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Reid: No bowing to ‘Tea Party anarchists’ on Obamacare
lasvegassun.com ^ | September 23, 2013 | Karoun Demirjian

Posted on 09/23/2013 12:55:21 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe

Sticks and stones may break bones, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just hopes his words are enough to get Republicans to back off Obamacare.

“We’re not going to bow to Tea Party anarchists who deny the mere fact that Obamacare is the law,” Reid said this morning.

That was just the start of it, though.

Reid used words like "fanatic" and "extremist" to describe Republicans threatening to hold up a budget until Congress votes to defund Obamacare and its exchanges, which open for enrollment in eight days.

“Are Republicans so intent on undermining President Obama and the signature health care law that they’re willing to inflict severe damage to our economy in the process?” Reid asked. “If Democrats don’t bow to every demand they have, we’re going to go right over the cliff...Americans will know exactly who to blame — Republican fanatics in the House and Senate.”

Reid was not directing his words at the entire GOP. He was more interested in pulling Republicans away from the Obamacare cliff by turning its members against each other.

“I see more of my moderate Republican colleagues stepping up to speak sense to an extremist element of their own party,” Reid said. “A few reasonable Republicans are wise enough to know that risking the nation’s economic recovery for the sake of a pyrrhic ideological victory would be another step toward a death knell for the Republican Party.”

“I say to the House and Senate Republicans who continue to deny reality...listen to the chorus all around you. Listen to what they’re saying,” Reid said. “Your conservative Senate colleagues urge you off this reckless course...What remains to be seen is whether my Republican colleagues on both sides of the capitol are wise enough to listen.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: communismkills; doingthesame; harryreid; harryreidlies; insanityis; lowestrating; minus20percent; obamalegacy; socialismsucks; stupidparty; teaparty
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Oh yes, we MUST obey the law. Like Elmer Fudd does on immigration law, DOMA, Constitution, etc.


41 posted on 09/23/2013 1:27:18 PM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

I suppose in Prince Harry’s mind, anything less than a totalitarian state with complete government control is anarchist.


42 posted on 09/23/2013 1:29:09 PM PDT by trubolotta
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I look forward to celebrating his very last birthday.


43 posted on 09/23/2013 1:32:11 PM PDT by Gator113 (The mighty Bear ate the cowardly rat. Obama must resign.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Now I’m an anarchist?

The labels I’ve accumulated over the last few short months if true would condemn me to death by firing squad.

Or is that the intention?


44 posted on 09/23/2013 1:32:24 PM PDT by Blue Collar Christian (Vote Democrat. Once you're OK with killing babies the rest is easy. <BCC><)
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To: FrdmLvr

Dred Scot was “the law of the lane”.
Prohibition was “the law of the land”.
DOMA was “the law of the land”.
DADT was “the law of the land”.


45 posted on 09/23/2013 1:32:42 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
Harry Reid photo: Dingy Harry reid.jpg
46 posted on 09/23/2013 1:38:42 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives. Proud anarchist, 2013)
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To: massgopguy

Not even those examples need be brought up.

Obamacare itself is being “waivered” as if it itself isn’t even the law, and by this administration!


47 posted on 09/23/2013 1:39:48 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Apparently Reid forgot that just because something used to be a law does not mean it stays that way. Congress makes laws, modifies laws, funds laws and obliterates prior laws. and it has made a few changes in laws since the first Congress met. Just because something is the law today does not mean it is a funded law tomorrow. Obamacare can become as robust as the .....say the border fence. Congress’ job is to obliterate putrifying laws and this one really stinks.

If Reid wants to cling to old laws let him bring back prohibition.


48 posted on 09/23/2013 1:39:55 PM PDT by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

PIMP THAT MEME....

And I’ve been hearing it hourly on several local radio stations.

We CAN counter this kind of BS, but only if we ourselves are willing to use the same kind of terminology. We MUST take control of the language again, or we are doomed as a nation.


49 posted on 09/23/2013 1:40:35 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: cotton1706

I love the sound of pigs squealing.


50 posted on 09/23/2013 1:41:10 PM PDT by The Public Eye
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To: massgopguy
There was a law to build a border fence.

There is a law to deport illegal aliens.

51 posted on 09/23/2013 1:41:50 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Truth2012

I know a lot of Mormons and I am surprised Reid is Mormon. He is a nasty little roach of a man.


52 posted on 09/23/2013 1:42:50 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (NO MORE IRS!)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

The anarchists are the Soros funded Occutards.

Anarchists still want socialism, they just want no constitutional form of government.

Harry Reid is a tool and a fool.


53 posted on 09/23/2013 1:42:55 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

I guess dingy Harry’s response is the reason why the NSA, & the IRS are always going after right side organizations.
This regime treats Republicans like we are the enemies of America way more than even Al-Qaida. We are living in sick times and I don’t think it’s gonna work out well for America.

The NSA is obviously spying on the wrong groups of people for sure.


54 posted on 09/23/2013 1:43:12 PM PDT by Undecided 2012
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To: F15Eagle

“They’ll be calling for Reid’s head on a platter.”

No, they won’t...
The TV will be telling them DAILY how great it is too stand in line for rationed healthcare, and how lucky they are to get it.

Oh, and anyone that dares to say otherwise is CWAZY!!, a racist, and likely one of those evil Christian people.


55 posted on 09/23/2013 1:44:28 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: Mr. K

It took the theft of two Senate seats (by selection, not election; they change the rules in Dead Red Ted Kennedy’s case and Al Franken ginned up the votes through naked fraud and judicial conspiracy) AND the purchasing of several more votes (with kickbacks) to get Obamacare passed by the Democrat Party;

It was a sham and a con. And it has been mucked with enough that they aren’t even holding to the LAW they passed (actually a tax).

If it were again to be challenged in the courts it would fail.


56 posted on 09/23/2013 1:45:53 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Redleg Duke
"Reid should be either in jail or a mental institution for the criminally drooling."

I see a people who have dentures joke in that.

57 posted on 09/23/2013 1:50:24 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
"Reid: No bowing to ‘Tea Party anarchists’ on Obamacare."

So, Senator Reid, the people have spoken through their elected representatives and they have passed a bill completely funding the entire federal government, except some stupid unwanted, unneeded, bankrupting, jobs-killing, economy-wrecking new government boondoggle that's not even in effect yet and one that will hurt absolutely no one if not implemented and you and Obama are going to threaten to shutdown the entire government? Throwing hundreds of thousands of good, loyal, hard working government union workers out of their secure comfy jobs? And causing much duress, hardship and strife on the entire America people?

For shame.

58 posted on 09/23/2013 1:51:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: tcrlaf

We CAN counter this kind of BS, but only if we ourselves are willing to use the same kind of terminology. We MUST take control of the language again, or we are doomed as a nation.


Yes we could but the GOP is completely unwilling to engage in even a tiny bit of populism. This tawdry name calling should be shoved right back at the rampaging Dems but the GOP DOES NOT CARE. It is all showbiz to the beltway GOP when their Dem drinking buddies do this. I have given up worrying about it when the Dems wallow in their sewage.

Unbelievably, given this trash from Reid, McAuliff is running an ad in VA attacking Cuccinelli for “disrespecting” the kenyan!


59 posted on 09/23/2013 1:52:49 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: Tailgunner Joe

“Anarchists” “fanatic” “extremist”

Reid having her hissy fit.


60 posted on 09/23/2013 1:54:41 PM PDT by Red Steel
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