Mitt Romney visits Mansfield business, airbase Obama plans to close

Mitt Romney came to Mansfield today to rally supporters. As we discussed a few weeks ago, Barack Obama also came to Mansfield recently, albeit only to land and then go to Akron. When he did, Air Force 1 landed at Lahm Air Force Base, whose mission housing the 179th Air Lift Wing is scheduled to be terminated under Obama's plans.

Over 1000 jobs will be lost in Richland County if Obama's planned cuts go into effect here.

Mitt Romney landed at the same base and spoke to the officer in charge of the mission.

Romney’s jetliner touched down at Mansfield Lahm Airport just before 1 p.m., after which Romney spoke briefly with Lt. Col. Michael Howard with the Air National Guard’s 179th Airlift Wing stationed at the airport.

Romney then headed for PR Machine Works, where the rally was held. It was very encouraging to see such a huge and enthusiastic crowd turn out for Mitt. Over 1200 were packed into the factory. The fire marshall wouldn't allow in more than that, and there were hundreds more outside who stayed just to hear Mitt.

Sherrod Brown: Unemployment creates jobs

Some stuff you just can't make up.

Sherrod Brown proves it often with his complete lack of understanding of how an economy actually works. I suppose when your understanding of economics is based on a degree in Russian studies and listening to union bosses, statements such as "Everybody knows that government creates jobs" should be expected, but they are still jaw-dropping to actually hear come out of the mouth of a supposedly educated man.

The Sherrod quote we have for you today is no different. We are never surprised to hear such nonsense come from him, but are still shocked nonetheless, probably because of how it shows a complete lack of common sense.

"You Didn't Build That" Explained

There's been a lot made of President Obama's remarks to American business owners that they somehow "didn't build" their businesses.  Words taken for what they mean--and as has been argued here--the president basically told business owners that they weren't responsible for any success they might have.

Of course, the President and his liberal buddies would have you believe it was an innocent comment.

Since the left can't seem to understand why Obama's words were so wrong, a new video breaks it down to a level even a child could comprehend:

At the end of the day, no matter what Obama "meant" by his words, what he said was an insult not only to American business owners, but to the American way of life: that through hard work, you can achieve anything.

Of course, given Obama's background, perhaps he doesn't understand that either.

Not Very Vice-Presidential

Joe Biden has lived up to the expectations of what I labeled his "Biden Gaffes Ohio Tour". Today, Vice-President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Milford, Ohio. Milford is a suburb of Cincinnati. To introduce the Vice-President, the Obama campaign used Gabby Downing, a female social studies teacher from Milford High School.

Ms. Downing is an attractive, middle-aged woman. Gabby and I may disagree on political views, but she seems very intelligent and classy. Far too classy to entertain the comments that Vice-President Biden made as she was leaving the stage. "If I had Gabby teaching me high school, I would have wanted to stay four more years too!", said Joe Biden.

The Democrats will try and spin that as "She's a great teacher, and if he had an excellent teacher like her, he would want to continue learning!". However, given Biden's other womanizing antics over the "Biden Gaffes Ohio Tour", that spin will not work.

Josh Mandel sits down with 3BP

Yesterday morning, Josh Mandel visited the Avon Lake Victory Center in Lorain County. I had already planned to volunteer as part of Buckeye Blitz, and finding out that Josh would be visiting us before we started working was great news.

He had a very busy schedule, starting out with us, then heading to Akron and then back to Columbus to greet fans at the Bucks game. But he still made time to sit down with me for a couple of minutes.

Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel greets volunteers in Avon Lake, OH

3BP: We're here in Lorain County, Avon Lake. Is there anything you'd like to say to voters of Lorain County and Ohio about this campaign? Where you've been, where we are now, and what you'd like to do if elected as a US Senator?

Sherrod Brown invokes Nazis against his Jewish opponent, Josh Mandel

Sherrod Brown is up to his old tricks.

Remember last year when he compared GOP governors John Kasich, Scott Walker and Chris Christie to Hitler and Stalin?

"As a nation, I look back in history and some of the worst governments we've ever had, you know one of the the first thing they did? They went after the trade unions," he said. "Hitler didn't want unions, Stalin didn't want unions. [Former Egyptian President Hosni] Mubarak didn't want independent unions."

To quote fellow blogger Jason Hart, Sherrod Brown claims he's not comparing Kasich, Walker, and Christie to Hitler, Stalin, and Mubarak in the middle of comparing them to Hitler, Stalin, and Mubarak.

