One such caller started to rattle off a list of grievances, and conspiracy theories, that included virtually everything but the kitchen sink.
More from Politico:
Himes smiled during much of the statement, during which the caller rattled off a number of complaints, including the claim that the White House and not Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was responsible for the October 2013 government shutdown. He also referenced older issues like his comments about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and the Justice Department’s Fast and Furious program.
“Any other president would have been laughed out of office by now if he’d have been a Republican,” the caller concluded. “This guy gets away with murder!”
“That was quite a list,” Himes said with a laugh.
The congressman initially appeared willing to address all the issues, but then decided against it, saying that it would take hours to address the numerous complaints leveled at the administration.
“I will try to attend to — actually, I’m not going to,” he said. “Look, with all due respect, Bob, maybe a little more C-SPAN and a little less Fox News. That was the grab bag of everything that Fox News and my friends on the Republican Caucus of the House in particular have tried to hang on the president.”
Himes then picked one of the issues — the attacks in Benghazi — and defended the White House against what he called conspiracy theories from conservatives.
“There’s been absolutely zero evidence that the president had any hand in any one of these so-called scandals that the Republicans have desperately been trying to promote,” he continued, saying that the GOP was trying to deflect from the improving economy under the president.
Perfect.
That should now be the go to response for any accusations tossed at this President from the Right Wing, "Maybe a little more C-Span, or any reality based news program really, and a little less Fox News, Right Wing radio, or Sarah Palin Facebook rants."
If people followed that advice I think the President's poll numbers would climb significantly.
Well said Sen. Himes. Enough of the crazy and a little more reality — or school. But, I think a lot of these nut job conspiracy idiots wouldn’t be able to stay still and listen. They have remarkably marginal critical thinking skills.
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Haha. More funny things Republicans say. Governor Scott Walker (Teabagger Wisconsin). Walker told reporters Mitt Romney did not run for president based on his business experience.
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"Before I forget; During WPR's morning show, reporter Shawn Johnson played a clip of Scott Walker answering a question about the Wall Street Journal's criticism that he's using the same argument against Burke that Obama used against Romney-outsourcing to overseas countries.
Walker answered by saying Romney didn't run on his business experience.
Walker: "Mitt Romney did not run his campaign on the basis of his arguing his experience in the business world as a reason to vote for him. If he did, than I think it would be fair game to look at all the experience."
Haha another non college graduate governor. In a tight race this time too. Goveror Wlaker is the subject of John Doe investigations too.
I keep reminding my Fox News-watching friends that
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EVERYBODY ELSE IS LYING.
The perfect response to a nutjob rant. Well done Mr. Himes!
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They are going crazy saying Gov. Perry is forcing action where Obama doesn't, the border crisis, being attached by ferocious 5 year olds. Remind me how long Perry's been Givernor of his border state?
ReplyDeleteIn today’s interview with Larry King on Ora TV, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) had something interesting to say about the younger Barack Obama who won the presidency in 2008. He came into the Oval Office in 2009 with the naïve attitude that he would be able to negotiate with the Republican Party.
ReplyDelete“I would say my main criticism of Barack Obama is that he seemed to think when he came in, and in the ensuing years, that he could negotiate with right-wing extremists who really had no intention of ever negotiating,” the Senator told Larry King. “When you’re in politics, Larry — and I’ve been in politics a while — negotiation is part of what politics is about. But you cannot negotiate with people who refuse to negotiate, who really want to politically destroy you.”
The GOP has often attacked the president for what they call a refusal to negotiate on key issues, but fail to mention when they talk about negotiations they simply mean giving into their demands, not meeting in the middle or sharing the burden on specifics while passing laws.
http://aattp.org/bernie-sanders-obama-finally-understands-he-cant-negotiate-with-right-wing-extremists/
That was like a hot knife through butter! No need to go through the whole list, just pick one, sink their battleship, and smile while doing it. This tactic would serve Democrats running in Red States well.
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