Video: Paul Ryan torches ObamaCare on MSNBC
posted at 9:03 pm on July 29, 2009 by Allahpundit
Nothing here you haven’t heard before but it’s so rare these days to stumble across an engaging, concise, confident presentation on economic issues by a top Republican that he deserves some extra publicity for it. Yeah, he voted for TARP, and yeah, he voted for that awful confiscatory tax on the AIG bonuses, but he’s made to order as a message man: Young, comfortable talking about the economy, and not from the south. More TV time, please.
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Yeah, but he’s from Janesville, and he’s got a hippie for a niece. Strike three and four.
Though she is charming.
MadisonConservative on July 29, 2009 at 9:06 PM
BUT he saw the dropping poll numbers and decided to take a brave stand.
I don’t know about the guy but he seems RINO’ish if the voting record is any indication.
Bishop on July 29, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Regionist!
Guardian on July 29, 2009 at 9:08 PM
lol
JiangxiDad on July 29, 2009 at 9:08 PM
ladyingray on July 29, 2009 at 9:08 PM
The MSM talking heads are clueless as usual…..
izoneguy on July 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM
He’s from just down the road. A supposed up and comer. Lost a HUGE amount of credibility with that TARP vote.
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Wow! That Katrina woman’s a turd in the punch bowl. Then again who ISN’T on PMSNBC?
August Horch on July 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM
I bet the sissy cried at the end of Easy Rider.
mesquito on July 29, 2009 at 9:10 PM
he’s great!
i agree; more of him, stat.
homesickamerican on July 29, 2009 at 9:11 PM
At least for now, your the man.
chemman on July 29, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Nothing good ever came out of Janesville
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Republicans can’t have too many people who can make their arguments. Resent the southerner crack. Good to see that Katrina doesn’t have a clue about government. Not only are there several private plans to choose from but half is paid by the policy holder.
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2009 at 9:12 PM
First of all, we capitalize “South” down here.
Secondly, “errrrr, errrrr”
SouthernGent on July 29, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Yeah, but will he vote for an economy-destroying, foot-in-the-door compromise bill? You bet.
ROCnPhilly on July 29, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Good god. My frontal lobes melted when that witch claimed that not passing ObamaCare was “denying citizens the choice of a public plan”.
Since when was the government supposed to be a player in the health care industry?
MadisonConservative on July 29, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Ryan is from the South. Southern Wisconsin
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Yikes. Weepin’ George V. been tweeting at ya again?
Wellsy on July 29, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Heh.
Weight of Glory on July 29, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Ryan is a solid reform Republican. And he ran circles around these emotional clueless vapid tv anchors.
therightwinger on July 29, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Ryan has the ears to go one on one with Obama
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:15 PM
As a Southwesterner, now it totally makes sense! Allahpundit is one of those metrosexual wimpy Yanks who squats when he pees!
Special K on July 29, 2009 at 9:15 PM
So Allah doesn’t like Southerners or Alaskans. Pretty picky.
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Who was the ignorant, angry, liberal woman who got pwned? That was hilarious! No.comeback.whatsoever.
PBoilermaker on July 29, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Katrina Van de Hueval was frowning…you just couldn’t tell because she’s high on Botox. What a wench.
SouthernGent on July 29, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Hey! I was born at Riverview, dammit!
MadisonConservative on July 29, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Hey Allah,
“Why don’t you just drop ‘em pants? Squeal like a pig for me!”
Come on down, see us sometime…we’ll be waiting….
BobMbx on July 29, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Hate to break it to you, AP, but the North is always the bad guy: North Vietnam, North Korea, North Dakota…
Weight of Glory on July 29, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Well more of that please! He owned that Katrina chick.
Dash on July 29, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Well, he certainly did a good job of shoving it down Katrina’s throat so far she couldn’t answer.
horatio on July 29, 2009 at 9:17 PM
And yet he falls for KP and Megs. Go figure.
Weight of Glory on July 29, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Ryan is a good second stringer right now. He doesn’t have the nationwide name exposure of being from Wisconsin like Gein or Dahmer.
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Katrina is a liberal idiot. Rush will have a field day with this tomorrow.
Ryan did a great job, did he redeem himself for past votes. No.
ctmom on July 29, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Rush calls her Hurricane Katrina Vanderhoeven. I must add that she is not amused.
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Umm he’s hot and smart, what’s not to like?
msmveritas on July 29, 2009 at 9:18 PM
When the conservatives get control back we need to pass legislation that would require a bill to sit out for the public to read and comment on for 30 days before they can vote on it. Then maybe they will take the time to do things right.
boomer on July 29, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Winna, winna, winna!
Tru2my2 on July 29, 2009 at 9:19 PM
This guy voted for the bailout, he’s not as ideologically strong or pure as he wants us to think. Still better than most of the hacks we have in there, but when push comes to shove he can still fold.
Daemonocracy on July 29, 2009 at 9:19 PM
And then wonders why they don’t fall for him? Don’t they realize who he is?
