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Live mic catches Senators McConnell and Paul talking strategy
wpsdlocal6 ^ | 2 Oct 2013 | Web Editor - Mason Stevenson

Posted on 10/02/2013 8:33:26 PM PDT by 11th_VA

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To: ClearCase_guy

This genius is the GOP frontrunner for POTUS in 2016?


21 posted on 10/02/2013 8:53:22 PM PDT by Rome2000 (THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
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To: Viennacon

I dunno, Viennacon, ...knowing McConnell lives for coming up with nothing, or caving entirely, and that neither “want to be where we are”, what is there to possibly win when McConnell is included in that... “we” business, as Rand remarked?

At least this was said in passing, not like Coburn saying the Republicans will fold like a pancake. He should know.


22 posted on 10/02/2013 8:53:29 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
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To: petitfour

That really does suck


23 posted on 10/02/2013 8:53:43 PM PDT by 11th_VA (I want a president who won't enforce tax laws ...)
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To: petitfour
Obama shut down the Everify website.

SURPRISE SURPRISE! Looks like another talking point. Obama wants to turn us into a third world hell hole. What better way to his commie agenda than to turn off the hiring of AMERICAN citizens!

24 posted on 10/02/2013 8:54:23 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: 11th_VA

Make Dingy eat his peas and pass a balanced budget.


25 posted on 10/02/2013 8:55:57 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Lancey Howard

Maybe Midge is ALWAYS all *wired up*, so Rand didn’t get the drift - business as usual.


26 posted on 10/02/2013 8:56:20 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

LMAO! Oh how sweet it would be!


27 posted on 10/02/2013 8:56:24 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: 11th_VA

That’s how I took it too. When “we” includes McConnell, there is never anything won. Rand said, “I think *we*’re going to win this.”


28 posted on 10/02/2013 8:58:34 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
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To: Lancey Howard

Boner still needs to go down, just a month from now.


29 posted on 10/02/2013 8:59:04 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: SunkenCiv

Dr. Paul is a loose cannon.


30 posted on 10/02/2013 9:00:13 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: 11th_VA

Lord above! The Pubbies talk to each other and develop strategies? Who knew? Is this a recent development?


31 posted on 10/02/2013 9:00:51 PM PDT by mwilli20 (BO. Making communists proud all over the world.)
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To: 11th_VA

You are right. Thanks. The “it’s awful” part. Do you think he means “it’s awful strategy”, or “it’s awful ethically”? I assume the former, mostly because of the earlier “poll-tested” part. The reason I am asking is because they probably have a much better idea than anyone else how this is playing out in the public. If they mean “it’s awful strategy”, then it would seem unambiguous that the Republicans are getting some encouraging numbers.


32 posted on 10/02/2013 9:02:06 PM PDT by jjsheridan5
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To: RitaOK

They don’t want to be there. Going into this, the polling looked bleak and the chuckle heads on Fox were slamming them left and right.

However, things are looking brighter each day for a few reasons.

- They have more bipartisan support than the opposition
- They forced red state Democrat senators to make votes that will be disastrous in 2014
- Obama really screwed up putting those Barry-cades up around the WWII memorial. He’s being trashed everywhere for that.
- Harry Reid’s declaration of “why would we stop kids dying of cancer?” is going to become infamous
- The rollout has been a disaster. Websites crashing and overloaded, yet they’ve signed up 1%.
- Obama is weaker than they thought he would be. His speeches are stale, and his approval is around 40% and dropping.

Remarkably, events are turning against Reid and co.


33 posted on 10/02/2013 9:04:08 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: RitaOK

They don’t want to be there. Going into this, the polling looked bleak and the chuckle heads on Fox were slamming them left and right.

However, things are looking brighter each day for a few reasons.

