Posted on 01/28/2010 4:24:34 PM PST by kingattax
On the soon-to-be canceled ‘It’s the Economy’ program on MSNBC on Thursday, co-host Contessa Brewer grilled Republican New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg on his calls to reduce out-of-control government spending: “Which programs are you willing to cut? Are you willing to tell schools, no money for you?”
Gregg shot back: “What an absurd statement to make. And what a dishonest statement to make.”
Gregg called out Brewer for her unfair framing of the issue: “...nobody’s saying no money for schools....On it’s face you’re being fundamentally dishonest when you make that type of statement.”
He went to explain the kinds of budget cuts he would make: “I would freeze discretionary spending, a real freeze, not a – not a freeze plus inflation. I would eliminate the T.A.R.P. money....I would end the stimulus spending effective in June of this year, if not sooner....reform our entitlement programs....I’ve made very specific proposals and I’m willing to stand by them.”
Gregg was far from finished, he described the big government mentality shared by the Obama administration and the liberal media: “The problem is that this administration’s view of governance is that economic prosperity is created by growing the government dramatically. And then it gets misrepresented by people like yourself who say they’re going to – that if you do any of this stuff you’re going to end up not funding education.”
VIDEO AT LINK
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You can’t add a music player to your FR Prifile, can you? I have one on my MySpace page tho, & “Titanic” is on it (along w/ “Friends of Mine” by the Guess Who, which is REALLY cool!).
And explaining why the federal government is dictating states issues in the first place!
The academic value of the schools could only improve were all the federal money stripped out of the system, along with the controls that accompany it. The federal money generally costs school districts more local money to accept than the federal money is worth in the first place.The local districts, in effect, pay for the feds to seize control of the schools.
On the soon-to-be canceled "It's the Economy" program on MSNBC on Thursday, co-host Contessa Brewer... "Which programs are you willing to cut? Are you willing to tell schools, no money for you?" Gregg shot back: "What an absurd statement to make. And what a dishonest statement to make." Gregg called out Brewer for her unfair framing of the issue: "...nobody's saying no money for schools....On it's face you're being fundamentally dishonest when you make that type of statement... I would freeze discretionary spending, a real freeze, not a -- not a freeze plus inflation. I would eliminate the T.A.R.P. money....I would end the stimulus spending effective in June of this year, if not sooner....reform our entitlement programs....I've made very specific proposals and I'm willing to stand by them." Gregg was far from finished, he described the big government mentality shared by the Obama administration and the liberal media: "The problem is that this administration's view of governance is that economic prosperity is created by growing the government dramatically. And then it gets misrepresented by people like yourself who say they're going to -- that if you do any of this stuff you're going to end up not funding education."He should have just punched the bitch in her lying face, to the point where she needed reconstructive surgery and maybe a glass eye, but I'm happy that he did excoriate the shilling piece of partisan trash.
Amen.
Absolutely SPOT ON!
There is no need for a Federal Department of Education.
And I’m a teacher - albeit a non-union one.
The new Republican Contract should be a simple promise to pass no new legislation for the next four years ( as for me, it could be forever ) and to dismantle one program a day - at the minimum.
Other contract planks:
In session Tues-Wed-Thurs only - for one hour each day.
No taxpayer paid junkets.
Outlaw Political Correctness - pleeeeeeeez!
Couldn’t be simpler than that.
Lot of legislators might actually get bored and quit.
Until then...TOUGH SH!T!
If you have time to listen to this. You will be impressed. Promise.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781711/posts?page=2#2
It illustrates the absolutely treasonous bankruptcy of the Democrat Party.
That party needs to have a stake driven through its chest.
I used to wonder why Imus was on her case about being so dumb....He probably had reason.
Besides...what good is education if we have no jobs or economy for kids to use their education with?
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