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Romney-Ryan campaign kicks off 3-day Ohio bus tour
LIMA, Ohio — Mitt Romney’s running mate Paul Ryan rolled out Monday on a three-day bus tour across Ohio, a battleground state seen as critically important for the Republican ticket’s White House hopes. Trailing President Barack Obama in national polls as well as in most swing states after a difficult…
Ryan: Banning LGBT troops ‘would be a step in the wrong direction’
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan believes that reversing the repeal of the military ban on gay and lesbian soldiers would be a “step in the wrong direction.” During an interview with WPTV that aired over the weekend, Ryan was asked to weigh in on the one-year anniversary of the…
Paul Ryan accuses Obama of ‘dismantling’ NASA, letting China win space race
President Obama has given up on the space program and is allowing rival superpowers China and Russia to dominate that field, Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan said at a campaign stop in Florida on Saturday. “I think it’s important that we have a space program that has a clear mission;…
Palin says Romney and Ryan should ‘go rogue’
Former Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin said this year’s GOP ticket should take after her and “go rogue,” in a statement to The Weekly Standard Saturday. “With so much at stake in this election, both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan should ‘go rogue’ and not hold back from telling the…
AARP repeatedly boos Ryan for vowing to repeal ‘Obamacare’
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan was loudly and repeatedly booed by members of the AARP on Friday after he pledged to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care reform law. “The first step to a stronger Medicare is to repeal Obamacare,” Ryan said, pausing as the audience in New Orleans…
Supporter complains to Ryan: ‘Educated people’ are ‘telling me what to do’
A woman who said she had graduated from Harvard began crying on Tuesday as she told Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan that “educated people” were “telling me what to do.” At a town hall event in Dover, New Hampshire, the woman, who said she was a first-generation American with…
Paul Ryan: Congress will handle the details of Romney’s tax plan
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says that President Mitt Romney would be leading from behind and letting Congress fill in the details of his tax plan. During a recent interview with the Christian Broadcast Network, Ryan refused to say which specific tax loopholes would have to be closed to…
Paul Ryan: New Federal Reserve policy a ‘bailout’ for Obama
Mitt Romney’s running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), criticized the Federal Reserve’s latest action intended to spur the economy Saturday, saying that it amounted to a ‘bailout’ of the economy for President Obama. Speaking at a campaign event in Florida, Ryan said the Fed’s decision to take further action signaled…
Hecklers dragged from Ryan speech: ‘Corporations are not people!’
Protesters on Friday interrupted vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan’s speech to the Values Voter Summit and were dragged from the building by security personnel. “Corporations are not people!” one woman screamed as Ryan began his remarks. “Thank you so much,” Ryan quipped. “I appreciate your support. Thank you so much.…
Paul Ryan’s campaign immediately retracts candidate’s support for medical marijuana
Campaign aides for Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) busied themselves this weekend with telling reporters that the candidate “agrees with Mitt Romney” on keeping marijuana illegal, despite him telling a Colorado television station that he supports letting states flout federal laws on medical marijuana. Romney said earlier this…
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