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2009 at 9:20 PM
It is obvious that Ryan stupidly argued with the guy from MSNBC only because he was a black man in America. When will we move on from this racism?
Star20 on July 29, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Janesville is an evil place full of out of work UAW members.
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:21 PM
I love how he’s shredding Katrina’s “public plan” option, calling her out as the lying socialist that she is trying to “sell government run health care with the rhetoric of capitalism” and the other talking head jumps in and ends the interview. Whenever facts come up, these pathetic lefties just shut down, can’t talk anymore, run out of things to say. I bet both of those talking heads were just dying to scream “You’re a racist!!!!” to bring that very factual conversation about the steaming pile of sh*t government health care will be back to a place they’re comfortable with.
Rational Thought on July 29, 2009 at 9:21 PM
AP is from New York City…. Do I really need to add the Get a Rope line… :P
doriangrey on July 29, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Agreed… I’m on the fence with TARP, however.
erm, forget I said it.
I had high hopes for him even after TRAP, I mean TARP… then the “populist” retention bonus confiscation?
I think I’ll be voting for Mark Levin.
Best Regards from EAA.
roscopico on July 29, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Hey it’s all diversity. If we wanted to hear from our light in the loafers politician,we could of waken up Uncle Herbie
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:23 PM
What’s up with the host’s spray-on hair?
jgapinoy on July 29, 2009 at 9:23 PM
See ya in Oshkosh!
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:24 PM
UAW members don’t need to work, they get paid regardless. It helps when you have friends in high places, ya know!
From each according to ability, to each according to need . . .
Special K on July 29, 2009 at 9:24 PM
waken up? is that even a word?
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Double MSM smackdown! Malkin/Ryan 2012
crazedarmenian on July 29, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Yup, Government Motors (YOU) will be paying for those bums for a long, long time.
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Not after next year…
MadisonConservative on July 29, 2009 at 9:26 PM
True
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:27 PM
The locals call it “Sloshkosh”.
Or they don’t call it at all!
roscopico on July 29, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Don’t they realize he’s the most famous anonymous man about town?
Weight of Glory on July 29, 2009 at 9:28 PM
I think Palin, Ryan, or Jindal will be seriously considered for President in 2012. They’re all young and new. Maybe Ryan can find a way to apologize for the TARP vote. One can wish.
NathanG on July 29, 2009 at 9:29 PM
LOLOL
I grew up in “Stallis”
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:29 PM
What happens next year?
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Have you ever been fishing in the Menonimee river in Marinette or the MI. side?
fourdeucer on July 29, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Sure, I’ve got family in Crivitz
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Mebbe start calling it “west”,
Isn’t much “allis” left, is there?
Props, brother, and best regards.
roscopico on July 29, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Oh, and that’s Menomonee River
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:31 PM
This is the first time I’ve watched MSNBC in ages, and I am thunderstruck by how they are completely acting as advocates for the left wing of the Democratic Party. They don’t even hint at hiding it.
Given that, I was delighted to see how dismayed and panicked they were at confronting an articulate, responsive Republican who made the opposition case.
But I don’t get your Southern point, even though I’ve never lived south of the Mason-Dixon line. What’s wrong with a Southern spokesman? Was that a Voinovich (sp?) joke, or are you serious? Because outside of the Northeast cocoon, in which I once lived, it doesn’t seem like much of a point. Heck, Southerners are usually much more gifted with their gab than the rest of us. Why not leverage that?
Splunge on July 29, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Great point… don’t think he’ll be invited back (even for a satellite feed).
Surprised they had him in the first place, after all, don’t all racists have a southern accent?
We all know the GOP is racist… every last one *cue libtard heads exploding*.
roscopico on July 29, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Because we talk funny and you can tell we are all evangelicals.
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Those two talking heads sounded awfully adversarial. Were they listening to, much less digesting, what Ryan was saying?
onlineanalyst on July 29, 2009 at 9:36 PM
yup
JiangxiDad on July 29, 2009 at 9:37 PM
That’s awesome.
I’ve always advocated not secession, but having Homeland Security brush up on their fence-building skills by starting on Madison and Mil…
roscopico on July 29, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Wait a minute… I just had to freeze the tape. I started watching the video after reading the intro and some of the comments and NOW realize that the woman referred to as “Katrina” is none other than that hateful bi+ch Katrina vanden Heuvel???? Are you phucking kidding me??? She has a seat at the news desk at Mess-NBC? I know I shouldn’t be surprised, but good God… why does that network even bother turning the lights on in the morning??? Pathetic!
D2Boston on July 29, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Ryan was good here. But I can’t forget his vote to cap executive pay for TARP recipients, and his TARP vote, among others.
jencab on July 29, 2009 at 9:38 PM
I think my brain just melted at the stupidity of the arguments made by Katrina.
clement on July 29, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Allah Drivin up posts with the south crack?
Best I’ve seen a Repub react to Dem talkin points, ate their lunch. Forgive him for tarp? Possibly.
but not likely.
