FORT COLLINS | Even before Paul Ryan takes the stage at the Republican convention, President Barack Obama’s campaign is seeking to cast the GOP running mate as “out of step” with American voters.
The Obama campaign released an online video Wednesday targeting Ryan as a politician from a “bygone era.” The video criticizes Ryan for being the architect of a budget that would overhaul Medicare and for seeking to defund Planned Parenthood.
Ryan, the Wisconsin congressman, is due to address the GOP convention Wednesday night. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will speak to delegates in Tampa, Fla., and a prime-time audience across the country, on Thursday.
Ryan is considered a hero of conservatives. His addition to the Republican ticket has energized voters and even Romney himself. The buttoned-up GOP presidential nominee often appears more at ease when campaigning alongside the youthful Ryan.
Obama is traveling Wednesday to Charlottesville, Va., the last stop on his two-day trip to counter the GOP convention message and to appeal to younger voters in college towns.
Both parties were pushing forward with their political plans while closely monitoring Hurricane Isaac, which arrived in Louisiana late Tuesday. Republicans had largely canceled the first day of their convention as Isaac appeared bound for Tampa. White House officials said they were monitoring the storm but, as of early Wednesday, had no plans to adjust the president’s travel plans.
Obama on Tuesday made stops at Iowa State University and Colorado State University, where he reminded students returning to class that they hold a unique power to determine the election.
“I just want all of you to understand your power. Don’t give it away — not when you’re young,” Obama told about 13,000 people gathered in Colorado. “Right now, America is counting on you. And I’m counting on you.”
In Colorado and Iowa, Obama told the students they had much at stake in the Nov. 6 presidential election, panning Romney as a candidate without a plan to move the country forward. “Last week my opponents’ campaign went so far as to write you off as a lost generation. That’s you according to them,” the president said in Iowa, referring to a Romney news release last week that referred to college students as the “Obama Economy’s Lost Generation.”
“What they hope is that by telling you these things, you’ll get discouraged and you’ll just stay home this time,” Obama said in Ames, Iowa. “But you can’t believe it. I don’t believe it.”
Romney’s campaign dismissed Obama’s remarks, saying he had “brought the same policies to Iowa that have failed to help young Americans across the country” and left many of them “facing higher unemployment, mounting debt, rising costs and fewer opportunities.”
Obama’s campaign had hoped the president would speak Wednesday at the University of Virginia. But the school rejected their request, saying it would disrupt classes on the second day of the semester. Obama was instead scheduled to speak in a public area near the university.
Bet Ryan will tell the filthy lie about President Obama taking away the
work requirement for welfare. Just wait and see.
And don’t forget the big lie about President Obama STEALING from Medicare.
That’s another lie. The money that was appropriated from Medicare went right into the Affordable Care Act to extend the life of Medicare for another 8 years and to close the donut hole for seniors, and give seniors MORE benefits.
You aren’t going to hear tonight what the definite plans are the republicans are planning. . . just more window dressing. . . yelling about freedom, and how large the deficit is, while Ryan voted for 4 TRILLION dollars to our deficit while in
office.
The only two Bills Ryan passed in his entire time in Congress, was naming a
post office and taxes on arrows. What a guy, huh?
Yes, Obama took money from Medicare to pay for his Affordable Care Act. This does not extend Medicare as we know it today. What he did was cut the Medicare payments to Doctors, Hospitals, and other Medical care people. By cutting what they will be paid for their services under Medicare, many doctors, hospitals, etc will start refusing to treat Medicare patients. Medicare patients will have less medical care options . This might means that some Medicare patients won’t be able to find doctors, hospitals and other medical care givers who are willing to accept Medicare payments for their services — thus limiting the pool of medical providers for Medicare patients. As I understand it, the amount taken from Medicare will pay for the medical insurance and coverage for those for those in the general public who can’t afford to pay for it themselves. So Obama is funding his Affordable Care Act on the backs of seniors. IT DOES NOT GIVE SENIORS MORE BENEFITS IF THEY CAN NOT FIND A DOCTOR WHO WILL ACCEPT MEDICARE PAYMENTS.
uMMMM….Ryans budget proposal made the same cost cutting measures. If Romney and the GOP revoke the measure, the money will just go back to private insurance companies and the doctors who agreed to the cuts. It was a good idea, whether the savings are allocated to the deficit or to extend medical care to others who need it.
it sure does extend the solvency of Medicare for 8 more years, and it also goes after doctors that have been abusing Medicare. This administration has gone after Medicare fraud more than any other administration.
And how does one know for a fact that doctors will start refusing medicare
patients? I understand your concern, but it is not a fact. Baby boomers will
be making up a large percentage of insured. ..I doubt very seriously if doctors will be turning them down.
The solution of the republicans is to phase out medicare as we know it….would you prefer that and a voucher that doesn’t keep up with inflation? Don’t think so !