, we’re going to lead. And we’re not going to spend the next 4 years blaming others, we’re going to take responsibility and fix this mess in Washington.” Paul Ryan, October 21.2012, Time—0:58—1:18, On the campaign trail in Colorado Springs, Colorado
“And — and so we — we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. I went to a number of women's groups and said, can you help us find folks? And I brought us whole binders full of — of women. I was proud of the fact that after I staffed my cabinet and my senior staff that the University of New York in Albany did a survey of all 50 states and concluded that mine had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state in America.” Mitt Romney, October 16.2012, Time— 0:38:01—0:38:30, The Second Presidential Debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York
Song parodies on Obama and Romney:
“I had a different reaction to that first debate than a lot of people did. I mean I thought, I thought – wow here’s old moderate Mitt, where’ve you been boy, I’ve missed you all these last few years. But I was paying attention these past 2 years and it was like one of these Bain Capital deals, you know where he is the closer. So, he shows up, doesn’t really know much about the deal and says, tell me what I’m supposed to say to close.” Bill Clinton, October 9.2012, Time—0:00—0:37, Opinion about the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
“We want everybody to succeed. We want to get people out of poverty, in the middle class, on to lives of self-sufficiency. We believe in opportunity and upward mobility. That's what we're going to push for in a Romney administration.” Paul Ryan, October 11.2012, Time—26:35—26:45, Vice Presidential Debate: “My friend [Paul Ryan] says that 30 percent of the American people are takers. They — Romney points out, 47 percent of the people won't take responsibility. He's talking about my mother and father. And he's talking about the places I grew up in, my neighbors in Scranton and Claymont.” Joe Biden, October 11.2012, Time—1:27:55—1:28:10, Vice Presidential Debate.
Barack Obama talking to ABC news, post debate: “Governor Romney went to a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are because he knows that those ideas have been rejected, they won’t work. And if he’s made an honest presentation about what he’s proposed, he will lose because the American people are not going to go back there.” Barack Obama, October 10.2012, Time—0:48—1:03, Commercial about why Mitt Romney is the right choice for Americans "My plan will create 12 million new jobs over the next 4 years, helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle class.” Mitt Romney, September 27. 2012, Time—0:40—0:49
Speech at a celebrity-led fundraiser in Los Angeles: “We’ve got some work to do, we’ve got an election to win, everything we fought for in 2008 is on the line here in 2012. And I need your help to finish what we started.”, Barack Obama, October 7.2012, Time—0:58—1:12
On the campaign trail in Denver Colorado, talking about his first presidential debate with Mitt Romney: “When I got onto the stage, I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney. But it couldn’t have been Mitt Romney because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country for the last year promising 5 trillion dollars in tax cuts to favor the wealthy. The fellow on stage last night said he didn’t know anything about that.” Barack Obama, October 4.2012, Time—0:16—0:48
When you have a fire in an aircraft, there’s no place to go exactly. And you can’t find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft cause the windows don’t open. I don’t know why they don’t do that, but it’s a real problem. Michelle Obama, September 4. 2012, Time – 9:32-9:52, The Democratic National
Convention “What I find so offensive about his tax plan, is by raising taxes on small business as he does, he will kill jobs. And right now, what America needs, as much as anything else, is more jobs. More jobs—more take home pay, that’s the whole focus of my campaign.” Mitt Romney, October 4.2012, Post Debate Interview, Time—14:50—15:07, “Last night, the American people got to see the guy I know, a decisive, optimistic, confident leader, a person with a plan to create jobs and grow the economy. That’s what the country saw. So, they now know they have a very clear choice. Growth-opportunity or stagnation-dependency.” , Paul Ryan, October 4.2012, Post Debate Interview, Time—5:14-5:31
“We may not be able to match our opponents dollar for dollar, but I know we can outmatch them door to door because of folks like you.” Joe Biden, October 3.2012, Post Debate Remarks, Time –3:23-3:31, “Governor Romney laid out a fundamentally different philosophy. He called for a tax plan that would mean massive cuts for the wealthy, but he refused to explain how he could possibly pay for them without raising taxes on middle class families. Instead he just denied how big these tax cuts were.” Joe Biden, October 3.2012, Post Debate Remarks, Time –1:18-1:35
“The not following good, sanitary procedure, giving abortions to women who are not actually pregnant, cheating on taxes, all these kinds of things, the misuse of anesthetics so that people die or almost die.“ Todd Akin, October 2.2012, U.S. House, Time—1:42 – 1:5, “Governor Romney has a perspective that says if we cut taxes, skewed towards the wealthy, and roll back regulations that we'll be better off. I've got a different view. I think we've got to invest in education and training.” Barack Obama, October 3.2012, Time—3:53- 4:07, Presidential Debate from the University of Denver: “Under the president's policies, middle-income Americans have been buried. They're — they're just being crushed. Middle-income Americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. This is a — this is a tax in and of itself.” Mitt Romney, October 3.2012, Time—10:02- 10:15, Presidential Debate from the University of Denver:
“It’s especially tragic that Chris Stevens died in Benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save, at the height of the Libyan revolution.”Barack Obama, September 12. 2012, Time—3:40-3:49
“I also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in Egypt instead of condemning their actions.” Mitt Romney, Sep.12.2012, Time-2:02-2:11
“The situation in Libya has been kind of iffy to begin with.” Republican Todd Akin, Sep 12.2012, Time - 0:56- 0:59
“Now, I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy. I never have. You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.”Obama, September 6.2012, Time—8:38- 8:51
And on every issue, the choice you face won't just be between two candidates or two parties. It will be a choice between two different paths for America, a choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future. Obama, September 6. 2012, Time -- 4:21- 4:35, “When Barack and I — when Barack and I were growing up, there was an implicit understanding in America that if you took responsibility, you'd get a fair shot at a better life.” Biden, September 6.2012, Time—9:21- 9:36, Joe Biden at the Democratic National
Convention And by the way if someone gets an advanced degree, I want them to stay here, so I'd staple a green card to their diploma. Romney, September 17. 2012, Time - 17:41-17:47, I have a plan, and my Plan for a Stronger Middle Class will create 12 million jobs by the end of my first term. And it will raise take home pay. Romney, September 17. 2012, Time – 4:13-4:23, The number of people on food stamps has risen by almost 15 million since President Obama took office. (Mitt Romney at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Speech), Romney, September 17.2012, Time- 2:26-2:33,
