Video: Dismal Obama Record Overshadows Rhetoric

Today, Romney for President released a new web video titled “President Obama’s Measure Of Progress.” Four years ago at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, then-candidate Barack Obama said that Democrats measure progress by whether people can find a job and provide for themselves and their families. In September, President Obama and the Democrats will meet for the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina, a state that has lost nearly 50,000 jobs since President Obama took office and has an unemployment rate of nearly 10%.

AD FACTS: Script For “President Obama’s Measure Of Progress” (Web Video)

VIDEO TEXT: “August 28, 2008 Denver, Colorado”

SENATOR BARACK OBAMA: “You see we Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country. We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage, whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma.”
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL): “You see we Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country. We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage, whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma.” (Barack Obama, Remarks, Democratic National Convention, 8/28/08)

VIDEO TEXT: “On September 3, 2012 Barack Obama And The Democrats Will Meet In Charlotte, North Carolina”

VIDEO TEXT: “Here’s What You Won’t Hear At The Convention”

SENATOR BARACK OBAMA: “We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage.”
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL): “You see we Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country. We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage, whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma.” (Barack Obama, Remarks, Democratic National Convention, 8/28/08)

VIDEO TEXT: “North Carolina Has Lost Nearly 50,000 Jobs Since President Obama Took Office”
Under President Obama, North Carolina Has Lost 47,800 Jobs. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 4/15/12)

VIDEO TEXT: “That’s Over Twice The Size Of The Arena Where The Convention Will Be Held”
Convention Proceedings Will Take Place In Time Warner Cable Arena Which Seats 20,000 People. (Democratic National Convention Website, Accessed 4/17/12; Time Warner Cable Arena Website, Accessed 4/17/12)

VIDEO TEXT: “Unemployment Rate Is 9.9%”
Under President Obama, North Carolina’s Unemployment Rate Increased From 9% In January 2009 To 9.9% Today. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 4/15/12)

VIDEO TEXT: “In Charlotte Unemployment Is Even Higher 10%”
The Unemployment Rate in The Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill Metropolitan Area Is 10 Percent. “Unemployment in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill metropolitan area declined to 10 percent from 10.4 percent in January, according to figures released Thursday from the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Division of Employment Security.” (Kirsten Valle Pittman, “Charlotte-Area Unemployment Rate Falls In February,” Charlotte Observer, 4/6/12)

VIDEO TEXT: “In Total 450,000 North Carolinians Are Unemployed”
North Carolina Currently Has 463,983 Unemployed Workers. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 4/15/12)

VIDEO TEXT: “Up 13% Since Obama Took Office”
Under President Obama, North Carolina Has An Additional 53,199 Unemployed Workers. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 4/15/12)
North Carolina Currently Has 463,983 Unemployed Workers. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 4/15/12)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: “If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”
President Obama: “If I Don't Have This Done In Three Years, Then There's Going To Be A One-Term Proposition.” (NBC’s “Today,” 2/2/09)