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Paul Ryan Finds His Spine And Says GOP Will Lose With Trump
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said that Republicans will lose if they nominate Trump, and he will boycott the convention if Trump is the nominee.
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Paul Ryan Throws Trump Under The Bus And Says GOP Is Going To Keep Losing
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan warned that as long as Republicans follow Trump, they will continue to lose elections.
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Paul Ryan Speaks Out: Donald Trump Lost the 2020 Election and is Damaging the GOP
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) bucked the Republican Party, saying that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 general election. Trump has repeatedly promoted the “Big Lie” that the election was rife with fraud and abuse and has attempted to cast President Joe Biden as illegitimate despite all evidence to the contrary. “President Trump…
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Paul Ryan Set to Headline a Fundraiser for Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger
Adam Kinzinger should be everything Republicans are looking for in a future leader of their party. He is younger than most Reps and has won 6 straight election in deep blue Illinois. But Kinzinger has been willing to stand up to Donald Trump and that has made him somewhat of a pariah in the GOP….
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Opinion: As Impeachment Trial Begins, Let’s Remember The Republican History Of Big Lies
The “big lie†is not unique to Trump but rather constitutes a long-standing Republican tradition and political practice that, far from distinguishing itself from Trump’s governance, in fact enabled and even created it.
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What Voters Need To Understand, And The Media Doesn’t Say Enough, About Trump’s Lies And Deceit
If you were able to subject yourself to viewing any portion of the Republican National Convention, you surely must have noticed that the image of Donald Trump’s administration portrayed by the loud array of speakers, often Trump’s own family members, was to anyone even casually observant of U.S. politics the past four years, largely at…
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Opinion: Pence Admits to Trump’s Failing and Fraudulent Economic Policies
In his State of the Union address earlier this month, President Trump celebrated the putative success of the economy he claims to have built, doing so in historic terms: “I am thrilled to report to you tonight that our economy is the best it has ever been,†he boasted. And yet, at the same time,…
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Opinion: Fuller Picture Shows Trump’s Policies are Devastating to Americans’ Economic Well-Being
In response to news that the economy created 266,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dipped to 50-year lows, CNN editor-at-large Chris Cillizza rehashed the tired but nonetheless damaging and deceptive narrative that “the economy†is indeed strong, providing Trump a clear path to re-election if only he were politically deft and disciplined…
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Trump’s False Campaign Promise Is the Real Story behind Tax Bombshell Report
The best chance of shifting America’s popular mind might be to focus on these campaign promises, keeping the conversation on what Trump has done. Has he worked for the American people? Or is he working for Trump and lining his own pockets?
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A Peek Behind the Numbers Shows Trump’s Economy Inflicts Pain on Most Americans
Can we call an economy “successful,†if people living within it are being harmed, not served?
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What the U.S.’s Largest-Ever Monthly Budget Deficit Means for Americans in the Trump Economy
In short, Trump’s policies aren’t helping, and the prospects aren’t looking good.
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Paul Ryan’s ‘Embarrassing’ Career Ends With A Whimper
There was a time, not that many years ago, when Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin symbolized the bright future of the Republican Party. When he was chosen to be the vice presidential running mate of Mitt Romney in 2012 he was seen as a brilliant young Congressman who understand the details of the federal budget…
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Trump Is Already Blaming Scapegoats For Tuesday’s Losses
On Wednesday Donald Trump attacked Paul Ryan in what many believe was an attempt by the president to deflect blame in advance of a crushing Republican defeat in Tuesday’s midterm elections. It appears that Trump needs a scapegoat and he did not hesitate at all to throw the retiring Speaker of the House under the…
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Kevin McCarthy’s Family Got Lucrative Contracts for Native Americans
A company owned by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy ‘s family was given over $7 million in federal contracts based on bogus claims of Native American ancestry, according to a Los Angeles Times report  published on Sunday. According to the Times, the Small Business Administration accepted a claim from McCarthy’s brother in law that he…
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Chuck Todd Thinks Congress Should ‘Draw Up Articles of Impeachment’
The top political reporter for NBC News, Chuck Todd, went on The Today Show on Wednesday and said that if a “functional Washington” existed then Congress would be “holding investigations into the Trump presidency†and “looking for ways to draw up articles of impeachment.†Todd also recommended to outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan that he…
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Secret Devin Nunes Tape Outs Paul Ryan For Betraying America To Protect Trump
The secret tape where Devin Nunes admits that House Republicans are the only way to stop Mueller shows how Speaker of the House Paul Ryan betrayed his own country to protect Trump.