Kasich fundraising way ahead of Strickland's

About a month ago, new fundraising reports for state candidates were posted at the SOS website. Let's take a look at Governor Kasich's latest report.

Money raised: $1,380,204
Number of donations: 3968
Expenditures: $282,339
Balance on hand: $1,458,593

OK, so what does that mean? Are those numbers good or bad? Let's compare with Ted Strickland's numbers at the exact same point in his term.

Democrats convention confirms their love for killing unborn babies

This week, we have seen what Democrats are really made of.

First, they omitted any reference to our creator, and then booed adding back the mere mention of God in their party platform. God is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. I imagine these same people would boo the Declaration as well.

Another thing that was revealing was just how much liberals love abortion. They are not pro-choice. They are pro-abortion. Even worse, they fully affirmed that they are completely in favor of taxpayer-funded abortion.

Dubbed by some as the "abortion convention", nearly every speaker mentioned abortion in a positive manner, including Obama and Biden. We already knew that Obama is a proponent of infanticide. He voted against protections for babies accidentally born alive while he was in the Illinois Senate, ensuring that babies born alive during a failed abortion in Illinois will continue to be left in a janitors closet to slowly die.

If Sandra Fluke really cared about women...

Guest post by Jen Engel

Last night, the Democrat National Convention hosted speakers that perpetuated the supposed "war on women". One of those speakers was Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown Law School Graduate, who thinks we should all pay for her birth control.

Sandra Fluke is not helping advance women's causes. Her vitriol against Republicans just shows her ignorance. I've researched articles that have quotes by Sandra Fluke, and after reading them, I feel sorry for her. Kudos to her for obtaining a graduate degree from a prestigious university. I can appreciate the hard work and determination that is required to get a graduate degree, as I have one. But throughout all that education, it is apparent, you cannot teach common sense.

Sandra Fluke likes to claim she is a women's rights activist and is advocating for women. Let's be clear, you do not speak for me, my sister or my mother, Ms. Fluke. You're trying to turn your 15 minutes of fame into a career. Can someone please tell me what Sandra Fluke does for a living? I've googled this phrase and nothing seems to come up. Her Wikipedia page provided the most insight.

DNC Showing True Colors With Latest "Mistakes"

Democrats and political analysts alike have talked about the opportunity that this week's convention provides for the party to lay out their plan for the country.  As such, they have gone to great lengths to carefully script the week's events.

Well, that didn't last very long.

From "You didn't build that" to "we all belong to the government"

You know, it used to be that Democrats took great pains to hide their inner socialist. Not moonbat liberals like Dennis Kucinich, Code Pink, or even the Plunderpals for that matter, but Democrats who actually wanted to get elected. Those wiser folks privately have always believed that profits are bad, success must be punished and that more government is the answer to every societal problem, but they didn't dare speak it.

Not anymore.

Obama Democrats seem to think its a good thing to tell business owners that, of course, they weren't the ones responsible for building a successful business that provides job. No, it takes a village to build a business.

Now we have a new one. "We all belong to the government."



I like these new Democrats. I hope they keep saying out loud what they really believe.

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Top Ten Excerpts from Ted Strickland's speech to the DNC this week

Today Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett made the following statement on Governor Ted Strickland's keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention.

The Democratic National Convention is apparently so desperate for speakers they actually have Ted Strickland on the schedule. Whoever decided to give a speaking role to a fired governor responsible for 400,000 lost jobs ought to have their head examined...but then again, I've been saying that about the Democrats for years.

We have obtained Governor Strickland's speech, and here are our top ten excerpts from the keynote address. Enjoy!

Dems Pick Perfect Speaker in Former Gov. Strickland

Over the last four years, President Obama has been at the helm of some pretty historic occasions:

• Job losses numbered in the millions.
• Unemployment reached the highest it’d been in decades.
• The National Debt increased by over 50%.
• S&P downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time in U.S. history.

Yep, pretty famous moments for America and its now beleaguered citizenry. Or should we say infamous?

Sherrod Brown, Obamacare and the War on Women

Guest post by Jenny Engel

Stiletto heels are a staple in my closet. I rarely wear anything other than stiletto heels, and fortunately for me, my childhood best friend is a podiatrist.

