Speaking at a rally in Orlando, Fla., Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama 'is so out of touch.' The presumptive Republican
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presidential nominee was referring to Obama's comment last week that the private sector is 'doing fine.' (June 12)
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[Notes:Orlando, Fla. -- June 12, 2012][Notes:Source: Pool video]SOT Mitt Romney, (R) Presidential Candidate: "The president as you know said last week that the private sector is doing fine and he is so out of touch with what's happening across American to say something like that. He went on to of course, this was not just one line taken out of context. He went on to describe why he believes that therefore we should provide another stimulus to hire government workers. And it's very clear that he does think that things are just fine in the private sector ever though as you know the rate of growth of our economy in the first quarter was only 1.9 percent, And we have almost 15 percent of Americans that are out of work or stopped looking for work or way under employed. I go across the country and I meet people who are struggling. Individuals who have lost jobs.SOT Mitt Romney, (R) Presidential Candidate: "And yet this president over his last three and a half years has shown a disregard for the power of economic freedom by a while series of policies that make it harder for people, harder for people to start businesses, to grow businesses and to hire one another. Obamacare, I mentioned already, is the poster child for piece of policy that's made it harder for businesses to to hire people. So we got to get rid of it for other good reasons. There are other things as well. He put in place a big stimulus plan, borrowed almost a trillion dollars, but used it to protect government, not to encourage small businesses to grow and thrive."SOT Mitt Romney, (R) Presidential Candidate: "What we all fear the most is a weak America. American strength, military strength, economic strength, the strength of our values, those things are the best allied piece has ever known, We need a strong America for a free world."(****END****) VIDEO SOURCE: pool-----------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: ----------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: none ----------------------------------MARKET EMBARGO (S): none--------------------------------
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