Locals react to Paul Ryan's GOP vice president nomination speech

York, PA -

Here are some local reactions to Paul Ryan's acceptance speech as the Republican vice presidential nominee.

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---? Scott Burkholder, president of the York 912 Patriots:

"I think he did a good job of pumping up the crowd. He went after (President Barack) Obama and that's one of his main jobs in this campaign."

He believes that Ryan will go after the president more than Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Ryan has more of an attack-dog mentality.

---? Charles Wurster, president of the Republican Club of York County:

Wurster said he was impressed that Ryan "made a commitment ... to save Medicare" and that he focused on growing the economy.

"I'm really impressed with both Paul Ryan's and Mitt Romney's character ... and their commitment to family."

---? Kathleen Lucas, a member of the Democratic State Committee, said Ryan's speech was "embarrassing."

"He did mention corporate welfare, which made me happy, because he did not mention that before," Lucas said.

Lucas said Ryan's remarks on making job creation the first matter of businesses is dishonest, because most of what he has proposed so far has involved abortion and birth control.

"I think any woman or anyone who loves a woman . . . would be crazy to vote for this guy. He's out of his mind."

---? Salome Johnson, first vice president of the York chapter of the NAACP and an elected delegate to the Democratic National Convention, thought Ryan's speech was "good in terms of energy."

"It was a good performance, but that's what it was -- a performance," she said.

Johnson believes the Ryan and Romney see the truth as "one way" and that way is to make sure it is against the present administration.

"I neither begrudge (Ryan) his upbringing, nor do I begrudge Mitt Romney his millions -- God bless them" Johnson said. "But that doesn't mean that their views and their way is the only way."

---?Professor Tom Hall of York College, who teaches a course on argumentation:

"I thought it went across well with the audience. And I think there are a number of strategies going on in this particular speech," Hall said.

He said Ryan focused more heavily on the issue of leadership than other speakers had during the convention.

He said Ryan addressed criticism about Romney's wealth and concerns about his faith. He said Ryan also addressed the "argument that's been made that the problems that we're suffering from now are really the result" of the George W. Bush administration.

---? Ed Mundorf, a member of the York 912 Patriots who supported former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum in the primary:

"I hope (non-conservatives will) understand what he wants to do is to help the country." The deficit was 10 trillion when Obama took office. It's now almost $16 trillion.

"It's a complete reversal of what he was going to do."

Ryan talked about what the Obama administration said it was going to do and how it is not any better four years later.

Staff writers Ed Mahon, Rebecca LeFever and Teresa Ann Boeckel contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.ydr.com/election/ci_21431457/locals-react-paul-ryans-gop-vice-president-nomination?source=rss_viewed

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