Politiquotes of the Week: Republican National Convention Edition
Some of the more memorable quotes from Tampa.
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Mia Love - During the Republican National Convention we've heard some great lines from people making the case for a Mitt Romney presidency. From Rep. Tim Scott telling President Obama to hit the road to Ann Romney's love fest for her husband, BET.com showcases some of the more memorable quotes from Tampa. —Britt Middleton "President Obama’s version of America is a divided one — pitting us against each other based on our income level, gender and social status. His policies have failed! We are not better off than we were 4 years ago, and no rhetoric, bumper sticker or campaign ad can change that," Love, who is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, said on Tuesday. (Photo: Courtesy of FOX News)
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Mitt Romney - "You know there’s something wrong with the kind of job he’s done as president when the best feeling you had, was the day you voted for him," the GOP presidential nominee said in his acceptance speech on Thursday.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Mike Huckabee - "Barack Obama seems intent on enrolling more people on food stamps. Mitt Romney's focus will be on generating more jobs that would make food stamps unnecessary for them. We know full well that we can do better," the former Arkansas governor and 2008 GOP presidential candidate said on Wednesday. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Clint Eastwood - "How do you handle the promises you've made? What do you say?" Clint Eastwood asked an empty chair that was supposed to symbolize President Obama. "I know even some of the people in your party were disappointed you didn't close Gitmo," the Guantanamo prison.(Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Condoleezza Rice - "My fellow Americans, we do not have a choice. We cannot be reluctant to lead and you cannot lead from behind," said the former U.S. Secretary of State before she introduced Paul Ryan.(Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Tim Scott - "Let me close by giving President Obama a heartfelt message from the good people of South Carolina: Hit the road, Jack! And don't you come back no more, no more, no more!" the South Carolina congressman said on Tuesday. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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John Boehner - "[President Obama] can't fix the economy because he doesn't know how it was built. So in 70 days when the American people walk into the voting booth, what should we do? Throw him out," the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Sen. Marco Rubio - "Our problem with President Obama isn’t that he’s a bad person. By all accounts, he too is a good husband, and a good father — and thanks to lots of practice, a pretty good golfer. Our problem is he’s a bad president," said the U.S. Senator from Florida on Thursday. (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Artur Davis - "Some of you may know, the last time I spoke at a convention, it turned out I was in the wrong place. So, Tampa, my fellow Republicans, thank you for welcoming me where I belong," Davis, a former Democrat and Obama surrogate, said on Tuesday. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Ann Romney - "This man will not fail. This man will not let us down," she said of her husband, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, on Tuesday. (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Chris Christie - "We have a nominee who will tell us the truth and who will lead with conviction. And now he has a running mate who will do the same. We have Gov. Mitt Romney and Congressman Paul Ryan, and we have to make them the next president and vice president of the United States," the governor of New Jersey said on Tuesday. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Nikki Haley - "And, sadly, the hardest part of my job continues to be this federal government, this administration, this president," the governor of South Carolina said on Tuesday. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Rick Santorum - "The fact is that marriage is disappearing in places where government dependency is highest. Most single mothers do heroic work and an amazing job raising their children, but if America is going to succeed, we must stop the assault on marriage and the family," the former Republican presidential candidate said on Tuesday. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)