EXPOSED!!! 2009 Paul Ryan & GOP Plotted To Sabotage America's Economy

[SunsetDreams]

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So-called Fact Checker for the AP, Matt Apuzzo, was assigned to Fact Check President Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Seems Matt Apuzzo is very bitter about Monica Lewinsky and as a result blamed President Clinton for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney's failed policies that began to Melted Down the US Economy in 2007. Ok, so never mind that the GOP failed to remember that taxes pay for wars and they cut taxes twice and as a result had to borrow money from China to pay for two wars.

Never mind that in September 2003, Dick Cheney told Tim Russert that the Bush Tax Cuts were 25% of the Deficit video of interview here

hmmmm .....

But, Matt Apuzzo failed big time when trying to lay blame for the non-bipartisanship in Congress.

Matt Apuzzo biggest failure was that Apuzzo failed to highlight and report about Robert Draper's account of January 20, 2009, inauguration night, Rep. Paul Ryan (R) along with 11 other Republican Congressmen literally plotted to sabotage the US Economy and sabotage President Obama in a private, invitation only, 4 hour covert meeting with Frank Luntz and Newt Gingrich.

Because of Matt Apuzzo's failure to list the Fact that before President Obama even entered the Oval Office, Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan and 11 other Republicans had already plotted to sabotage America's Legislative Branch, Apuzzo had to grab for straws to build his little straw-man and blame other people.

Apuzzo blamed President Obama for the non-bipartisanship in Congress because he hired Rahm Emanuel.
Then Apuzzo blamed President Obama for the non-bipartisanship in Congress because John Boehner could not get the Tea-Taliban members to support the "Grand Bargain."

Next Apuzzo blamed President Obama for the non-bipartisanship in Congress because Paul Ryan and 2 other Republicans voted against Simpson-Bowles -- although, for some suspicious reason, Apuzzo did not name Paul Ryan specifically. Showing bias in his so-called Fact Check, Apuzzo merely wrote: "The commission issued its recommendations but fell three votes short of formally endorsing them."

So, allow me to educate Matt Apuzzo with real facts that really led to the Republican's plotted obstruction to guarantee legislative cluster-f@ck.
FACT 1. In Robert Draper's book, "Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives" Draper wrote that on inauguration night, 2009, during a four hour, "invitation only" meeting with GOP Hate-Propaganda Minister, Frank Luntz, the below listed Senior GOP Law Writers literally plotted to sabotage, undermine and destroy America's Economy.

FACT 2: Draper wrote the guest list included:

The Guest List:
Frank Luntz - GOP Minister of Propaganda
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA),
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX),
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX),
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA),
Sen. Jim DeMint (SC-R),
Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ-R),
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK-R),
Sen. John Ensign (NV-R) and
Sen. Bob Corker (TN-R).
Non-lawmakers present Newt Gingrich

FACT 3: Newt Gingrich confirms meeting took place in an interview with Al Sharpton's Politics Nation on June 12, 2012

SHARPTON: In fact, let`s go to a book that Mr. Draper wrote about the night of the inauguration. There was a meeting at a hotel near the inaugural ball, about a mile away ... He writes about that night the plan was to show united and unyielding
opposition to the president`s economic policies ... And Draper writes that you told the group -- you, Newt Gingrich, "You will remember this day...you will remember this day the seeds of 2012 were sown."
If there was a commitment from day one, before he ever took a seat
behind the desk of the Oval Office, that everyone was going to obstruct
him, then what he`s done has been almost unbelievable, against those kind
of odds, Speaker Gingrich.

NEWT: it was an important meeting and I was glad and honored
to be part of it.

SHARPTON: I`m glad you admit you had it.

FACT 4: Two months after Paul Ryan's covert meeting where they plotted to sabotage the US Economy, in March 2009, Rep. Pete Sessions said Republicans should follow the model of the Taliban in its battles against President Obama.

In the March 2009 interview with National Journal Rep Sessions said:

"Taliban Insurgency, we understand perhaps a little bit more because of the Taliban. Insurgency is the way they went about systematically understanding how to disrupt and change a person's entire processes. And these Taliban -- is an example of how you go about to change a person from their messaging to their operations to their frontline message. And we need to understand that Insurgency may be required when [dealing with] the other side"
~Rep Pete Sessions, March 2009 to National Journal

Rep Pete Sessions went on to say:

"If they [democrats] do not give us those options or opportunities then we will then become Insurgency ... I think Insurgency is a mindset and an attitude that we're going to have to search for and find ways to get our message out and to be prepared to see things for what they are, rather than trying to do something about them"

FACT 5: Also, at the January 20, 2009 meeting they plotted to suddenly stop supporting any Stimulus Legislation, even though, they all supported Bush/Cheney Stimulus legislation.

