It looks like the Richmond Times-Dispatch weighing in on Obama’s efforts to gut welfare reform signed into law by former President Bill Clinton caught the eye of the Mitt Romney team.
While Obama supporters are trying to deny the facts and do their usual “out of context” spin and lies, Mitt Romney is telling the public the truth. The fact is, Obama hated the work requirement when the bill was passed and he still hates it.
Only today, when welfare workers run out of benefits and are forced to work a while before they can collect more, that means they actually have to look for work. And of course that means that the unemployment numbers will rise.
As long as welfare recipients stay out of the work force and just shut up and take a government check, they don’t have to be counted under the current rules for counting people out of work. So Obama is essentially hiding a large segment of the population from the Unemployment numbers. That is why the number is 8.3% instead of the true number which is around 15%.
Check out this new TV ad that will start running today.
And below is the script with the source of the quotes so that you can tell the Obama-mania media that the facts are 100% correct!
VIDEO TEXT: “1996 Welfare Reform”
VOICEOVER: “Since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work.”
VIDEO TEXT: “’Unprecedented Success’”
· The Washington Post Headline: “Welfare Reform’s Unprecedented Success” (Bill Archer, “Welfare Reform’s Unprecedented Success,” The Washington Post, 8/10/98)
VOICEOVER: “This bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls.”
VOICEOVER: “On July 12th, President Obama quietly ended the work requirement gutting welfare reform.”
VIDEO TEXT: “President Obama Ended Work Requirements For Welfare”
VIDEO TEXT: “Welfare Reform: Gutted”
· Richmond Times-Dispatch: “Welfare Reform: Gutted” (Editorial, “Welfare Reform: Gutted,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 8/15/12)
VOICEOVER: “One of the most respected newspapers in America called it ‘Nuts…’”
VIDEO TEXT: “Nuts”
· The Richmond Times-Dispatch Called The Obama Administration’s Directive Waiving Welfare Reform’s Work Requirements “Nuts.” “Sounds like the White House wants to let states get more people into work sooner, doesn’t it? Nuts. If you want to get more people to work, you don’t loosen the requirements — you tighten them.” (Editorial, “Welfare Reform: Gutted,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 8/15/12)
VOICEOVER: “Saying ‘If you want to get more people to work, you don’t loosen the requirements — you tighten them.’”
VIDEO TEXT: “If You Want To Get More People To Work, You Don’t Loosen The Requirements — You Tighten Them.”
· Richmond Times-Dispatch: “If You Want To Get More People To Work, You Don’t Loosen The Requirements — You Tighten Them.” “Sounds like the White House wants to let states get more people into work sooner, doesn’t it? Nuts. If you want to get more people to work, you don’t loosen the requirements — you tighten them.” (Editorial, “Welfare Reform: Gutted,”Richmond Times-Dispatch, 8/15/12)
VOICEOVER: “Mitt Romney’s plan for a stronger middle class will put work back in welfare.”
VIDEO TEXT: “Put Work Back In Welfare”
MITT ROMNEY: “I’m Mitt Romney, and I approve this message.”
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
Tom White
