Monday, September 3, 2012

10 Most Mentioned Lines from the RNC

Here are the ten most mentioned lines lines we found from the 2012 GOP convention, ranked by social media mentions provided by Topsy:

1. “I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we — we own this country.” – Clint Eastwood, 6947 mentions

2. “President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. MY promise…is to help you and your family.” – Mitt Romney, 5890 mentions

3. “The greatest threat to Medicare is Obamacare, and we’re going to stop it.” – Paul Ryan, 5,363 mentions

4. “Real leaders don’t follow polls. Real leaders change polls.” – Chris Christie, 5259 mentions

5. “College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at fading Obama posters and wondering when they can move out and get going with life.” – Paul Ryan, 4,395 mentions

6. “Politicians are employees of ours.” – Clint Eastwood, 3,657 mentions

7. “When the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American.” – Mitt Romney, 3,386 mentions

8. “They believe in teacher’s unions. We believe in teachers.” – Chris Christie, 3,045 mentions

9. “Let’s get this done.” – Paul Ryan, 2,744 mentions

10. “I haven’t cried that hard since I found out that there is 23 million unemployed people in this country.” – Clint Eastwood, 2,673 mentions

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So how does Barack Obama respond in his reaction to the RNC? He says he heard no new ideas by anyone all week long. THAT statement is hysterical, compared to Mr. Big New Bold Ideas, himself:

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