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Spineless Paul Ryan Dances For Russia With Claim That Trump Will Be Strong With Putin
Against all evidence, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said he didn’t have a problem with President Donald Trump sitting down with Putin, claiming that what matters is the message that Trump might send to stop meddling in our country.
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Trump And Ryan Humiliated As House Massively Votes Down GOP ‘Compromise’ Immigration Bill
An immigration bill that was supposed be a compromise among Republicans, and was endorsed by Trump, crashed and burned in the House. Trump endorsed the bill via a tweet: HOUSE REPUBLICANS SHOULD PASS THE STRONG BUT FAIR IMMIGRATION BILL, KNOWN AS GOODLATTE II, IN THEIR AFTERNOON VOTE TODAY, EVEN THOUGH THE DEMS WON’T LET IT…
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Nicolle Wallace Slams The Spineless Cowardice Of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell
Nicolle Wallace hammered Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for helping Trump ruin the lives of 2,300 children
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How Paul Ryan Turned Medicare Reform Into a Medicare Disaster
One way to measure the immense failure of the tenure of Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House is how little he was able to accomplish with respect to his pet project of reforming Medicare. Â Before running for Vice President with Mitt Romney Ryan was in charge of the budget for the House of…
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DACA Supporters Fall Short As Ryan Avoids Disaster in House Vote
Moderate Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives failed in their attempt to force Speaker Paul Ryan to bring a vote on the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program to the house floor. Shortly before the deadline of midnight on Tuesday it was announced by GOP leadership that the moderates had come up short…
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60 GOP House Seats Are In Districts That Went for Clinton or Obama
Daily Kos Elections (DKE) has come out with some new statistics that should have Republicans shaking in their boots.  In fact, it is this kind of information that probably led Paul Ryan to announce his retirement from Congress and as Speaker of the House. At the very least this will buoy Democratic Party optimism that…
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Speaker Ryan: No Evidence of an FBI Spy in the Trump Campaign
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said Wednesday there is “no evidence” to support President Trump’s claims that the FBI inserted a spy into Trump’s 2016 campaign. Ryan spoke to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon, and said he agreed with an “initial assessment” by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), who maintained publicly last week that…
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Rep. Eric Swalwell Hammers Paul Ryan For Leaving Town And Blowing Off Russia Meeting
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said that Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) abdicated his duty to build a wall to stop Trump from reaching into the evidence locker on the Russia investigation. Instead of attending the bipartisan Gang of 8 briefing, Ryan left town to go fundraise.
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Paul Ryan Just Got Fingered As One Of Trump’s Accomplices
On MSNBC’s The Beat With Ari Melber, House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) put the finger on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan for looking the other way and being an accomplice to Trump’s Russia crimes.
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Democrats Stick Together And Hand Trump And Ryan Massive Humiliating Farm Bill Defeat
With Republicans divided on the Farm Bill, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held the House Democrats together, and the result was a humiliating defeat for Trump and Ryan backed Farm Bill.
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Paul Ryan Goes All In On Treason By Calling For An End To Mueller Probe
Speaker of the House, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), went all in on treason by agreeing with Vice President Mike Pence that the Mueller investigation should wrap up and end.
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Blue Wave Swallows Paul Ryan As 57% Of Voters Call His Speakership A Failure
A new Quinnipiac University poll reveals that as the blue wave grows, 57% of voters think that Rep. Paul Ryan’s speakership has been a failure.