- They have more bipartisan support than the opposition
- They forced red state Democrat senators to make votes that will be disastrous in 2014
- Obama really screwed up putting those Barry-cades up around the WWII memorial. He’s being trashed everywhere for that.
- Harry Reid’s declaration of “why would we stop kids dying of cancer?” is going to become infamous
- The rollout has been a disaster. Websites crashing and overloaded, yet they’ve signed up 1%.
- Obama is weaker than they thought he would be. His speeches are stale, and his approval is around 40% and dropping.

Remarkably, events are turning against Reid and co.


34 posted on 10/02/2013 9:04:08 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: 11th_VA

>> “I’m all wired up here, um,” Senator McConnell replied.

What’s to parse? They realize they’re on live mic.


35 posted on 10/02/2013 9:07:33 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: petitfour

I just tried to get info on a National Park and the server was shut down. Same principle.

A server just runs forever on the internet without any human intervention. Who gave the orders to shut them down? Why? Isn’t this petulant and childish?

On the other hand, I never listen to NPR because I am philosophically opposed to fed funding for a propaganda dispensing organizing. Yet their website has not been disabled. Go figure....


36 posted on 10/02/2013 9:09:25 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: jjsheridan5
“it’s awful strategy” - yeah, saying we won't negotiate doesn't go over well with the public. The Rats are now the party of NO. I still think 'Chucky' is the brains behind this party and if so, picked a terrible strategy.

The RATS must have bet that the campaign to 'BRAND' the GOP as extremists, terrorists, bomb wearing, would pull their [the GOP's] numbers down so far they couldn't recover.

The RATS had to take the 'We won't Negotiate' track else, if they give during this time, it will set a precedent going forward.

37 posted on 10/02/2013 9:11:35 PM PDT by 11th_VA (I want a president who won't enforce tax laws ...)
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To: 11th_VA
"Yeah, I do too and I, and I just came back from that two hour meeting with them and that, and that was basically the same view privately as it was publically," McConnell agreed.

There's the money quote. 0bama is as intransigent privately as he is publicly. TOTUS has not "bent over backwards" to work with Republicans. That was a lie.

President Obama ‘Exasperated’ by Shutdown, Says, ‘I Have Bent Over Backwards to Work With the.....

‘Exasperated’ Obama tells congressional leaders he ‘will not negotiate’ (Obama owns the shutdown)

Just since this moring 0bama has said "I won't negotiate" then he said "I bent over backwards" then he said "I won't negotiate" then he had his private meeting making it appear that he would work with the House and now we find out he refused to negotiate there.

0bama is cycling faster than a schizophrenic on meth.

38 posted on 10/02/2013 9:13:42 PM PDT by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: Paladin2

What is there to win? Obamacare is not going to be delayed or un-funded. The rollout happened. Debt ceiling? Obama doesn’t have to run again. He spoke to Harwood today so he could speak to Wall Street. Believe what you want but Wall Street will not allow a default. Too many R’s have funding ire directly to it. Hell even the Koch’s don’t want it. Lets face it 250 million buys you policy. I still see no way of “winning” whatever that looks like. I have cheered out in public but post my real thoughts here. I am not afraid or squimesh but I do understand reality. Do the CR and we could get a favorable budget through conference. We have a good solid pr position on spending but the shutdown is not helping. The house is going to cave. 21 and counting so far have publicly said they would pass cr. how many Dems said they would defund Obamacare? By my count 2 in house and maybe 1 senator. What will be the tipping point? 40? 50? Not many more.
Again just one mans opinion but I ask again what does a win look like? What has to happen for republicans to say yes we won. How likely are we to get there? I am curious to see shut down polls. They will start dropping tomorrow and Friday.


39 posted on 10/02/2013 9:19:24 PM PDT by chopperjc
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To: TigersEye
Just since this moring 0bama has said "I won't negotiate" then he said "I bent over backwards"

Excellent point !!!

40 posted on 10/02/2013 9:21:31 PM PDT by 11th_VA (I want a president who won't enforce tax laws ...)
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