Very interested in what the Sunday gang thinks of Governor Mitt Romney's Vice President candidate, Rep Paul Ryan! Tell me wht you think!
Worth noting: Catch the local turnout in Manassas, Virginia yesterday as the Romney/Ryan bus caravan rolled through town. The streets were packed with cheering people who turned out in droves to catch a glimpse of of Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan. I suspect we will witness this movitvated turnout throughout the whole weekend and into Tuesday when the bus tour ends.
Citizens in North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, & Florida, etc., you have your golden opportunity to show your support, not only to Romney/Ryan, but......so much more importantly....to save our magnificent America from anti-American, Barack Hussein Obama and his “hate America” Democrat Party!!!
Obama has been playing to half-full campaign stops in small venues like high school and college gym and field houses. It’s time for true, loyal, patriotic Americans to come out and stand for your nation, your children, yourselves. Thanks!!!
IN 23 YEARS!
I wonder what Fareed Zakaria will have to say about this.
I wonder what Fareed Zakaria will have to say about this.
I thought Stephanie Cutter cancelled on CBS. Maybe not.
Ya gotta be kidding me. McLame and Washerwoman Schults?? Can’t they do better than that? You would think McLame could find something better to do on a Sunday morning.
I believe Cutter was pulled from the Sunday shows and Axelrod was substituted.
Ryan a great choice. My only caveat is that Ryan should have been at the top of the ticket.
Where the Hell is Paul Ryan?????
...Oh sorry...
Good Morning everyone, and thanks for the thread AB.
MTP has bumped the scheduled Pawlenty interview, and is doing the Ryan story instead. Looks like it will actually be informative.
But for Thune and Newt, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a less distinguished roster.
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Gregory seems actually giddy this morning that Ryan is the VP-selectee.
Romney apparently ‘asked’ Ryan last weekend.
Gregory to Priebus: Is this a game-changer.
Priebus: Yes, it is.
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Gregory runs old Dem ad that Ryan wants to cut Medicare, kill seniors, steal their possessions.
[Gregory ignores the cuts Obamacare will impose on Medicare, seniors.]
Gregory keeps bringing up the Ryan Budget. [IIRC, the Dems have not PASSED a budget since Obama has been in office.]
Priebus brings up that Obamacare ‘steals’ $700 million from Medicare.
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[Ryan as VP-selectee puts the onus back on economics, budget. Team Romney-Ryan need to avoid being distracted by the ‘shiny things’ [a.k.a., distractions] the Dems/Media are going to throw at them.]
Busy day, AB.
Thank you for doing this thread. As always you do, dependably, sometimes being Solomon, sometimes being our Dads.
Lot happening this week besides the new VP slot. A pick which I heartily approve of, btw.
Going to wedding today, to a talk at my church tomorrow night by....TADA...Michael Novak. I’m psyched.
Got me a writing gig at a very popular local yokel Blog...called DELAWAREPOLITICS.NET...check it out sometime.
Going to rock their world. Those folks love my comments which are, you’ll find this hard to believe, acerbic, witty, no-nonsense, filled with common sense.
Only cause of upcoming elections am I doing this cause I hate to be edited. And when writing for another site, sooner or later you will be edited. I’m not talking grammar and such....like “maybe you shouldn’t put it that way” kind of editing.
Which makes me then quit cause I’m independent to a fault.
Anyway....accepting my position as Scribe of the Masses.
Heh.
Speaking of John McCain, if I can be forgiven for being on topic here....I got to wonder how proud this fool is of that big Campaign Finance Reform silliness he once spent such a huge amount of political capital for it.
I don’t believe for one second his effort was toward a greater America else he’d have focused on something more important to the masses, like Medicare, deficit....that sort of thing.
Instead he spends all his time recruiting votes on a silly campaign thing that most Americans cared less about.
It looked good, or so the wonderful John thought. To the plebes such as us, he looked like a noble politician, one who would put the lid of silly campaign differences, who would demand civility, who would sit on all of our first ammendment rights if need be because it was all about HIM.
Then John Edwards gets set free for what had to be the biggest abuse of campaign funds ever and now the Obamas have that horrible ad and it’s suppose to be illegal for the SuperPac’s to work with the candidate campaign.
Here there’s proof that the Obama campaign and that SuperPac broke the law but nothing will come of it.
You know it, and I know it.
Meanwhile, as McCain worked for his nothing-burger joke Campaign Finance law, the Dems were busy forcing banks to give mortgages to Crystal and her Pimp and he knew nothing?
Anyway....more later. Debbie Washerwoman on...husband wants me to tape her he loves her so much.
;)
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Axelrod: VP selection is going to be hard for the mainstream Republicans. They will be getting richer at the expense of seniors.
yada yada yada.
Gregory: Republicans wanted to distance themselves from the Ryan plan.
Gregory says: Romney-Ryan are saying resolve the problems before they get worse.
Axelrod relies on the ole ‘Obama inherited all these problems’ and the Republicans are getting richer off of tax cuts and they want to kill seniors by cutting Medicare yada yada yada.
Gregory brings up the Obama/Superpac ‘wife with cancer’ ad, claims Romney says the ad is disrespective of the Office of the Presidency.
Axelrol: Romney loaded ‘that’ company with debt and walked away with their pockets full of cash. Romney’s running an ad about gutting ‘work for welfare’ that is FALSE and evil and wrong and EEEEVIL.
[Gregory was suprisingly or ‘unexpectedly’ rather harsh with Axelrod.]
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Maddow tries to have it both ways, says Ryan plan actually wants to keep the Obamacare cuts in Medicare. Dems are already out in force saying Ryan wants to kill Medicare and the seniors who get it.
[Uhhhh, you can’t have it both ways, Rachael.]
Priebus defended Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan to change Medicare on Sunday, charging it’s President Barack Obama who who has “blood on his hands” for stealing from the program to fund his health care law.
“If any person in this entire debate has blood on their hands in regards to Medicare, it’s Barack Obama.” Priebus said on NBC’s “Meet the Press”. “He’s the one destroying Medicare.”
Priebus was responding to an Obama campaign ad, which hammered Ryan’s budget plan for being tough on older voters and students.
“This president stole — he didn’t cut Medicare — he stole $700 billion from Medicare to fund Obamacare,” Priebus said.
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Excellent exchange between Maddow and Lowrey.
Lowrey keeps asking Maddow to defend the $700 million Obamacare cuts to medicare.
Maddow keeps deflecting to some other stuff.
Lowrey keeps challenging her on it.
She keeps deflecting.
She will not answer directly.
Eventually, Gregory intercedes [to provide Maddow cover].
MTP Panelist [didn’t get his name] wants to see how soon the velocity of Dem attacks on Ryan happen this week.
[Duh! Try YESTERDAY. They were already rampant.]
SU
Ryan tells Crowley about noodling.
[Did she get a tingle ... uhhhh ... nevermind]
Catfish, that is.
SoU
Crowley talks on phone to Rep. Ron Kind. Initially, the graphic had him listed as R-Wisc and did change it to D-Wisc.
lol
Rep. Kind is cutting Ryan and claiming support for everything Obama.