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At Union Rally, DNC Chair and Labor Chief Launch Broadside Against Paul Ryan
weeklystandard.com ^ | August. 11, 2012 | Mark Hemingway

Posted on 08/11/2012 12:05:21 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Philadelphia Speaking at the Workers Stand for America union rally in Philadelphia today, Democratic National Committee chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz wasted no time attacking newly announced Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.

Wasserman Schultz, addressing an estimated crowd of 40,000 union members, said that Ryan would "end Medicare as we know it," and made an extended attack on his budget plan.

Speaking to reporters after the event, she doubled down on her comments. "I think Mitt Romney with his selection of Paul Ryan has doubled down on his interest in shredding the safety net for our seniors ... and making sure that when it comes to their health that seniors would never again be able to afford quality health care."

Wasserman Schultz also criticized the Ryan budget for being "focused on giving more tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires."

Pressed by the THE WEEKLY STANDARD about whether or not reforming Medicare—which has $38 trillion in long-term liabilities—is possible without changing the program, Wasserman Schultz responded, "Barack Obama, through our Affordable Care Act, has already added eight years of solvency to Medicare and proven that we don't need to shred Medicare's safety net."

But earlier this year, Richard Foster, the independent actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the Affordable Care Act would not save Medicare—and that saving the program would require overhauling the program.

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1 posted on 08/11/2012 12:05:25 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

All the right enemies:

Check.


2 posted on 08/11/2012 12:06:58 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (America doesn't need any new laws. America needs freedom!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
You gotta admit, he has the right enemies.
3 posted on 08/11/2012 12:07:20 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the sociopath.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“end Medicare as we know it,”

About bloody time it will die in 2016 any way fix it now or it’s gone forever and take Obamacare with you.


4 posted on 08/11/2012 12:08:48 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The hideous Debbie Blabbermouth Schulz failed to tell the 40,000 dim bulbs that ObamaCare will take $500,000,000 from Medicare or the entire scheme will go belly-up. If Romney doesn’t get some very plain ads saying that on the air after Labor Day, he deserves to lose Florida.


5 posted on 08/11/2012 12:10:10 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Debbie Wasserman Test. Yeah, she’s the one I want out front working for me.
/s


6 posted on 08/11/2012 12:11:23 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If Debbie and the union bosses don’t like him he must be doing something right!

GO Ryan!


7 posted on 08/11/2012 12:12:49 PM PDT by Bigun ("The most fearsome words in the English language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help!")
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The Pilgrims didn't stop by North America for the handouts from the Indians.

They also learnt quick to eschew socialism.

8 posted on 08/11/2012 12:13:16 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Fire all the same tired guns at once, you brillo headed beast. Your time is up!


9 posted on 08/11/2012 12:14:31 PM PDT by SueRae (See it? Hell, I can TASTE November from my house!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Here it comes. Like clockwork.

Hope the American people don’t fall for it yet again. I have my doubts though.


10 posted on 08/11/2012 12:15:08 PM PDT by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The Romney campaign needs to put DWS on their payroll so she can make even more speeches.
11 posted on 08/11/2012 12:18:46 PM PDT by JPG (Make it happen.)
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To: Bigun

Yep, Ladies and Gentlemen, Debbie Wasserman Shulz and her union thugs are gonna take out Paul Ryan, in exactly the same way they took out Governor, Scott Walker of Wisconsin in the recent walker recall election (Walker won his recall race with a comfortable 7% victory margin).


12 posted on 08/11/2012 12:21:26 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( you good folksMy only objective is defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"Barack Obama, through our Affordable Care Act, has already added eight years of solvency to Medicare..."

From the very same people who say "We can't open new energy sources because it would take ten years to bring them on-line." Why don't their heads explode from keeping all their lies, inconsistencies, and incoherence straight?

13 posted on 08/11/2012 12:23:51 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Free ThinkerNY

She already had this speech planned no matter who the candidate.


14 posted on 08/11/2012 12:24:24 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

How did that work out for you in November 2010, losers?


15 posted on 08/11/2012 12:24:30 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (Resurrect the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)...before there is no America!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
At Union Rally, DNC Chair and Labor Chief Launch Broadside Against Paul Ryan

LOL! THAT was a 'broadside'?

Seems more like a spit-wad to me.

The Dems are in full panic mode. Their problem is that they've screamed CRISIS! so long and so often that no one except the drooling liberals are listening anymore.

And it drives them crazy.....er.

16 posted on 08/11/2012 12:24:46 PM PDT by MamaTexan (I am a Person as Created by the Laws of Nature, not a person as created by the laws of Man)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Po ol Debbie Washerwoman Schulz doesn’t even realize that she is already toast.

You can attack all day dummy bunny but you are already a liability to you’re own party.
You can fight for the love of the party all day long but they have the knives out for you Debbie.

Give it up girl.
Shut the hell up and sit down.


17 posted on 08/11/2012 12:25:49 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Yo Debbie yall have gutted half a trillion dollars from medicaid


18 posted on 08/11/2012 12:30:59 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Democrats must take liar lessons from Master Obama. They expect us to believe whatever pops out of their hateful hearts.
19 posted on 08/11/2012 12:38:20 PM PDT by Armaggedon
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I got a robocall inviting me to this event a couple of days ago. I didn’t think it was a good idea to go as I figured I would have the crap beaten out of me by tolerant liberals as soon as I reflexively registered my disgust at the sight of Debbie’s greasy hair.


20 posted on 08/11/2012 12:40:15 PM PDT by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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