Rep. Tim Ryan summarizes distrust from the left

[Todd33]

"It is the same people who told us that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11; the same people who told us Saddam Hussein had something to do with weapons of mass destruction; the same people who told us we would be able to use the oil for reconstruction money; the same people who told us we would be greeted as liberators, not occupiers; the same people, the same President who told us the Taliban is gone; the same President who told us that Poland is our ally 2 days before they pull out; the same President who tells us Iraq is going just great; the same President who tells us the economy is going just great; the same people who told us the tax cuts were going to create millions of jobs; the same people who told us that the Medicare program only cost $400 billion when it really cost $540 billion."
? Rep. Tim Ryan, October 5, 2004

I didn't see anyone else post this, it's not really new. Great quote though.

 

[CycloWizard]

Did Poland pull out of Iraq already? News to me. I thought they were in it until the end of 2005.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: CycloWizard
Did Poland pull out of Iraq already? News to me. I thought they were in it until the end of 2005.

I guess he was refering to their announcement.

 

[CycloWizard]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak

Originally posted by: CycloWizard
Did Poland pull out of Iraq already? News to me. I thought they were in it until the end of 2005.

I guess he was refering to their announcement.

Exactly. Spin away, Todd.

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: CycloWizard

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak

Originally posted by: CycloWizard
Did Poland pull out of Iraq already? News to me. I thought they were in it until the end of 2005.

I guess he was refering to their announcement.

Exactly. Spin away, Todd.

:thumbsdown:

Typical. Ignore the big picture, find one trite detail to divert discussion. This is a great example of how you earn so much scorn and derision.

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: Todd33

"It is the same people who told us that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11; the same people who told us Saddam Hussein had something to do with weapons of mass destruction; the same people who told us we would be able to use the oil for reconstruction money; the same people who told us we would be greeted as liberators, not occupiers; the same people, the same President who told us the Taliban is gone; the same President who told us that Poland is our ally 2 days before they pull out; the same President who tells us Iraq is going just great; the same President who tells us the economy is going just great; the same people who told us the tax cuts were going to create millions of jobs; the same people who told us that the Medicare program only cost $400 billion when it really cost $540 billion."
? Rep. Tim Ryan, October 5, 2004

I didn't see anyone else post this, it's not really new. Great quote though.

:thumbsup:

 

[Todd33]

Spin away? I didn't say it. Write the congressman if you are so upset asshat.

 

[CycloWizard]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger
:thumbsdown:

Typical. Ignore the big picture, find one trite detail to divert discussion. This is a great example of how you earn so much scorn and derision.

The rest of it is opinion - that one is easily refutable as an outright lie (or at least an untruthitude ), something that he apparently frowns on based on the rest of his comment. I decry hypocrisy where I see it. If that pisses you off, then be prepared to be pissed off. Bush was misleading, but this guy is misleading about Bush. How is he any better?