Posted on 03/29/2011 11:15:21 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a member of the Democratic Senate leadership, got on a conference call with reporters Tuesday morning without realizing the reporters were already listening in. Schumer thought he was on a private line with four Democratic senators who were to talk with reporters about the current budget stalemate.
Schumer instructed the group, made up of Sens. Barbara Boxer of California, Tom Carper of Delaware, Ben Cardin of Maryland and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, to tell reporters that the GOP is refusing to negotiate.
He told the group to make sure they label the GOP spending cuts as "extreme."
"I always use extreme, Schumer said. "That is what the caucus instructed me to use."
Someone must have finally told Schumer that the media were listening and he stopped talking midsentence.
Here's a bit more of what he said about House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, according to my notes.
"The main thrust is basically that we want to negotiate and we want to come up with a compromise but the Tea Party is pulling Boehner too far over to the right
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Republican’s need to lay their propositions on the table for all to see.
Show where Libs refuse to budge!
I do not believe this skunk did not know the media was listening..Just another NY Jew democrat fool and his gang of idiots..
By all means Chuck, please continue. I’m all ears.
Does the DNC receive instructions from al Qaeda
as well as supplying them with weapons and money?
"another NY democrat fool and his gang of idiots" would have worked. We can do without your bigotry.
Now watch all the reporters who post their stories word for word.
I think that a shutdown becomes very problematic for Republicans for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the sheeple are easily manipulated by the Dem-friendly media. Discretion is sometimes the better part of valor.
Barry, is that you?
The Fuller Brush man from New York leads the charge.
Take your anti-Semitism to some other forum. It's not welcome here.
As always, obama’s mirmidons set the narrative and the Republicans have to play catch up.
The press can say the Republicans are baby eaters and they would have to deny it. The more ridiculous the better.
Here’s my statement to Schumer:
you’d better give up! The productive class, the ones who create value that leads to economic growth, will not pay for your scams anylonger.
The normal 19% of GDP, has dropped to 15% for a reason. can you say, ‘Capital strike?’. I thought you could.
Sens. Barbara Boxer
Richard Blumenthal
All far leftists, all from Brooklyn, yet Senators of three different states. That's seriously messed up.
Martin Frost of Texas was one democrat that moved from NY to DFW, and was elected in a very pro-union district (airlines, auto, trucking).
Kept that seat safe for liberalism for 20+ years.
I notice a conservative paper is reporting this. Someone from the press poll had to have leaked it. I cannot see MSM regulars telling on one of their own. Glad this is out and exposed!
Call your senators and house members now and give them hell or it will have never happened...
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