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So much for the hard-luck story? - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com function OAS_AD(adSize){if(adSize == 'x05'){ pos=1; tile=1; sz='728x90, 900x90'; ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000;} else if (adSize == 'x01'){pos=1; tile=2; sz='300x250, 336x280, 300x600, 336x850';} else if (adSize == 'x02'){pos=2; tile=3; sz='300x250, 336x280, 300x600, 336x850, 1x1';} else if (adSize == 'x03'){pos=3; tile=4; sz='300x250, 336x280, 300x600, 336x850, 1x1';} else if (adSize == 'x04'){pos=4; tile=5; sz='300x250, 336x280, 300x600, 336x850, 1x1';} else if (adSize == 'x13'){pos=1; tile=2; sz='206x40, 1x1';} else if (adSize == 'x96'){sz='1x1'; pos=10; tile=10;} else {pos=6; tile=6; sz='300x250, 336x280, 300x600, 336x850, 1x1';}if(typeof ord === 'undefined'){ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000;}if(adSize == 'x96'){document.write('$(document).ready(function() {$("#selectState").change(function(){var selected = $("#selectState option:selected");if(selected.val() != 0 && "Select" != selected.val()){location.href=selected.val();}});$("#submitSelectState").click(function(){var selected = $("#selectState option:selected");if(selected.val() != 0 && "Select" != selected.val()){location.href=selected.val();}});$(".tabulated").tabs();});TopSkip to Content Home FeedbackPOLITICO Jobs Find stories by: Author Any Reporter Abrahamson, Zachary Allen, Jonathan Allen, Mike Ball, Molly Barr, Andy Berman, Dan Birnbaum, Gregg Boliek, Brooks Bravender, Robin Bresnahan, John Budoff Brown, Carrie Buford, Talia Burns, Alexander Catanese, David Cheney, Catherine Cogan, Marin Cohen, Richard E.Coller, Andie Coughlin, Brett Dixon, Darius DoBias, Matt Epstein, Jennifer Epstein, Reid J.Feder, J. Lester Frates, Chris Frerking, Beth Gavin, Patrick Gerstein, Josh Glass, Andrew Goode, Darren Gordon, Craig Grieve, Tim Haberkorn, Jennifer Haberman, Maggie Hagey, Keach Harris, John F.Hart, Kim Heitz, Dianna Hillman, G. RobertHirschhorn, Dan Hohmann, James Hoskinson, Charles Hunt, Kasie Isenstadt, Alex Kady II, Martin Kamen, Jess King, Bob Kliff, Sarah Krigman, Eliza Lee, MJ Libby, Sara Lovley, Erika Mahtesian, Charles Mark, David Marr, Kendra Martin, Jonathan Martinez, Jennifer Mason, Julie McCalmont, Lucy McDevitt, Caitlin McGann, Laura Millman, Jason Nather, David Negrin, Matt Nichols, Bill Nocera, Kate Parnes, Amie Phillip, Abby Quinn, Michelle Raju, Manu Reis, Patrick Rogers, David Romm, Tony Rosche, Jedd Samuelsohn, Darren Sherman, Jake Shiner, Meredith Simon, Roger Smith, Ben Smolkin, Rachel Summers, Juana Tanabe, Karin Tau, Byron Thrush, Glenn Trowbridge, Alexander VandeHei, Jim Vogel, Kenneth P.Walker, Russ Wasserman, Elizabeth Webber, Diane White, Ben Wong, Scott Zapler, Mike Or DateAny Date6/24/20116/23/20116/22/20116/21/20116/20/20116/19/20116/18/2011Or Keywords
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Main ContentSo much for the hard-luck story? Close Send to a friendSo much for the hard-luck story?Please enter your e-mailInvalid e-mailYour E-mailPlease enter a valid e-mailInvalid e-mailFriends E-mail(s) Separate emails with a comma. Maximum of 5 emails allowed.Message Cancel 5 CommentsRSS EmailPrint By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 6/24/11 3:48 PM EDT Mitt Romney's campaign is having to answer questions about a web video that apparently isn't quite what it seems, via Jonathan Weisman:
As misery goes, Ryan King appears to be pretty deep in it in the new Mitt Romney video that slams President Barack Obama’s economic stewardship through the story of a struggling, seemingly unemployed college graduate.
“Frustration is the big word,” Ryan says as somber music plays and hard-scrabble images roll by of Midland, Mich. “Anything that I’m qualified for, you know, that people are looking for, they also want experience. And I mean because of the economy and the way it is, there are so many people that are looking for jobs, at the same time my hands are tied, how can I get experience if no one is going to hire me in?”
“Am I struggling right now? Absolutely,” he says.
But in struggling Michigan, where unemployment is 10.3%, Mr. King’s story doesn’t appear to be the worst.
According to his Facebook and MySpace pages, he graduated just last month from Northwood University in Midland, where he studied accounting, was a residential adviser and mail clerk. On May 6, just as he was graduating, he announced that he “got the job, booya!!!” at Quality Marketing Enterprise, a Midland company.
On June 10, he cut the Romney video, telling his Facebook friends, “Last night went great and I hope that I make the final cut. It would be refreshing to be part of something nationwide. Off to work for the day.”
“Haha I was trying to make it in the video, I was dancing in the Honda Pilot in the drive thru lol. We didn’t know it was you until we drove away,” a friend said, commenting on the video-making outside a Starbucks in Midland.
Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul, asked for comment, said, "He's struggling right now, just like millions and millions of other Americans. The only person who apparently thinks the economy is doing well is President Obama, and no one but him believes that to be the case."
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kathy5 Party: NAReply #1Jun. 24, 2011 - 4:08 PM EST HEE HEE HEE!
ReplyQuoteReport AbuseGOPunishAmerica Party: NAReply #2Jun. 24, 2011 - 4:17 PM EST So the "Unemployed" guy in Mitt Romneys ad actually has a ajob and is living it up.
MITT FAIL !
ReplyQuoteReport AbuseFinn G. Party: NAReply #3Jun. 24, 2011 - 4:23 PM EST Sounds like the struggle is for a bit of integrity.
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Ohio Citizen Party: DemocratReply #4Jun. 24, 2011 - 4:28 PM EST This is Romney in a nutshell. There is nothing authentic about his positions. Once you penetrate the surface of his facade, you find that he's not what he's projecting to the public. This story is perfectly Romneyesque. He could have found a real unemployed student, but that would have been real. With Romney, facts don't matter, you can shape those to fit whatever.
Who would be President if he were elected? The guy who supports a health care mandate or the one who opposes it? The guy who supports a woman's right to choose, or the one who opposes it?
Will the real Mitt Romeny please stand up?
ReplyQuoteReport Abuseskint Party: IndependentReply #5Jun. 24, 2011 - 4:58 PM EST The guy does NOT say he is unemployed, but that he is ...Struggling paycheck to paycheck in this economy.
Maggie never tells the entire story....especially in the headlines to grab your attention.
So what questions does Romney have to answer?
This is a campaign so we better get used to it for the next 17 months.
Demand that campaigns last for 6 months....Period.
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