My choice to wear these heels is just that. My choice. I know the consequences, have heard the myths that heels are related to cancer, and all the other gibberish. But again, it's my choice. I love my heels and wear them every day, sometimes for 14 hours straight.

I've never been one of those believers in the women's lib movement. Maybe it is because of my conservative parents, or as I like to think, parents that have common sense. From day one, it has been instilled in me that you work for everything you have, and accept no handouts. If someone shows you a kind favor, pay it forward. And never, under any circumstances, let someone treat you as if you are less than what you believe you are.

That is why I find it amusing that Senator Sherrod Brown is spouting off that the Republicans are waging a "war on women", or that he is trying to protect women's rights under Obamacare.

Bain Capital entrusted with Ohio teachers retirement funds

The Ohio Education Association is squarely on board with Barack Obama.

They take the money that is legally and forcibly stolen from their members and donate it to the President and his party. They also strongly encourage said forced members to campaign for Obama.

Not content with that, they also engage in attacks on Mitt Romney and his previous experience with Bain Capital. Media Trackers recently exposed how the Columbus Education Association award winner for "Outstanding Member" routinely criticizes Romney on Twitter. Note the teacher-quality spelling and grammar in one example below.

The Choice Is Ours

On Thursday night, Mitt Romney spoke to the American people for the first time as the Republican nominee for president. There were no Greek columns, there were no promises to “slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet.” This was a speech for the people in this country who are suffering.

Personally, I thought Mitt did an excellent job of introducing himself to Americans who did not know him. I learned things about him as a man that I did not know, and that only made me prouder to have supported him in the primary.

"My promise is to help you and your family,” Romney said.

No doubt, Barack Obama will be back here in Ohio on his campaign. He’s selling a product—his record. He’ll tell us that his policies worked, that the American economy is recovering because of his policies. I won’t bother with refuting him. I’ll just ask you to look around.

Is he right? Is the economy in recovery? Do you feel like things are getting better? Are they better than they were four years ago? Do your friends and family have good jobs? Do you feel like the debt is under control? Do you think that America is secure abroad, and do you feel less concerned about the threats coming from Iran and China?

If the answer to those questions is yes, then you should vote for Barack Obama. And if not?

Mitt Romney is ready to lead.

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Sherrod Brown campaign dismisses Mandel's military service as only "tactical", says Brown is the "experienced veteran"

It was only a matter of time.

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and his campaign have been attacking Josh Mandel's character for months now. One thing they had stayed away from, however, was his military service in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Until now.

At a campaign event held at Ohio Democratic Party headquarters yesterday where reporters heard from "Veterans for Sherrod" co-chairman Retired Army Major General Dennis Laich, a reporter asked Laich about Mandel's military service. Josh Mandel served two tours of duty in Iraq.

The Mandel campaign clearly is pushing his experience in the military as a Marine you know, as a major theme in their campaign and I’m sure, hoping to pull along that block of votes. I guess from your experience in the military – will that work?

Laich's answer is incredible (emphasis mine):

It’s not a matter of it working or not. The fact of the matter is that Josh Mandel has served in the military – we applaud that. As a matter of fact, General Kindred and I would hope that thousands of other young Ohioans would choose to serve in the military.

Huffington Post smears John Kasich with racist misquote

The Huffington Post has long been known as a liberal blog, but they have been trying to rebrand themselves as a legitimate news organization, calling themselves "The Internet Newspaper".

That effort isn't going too well, and a stunt they pulled today showed that they are still a liberal rag who will smear conservatives to fit their political agenda.

Today they hosted an event in Tampa with several personalities. The program was about the nation's job crisis, and Governor Kasich was on the panel. The governor made a comment that we need to promote entrepreneurship to the inner cities to inspire more black Americans. Unfortunately, HuffPo completely misquoted Kasich and made his comment sound racist. Here is what they reported, followed by a screenshot of their article.

A Gun That Progressives Refuse To Ban

Can it be? Scientists have finally discovered a gun that 'Progressives' don't want to ban.  It seems like the closer we get to the election, the more we hear we are racist if we don't agree with President Obama's policies.  Add to that the Hollywood folks that only have two forms of argument... name calling and/or wishing death upon Republicans (read more here).  This gun is the only tool left in their toolbox.

Cross-posted:TobyToons.com (Conservative Political Cartoons)

Governor Kasich knocks it out of the park

In case you missed Governor Kasich's speech at the Republican National Convention tonight, here it is!



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