Via Romney's campaign:
WHAT
CONSERVATIVES ARE SAYING: “A Concerted Effort to Infuse a Grassroots Vibe into
the Campaign"
Weekly Standard: A
First Reaction to the Ryan Pick
“One of the first political events I vaguely remember (I was
eight years old) is listening on the radio to John F. Kennedy's Inaugural
Address. When I woke up this morning, this passage was echoing in my head. It
needs a bit of updating—but I think it captures the spirit of the Ryan pick…”
Human
Events: Paul
Ryan’s Selection Electrifies GOP Grassroots
“In
the days and weeks ahead, there is sure to be much analysis into a
choice that was little anticipated by the punditocracy. But for now,
Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan was clearly a bow to his party’s
right-of-center activists and, by nearly all accounts, they are thrilled.”
Washington Examiner: Romney
Goes Bold With Ryan As VP Pick
“What Democrats
are overlooking is that Ryan is a truly formidable figure. He not only
knows his stuff, he is able to communicate his ideas in a persuasive and
appealing way. There’s a very good chance voters will like him. Democrats
love to portray Republicans as angry. They won’t be able to do that with
Ryan, who doesn’t give off even a hint of anger.”
Right Sphere: Romney/Ryan
Provides America With A Choice
“When Governor Romney decided to pick Ryan he immediately
shifted the focus toward ideology and ideas. By doing so he’s provided American
voters with a choice. Americans can choose to continue the path to becoming a
mega-Greece, or it can turn around and embrace fiscal responsibility. I hope
they choose the latter.”
“Ryan is strongly pro-life. He has fought
against Obama’s infringement of religious liberty. He is willing to
fight for Conservative principles, not rush to the comfortable center. He
represents Tea Party values. He is the perfect pick.”
“Any way you slice it, this is a game-changer. As I
wrote earlier this week, Paul Ryan is one of the sunniest, most likeable
conservatives on the scene today. He's also the party's top wonk and is
completely fluent in fiscal issues. I predict that Democrats will publicly
gloat over this pick ("he'll be so easy to demonize!"), even as they
privately worry. Paul Ryan is earnest, smart, articulate, attractive,
calm, good-humored, and exceptionally gifted in explaining his case in
persuasive and unthreatening terms.
Lonely Conservative: #RomneyRyan2012
– America’s Comeback Team!
“I like it! This shows that Romney is quite serious about
turning things around.”
Red State: Paul
Ryan: Where Things Stand
“Paul Ryan not only exposes that lie, but he has plans to
solve it. He does so as a fresh, young face who is not at all scary to old
people and relates to them and to young people. He himself is in his early 40′s
with small kids. He’s from a swing state, out-performed John McCain in his home
district, and is telegenic and articulate. Paul Ryan is what Mitt Romney needs.”
Power
Line: Romney
Doubles Down On Competence
“When
was the last time we had a national ticket with this much mathematical skill,
or knowledge of finance? Probably never…. One thing we can be sure of is that Ryan will perform
brilliantly on the issues; especially, of course, the budget.”
Washington Examiner: Finally,
America gets a serious campaign debate on entitlements
“But the most important thing about
Ryan being Romney's runningmate is that it means America will finally get what
it has needed for decades - a serious national debate about how to reform
Social Security, Medicare and other entitlements to save them for the present
and future generations of people who need them.”
Hot Air: Veepstakes
over. And the winner is…
“There’s no doubt this is going to
move the game and we’ve got a very serious, intelligent person ready to take on
the tough issues in the second seat.”
“Very obviously it demolishes the argument that Mitt Romney
is an overly cautious and timid politician. The pick is bold and even
imaginative. It will change the opinion of many people, not merely
conservatives, about the governor’s essential political nature — and favorably
too.”
“Every time I’ve written about Paul Ryan since then, I’ve
referred to him as a hard-hitting fiscal guru — and more than anything, that’s
what America needs right now. His common sense and doggedness are invaluable,
and I’m hoping this will be a positive and definitive step in moving America
away from intellectually cheap populism and instead making free enterprise cool
again. Let’s do this.”
“With his announcement of Paul Ryan as his running mate
today, Romney did just that. Tea Partiers are excited about a Romney/Ryan
ticket and will surely mobilize their effective grassroots efforts to beat Barack
Obama and Joe Biden in the fall.”
PJ Media: Yes,
Ryan Pick a Game Changer
“Romney is gambling that his vision of the future — and how
to get there — will be seen as more realistic by the voter than Obama’s. By
naming Ryan, he has hired the best salesman in the country who can close the
deal on that vision with the voter.”
National Review: Smart
Democrats Should Be Worried
“No doubt there are many Democrats rubbing their hands in
glee in contemplation of reviving some version of the ad that featured an actor
playing Paul Ryan pushing a grandmother in a wheelchair off a cliff. But the
smarter ones are worried.”
Breitbart: Ryan Infuses Grassroots Spirit Into Campaign
“Paul Ryan not only provides an
injection of youth and an added fiscal layer to the Romney campaign, he's also
favored by the grassroots. The selection of someone like Ryan reflects a
concerted effort to infuse a grassroots vibe into the campaign -- and possibly
some Wisconsin schadenfreude, too.”
Human Events: Mitt
Romney Announces Paul Ryan As His Running Mate
“We have seemingly
permanent unemployment that’s over two percent higher than what he claimed his
stimulus would produce… and even higher than what he said unemployment would be without his
trillion-dollar spending plan. Paul Ryan will be a key element in a
serious response to this incredibly expensive lunacy and corruption.”
OTHER
HEADLINES:
Weekly
Standard: Ryan’s
Moment
Red Alert Politics: College,
Young Republicans Praise Romney For Selection Of Young Running Mate
Breitbart: Romney:
Ryan GOP ‘Intellectual Leader’
Gateway Pundit: Conservative
Paul Ryan Fires Up The Base in Norfolk, Virginia
Washington Examiner: Paul
Ryan Comes Out Swinging: ‘If You Have a Small Business, You Did Built That”
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