Marathon Pundit: Hunstman, Perry statements about the NH debate

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Hunstman, Perry statements about the NH debate

I thought tonight's Bloomberg/Washington Post debate was a travesty. The moderators--Charlie Rose, Karen Tumulty, and Juliana Goldman were unfocused and simply didn't ask many good questions. And it was boring. Boring! When the ratings come in, my prediction is that we'll see a big drop-off in viwership in the second hour. I'll have more on the debate tomorrow.

A couple of the presidential campaign's sent me press releases about the New Hampshire faceoff.

First, from Jon Huntsman campaign manager Matt David:

Governor Huntsman demonstrated tonight the economic savvy our slumped American economy requires, offering a quantifiable return to prosperity that addresses the crisis of unemployment.

Fruita, Utah

While the jobs plans of Gov. Huntsman's rivals have been panned as "remarkably vague" and "surprisingly timid," his own has been hailed as "the most pro-growth proposal ever offered by a US presidential candidate."

Cheap catchphrases won't create an economic climate in which the legions of unemployed Americans can return to work. The sloganeering offered by others on tonight's stage won't revive the nation's creative and entrepreneurial classes, just as certain more regulation from President Obama won't spur American competition. Jon Huntsman's experience -- as a businessman, governor and diplomat -- can.

The seriousness of today's broken economy demands a serious leader. America saw only one in tonight's debate.

The Perry campaign issued a more agressive statement.

"Americans want a president with the experience and understanding of how to create jobs and get our nation's economy back on track," said Gov. Perry. "I am proud of my work to establish the environment necessary for job creation. I look forward to applying the Texas jobs blueprint to the rest of the country by implementing a predictable tax structure, placing a moratorium on unnecessary regulations, creating a fair legal climate and putting an end to out-of-control government spending."

Stratford, Texas

During the debate, Gov. Perry shared his record of implementing fiscally conservative policies that have helped Texas lead the nation in job creation. Texas has created more than one million net new jobs under Gov. Perry, and since June of 2009, the state of Texas has been the source of 40 percent of all the jobs created across the nation. In contrast, under President Obama, America has lost 2.5 million jobs.

Gov. Perry emphasized his dedication to implementing low, flat and fair taxes, repealing job-killing regulations, establishing a fair legal climate and restraining government spending in order to get America working again.

Gov. Perry also reiterated his steadfast commitment to repealing Obamacare, the government-mandated healthcare plan President Obama modeled after Mitt Romney's job-killing and signature accomplishment in Massachusetts. Additionally, while Gov. Perry has presided over the nation's number one job creating state, Gov. Romney's Massachusetts ranked 47th in job creation during his term in office.