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Here Is Proof That Trump’s Tax Plan Will Destroy America
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is deserting the sinking ship known as the Republican Party. Most people haven’t figured out (yet) that the misguided Republican tax plan that he got passed last December will also probably sink the entire country. In fact, MSNBC had a special report called “Every criticism of the Republican tax…
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Record Number of Republicans in Congress Rushing For the Exits
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are leaving Congress at a faster rate than at any time in history, and Paul Ryan’s retirement announcement will probably speed up the process. When incumbents don’t run for reelection the opposing party has a much better chance to pick up a seat, since incumbency usually guarantees a…
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Ryan’s Retirement Makes Trump Impeachment More Likely
It is 208 days until November 6, 2018, the date of the midterm elections. After the votes are counted it is likely (assuming Russia has not hacked our voting machines) that Democrats will re-take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Nancy Pelosi will be re-installed as Speaker of the House. This is all…
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Paul Ryan’s Legacy: A Strong Military and A Bankrupt America
In his swan song press conference Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said “I have accomplished much of what I came here to do.† He said that “tax reform and rebuilding the military†were his two big achievements as a Republican leader in Congress. Unfortunately for America’s middle class, he also said that he has…
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House Speaker Paul Ryan Won’t Seek Reelection This Year
The Washington Post has just reported through its breaking news system that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will not seek reelection. According to the Post, Ryan (R-Wis.) has told several of his congressional house colleagues as well as his close friends about his decision. They said that he will soon make a public announcement…
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Huge Liberal Win In Wisconsin As Walker Warns of ‘Blue Wave’
This is the kind of year when even elections for judges get national attention.  And this means not just media attention but also money — a lot of money.  Yesterday’s Supreme Court election in Wisconsin is a case in point. Liberal judge Rebecca Dallet cruised to a runaway victory that sent shockwaves (again) through the national…
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Mocking Democrats’ Deficit Concerns, GOP Passes Permanently Unfunded Tax Cuts
Some people may errantly conclude that Republicans, as typical conservatives, are so set in their ways they are naturally unwilling to change, but although that is a very accurate conclusion, it is not the case when it comes to the nation’s deficit.
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Texas Is Anti-EPA and Their Citizens Have Paid With Their Lives
A self-inspected Fertilizer Company storing Anhydrous Ammonia blew up Wednesday killing and injuring around 200. OSHA last inspected 2007
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Catch Me if You Can: Paul Ryan Runs Away from His Own Budget Process
If you keep your eye on Paul Ryan, you’ll note that he’s running as fast as he can from the budget reconciliation process that he demanded.
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Republicans Wanted Chained CPI, But Now Paul Ryan is Demanding Even Deeper Cuts
After wanting it more than anything else, Paul Ryan (R-WI) dismissed the President’s offer of chained CPI today, saying it isn’t entitlement reform – it’s just “clarifying a statistic.”
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Republicans Return to the Scene of the Crime and Threaten to Hold The Debt Limit Hostage
Republicans are threatening to hold the debt limit increase hostage and they can hardly wait to present their ransom demands to President Obama.
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Paul Ryan’s Budget Helps Drag His Approval Rating Down to 35%
As Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget advances toward the finishing line in the Republican-led House, a new Rasmussen poll shows Ryan flailing with a 15 point drop.
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Paul Ryan Trashes His Own Budget by Admitting That There is No Debt Crisis
On Face The Nation today, Rep. Paul Ryan reversed years of budgets and claims that the country faces an immediate debt crisis by admitting that there is no debt crisis.
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House Republicans Threaten to Shut Down Government Unless Women are Denied Contraception
House Republicans proposed they will shut down the government unless they are allowed to restrict women’s access to contraception.
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Paul Ryan Admits That His Entire Budget is Based on a Lie
Paul Ryan admitted that his budget is based on the lie that Obamacare adds to the deficit, and without it being repealed, his budget doesn’t work.
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Eric Cantor Admits That He and Paul Ryan Were the Driving Force Behind the Sequester
Eric Cantor has confirmed that he and Paul Ryan talked John Boehner out of accepting a “Grand Bargain” with Obama in 2011. It was this rejection that led to the sequester.
