Romney For President Releases New Spanish Language Radio Ad: “Hechos”

ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT RELEASES NEW SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO AD: “HECHOS”

Boston, MA – Romney for President today released a new Spanish language radio ad in Florida titled “Hechos.” Newt Gingrich claims to be a Reagan conservative but said he would not change the failed Obama policy to allow travel to Cuba, profited from Freddie Mac while Hispanics suffered during the housing crisis, partnered with Nancy Pelosi, and said that Spanish was the language of the ghetto.

To Listen To “Hechos,” Please See: http://mi.tt/x6KXjj

Ad Facts: Translated Script For “Hechos” (Radio:60)

VOICEOVER: “Newt Gingrich claims to be a Reagan conservative.  Let’s review the facts.  Gingrich said that he would not change the failed policy of Barack Obama on travel to Cuba that serves to fill the regime’s coffers and increase repression on the island. I don’t think Reagan would agree with Gingrich.”

· When Asked In November Whether He Would Shut Down The Air Travel Allowed By President Obama Newt Gingrich Said “No.” “That last promise seems to conflict with his answer to Yahoo News in November, when he was asked: ‘President Obama has opened more air travel to the island. Would you shut down those flights?’ Said Gingrich: “No, but I would very aggressively move towards maximizing dissent inside Cuba. Mostly covert, and also just subsidies.” (Marc Caputo, “Gingrich Takes On Romney, Immigration And Castro Brothers,” Miami Herald, 1/12/12)

VOICEOVER: “Gingrich profited from Freddie Mac, one of the reasons for the mortgage collapse that has caused so much damage in our community.”

· Gingrich Reportedly Was Paid Between $1.6 Million And $1.8 Million By Freddie Mac. “Newt Gingrich made between $1.6 million and $1.8 million in consulting fees from two contracts with mortgage company Freddie Mac, according to two people familiar with the arrangement.” (Clea Benson and John McCormick, “Gingrich Said To Be Paid About $1.6 Million By Freddie Mac,” Bloomberg, 11/16/11)

VOICEOVER: “Reagan would have never partnered-up with Nancy Pelosi to advance the extreme left agenda, as Gingrich did.” 

· Sitting On A Couch In Front Of The Capitol, Gingrich And Pelosi Called On America’s Leaders To “Take Action To Address Climate Change.” PELOSI: “Hi! I’m Nancy Pelosi, life-long Democrat and Speaker of the House.” GINGRICH: “And I’m Newt Gingrich, life-long Republican, and I used to be Speaker.” PELOSI: “We don’t always see eye to eye, do we Newt?” GINGRICH: “No, but we do agree: our country must take action to address climate change.” PELOSI: “We need cleaner forms of energy, and we need them fast.” GINGRICH: “If enough of us demand action from our leaders, we can spark the innovation we need.” PELOSI: “Go to WeCanSolveIt.org. Together, we can do this.” (The We Campaign, YouTube.com, 4/24/08)

VOICEOVER: “And Reagan definitely would have never offended us, Hispanics, as Gingrich did by saying that Spanish is the language of the ghetto.  Now, searching for votes, Gingrich wants to change history but the facts speak for themselves.”

· Gingrich: Spanish Is The “Language Of Living In A Ghetto.” “We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto.” (Kasie Hunt, “Gingrich Decries `Ghetto' Nature Of Bilingual Education,” The Associated Press, 3/31/07)

VOICEOVER: “Paid for by Romney for President, Incorporated.”

MITT ROMNEY: “I am Mitt Romney.  I am running for President and I approve this message.”