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Who is Paul Ryan? Romney's VP choice is follower of militant atheist activist (The smears begin)
America Blog ^ | 08/11/2012 | John Aravosis

Posted on 08/11/2012 7:04:42 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

A quick observation: How important could God be to Paul Ryan if his number one inspiration for going into public life is the works of militant atheist activist Ayn Rand? Republican leaders always claim that God is their number one inspiration, Jesus their favorite philosopher. Ryan's is a woman who made it her life mission to kill God and replace Him with man. Ryan can claim he's Catholic until the cows come home - he's obviously not that religious if his number one reason for being a politician is the philosophies of an avowed atheist activist.

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Mitt Romney has chosen uber-conservative GOP House members Paul Ryan as his vice presidential candidate.

Ryan is most famous recently for his draconian bugget proposal that even fellow Republicans eventually walked away from.

Here is a quick bio on Ryan - what's interesting to me is that he only has a bachelor's degree. While that's not, in the modern era it's not at all uncommon for presidential candidates to have gone to graduate school as well (though, as the GOP now has disdain for a college education, per Rick Santorum, this likely won't hurt Ryan with the Republican minions).

This also means that Ryan's supposed "expertise" in economics and budgeting comes from undergrad courses in economics. Milton Friedman he ain't.

The other problem with Ryan's bio is that he has next to zero experience outside of Washington politics. His only real work experience outside of government (or "consulting" to the family business), is working as a waiter at Tortilla Coast, as a trainer at a gym, and driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

Ryan's health is also a serious concern. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “‘(My father) died of a heartattack at 55, my grandfather died of a heart attack at 57, my great-grandfather died of heart attack at 59, so I’m into the health thing,’ says Ryan." (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,4/26/09) Ryan is a big fan of militant atheist right-wing philosopher Ayn Rand:

"The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand," Ryan said during a 2005 event honoring Rand in Washington, D.C., the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported in April 2009.

During the 2005 gathering, Ryan told the audience, "Almost every fight we are involved in here on Capitol Hill ... is a fight that usually comes down to one conflict -- individualism versus collectivism." The event was hosted by The Atlas Society, which prominently features a photo of Rand on its website and describes itself as a group that "promotes open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, achievement, individualism, and freedom."

Ryan also said during a 2003 interview with the Weekly Standard, "I give out 'Atlas Shrugged' as Christmas presents, and I make all my interns read it. Well ... I try to make my interns read it.” He noted that he "looked into" Rand's work when he was younger, but reiterated that he is a Christian and reads the Bible often.

In 2009, Ryan posted two videos on his Facebook page raving about the importance of Rand's views.

"If 'Atlas Shrugged' author Ayn Rand were alive today, here's the urgent message I think she'd be conveying," Ryan wrote alongside the first video, titled "Ayn Rand's relevance in 2009." So his favorite philosopher isn't God - but an avowed, militant atheist. That should go over well with the base.

And here's the bio from an oppo doc. Name: Paul Davis Ryan Born: Jan. 29, 1970 Home: Janesville, Wisconsin Education: BA, Economics/Political Science, Miami University, Ohio, 1992 Janesville Craig High School, 1988 Career: Legislative Director, United States Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, 1995-1997 Aide, United States Senator Robert Kasten of Wisconsin, 1992Economic Adviser, Speechwriter, Empower America, 1993 - 1995Former Speechwriter, Jack Kemp Vice Presidential CampaignFormer Speechwriter, Office of the Director of National Drug Control Policy Former President, Ryan Incorporated Elected Office: Representative, United States House of Representative, 1998-present Organizations: Member, Community Solutions and Initiatives CoalitionCo-Chair, Congressional Sportsmen’s CaucusMember, Ducks UnlimitedMember, Janesville Bowmen, IncorporatedBoard Member, Rock County Junior AchievementMember, Saint John Vianney's Parish Member, Saint Mary’s Parish More on Ryan:

1. The Ryan budget raises taxes on the middle class - married couples earning between $100,000 to $200,000 a year would see their tax burden raise about $2700 because of eliminated deductions, while households earning more than $1 million a year would save $300,000.

2. Ryan cuts Medicaid by 45%, leaving 19m people without health care.

3. Ryan's budget would add $3.1 trillion to the deficit, more than would be added under current law.

4. Would end Medicare as we know it, moving the eligibility age up to 67 from 65, and putting caps on spending. If senior don't like it, he'd give them a voucher to go get violated with a private insurance plan that would likely cost them their entire life savings.

5. Wants to privatize Social Security.

6. Supports allowing states to jail women who get, and doctors who perform, abortions. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9/26/98)

7. Would outlaw abortion, even for rape and incest (Associated Press, 9/26/98).

8. Ryan voted for the auto bailout, then criticized it (Janesville Gazette, 5/3/10).

9. Ryan voted for the Bush tax cuts, but felt they were too small (States News Service, 5/4/01).

First Read notes some other problems with Ryan: There are also holes in Ryan’s budget-hawk armor: He voted for some of the biggest drivers of the deficit/debt -- the Bush tax cuts, the Iraq war, and the Medicare prescription-drug benefit, all of which weren’t paid for. Moreover, Ryan voted against the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles recommendations.

Has never held statewide office and has no foreign-policy experience. Both could be liabilities. And while Romney has criticized Obama for not having private-sector experience, the same is largely true of Ryan: As the New Yorker has written, Ryan briefly worked for his family’s business as a “marketing consultant,” but most of his adult life has been spent as a congressman, congressional aide, or speechwriter/analyst at Jack Kemp’s Empower America think tank.

