Look I am going to give Ryan a little bit of a break here.
It must be a HUGE pain in the ass to have somebody confront you like this while you are with your family and not expecting it, however his response was SO arrogant and dismissive that it is hard to feel TOO sorry for him.
There are a number of ways in which Paul Ryan could have handled this more effectively, and asking this young man if he wants candy is certainly not one of them.
I love this kid! Who is he and will he be at the convention next week?
ReplyDeleteSorry Gryphen I don't agree with you. This 1% Bastard is CAMPAIGNING but doesn't want to answer this young mans question...?The Sarah Palin "I don't answer questions outside of fox news" doesn't work anymore.
DeleteNot only is this Bastard a LIAR but 1% ASSHOLE also, too! EPIC FUCKING FAIL!
LYIN'RYAN!
@Anonymous12:59 PM:
DeleteI agree 100%!!
This is a little off topic, but it is interesting how much the media is going after Paul Ryan for his lying. They even nailed him on his marathon time lie. Why did Sarah Palin get such a pass? Did they learn from that? Why is it different this time?
ReplyDeleteSara has breasts (or rubber padding at the time) and a vagina they all think they can get into (and who knows how many have as she made her way to the top?). Ryan has neither of those attributes. And he can't tongue flick either.
DeleteI think it's a few things. First, once people really understand the Ryan plan, they hate it. Most people. People with any soul to them.
DeleteSecond, Sarah belittled any journalist that dared to ask any question. Her nutjob fans would also go after people with insane comments and even death threats. There is no excuse for it, but it seemed only a few were brave enough or could handle dealing with psycho Sarah and her truly ignorant fans. That's my take.
I'm GLAD they are going after his dishonesty. He disgusts me as does Romney and his wife.
Also note that we have no info really about the Ryan kids, as it should be. Compare to Sarah who used her kids as political props. Most of Romneys kids stay out of the limelight as well...
We need to keep exposing their dishonesty and how extreme the GOP platform is. Their damn plan increases the deficit and doesn't balance the budget for 20-30 years. Despite hurting EVERYONE but the wealthy. Why don't people know this?
Sarah Palin was a sexist choice, and we all know she capitalized on it.
DeleteBecause nobody thought McCain-Palin had a snowball's chance in hell of winning, that's why. Sarah's purpose was to get the GOP's juices flowing, if you get my drift. She was a pole dancer of sorts, and nothing more. For some reason, Paul Ryan has the patina of braininess and expertise. This is unproven and we should not take the Tea Party/GOP's (one and the same) word for it. He just an opportunistic lucky rich guy who looks like a cartoon and even lies about his marathon skills... not to mention all the vicious lies he peppered his acceptance speech with the other night.
DeleteIMO -- They're not really going after Ryan enough. And they're definitely, definitely, definitely not going after Romney enough for HIS lying.
Delete@ 11:30 a.m. - UH... the Rmoney trust fund kids are ADULTS. All over the age of 30, IIRC. (Mitt is 65, Ann is 63) and no, they aren't staying out of the limelight, all five are campaigning for Daddy Mittbucks.
DeleteThere was even a fuck, kill or marry satire on them.
We'll call him Joe the Jobless who is not disillusioned as to how the jobless rate got so bad. Or, "hey Ryan, justify to Joe here how your corporate friendly policies will create jobs for recent college grads". Sign this kid up!
ReplyDeleteYes! Clearly, Ryan has no interest in him or his problem. He could have at least looked him in the eye and offered to meet him some other time. Sure, like the Crown Prince would ever lower himself to meet with a mere mortal.
DeleteOh, the candyman can, the candyman can!
ReplyDeleteNo...he can't.
DeleteApparently this footage is from last Labor Day.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thenation.com/blog/169695/paul-ryans-labor-day-promise-american-workers-candy-and-sports-schedule
Very timely and a really good article.
That makes more sense. There is no way the Secret Service would have let the kid anywhere near the Ryans.
DeleteA Fan From Chicago
Even so, the man's supposed to listen to his constituents. He's a Congressman on Labor Day out in a public venue. It still speaks to his character.
DeleteNow if they were in a Restaurant and their meal was interrupted, I'd cut him some slack.
Excerpt from Chuck Sr. and Jr. book .. it is sure to be a best seller.
ReplyDeleteChapter 5: Sarah goes to school
We were all excited, it was Sarah's first day in first grade. Sally got her up and dressed her in her best walrus skin outfit.
I cooked Sarah a hearty breakfast of eggs and moose eyeballs. Sarah ate them with a glass of fresh squeezed reindeer milk.
