Campaign Headlines May 25, 2012: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Says Gay Marriage Is ‘Distraction’ From Economy in Speech at a Foreign Ministry Agency in Taipei, Taiwan

CAMPAIGN 2012 CAMPAIGN BUZZ 2012 THE HEADLINES…. Jeb Bush Says Gay Marriage Is ‘Distraction’ From Economy Source: ABC News Radio, 5-25-12 Paul Zimmerman/WireImage On a three day visit to Taiwan, Jeb Bush said the economy is the number one issue in the United States, calling same sex marriage a “distraction” in the presidential campaign. The former [...]

Full Text Campaign Buzz May 24, 2012: President Barack Obama Accuses Mitt Romney of ‘Cow-Pie Distortion’ on Debt, Deficits in Campaign Speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds

CAMPAIGN 2012 CAMPAIGN BUZZ 2012 POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES President Obama Accuses Mitt Romney of ‘Cow-Pie Distortion’ on Debt, Deficits Source: ABC News Radio, 5-24-12 JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages On his first visit back to the Iowa state fairgrounds since the 2008 campaign, President Obama Thursday night used a grassroots rally to launch sharp new attacks against rival [...]

Campaign Headlines May 24, 2012: Obama Campaign Stays on Attack Releases New Ad on Romney’s Iowa State Corporation Comment — Romney Goes Positive with New Day One Ad

CAMPAIGN 2012 CAMPAIGN BUZZ 2012 THE HEADLINES…. Obama Hits Rewind, Romney Looks Forward in New Ads Source: ABC News Radio, 5-24-12 Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images The Obama campaign wants to turn back the clock.  The Romney campaign wants to hit fast forward. All week long the difference in messages coming from the two teams has been [...]

Full Text Campaign Buzz, May 23, 2012: Mitt Romney’s Time Magazine Interview — Defends Bain Record, Hits Obama on Economy: ‘He Just Doesn’t Have a Clue’ — Transcript

CAMPAIGN 2012 CAMPAIGN BUZZ 2012 THE HEADLINES…. Mitt Romney Defends Bain Record, Hits Obama on Economy: ‘He Just Doesn’t Have a Clue’ Source: Time, 5-23-12 Peter Hapak for TIME Mark Halperin interviews Mitt Romney Mitt Romney lashed President Obama’s economic stewardship in an interview with TIME’s Mark Halperin on Wednesday, deflecting attacks on his years [...]

Political Headlines May 22, 2012: ABC News / Washington Post Poll: American Disapprove of President Barack Obama’s Handling of the Economy 55-42 Percent

POLITICAL HEADLINES OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: THE HEADLINES…. Poll: Prosperity Shortfall Puts Obama at Risk Source: ABC News, 5-22-12 SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Americans are nearly twice as likely to say they’ve gotten worse off as better off under Barack Obama’s presidency, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post, a prosperity shortfall resembling the one [...]

Political Headlines May 20, 2012: President Obama Sees ‘Emerging Consensus’ on Eurozone Economic Rescue at G8 Summit

POLITICAL HEADLINES OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: THE HEADLINES…. Obama Sees ‘Emerging Consensus’ on Eurozone Rescue Source: ABC News Radio, 5-20-12 Jewel Samad/AFP/GettyImages There were a couple new faces in town at the annual Group of Eight summit, and a couple new allies for President Obama, who has been urging Europeans to follow America’s lead. [...]

Political Buzz May 19, 2012: The G8 Summit at Camp David Roundup — President Barack Obama & G8 Leaders Promise to Tame the Eurozone Economic Crisis Through Growth & Fiscal Responsibility

POLITICAL BUZZ OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: World Leaders Urge Growth, Not Austerity Source: NYT, 5-19-12 Meeting at Camp David, leaders of the world’s richest countries banded together to press Germany to back more pro-growth policies to halt the deepening debt crisis in Europe. Graphic: Varying Rates of Growth in the G-20 3 in [...]

Political Headlines May 19, 2012: GOP Weekly Address Sen. Ron Johnson, Republicans Dispappointed by President Obama’s Economic Policies

POLITICAL HEADLINES OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: THE HEADLINES…. GOP Address: Sen. Johnson, Republicans Dispappointed by Obama’s Economic Policies Source: ABC News Radio, 5-19-12 Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin delivers this week’s Republican address, marking this week’s Senate vote of 99-0 against a budget amendment represented as President Obama’s budget request…. Sen. Johnson lays in [...]

Full Text Obama Presidency May 19, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Speech at the Closing of G8 Summit Discusses Agreed Upon Economic Solutions to the Eurozone Crisis

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES Statement by President Obama at Closing of G8 Summit Aspen Cabin Camp David, Maryland 6:04 P.M. EDT Good afternoon, everybody.  It has been a great pleasure to host the leaders of some of the world’s largest economies here at Camp David.  [...]

Full Text Obama Presidency May 18, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address Urges Congress to Move Forward on Wall Street Reform

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Obama discusses the reforms to Wall Street that he put in place to protect consumers and make Wall Street play by the same set of rules — and calls on lawmakers to finish implementing these reforms. Watch the Video President Barack Obama tapes the [...]

Campaign Headlines May 18, 2012: Mitt Romney Speaking at Abandoned New Hampshire Bridge Criticizes President Obama’s Spending

CAMPAIGN 2012 CAMPAIGN BUZZ 2012 Romney, at Abandoned N.H. Bridge, Hits Obama Spending Source: ABC News Radio, 5-18-12 Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Mitt Romney ventured to the Granite State Friday to stand in front of an abandoned 19th century stone bridge to highlight what he considers to be President Obama’s “wasteful” spending. “You all know the story [...]

Full Text May 15, 2012: Speaker John Boehner Promises Election Year Debt Ceiling Limit Fight Unless there are Spending Cuts & Reforms in a Speech on the Economy at Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s 2012 Fiscal Summit

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Full Text Campaign Buzz May 15, 2012: Mitt Romney’s Iowa Speech Defends Economic Record Blames Obama for ‘Prairie fire of Debt’ — Day After Obama Campaign Ad Attacked Bain Years as Job Killing

CAMPAIGN 2012 By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History [...]

Full Text Obama Presidency May 12, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address Urges Congress to Act on Economic “To-Do List” to Create Jobs & for Middle Class Security

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Obama calls on Democrats and Republicans to come together and act on his Congressional “to-do list,” which will create jobs and help restore middle class security Watch the Video President Barack Obama tapes the weekly address. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza), White [...]

Full Text Obama Presidency May 8, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Speech Hands Congress Economic ‘To Do’ List — Remarks on the Economy at the State University of New York, Albany, NY

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Obama is calling on Congress to take action that will create jobs and ensure middle class security. Watch the Video More Information IN FOCUS: PRESIDENT OBAMA’S CONGRESS ‘TO DO’ LIST Obama Hands Congress Economic ‘To Do’ List: With a polarized Congress already on the [...]