At the meeting, Rep Kevin McCarthy said,

"We've gotta challenge them on every single bill."
"Show united and unyielding opposition to the president’s economic policies."

FACT 6: Remember, these same Republican members of Congress supported the very Bush/Cheney policies that caused America to teeter on the brink of the 2nd Great Depression and caused the 2007 US Economic Meltdown.

Here's how they all voted:
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney January 2008 Stimulus
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney bailing out Bear Stern
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney bailing out AIG
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney TARP (sept 2008)
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney TARP (oct 2008)

And these same Republican members of Congress:

Supported Bush/Cheney keeping cost of two wars out of the Budget.
Supported Bush/Cheney spending $4Trillion while giving Top 1% Tax Cuts; ignoring the fact that taxes pay for wars.

Not only did these Senior members of Congress plot to destroy the American Economy more than it already was destroyed? They actually carried out their mission:

Every one of these Senior members of Congress have threatened Government Shutdown over things like:
- Funding planned parenthood,

- Raising the Debt Ceiling which, in-and-of-itself, would cause US Economic turmoil.

FACT 7: Last year, during the Debt Ceiling negotiations, Eric Cantor and Sen. Jon Kyl abruptly walked out of negotiations and refused to renew discussions with Democrats. As a result, America's credit rating was lowered which put a smile on Republican's faces.

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Bottom Line: Matt Apuzzo failed ... completely failed ... to acknowledge and report that on January 20, 2009, before President Obama ever took a seat behind the desk of the Oval Office, Paul Ryan and 11 other Congressional Republicans had plotted to sabotage the U.S Economy by obstructing 'the People's' work.

On January 20, 2009 Paul Ryan and 11 other Congressional Republicans became Traitors against America.

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What a diary! I love it!!!! Shine a light on all the American Obstruction committed by the GOP!

[JaneyVee]

1. The obstruction is more like a hostage situation. The GOP should be charged with Treason.

[jsr]

4. Yes, treason is the word.

[SunsetDreams]

6. Thom Hartman segment explaining the nature of GOP treason against the American people

[Yooperman]

32. Thanks for sharing this clip!

I haven't been posting much in the line of political stuff on my FB ... mostly just correcting what I feel are inaccurate postings of others. But this one I will share.... I think it really shows why Obama had to struggle and fight so hard to get things done. It is a miracle that he got anything done...

[sunyasi]

46. These a$$holes

have been trying to overthrow our govt since 1933 in the BUSINESS PLOT (please WIKI it) that was endorsed by Prescott Bush (W's grandpa). This was the military industrial complex that was warned against by the only Republican worth a damn, Dwight Eisenhower. If we would wake up and prosecute these a$$holes our country would be much better off.

[fleur-de-lisa]

7. Exactly!

[defacto7]

22. Treason and

a subtle coup d'état.

[TahitiNut]

44. None dare call it treason

... the rationale for that is well-known.*

But they ARE doing al Queda's dirty work.



* "Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."

[SunSeeker]

2. K&R

[Flashmann]

3. Great post

Fantastic,even.....

Unfortunatly,the very folks who need to see this,are not in the least bit swayed by anything resemblimg fact.....They have no feel or use for logical,reasoned critical thought.....They CRAVE to be told what,HOW to think by the like of proven GODDAMED LIARS,such as the entire Faux line up,Limpballs,etc...If those shitslingers don't spoonfeed the audience what YOU just said,they'll never see it,never mind accept or even consider it.....

These shitsticks put a face on intellectual laziness......

[maryellen99]

25. Romney voters don't care

All they care about is getting the black man out of the white house.

[xtraxritical]

34. It's all ancient history now, yawn.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

5. This post should be emailed and faxed to every traditional media outlet

We should be flooding them with facts - reporters, editors, CEOs.

Associated Press:
[e-mail]
(note embed data, they won't accept attachments or images)
HEADQUARTERS
[phone]

WASHINGTON
[phone]

NEW YORK
[phone]

CHICAGO
[phone]

[MissMarple]

26. To tell them we know that they know about this and choose not to report it.

There are times when the interaction between politics and media make me slightly ill.

[Zoeisright]

8. Write to AP and tell them what a hack Apuzzo is here:

[e-mail]

[AzDar]

9. K & R

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. Wow, they all need to be facing ethics charges.

Tweeting it out, etc.

[Bobbie Jo]

11. Absolutely Treasonous.

Where the hell are the "journalists?"