Sally and I shed a tear as Sarah climbed aboard the short bus.
OMFG!! Are you joking???
DeleteROFL!!!
Give us some more excerpts!!
A book Kristy the nut will love. Who else would care!!
ROFL! Did he really short bus!
DeleteHilarious (and, unfortunately, probably true).
DeleteDoesn't he also ask him if he'd like a Packers' schedule?
ReplyDeleteAs much as I dislike Ryan, his lies and his condescension, it seems to me that this young man's behavior was inappropriate for the venue and bordered on harassment. If it had been at a political rally or in the workplace or even if he was alone on the street then badgering would be fine, but this was while he was participating in a Labor Day parade with his family. The young man posed good questions and we all deserve to hear Ryan answer them, but not while he is walking in a parade line with his family.
ReplyDelete@anon 10:56: I agree and also disagree.
DeleteThe young man posed good questions, he spoke politely and even his plaintive NO when asked by the arrogant man if he wanted a candy was touching in its quiet, polite sincerity and frustration.
Yes, to ask this during an ongoing parade was probably not the wisest choice, but then again, Ryan could have very easily said something to the effect: let's not hold up the parade. I will talk with you for a few moments at the end of the parade.
Please remember that politicians do not join a parade for their own enjoyment. They do it for the exposure it gives them. On Labor Day, they would join to convey the point that they care for those who fought for the workers, and he failed! The young questioner did his homework and deserved to be heard without prejudice.
Think about it.
Ryan makes it plain that he does not give a (fill in the blank) about the "lesser citizenry". This shows just how ill equipped this socio/political climber is to serve the nation.
But he perfectly fits into the mold of those arrogant regressives who become politicians as a means of expanding their own wealth exponentially, be it by hook or by crook.
They Do Not Serve the Common Good!
Marching in a parade is campaigning.
DeleteCampaigning is asking for peoples' votes.
When you run for Vice President, you are going to have to answer to everyone, anywhere.
Some people have a problem walking and chewing gum at the time. Maybe we should all have to submit our questions ahead of any public appearances in order to avoid any GOTCHA questions, Sarah. Personally, Labor Day has always meant a day off, spent with the family out picnicking or in the back yard barbecuing, not marching down the middle of the commercial part of town in some politically sponsored demonstration.
DeleteI think this same young man had "tried" speaking to Ryan via an appointment and was ignored. So yeah, I agree with him taking it straight to the horses mouth, er ass.
DeleteBTW Gryphen, if you think he acts arrogant towards this kid, you should watch the senior citizen town hall video, he makes a smart ass remark that he hopes a 70 yr old man took his BP med, the man was taken to the ground and arrested for demanding answers about his medicare and social security.
Ryan is a profound JERK OFF!
http://www.kulturekritic.com/2012/08/news/i-hope-he-took-his-blood-pressure-medication-says-paul-ryan-to-senior-citizen-arrested-after-fighting-for-social-security/
What rubbish - HE WANTS TO BE VP - the President is online, oncall ALL the time. Ryan is just like Sarah - thinks its a part time job.
Delete"It must be a HUGE pain in the ass to have somebody confront you like this while you are with your family and not expecting it"
The President is expecting it ALL the time - Ryan needs to grow up - you give him way too much Griff - he just lost more votes - lyin' fool
Wow, this is going to hurt. Avoiding reasonable questions is not the way to win an election. You have to ask yourself which is worse, not answering the question, or doing like Palin did and really screwing up the answer.
ReplyDeletePaul Ryan is not ready for prime time, and his wife was just as aloof. Notice the young man is asking questions, and both of them have their backs to him.
ReplyDeleteFolks this is what the election boils down to:
Re-electing the President and Vice-President or the coronation of a greedy king and his heartless knave.
Do you want some candy? NO! How about some answers and Mitt's 1040s!
Obama/Biden 2012!
The smirk on Ryan's wife's face pretty much says it all.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the NY Times is reporting most people who have found a job, are making less
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/business/majority-of-new-jobs-pay-low-wages-study-finds.html
I hope this asshole looses his seat and has to go begging Ailes for a job.
ReplyDeleteGet used to it, Ryan, it's not gonna get any easier. Moreover, I very much doubt that you'll be able to placate Biden with a Werther's Original when he asks you the tough questions during the debates!
ReplyDeleteAs a comment earlier showed, this was not today but another Labor Day Parade. I don't think Paul Ryan will be walking in public for a while. He's being exposed as a liar already!
