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MSNBC's Thomas Roberts vs Preibus (Mediate & full MSNBC video links)
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/reince-priebus-to-msnbcs-thomas-roberts-sounds-like-im-debating-the-chairman-of-the-dnc/Reince Priebus to MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts: ‘Sounds Like I’m Debating the Chairman of the DNC’
by Tommy Christopher | 12:16 pm, October 3rd, 2013
In a contentious interview on MSNBC Thursday morning, anchor Thomas Roberts asked Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to respond to some of President Obama‘s just-completed speech, which prompted Priebus to accuse Roberts of using “talking points,” and to tell Roberts “it sounds like I’m debating the chairman of the DNC here, Thomas. That’s fine. I’m happy to debate you.”
Roberts told Priebus that the President says he’s willing to negotiate, and asked “But why do we need to attach the solutions or changes that go along with the law, that has been vetted by the supreme court, by a mandate by the people reelecting the president and both houses of Congress, why should that be attached to shutting down the government, and as the president is saying, basically writing a ransom note and asking for some type of goody bag in response for Congress doing its job to govern?”
“Those are some pretty good talking points,” Preibus responded.
“They’re not talking points,” Roberts protested. “That’s directly from what the President just gave us.”
by Tommy Christopher | 12:16 pm, October 3rd, 2013
In a contentious interview on MSNBC Thursday morning, anchor Thomas Roberts asked Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to respond to some of President Obama‘s just-completed speech, which prompted Priebus to accuse Roberts of using “talking points,” and to tell Roberts “it sounds like I’m debating the chairman of the DNC here, Thomas. That’s fine. I’m happy to debate you.”
Roberts told Priebus that the President says he’s willing to negotiate, and asked “But why do we need to attach the solutions or changes that go along with the law, that has been vetted by the supreme court, by a mandate by the people reelecting the president and both houses of Congress, why should that be attached to shutting down the government, and as the president is saying, basically writing a ransom note and asking for some type of goody bag in response for Congress doing its job to govern?”
“Those are some pretty good talking points,” Preibus responded.
“They’re not talking points,” Roberts protested. “That’s directly from what the President just gave us.”
Edit to add the full MSNBC clip (thanks to folks in the other thread)! -
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/thomas-roberts/53175690#53175690
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