Video: Mitt and Ann Romney on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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.@anndromney and I had a great time on the #TonightShow. Thanks @jayleno for the lift home! twitter.com/MittRomney/sta…

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) May 18, 2013

Video: Mitt Romney Gives 2013 Commencement Address at Southern Virginia University

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Mitt Romney: "Launch Out Into The Deep"

Mitt Romney's Statement on the Passing of Margaret Thatcher

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History will enshrine Margaret Thatcher as a transformational leader who helped defeat communism, promote freedom, and bring hope to the oppressed. Her penetrating words and compelling vision will last for generations. - Mitt Romney

Video: Mitt Romney at CPAC 2013

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Governor Romney is introduced by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley You can read Gov Romney's full remarks here

Our nation is still full of aspirations and hungry for new solutions. We’re a nation of invention and of optimism on.fb.me/10XLgob

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) March 15, 2013

Video: Paul Ryan at CPAC 2013

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"Thank You Note To A Good Man"

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This is making the rounds, via email:

   

This is a thank you note to a good man.

Thank you for turning aside from a life of ease and security to run for the presidency against an incumbent.

Thank you for enduring the slander of you, your family, and your faith perpetrated by a criminally negligent media.

Thank you for calling things such as 'terrorism' by their right name.

Thank for selecting Paul Ryan as vice presidential running mate.

Thank you -- and your lovely wife -- for demonstrating true love.

Thank you for handling yourself with grace and equanimity in every situation.

Thank you for your patriotism.

Thank you for believing in America.

Video: Paul Ryan Keynote Address at the Jack Kemp Leadership Award Dinner

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Paul is introduced by Robert Woodson
Paul's speech begins approx 5 min mark
You can read his speech here

Not Bitter, Plotting Next Moves

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Excerpts from Philip Rucker, WaPo:

...friends insist Romney is not bitter. Bitterness, said one member of the family, “is not in the Romney genetic code.”
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Romney also is plotting his next career steps — a return to business, perhaps, or something in the charitable realm or with the Mormon Church, said friends who have discussed possibilities with him. He kept a diary on the campaign trail and is considering writing a book.

“He’s a very vibrant, young 65-year-old. He looks 55 and acts 45,” Kaufman said. “He’s got a lot of life left in him.”

Romney has ruled out running for another office, adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said. Still, he doesn’t plan to recede completely from public life. “He’ll be involved in some fashion because that’s the commitment of his family to public service,” Fehrnstrom said.

After Romney’s father, George, lost his 1968 presidential race and finished serving in President Richard M. Nixon’s Cabinet, he ran a national nonprofit organization that advocated volunteerism. Friends said Romney has mentioned the Clinton Global Initiative as a model he might replicate.

One door closes, but (because) something bigger and better will come...

Official Photo: Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in the Oval Office

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Romney and Ryan Reunite

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From The Daily Caller:

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan met for breakfast at a Washington hotel on Thursday, reuniting for the first time since the presidential election.

A Ryan aide said the 2012 Republican ticket shared updates from their families, reflected on the campaign and had a “forward-looking conversation” about the economic issues facing the country.

“I remain grateful to Governor Romney for the honor of joining his ticket this fall, and I cherish our friendship,” Ryan said after the meeting. “I’m proud of the principles and ideas we advanced during the campaign and the commitment we share to expanding opportunity and promoting economic security for American families.”

Mitt & Ann Romney: "Forever Grateful"

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From the bottom of our hearts, Ann and I thank you for your support, prayers, efforts, & vote.We are forever grateful to every one of you.

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) November 10, 2012

Hugh's Thoughts

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With a Deep Sadness and No Little Fear
from Hugh Hewitt:

Congratulations to Mitt Romney for having conducted a disciplined and idealistic campaign of great consequence for the country, even if he did not prevail.

He is such a good and generous man that the defeat is very hard on all of the people that saw in him a combination of talents that the country desperately needed.

Nature intervened after he had successfully overcome all the powers of incumbency, but he and his team --and especially his remarkable and wonderful family-- sacrificed so much and worked so hard that is very difficult not to feel disillusioned with a country so unwilling to confront its deep problems and trust a virtuous man to lead it.

His full thoughts here

The Day After

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Gov hanging out with family this morning. What an incredible family. So blessed to be so close to them. twitter.com/dgjackson/stat…
— Mitt's Body Man (@dgjackson) November 7, 2012

Paul Ryan released the following statement:

"I am immensely proud of the campaign we ran, and I remain grateful to Governor Romney for the honor of being his running mate. I look forward to spending some time with my family in the coming days and then continuing my responsibilities as chairman of the House Budget Committee and representative of Wisconsin's First Congressional District."

Video: Mitt Romney Election Night Speech

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Mitt didn't lose. America did.

Thank you.

I have just called President Obama to congratulate him on his victory. His supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. I wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady and their daughters.

This is a time of great challenges for America, and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation.

I want to thank Paul Ryan for all that he has done for our campaign and for our country. Besides my wife, Ann, Paul is the best choice I've ever made. And I trust that his intellect and his hard work and his commitment to principle will continue to contribute to the good of our nation.

I also want to thank Ann, the love of my life. She would have been a wonderful first lady. She's – she has been that and more to me and to our family and to the many people that she has touched with her compassion and her care.

I thank my sons for their tireless work on behalf of the campaign, and thank their wives and children for taking up the slack as their husbands and dads have spent so many weeks away from home.

I want to thank Matt Rhoades and the dedicated campaign team he led. They have made an extraordinary effort not just for me, but also for the country that we love.

And to you here tonight, and to the team across the country – the volunteers, the fundraisers, the donors, the surrogates – I don't believe that there's ever been an effort in our party that can compare with what you have done over these past years. Thank you so very much.

Thanks for all the hours of work, for the calls, for the speeches and appearances, for the resources and for the prayers. You gave deeply from yourselves and performed magnificently. And you inspired us and you humbled us. You've been the very best we could have imagined.

The nation, as you know, is at a critical point. At a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. Our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. And we citizens also have to rise to the occasion.

We look to our teachers and professors, we count on you not just to teach, but to inspire our children with a passion for learning and discovery. We look to our pastors and priests and rabbis and counselors of all kinds to testify of the enduring principles upon which our society is built: honesty, charity, integrity and family. We look to our parents, for in the final analysis everything depends on the success of our homes. We look to job creators of all kinds. We're counting on you to invest, to hire, to step forward. And we look to Democrats and Republicans in government at all levels to put the people before the politics.

I believe in America. I believe in the people of America. And I ran for office because I'm concerned about America. This election is over, but our principles endure. I believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to renewed greatness.

Like so many of you, Paul and I have left everything on the field. We have given our all to this campaign.

I so wish – I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader. And so Ann and I join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation.

Thank you, and God bless America. You guys are the best. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thanks, guys.

Photo: Pittsburgh Believes!!!

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Emotional moment..thousands of people pack a parking garage just to see the Gov as we land at airport in Pittsburgh, PA twitter.com/dgjackson/stat…
— Mitt's Body Man (@dgjackson) November 6, 2012