ReplyDeleteAnon at 10:56AM (first one), any time a politician is in a parade in his or her aspect as said politician (and why else would he have even been there?) it is not unreasonable for a curious constituent to ask them a question. Ryan's response was like a spoiled brat, which of course he is.
ReplyDeleteYep, they weren't just at the grocery store, Ryan was actively campaigning during this parade.
DeleteSuch a scumbag.
ReplyDeleteThat kid was sincere, and they literally turned their backs on him.
He couldn't even give a cogent response. How come he didn't tell the young man to call 211 for a job! What an asshole Paul Ryan is... but his wife's non-reaction bothered me even more. Looks like Janna, by all accounts, a marvelous and impressive woman, is becoming Little Robot Wife Standing By Her Man- just like Ann Romney, but still sweet and beautiful and somewhat appealing (unlike Queen Ann!)
ReplyDeleteOnly because she is younger than Ann - give her a few years - they'll look identical
DeleteIsn't there ANOTHER video floating around where Ryan derisively offers candy to someone asking him a legitimate question? I think it was from his earlier campaign. What is with this dude and candy?
ReplyDeleteI would love if someone dumped a bucket of candy at his feet during the next campaign stop. No good candy either- linty peppermints and dollar store reject stuff.
O/T Very stange comment from Todd...
ReplyDelete(Was Track in town, and at film location, and picking on Trig? At four and a half Trig is just now saying his first words??)
Zap2it: How is your son, 4-year-old Trig, doing?
Todd Palin: He's doing good. When we were filming, he said his first words. He told his older brother to quit picking on him, or something like that. And when J.W. went back to New York on one of the dark days, he said his name, so that was pretty exciting.
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/stars-earn-stripes-todd-palin-out-minds-think-were-20-but-our-bodies-remind-us-that-were-not.html
Trig's older brother? Who would that be? Surely not 20-something Track; he wouldn't bully a little kid, would he?
DeleteOh barf. Todd Paylin got on SES because of Mark Burnett, who produced all those other failed reality shows the Palins did. What's Burnett got for the Palins? Or maybe they have something on him? They are not money makers for sure. Unless they are scamming the system, aka Alaska film paybacks courtesy of Sarah. I can't stand that pimp. Slimy conman and pimp.
DeleteHere's why I think Obama is in trouble: BECAUSE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA CONTINUES TO IGNORE SHIT LIKE THIS!!!
ReplyDeleteBarns for Obama!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp1Qj-FvmFo&feature=player_embedded
That young man was not a kid, it looks like he is most likely old enough to vote and it won't be for the MEH/EH ticket
ReplyDeleteChris Matthews v Andrea Mitchell
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oqTFqJLia4&feature=
I think Andrea Mitchell is a horrible interviewer and don't know why she is even on TV. Her questions are always halting and just come across as not being firm and convincing about the subject matter.
DeleteOBAMA/BIDEN 2012
So this guy is a politician marching with his family in a parade.
ReplyDelete1> Family vacation?
2> Getting ready for a marathon?
3> Making a campaign appearance?
#3 for sure!
Paul Ryan's answer is disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. Is that his wife next to him looking so upset that someone is actually asking Ryan an intelligent question??
ReplyDeleteCandy? Really, Ryan? I hope the DNC uses this somehow in a campaign ad..
This and that is awesome today!
ReplyDeletehttp://theobamadiary.com/2012/09/03/this-and-that-37/#more-86933
There is a longer version of this video with an African American asking him jobs questions also. In this longer version it shows protesters yelling at him the whole length of the parade. Can't remember where I saw it. On a WI blog I think.
ReplyDeleteI found the longer version of this video.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD0lh1Zj81I
It is well worth the time to watch it.
Thanks for posting this link. Clearly a campaign appearance by Lyin' Ryan.
DeleteThanks! It was definitely worth watching.
DeleteIt's as disgusting as the famous "Give them cake" Give's us a lot of insight into why he belongs with The Romney's.
ReplyDeleteLove how the rich wife nods when he asks if he should work for the same wages as the Chinese.
ReplyDeleteRight, and her plastic smile makes her look...well...plastic.
DeleteTHE FIVE REASONS WHY ROMNEY/RYAN MUST BE DEFEATED IN 2012 – AND WHY CONSERVATIVES SHOULD HOPE THEY ARE.
ReplyDeleteThe GOP must be stopped in 2012. The future of America’s ideals of democracy – and of the Republican Party itself – could well be at stake.