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Paul Ryan Looked America In The Eye Today, and Completely Lied About the Sequester
Rep. Paul Ryan went on CNBC today, looked straight into the camera, and completely lied about the sequester to the American people.
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Paul Ryan Championed Sequester Since 2004, Now Calls His Own Idea Not Good Government
Paul Ryan has been pushing for sequestration since 2004. He bragged about getting it in 2011. Now that it’s here, Ryan thinks it’s not good government.
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Paul Ryan Calls Eliminating Food and Healthcare for 600,000 Kids ‘Smarter Cuts’
While trying to blame Obama for the sequester, Paul Ryan referenced the smart cuts that the House has passed. Those ‘smarter cuts’ would take away food and healthcare for 600,000 kids.
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While Lying about Everything, Paul Ryan Accuses Obama of Dishonesty
Paul Ryan (R-WI) spent an entire clip impugning President Obama’s motives and then wrapped it up by lecturing that we can’t move forward by impugning people’s motives.
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Paul Ryan Inherits Sarah Palin’s Mantle of Endless Whining About Obama
Republicans have become the Tonya Hardings of politics. Paul Ryan echoed Speaker Boehner’s paranoia that the President will try to ‘divide’ them.
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Our 44th President said just the right inaugural things
President Barack Obama and a number of other speakers and entertainers brightened up an inauguration that struck just the right tone.
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Learning From Losers: The GOP Turns to Paul Ryan for Their Obama Strategy
Who better to give the Republican Party advice about how to beat Obama in the upcoming debt ceiling and budgetary fight than the guy whose ticket just lost to Obama.
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Paul Ryan Tries to Take Credit for Caving to Obama on Fiscal Cliff
Paul Ryan (R-WI) explains his yes vote on the fiscal cliff deal, praising the House for ‘providing certainty’ by making lower taxes permanent.
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The Top Ten Smartest Democratic Quotes of 2012
If the Republicans fell all over themselves in 2012 to sound stupid, the Democrats were happy to help them along, as this list demonstrates
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Republicans Turn Charter School Officials Into the New Robber Barons
School privatization is the new Gold Rush. There is money to be made in them there hills. And charter schools are the the Republican hammer to be used to prise it out of our hands.
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Democrat to GOP in Benghazi Hearing ‘If you want to know who is responsible in this town, buy yourself a mirror!’
A House Foreign Affairs hearing went wild today, resulting in Rep. Gary Ackerman calling the GOP out on their hypocrisy and cutting funding to the embassy security.
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After Getting His Ass Kicked By Obama, Paul Ryan Tries to Boss Around Barack
Showing that he learned absolutely nothing from getting his ass kicked on Election Day, Paul Ryan returned to the House to whine about Obama’s leadership and boss around the president.
Republicans are Blaming George Clooney for Mitt Romney’s Defeat
The braniacs at World Net Daily and the American Family Association have convinced themselves we voted for Obama because George Clooney did
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What Obama’s Victory Means to the Religious Right
The Religious Right took a black eye in 2012 but they are far from powerless and will be back to attack the Constitution in 2016
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Ryan to Evangelicals: Obama’s Path Compromises Judeo-Christian Values
Paul Ryan says Obama’s path compromises some non-existent values; the real problem is that Obama stands between Ryan and the Constitution
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A last and final look at Mitt Romney close up prior to November 6th
There could be no worse selection for President than money-monger, Mitt Romney. He himself admits, 47% of the population will be sidelined.
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Romney Lies on CNN. This is his Real Vision for America
Mitt Romney took to CNN’s opinion page to lie about his vision for America but his real vision is somewhat different
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Mitt lied about Jeep because he has to lie. The truth would sink his campaign.
Romney is lying because Romney has to lie. It’s the best card he has to play in a stacked deck, betting on the ignorance and short term memory of the electorate.
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As the Frankenstorm Arrives Romney/ Ryan Go Silent on Their Plan to Cut FEMA and Disaster Relief
As the East Coast braces for a massive storm, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are trying to cover up the fact that if elected they intend to cut funding for both FEMA and disaster relief.
