Romney booed at NAACP convention
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="booed">booed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span>.</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NAACP">NAACP</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="uniformly">uniformly</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>. <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="ovation">ovation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="instances">instances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="applause">applause</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="ballroom">ballroom</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="applauded">applauded</span> <span word="politely">politely</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 6, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>," <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boos">boos</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span>.</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="unsettled">unsettled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="boos">boos</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> "<span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="proves">proves</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="boos">boos</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span>."</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p>
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