Contrary to how it might seem, I am not a partisan bomb thrower. Throughout most of my adulthood, I have been just as likely to vote for a Republican as for a Democrat – in local, state and national contests. I have cast my ballot in presidential races for both Republicans and Democrats. But in the last four years, the GOP has transmogrified into something ugly and vicious and, more important, something wedded to the politics of fantasy and ignorance. It has rushed so far from its moorings that I cannot conceive of voting for members of this party until, hopefully, they pull themselves back from the precipice of self-destruction, paranoia and delusion.
Today, for Republicans, up is down and front is back. Lying has become so ingrained into the conservatives’ national dialogue that they are now dangerously demagogic or, worse, severely unhinged. Blind rage at the election of Barack Obama has wrecked a once great political party. Its leaders have made so many deals with the devil in their almost pathological obsession with unseating Obama that they have pushed the GOP into its own version of political hell – unable to speak truths to their now-rabid and conspiracy-addled base and unable to right the party back onto a path of responsibility.
Only through the disinfectant of defeat can the Republicans, and the two party system, be preserved. And so, the campaign of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan must be consigned to the ash heap of history. Defeat must not only be decisive, it must be crippling. Here are five reasons why:
http://kurteichenwald.com/2012/09/the-five-reasons-why-romneyryan-must-be-defeated-in-2012-and-why-conservatives-should-hope-they-are/
I don't give him a break at all. He is running for VP and he is obligated, IMO, to engage the voters and answer questions. If he wants to left alone, while running for office, then he should stay home or not run for office. In the video's I have seen of him, he always handles people that don't agree with him like the arrogant asshole that he is. I never see President Obama act this way, he is always considerate of differing views.
ReplyDelete*Alicat
Exclusive: Inside Karl Rove's Billionaire Fundraiser
ReplyDeleteRove spoke almost exclusively about defeating Barack Obama and retaking control of the White House. There was sparse praise for Mitt Romney—either as a candidate or as a future leader and policy maker.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-31/exclusive-inside-karl-roves-billionaire-fundraiser#p1
Madeleine Albright: 'I Can't Understand Why Any Woman Would Want To Vote For Mitt Romney'
ReplyDelete"I'm not sure I'm going to state this exactly right," she said, sitting amidst a sea of convention-related activity and daytime wine drinkers in the Westin hotel Lobby in downtown Charlotte. "But I think there are some who believe they are actually protecting women, you know, and that it is better for women to be taken care of. I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important. And frankly, I don’t understand -- I mean, I'm obviously a card-carrying Democrat -- but I can't understand why any woman would want to vote for Mitt Romney, except maybe Mrs. Romney."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/03/madeleine-albright-mitt-romney_n_1852789.html
Wifey dear looks a great deal like a Stepford creation with the head nodding. What is peculiar is that this guy got that close. Doesn't Lyin' Ryan have Secret Service.
ReplyDeleteNo slack from me, it's in his job description, he's in a public venue on labor day and should expect his constituents to ask questions.
ReplyDeleteI don't know when this rabid divisiveness started. Years ago, we had a property dispute with a neighbor, and my democratic reps dismissed me out of hand. The man who took the time to not only listen, but resolve the minor issue was Arlen Spector, a Republican. He didn't ask my party, he simply listened to my grievance, took my name and phone number and spared me the expense of getting a surveyor, lawyer, etc.
Hi, Anita --
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experience. I think Arlen was one of the last true public servant politicians. I didn't always agree with him, but he took his job seriously.
I think our President had that public servant ideal in mind when he ran for office. It's a fucking shame that his attempts to reach across the aisle have been met with ignorance, anger and stonewalling. (Shit, now I'm all pissed off again.)
Obama/Biden 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD0lh1Zj81I&feature=related
ReplyDeleteTHIS is the version of the parade you need to see and take the time to watch it all. The original video is from the 2011 Labor Day Parade in Janesville WI. This is how Paul Ryan's constituents really view him.
~buttercup
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2012/09/paul-ryan-to-young-man-asking-how.html
ReplyDeleteThe young man portion was cut from THIS video from the 2011 Labor Day Parade in Janesville WI. This is how Paul Ryan was greeted by his own constituents and he blatantly ignored them.If you thought his treatment of this young man was disgusting keep watching after the 2 minute mark.
~ buttercup
Oh I know this is old but this has been burning me. These are also the people Ryan is now exploiting with the lie that Pres. Obama failed to keep the GM plant open even though it closed Dec. 2008. Ryan sure didn't care last year about them!!!
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