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Mourdock Loses Ground in Senate Race But GOP Party of Rape Not Even Close to Getting It
The GOP is headed into Election Day as the Party of Rape, a group of white fratboys who never grew up
Romney’s Endorsement of Rape Enthusiast Richard Mourdock
Mitt Romney wants Richard Mourdock, who thinks rape pregnancies are a gift from God, changing things in Washington, D.C.
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7 Reasons Romney is a Terrible Choice for Veterans, Soldiers and Their Families
An empty suit of a man who couldn’t even fake giving a damn about our troops.
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Why Will So Many of the 47% Still Vote for Romney-Ryan?
It would be self-defeating for members of the 47% to vote for Romney-Ryan, so why are so many still going to do it?
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Romnesia Spreads to Paul Ryan as He Forgets Romney’s ‘Coal Kills’ Record
Paul Ryan told Pennsylvanians today that Mitt Romney would get coal jobs going, while Obama has a war on coal. In fact, Romney once said coal kills.
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Romney’s Tax Plan Turns the Laws of Mathematics on their Head
Ask yourself why the laws of mathematics work differently for Mitt Romney than for the rest of the universe before casting your vote in 2012
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The Moment of Truth in the VP Debate
If there was a single exchange that defined the winner of this debate, it was the 47% exchange
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People Make a Mistake When They Conflate the Lies of Ryan with the Lies of Romney
To suggest that t Obama should have handled Romney’s lies like Biden did Ryan’s is to miss the bigger point: These two Republicans are not the same kinds of liars.
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Paul Ryan Visibly Gulped While Being Pressed for Answers During Debate
Paul Ryan’s gulping was so evident that Obama for America released a new web video that that pokes fun at Congressman Ryan’s endless thirst.
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What Last Night’s Debate Tells us About How Team Romney Sees Women
Paul Ryan made clear last night that he wants his religious beliefs to inform our decisions, while claiming it is his that are under attack
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Paul Ryan’s 5 Biggest Lies of the First Half of the Vice Presidential Debate
Paul Ryan has been throwing the lies around in rapid order, and here are his five biggest fibs during the first half of the vice presidential debate.
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Don’t expect Obama/Romney part deux Biden is one tough cookie
Joe Biden debates Paul Ryan in the only Vice Presidential nominee debate. Biden is expert in Foreign Affairs and very learned domestically.
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Ahead of Biden Debate Romney Camp Freaks Out when Paul Ryan is Asked About Tax Cuts
The Romney campaign threw a fit tonight and cut off an interview when a local reporter asked Paul Ryan a tax cut question. If Ryan can’t handle the local media, how will he deal with Joe Biden?
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Mitt Romney Proved in front of 67 Million Americans that He Can’t be Trusted
It was generally conceded that Mitt Romney won the first debate. The question is can you trust anything he said? He is not to be trusted.
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Republicans Eating Their Own As Romney Supporter Demands Specifics From Paul Ryan
Frustration with the Romney Ryan camp’s refusal to get specific is growing. At a rally in Clinton, Iowa, Ryan was called out by one of Romney’s supporters for refusing to be specific.
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Paul Ryan Cracks Under Pressure and Admits Romney’s Tax Plan is Trickle Down
When pressed during a local Wisconsin interview, Paul Ryan admitted that the whole Romney tax plan is based on the trickle down theory that more tax cuts will magically bring growth and prosperity.
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Paul Ryan Hasn’t Lost Yet, But Blames the Media for Getting Obama Reelected
While speaking to Fox News Sunday, Paul Ryan started laying the groundwork for his excuse if Obama gets reelected by claiming that the media is biased and wants Obama to win.
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Paul Ryan Goes All Deer in the Headlights When Asked About Romney’s Tax Plan
When asked on Fox News Sunday what deductions the Romney tax plan would eliminate, Paul Ryan went all deer in the headlights and claimed that he didn’t have the time to list them.