Fun fact: Ryan's childhood nickname is "P.D.," which in French means "f*g."


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To: SeekAndFind

The “mudslinging” has already begun. With the London summer olympics winding down, a new olympics has begun, the 2012 USA Presidential race.


21 posted on 08/11/2012 7:19:56 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: SeekAndFind

So is Ryan a radical Randian or a radical theocrat? (These are exactly opposite positions of course).


22 posted on 08/11/2012 7:20:54 AM PDT by denydenydeny (Admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt one has for others.-Tocqueville)
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To: duckman
Looks like the rats had a smear ready for all the GOP VP picks.

Of course they did. And the more absurd the smear is, the more it will be used. Evil is as Evil does...

23 posted on 08/11/2012 7:21:02 AM PDT by bcsco
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To: duckman

Of course they do, They would of had a full plate with Christy. I’m happy He will be in NJ


24 posted on 08/11/2012 7:21:07 AM PDT by reefdiver (Shoeless John Roberts, An American Tragedy.)
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To: Biggirl

I’m sure we’ll have old Joe as a judge on American Idol before the election and Obama will magically save a kitten from a tree.


25 posted on 08/11/2012 7:21:10 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: SeekAndFind

I agree. And this from the party that has worked it’s ass off to remove God from the public day to day.

If he was an atheist, he could be their kind of guy. So now they attack him on that point anyway.

These folks are absolute frauds, no bedrock values at all. They’ll morph to anything, if it will be destructive to the U. S.


26 posted on 08/11/2012 7:21:19 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Nope 2012)
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To: SeekAndFind

Mr. Andrea Mitchell was also a fan of Ms. Rand. He seems to have been acceptable.


27 posted on 08/11/2012 7:21:33 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SeekAndFind

I have no idea what Milton Friedman thought about his Jewish faith or any other religion but I know he was absolutely right about the economy. To fault Ryan or Rand for matters of religion and to ignore the economic message of both is to be grasping at straws. This is a pitiable attack.


28 posted on 08/11/2012 7:22:01 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Legalize Freedom!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Like Rush says, you know who the Left fears by who they attack. Ryan will chew up and spit out these Lefties, and they know it. There’s a new sheriff in town!


29 posted on 08/11/2012 7:22:50 AM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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To: C19fan

“...and driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.” That’s just perfect - he can be Romney’s chauffeur!


30 posted on 08/11/2012 7:22:58 AM PDT by delcopatriot (Defeat Obamatollah and his czars!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I can’t stand Ayn Rand as a person, but Atlas Shrugged is a visionary masterpiece and very important to me.

I wish more people would read it. Maybe they will now if only out of morbid curiousity.


31 posted on 08/11/2012 7:23:47 AM PDT by Califreak (The tree is almost dead)
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To: SeekAndFind

Obviously written by fans of Barack Oblama.


32 posted on 08/11/2012 7:25:00 AM PDT by csmusaret (I will give Obama credit for one thing- he is living proof that familiarity breeds contempt.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Wel Mr. John Aravosis, have considered another line of work or perhaps a hobby?


33 posted on 08/11/2012 7:25:26 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen (we are so screwed - ^_^)
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To: SeekAndFind

Biden debating Ryan will look like Tara Reid debating Ann Coulter.


34 posted on 08/11/2012 7:27:56 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Legalize Freedom!!)
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To: SeekAndFind
Ryan can claim he's Catholic until the cows come home - he's obviously not that religious if his number one reason for being a politician is the philosophies of an avowed atheist activist.

Nancy can claim she's Catholic until the cows come home - she's obviously not that religious if she is a pro-abortion hetrophobe. (There fixed it for comparison. Something a libtard writer will never acknowlege even if whacked in the face with it.)

And BTW, John Aravosis, does that mean Ayn Rand has no valid philosophies about anything because she is an atheist?

Go ahead and keep blasting Paul Ryan for "not enough" experience, government or private, but wait for the honest side-by-side comparisons with Biden and/or Obama. Which, I am sure, you are about to do.

35 posted on 08/11/2012 7:28:43 AM PDT by CPOSharky (zero slogan: Expect less, pay more. (apologies to Target))
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To: SeekAndFind
The author starts off by trashing him for being a follower of a "militant atheist activist", and then later in the "talking poings" criticizes him for being opposed to abortion.

How the hell does that work?

36 posted on 08/11/2012 7:32:30 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s pretty a pretty lame argument indeed.


37 posted on 08/11/2012 7:32:48 AM PDT by Skepolitic
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To: mnehring

What makes me LOL is that the “party of tolerance” has so little they can say against Ryan that they have to try calling him a “f*g”. Not only does it show their immaturity level but it shows their “tolerance” is just a load of crap that they don’t mean, since they have no qualms about name-calling (bullying) AND act as if a “f*g” is a terrible thing to be called.

These people are stuck on stupid. But I’m hoping this is a sign that the abject hatred they have for Paul Ryan DOES lead to a meltdown of all the waxy coating they use to hide who they really are.

lol


38 posted on 08/11/2012 7:33:02 AM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: denydenydeny

RE: So is Ryan a radical Randian or a radical theocrat?

To a Democrat, Ryan can be both, depending on the audience they are spewing their vile to.

Logic has nothing to do with it. Only rhetoric.

For examples of these, just watch MSNBC.


39 posted on 08/11/2012 7:33:07 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (bOTRT)
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To: SeekAndFind

The pick of Paul Ryan has made the “Man Child messiah” very angry. His head is spinning. Time for some popcorn!


40 posted on 08/11/2012 7:36:19 AM PDT by swamprebel (Where liberty dwells, there is my country.)
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