As Twitchy reported earlier, candidates Romney and Obama have competing speeches and events planned today.
So the Romney/Obama speech timing hopscotch today is basically Ham House Showdown II, but on cable TV.
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) June 14, 2012
Point one went to Team Romney when the campaign bus made the rounds, honking, at the Obama event. Point two also goes to Team Romney:
#Bracketing 3.0: Romney moves his speech to 1:30, getting ahead of Obama's 1:45 speech
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) June 14, 2012
Slick move!
As if Obama would be on time. MT @mpoindc: RT @joevardon: Romney moves his speech to 1:30, getting ahead of Obama's 1:45
— J.P. Freire (@JPFreire) June 14, 2012
Heh.
Reports from on the ground, while waiting for Romney to take the stage.
@emrwilkins Get used to this. Much hurrying up and waiting in political reporting #yellfreebird
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) June 14, 2012
Team Obama immediately starts whining. Put on your big boy pants, fellas.
The Obama campaign says they first had the idea for today's visit to Ohio… and that Romney then tacked on his visit.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 14, 2012
Romney’s press secretary scores another one against Team Obama.
@GarrettNBCNews We'd rather beat him on job creation. More new jobs in MA w/Romney than in the whole country under Obama. #doingfine
— Rick Gorka (@Rick_Gorka) June 14, 2012
CNN will provide live coverage.
ONN has live team coverage of Obama & Romney beginning @ 1:30. Major economic speeches from both. How will it play in Ohio? #teamcoverage
— Jim Heath (@JimHeathTV) June 14, 2012
Twitchy will monitor the speech and provide updates.
Update: Romney takes the stage, more live video.
#Romney starts by thanking #Kasich & #Portman for their help in Ohio primary pic.twitter.com/UPMGFIgm
— Jennifer Grove (@GAJenniferG) June 14, 2012
Romney just takes the stage in Cincinnati at Seilkop Industries. #ohiopolitics
— Ohio Politics (@Ohio_Politics) June 14, 2012
Watch live: Mitt Romney speaks about the economy from Cincinnati, Ohio http://t.co/JIsBKQhQ
— Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) June 14, 2012
Romney, before Obama in Ohio: "Talk is cheap. Actions speak very loud."
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) June 14, 2012
Indeed.
The zingers are flying!
RT @hollybdc: Romney on Obama: "What he says and what he does are not always the exact same thing"
— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) June 14, 2012
@BarackObama is "looking at a one term proposition." #mitt2012 http://t.co/3mQqbPDZ
— Rick Gorka (@Rick_Gorka) June 14, 2012
Romney needs to follow his "talk is cheap line" with its natural conclusion — "mother f—er!"
— Sam Stein (@samstein) June 14, 2012
Heh. Then throw down microphone and yell “Romney OUT.”
Romney hitting President Obama on the Keystone pipeline. Good.
First round of applause comes from Romney declaring that he'll build Keystone XL himself if he has to. #ohel
— Emily Wilkins (@emrwilkins) June 14, 2012
Wow. Nice “unbiased” journalism, toots.
15 minutes in – still haven't heard exactly what Romney will do. Mostly criticism of Obama administration. #ohel
— Emily Wilkins (@emrwilkins) June 14, 2012
Romney keeps jousting.
https://twitter.com/jmsummers/status/213324856937295873
Hits Obamacare next; good move.
"I'm going to get rid of Obamacare." @MittRomney (a popular line in OH)
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) June 14, 2012
Most enthusiastic response comes from #Romney denouncing Obamacare.
— Emily Wilkins (@emrwilkins) June 14, 2012
Not such a good move?
Romney: "I love America!" Later: "I love jobs!" #HardHitting
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 14, 2012
RT @TheFix: "I love jobs." — Mitt Romney. I love lamp.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 14, 2012
Get back to hitting Obama, please.
Ask, and ye shall receive.
Romney says "I want to help the middle class of America and I’m going to do it."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 14, 2012
Romney, I think, is going to fire the deficit.
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) June 14, 2012
.@MittRomney: Isn't great to live in a country where risk-taking & success are rewarded. .. A BIG part of his mssg
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) June 14, 2012
Oh, my! No more Mr. Nice Guy? Please say yes.
In his half of Ohio duel, Romney says Obama is "is long on words and short on actions that have created jobs."
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) June 14, 2012
Romney says Pres Obama has run up so much public debt: "that's 'forward' over a cliff. that's 'forward' on the way to Greece."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 14, 2012
Fueling Vice President pick speculations, Rubio is mentioned several times.
Romney: "I saw Marco Rubio the other day…" #drink
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) June 14, 2012
Ohioans rooting for the other guy.
Ohioans must be rooting for Portman. Two Rubio mentions in two days and no applause. That is unusual.
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) June 14, 2012
Another bad sign for Team Obama:
I am pretty sure Team Obama does not want to run against this Romney. Very good speech
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) June 14, 2012
Will Obama take up this challenge?
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/213329650238242816
Oh, please. Make it happen.