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2,000 Turn Out for Biden in Florida as 725 Show up for Ryan in New Hampshire
The GOP ticket’s attendance problems aren’t just limited to Mitt Romney. 2,000 people turned out for Vice President Biden in Florida, while Paul Ryan spoke to a crowd of 725 in New Hampshire.
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Joe Biden Exposes Romney’s $460 Tax Increase on Social Security Benefits
Joe Biden, it’s a BFD for seniors. Seniors might be facing a tax of $460.00 a year on their Social Security under Romney.
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Paul Ryan Looks Like Somebody Kicked Him in the Gut When Romney Admits Obama Didn’t Raise Taxes
When Mitt Romney wandered off script and admitted that Obama hasn’t raised taxes, Paul Ryan looked like someone just punched him in the stomach.
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Paul Ryan Gets Booed at AARP for Attacking Obama and Obamacare
Paul Ryan tried selling the AARP on his Medicare privatization plan and attacks on ObamaCare and was met with groans and boos by the crowd in attendance.
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Romney and Ryan – The Haters in Chief
It is un-American to have as a president a man who preaches religious intolerance and who promotes the idea of state-sponsored religion
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House GOP Was Warned Their Obstruction on Libya Would Embolden Our Enemies
In 2011, House Republicans ignored warnings from conservatives of emboldening terrorists and voted no on authorizing the Libya mission in order to obstruct Obama.
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Paul Ryan Pours Gas on Middle East Unrest at the Values Voter Summit
Ryan poured gasoline on the fire today and then, like a little boy dropping the pyro’s match and running, disingenuously renamed the goal of a Romney Ryan administration as ‘peace’.
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Romney-Ryan would have us Fiddle while the World Burns
The choice in this election is between a slow, but gaining, political struggle towards better environmental policy or a return to Industrial Era abuses
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Dirty Laundry: John Kasich Thinks Calling Women Heroes Makes up for the War on Women
GOP Gov John Kasich of Ohio called us laundry-doing women ‘heroes’ even as the man he was introducing, Paul Ryan, has voted against equal pay for women for years running and is obstructing our civil liberties even now.
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Paul Ryan Praises First Responders on 9/11 While Trying to Cut Their Funding
Paul Ryan sang the praises of first responders on 9/11, but what he didn’t tell his audience is that he and his running mate have long planned on cutting their federal funding.
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The Recipe for a Republican Politician
The unsavory ingredients that go into making a Republican politician create a perfect storm for America and the world in 2012
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Romney and Mainstream Media Try to Silence Nate Silver’s Obama Victory Projections
The Romney campaign sent out a rather breathless memo this morning warning the press to not get too worked up about the latest polling and Nate Silver is being admonished to ‘wait’.
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Paul Ryan Falsely Claims that He Has More Foreign Policy Experience than Obama
Paul Ryan claimed today that he has more foreign policy experience that President Obama had in 2008, but a look at the congressional committees that each served on tells a vastly different story.
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Paul Ryan Falls Apart When Asked How Romney Will Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich
Paul Ryan fell apart today when George Stephanopoulos asked the deer in headlights vice presidential nominee how Mitt Romney will pay for $5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich.
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Battling the Republican Obsession to Turn Back the Clock
It’s no secret the Republicans want to take us back and that Democrats want to take us forward, but isn’t Genesis a little unrealistic?
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Romney Cannot Talk About Ideas He Does Not Have
Romney, running on the same Republican policies as Bush, the same policies as McCain, hypocritically accuses Obama of having no new ideas
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How God Got Back Into the Democratic Platform
The Democrats missed an opportunity to take a step forward for the Founders’ vision of a secular government by putting God in their platform
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Bill Clinton Puts Little Boy Paul Ryan Back In His Place
In an interview with NBC, Bill Clinton turned Paul Ryan over his knee and gave the Ayn Rand worshiper a quick verbal spanking.
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Deval Patrick Rocks the Convention With Impassioned Call for Obama
Deval Patrick issued a fiery call to Democrats to rally around Obama, implying that Romney is more interested in having the job than doing it