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GOP: Obama's 'You Didn't Build That' Will Take Us to November
It was one line --- a total of nine words --- in a lengthy speech in Roanoke, Va.
As he tried to make a point that successful people have received help in various ways, President Obama said, "If you've got a business --- you didn't build that."
But more than a month later, with Republicans rallying in Tampa at their national convention, that line has become a centerpiece of the GOP's campaign to try to oust Obama in November.
Conventional Hot Air
GOP Welcomes Ted Yoho
Florida Delegates: Looking Forward for Paul Ryan and Others after Day 1
Despite few hours of sleep, in part because of some mix-ups with the buses returning to the delegations northern Tampa-area resort, Florida delegates say the storm-shortened convention is off to a raucous start.
Im really impressed with the depth of talent on display and the gender balance with the lady governors, said delegate and Lee County Republican Party Chairman Gary Lee, taking part in the Wednesday morning Fresh From Florida breakfast at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club.
Youll see more tonight with Paul Ryan.
Mitt Romney’s Boys ask Florida Delegates: ‘How About my Mom Last Night?’
Republican Presidential Nominee-to-be Mitt Romneys youngest sons brought their fathers campaign to the groggy ears of Floridas delegates Wednesday morning, expanding upon the moving personal narrative started the night before by their mother, Ann Romney, at the Republican National Convention.
How about my mom last night? Ben Romney, 34, a radiologist, asked delegates -- some of whom got in around 3 a.m. due to ongoing convention bus-related problems -- during the Fresh From Florida breakfast at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on Wednesday.
Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio Remarks Highlight Issues Between Latinos, GOP
Republicans would be able to make inroads in the Hispanic community if they would focus on the values the party shares with Latinos and "just stop acting stupid," former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told a group of Latino conservatives Tuesday.
Voters, Are You Bluffing?
WASHINGTON -- Now begins the final phase of this cognitive dissonance campaign. America's 57th presidential election is the first devoted to calling the nation's bluff.
Mitt's Stormy Path
Florida Judge Affirms Dismissal of Unions' Prison Privatization Suit
Judge Kevin Carroll of the 2nd Judicial Circuit Court of Florida on Monday dismissed a motion by the Florida Nurses Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to rehear their suit on plans by the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to privatize prison health services.
The original suit had been dismissed by Carroll on July 2, when he found the matter moot after a provision in an appropriations bill authorizing the privatization expired on June 30.
