Reuters: Politics: Romney booed at African-American convention

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Romney booed at African-American convention Jul 11th 2012, 16:09 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Texas rejects key provisions of Obama's health law Mon, Jul 9 2012 Obama challenges Republicans to keep tax cuts for middle class Mon, Jul 9 2012 Dismal hiring shows economy stuck in low gear Fri, Jul 6 2012 Jobs report allows Romney to get back on message Fri, Jul 6 2012 Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony Wed, Jul 4 2012 Analysis & Opinion Republicans seek drama on Obamacare future Romney touts tourism in fire-ravaged Colorado Related Topics Politics » Barack Obama » Election 2012 » 1 of 3. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the NAACP convention in Houston July 11, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Richard Carson By Steve Holland HOUSTON | Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:09pm EDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was booed by an African-American crowd on Wednesday when he told them he would eliminate President Barack Obama's signature policy achievement, the U.S. healthcare overhaul. Romney's conservative message did not go down very well with an audience of the NAACP's annual convention. The crowd of hundreds in a half-filled ballroom had applauded politely on occasion until he got to the portion of his speech where he said if elected on November 6, he would work to repeal and replace the healthcare plan. "I'm going to eliminate every expensive, non-essential program. That includes Obamacare," Romney said. Then the boos erupted. Romney seemed unsettled by the reaction. He also drew boos when he said the Democratic president had promised to create more jobs, but "he will not, he cannot, and his record of the last four years proves it." And boos erupted once again when he said: "If I am president, job one for me will be creating jobs. I have no hidden agenda. If you want a president who will make things better in the African American community, you are looking at him." (Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Vicki Allen) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (3) How about we give these black folks a free ticket back to Africa? Hell, their country sold them to begin with! Jul 11, 2012 12:12pm EDT  --  Report as abuse Seriously? This is news that a racial group that is 95% racist boos a candidate that is not of their race? Jul 11, 2012 12:15pm EDT  --  Report as abuse Why did he even waste any time on this crowd? Jul 11, 2012 12:23pm EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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