Paul Ryan: Obama Closed My Hometown GM Plant (Which Closed Under Bush)

[WillParkinson]

Paul Ryan: Obama Closed My Hometown GM Plant (Which Closed Under Bush)

Come on Paul Ryan, you can lie better than THIS.

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[Cha]

1. Lyin' Ryan Strikes Again.

Didn't his momma ever teach him that being a liar doesn't build strong character?

[WillParkinson]

2. Probably not...

I'm guessing she's a Republican, too.

[Cha]

7. And, I've read Lyin' is going to prop

her up at the gop convention so she can lie to old people about medicare. We'll see.

[progressivebydesign]

8. Naw, she's too busy being used as a prop when he ventures to Florida to talk to seniors. n/t

[cleduc]

3. More BS

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/06/120806fa_fact_lizza?currentPage=6

In 2008, however, Ryan vowed not to request earmarks anymore; he later helped push through an outright ban. I asked Beckord whether Ryan’s libertarianism ever clashed with the needs of his constituents. He hesitated, then said, finally, “I suppose there could have been a full-court press to just cobble together as much federal money as possible on our behalf to make it irresistible for G.M. to keep this plant open.”

The Ayn Rand in him took over and he let the GM plant go without a fight - BEFORE Obama was elected.

[SunsetDreams]

4. Here is an article on this:

Paul Ryan Slams Obama For Not Saving Auto Plant That Closed Under Bush

Paul Ryan slammed President Obama on Thursday for failing to rescue an auto factory in his Wisconsin district — one that closed in 2008, under President George W. Bush.

The latest attack highlights the complicated politics of the auto rescue for Ryan, who was one of only a handful of Republicans to vote in favor of the 2008 bailout that President Bush signed as a stopgap measure to prevent the industry from going under.

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The Detroit News noted that Obama said during a visit in early 2008 that government help and some restructuring could keep the plant open. But after the financial crisis and a collapse in demand for the SUVs the factory produced, it shut down in December 2008 in the waning days of Bush’s second term. It’s still owned by GM, but has been closed ever since.

Both Ryan and Romney have unconventional positions on the auto bailout, although they reached them from different directions. In 2008, Ryan supported the Bush loans that Romney famously opposed in an editorial titled “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.”

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/paul-ryan-slams-obama-for-not-saving-auto-plant----in-2008.php?ref=fpa

[progressivebydesign]

9. Has the MSM picked up this whopper of his? n/t

[SunsetDreams]

11. Yes I saw it

on MSNBC earlier. Not sure about the other networks though since I haven't watched them.

[madashelltoo]

5. Again, I say, "ALL LIES . . . ALL THE TIME."

[Terra Alta]

6. Is it just me or is Ryan's nose growing longer and longer? nt

[Maine-i-acs]

10. Ane the all-white jury agreed. <nt>