AIG bonuses?
Nope never ever ever! Government has no business involved in private sector contracts or compensation.
They pay off the Unions with bailouts , banks with bailouts and go after legally binding contracts for “rich Guys” who live off of those bonuses, just to score cheap political points and Mr. Clean and Articulate bought in.
Thanks for the help on healthcare, but
I hope Wisconsin replaces you with a Conservative!
dhunter on July 29, 2009 at 9:40 PM
I see now they want to tax “cadillac” health insurance policies. Just another way to drive people into a poor private plan or the even poorer public plan.
boomer on July 29, 2009 at 9:40 PM
I think now that the polls are showing that support for the president is eroding, the Republicans will do a much better job of verbalizing their points. Since the election in some weird sort of mandatory acknowledgment of the president’s supposedly overwhelming popularity Republicans have seen fit to preface any disagreement with Mr. Obama or his policies with overt flattery. As if they were going to be called Klan members if they openly disagreed. It was very annoying and I hope this means they have stopped.
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2009 at 9:41 PM
As long as he voted against the stimulus and continues to oppose government health care, I like him. He did a great job shutting down Katrina’s dishonest rhetoric.
Caiwyn on July 29, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Hey Katrina, how’s that joyless, sexless, Godless liberal thing working out for ya?
Geez, she looked like she sucked on a bucket of lemons before that segment.
David2.0 on July 29, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Katrina vanden Heuvel might want to know her facts first before she opens that hole in her face…………
…………. First, “the boss” smacks down Matt Lauer, then this.
Good day at Hot Air…………….
Seven Percent Solution on July 29, 2009 at 9:43 PM
She was very unhappy and he did good at shutting her up too.
boomer on July 29, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Well, I can see that. Plus, there’s that “errrr, errrr” thing. That’s a problem.
Splunge on July 29, 2009 at 9:45 PM
pretty soon, Rahm or Axelrod will have their own show…
cmsinaz on July 29, 2009 at 9:46 PM
I bet the majority of his readers are from the South.
TXMomof3 on July 29, 2009 at 9:46 PM
LOLOLOL
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Did they pull a Rush and speed Ryan’s clips up?
farright on July 29, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Ah. Your Allah-interpretation-fu is mighty. Too subtle for me, I guess. I only caught the possibility of a joke on the breeze.
Splunge on July 29, 2009 at 9:47 PM
For Wisconsin lately, he IS a conservative. Very very sad how the home of the Republican Party has fallen.
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Then don’t forget it. But the battle over socialized medicine is the battle for the soul of the Republic. I’ll take any allies who enlist, a la Churchill.
Splunge on July 29, 2009 at 9:49 PM
The GM plant there will finally close, after about a dozen threats of closing over the last 20 years.
MadisonConservative on July 29, 2009 at 9:50 PM
+1000
Jack Daniels is from the South!
TN Mom on July 29, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Can you at least exclude Hilldale? Just build the west wall down the middle of Midvale.
MadisonConservative on July 29, 2009 at 9:51 PM
All of Dane County should be ringed with 1 million landmines
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:56 PM
AP is from New York City…. Do I really need to add the Get a Rope line… :P
doriangrey on July 29, 2009 at 9:22 PM
+++++++++++++++++
hahahahaha – anytime we’re within 500 miles of each other, I’ll get there and buy you a drink.
fabrexe on July 29, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Katrina vanden Heuvel – Feminatic, androphobe, award winning abortion looney, owner and publisher of “The Nation.”
Every time I hear her Upper West Side nasal sibilances, I feel like she’s going to offer me a poison apple – and she does, in some Far Left Socialist form! She’s cold as a pit viper and twice as venemous.
Wonder if she went to Princeton with Le Michelle? Does Princeton mass produce these femigogues?
Checked her bio – she’s married to a “Russian Studies” Professor. How perfectly liberal.
harry flashman on July 29, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Wow.
Paul absolutely destroyed both of them. However, Katrina definitely got the worst of it. Watching that was fun.
I think I’m gonna watch it again.
Dave From Canada on July 29, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Katrina’s lefty talking points got pawned by Congressman Ryan’s FACTS!
Girlfriend should do her homework!
TN Mom on July 29, 2009 at 9:59 PM
First of all, we capitalize “South” down here.
Let’s combine Wisconsin & Tennessee in a song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df53LWQuezQ
F
Jeff from WI on July 29, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Lest the Southerners get too cocky now wheres’ Lindsay Grahamnasty from.
He kinda likes those Latina Racists and thinks all the rest of us should too.
dhunter on July 29, 2009 at 10:00 PM
That’s too bad, I am sure it will hurt the community.
Cindy Munford on July 29, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Carlos……start looking for a job! MSNBC has a VESTED interest in Obama’s success! Didn’t you get the memo? How dare you set it up so that the Obamassiah looks bad!
GarandFan on July 29, 2009 at 10:04 PM
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