That was rhetorical, of course.

[Royal Sloan 09]

12. K-n-R nt

[meow2u3]

13. These guys ought to be brought up on conspiracy charges

Paul Ryan and Frank Luntz are said to be the ringleaders of this economic sabotage plot against the American people, solely because they hate President Obama.

[SunsetDreams]

17. I know it's ridiculous

because you hate one man so much, you will take the entire country hostage!

[meow2u3]

19. That's exactly how come they should be facing criminal charges

[malaise]

14. Keep this kicked - very important post

Rec

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Kick: Not "Excellent". Exposed, or Treason, would be better words. nt

[SunsetDreams]

16. Good point nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. k&r

[glinda]

20. kick

[sakabatou]

21. Can't be rec'd enough

This needs to be out there in the lime light.

[W T F]

23. Someone please repost this graph.

This is what the Dems should have hanging in the convention center next to the National Debt Clock.

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[alp227]

24. The lewd grinch actually went on AL SHARPTON's MSNBC show??

Wow I thought he avoided lib outlets like MSNBC. Youtube has video of Gingrich avoiding tough questions from Amy Goodman back in '96. Also, Ed Schultz once interviewed Santorum live on MSNBC.

[southernyankeebelle]

27. I hope this book goes down in the history as to what happened from day 1.

[Diclotican]

28. SunsetDreams

SunsetDreams

Interesting - to say at least...

Diclotican

[Lucky Luciano]

29. Marked. Nt

[KansDem]

30. Then FOX was in on it!

Remember Jon Stewart's comments regarding FOX/conservatives dumping on Obama about his "failed economic policies" just days into his presidency?

From Daily KOS (note the air dates)--

BILL O'REILLY (3/2/2009): The economy is so bad and so shaky, and the Obama vision has not worked at all. Zero. Now, again, it's only been six weeks, but it isn't working.

(JON STEWART) "I mean, c'mon, the guy's had 42 days to fix the biggest financial catastrophe in our lifetimes. I mean, he's had his chance."

But still, 42 days is 42 days. Anybody wanna jump on the "I hope he fails" bandwagon, I dunno, eight days into his presidency?


1/28/2009:
NEIL CAVUTO: Rush Limbaugh's — as you know, Governor — taken a lot of heat for saying that he does not wish this President well.

MITT ROMNEY: Rush is partially right, and I'm not going to try and parse words here, but of course we don't want failed policies to succeed.

(JON STEWART) "I mean, it's been eight days. We've been waiting an entire Hanukkah for Obama to succeed. I can't believe he hasn't fixed in eight days what our guy did in eight years."

And that's where Clint Eastwood comes in. And this is where Clint Eastwood has done a huge favor to us all. Because the Republican Party's irrationality, that they've worked so hard at the convention trying to conceal, was unleashed in a 12-minute improvised avant-garde performance of One Angry Men. Eastwood finally revealed the cognitive dissonance that is the beating heart and soul and fiction of this party! He's so far gone, they're hammering Obama for things Bush did, and Romney is!

Daily Kos

How much you want to bet someone in the meeting of 1/20/2008 coordinated efforts to "catapult the propaganda" with FOX News?

[SunsetDreams]

33. Nice find!

Thanks for adding that. Faux News is GOP Taliban Propaganda!

[Tx4obama]

31. K&R n/t

[Firebrand Gary]

35. Kicked and Recd

[chknltl]

36. Bigtime KnRd, highly reccomended, thank you.

[surrealAmerican]

37. k & r again.

This is very close to treason.

[rbrnmw]

38. k&r

[SunsetDreams]

39. kick

[Hotler]

40. Rotten motherfuckers kicking n/t

[SunsetDreams]

41. kick

[mother earth]

42. Truth & light, those are the tools needed against these treasonous bastards. They brought us this

hell & chaos...do they think we want more? K & R!

[cr8tvlde]

43. kick

[SpankMe]

45. WWRD?

What would Republicans do...if roles were reversed and Democrats plotted to bring down a Republican president-elect - on inauguration night, no less - by damaging the nation so as to sour the electorate on the incumbents? And if they learned that a Dem invoked Taliban insurgency as a model for obstructionism in the American system?

They'd blow out their voice boxes with the high pitched screaming. They'd have congressional hearings and investigations and would probably bring in the Justice Department in some sort of sedition inquiry. There'd be arrests.

What can be done to make these "patriots" a minority party forever? Does this scare anyone else as much as is scares and disillusions me?

[Hotler]

47. Kicking! Print this out and pass it to your neighbors. nt