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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaul Ryan Booed By Inauguration Crowd
If things had gone differently in November, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) might have departed the Capitol on Monday as the vice president of the United States. Instead, he faced a chorus of boos as he left the building to attend President Barack Obama's second inauguration ceremony.
Ryan announced last week that he would be present for Obama's public swearing in at the Capitol, calling it his "obligation."
Ryan served as GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's running mate during the 2012 election cycle. Though they came up short in their loss to Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, he was reelected to his Wisconsin congressional seat in November.
UPDATE: 12:50 p.m. -- HuffPost's Ryan Grim reports that Obama got in a jab at Ryan during his inaugural address, attacking the former vice presidential candidate's "makers vs. takers" rhetoric:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/paul-ryan-inauguration_n_2520338.html
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Paul Ryan Booed By Inauguration Crowd (Original Post)
sheshe2
Jan 2013
OP
the sad, but highly amusing thing is, he's the best they got, Limbaugh said it himself
Fight2Win
Jan 2013
#6
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)1. I'm pretty sure he'd have been boo'ed regardless of the outcome... n/t
PennsylvaniaMatt
(966 posts)2. "They do not make us a nation of takers!"
President Obama got the last word! Nice last jab at Romney/Ryan!
CraftyGal
(695 posts)3. I noticed the Romney's didn't show at all...hmmm. n/t
DreamGypsy
(2,252 posts)4. Ryan Grim...that's hilarious!!
"HuffPost's Ryan Grim reports..."
Did the Huff Post hire this guy just for this opportunity to whack Paul (the mole) Ryan?????
Berlum
(7,044 posts)5. Americans are generally disgustipated with chickenhawk Republican FAIL Freaks
Fight2Win
(157 posts)6. the sad, but highly amusing thing is, he's the best they got, Limbaugh said it himself
He was so super intelligent, he was the leader of the party, he was going to easily help Romney beat Obama....
then it turned out he was an idiot compulsive liar of no substance so they quickly stuffed him back in the basement.
Does that guy hang around with Lance Armstrong or something.
malaise
(269,278 posts)8. And Joe Biden used laughter and one word to destroy him
Malarkey - damn that was hilarious.
JHB
(37,166 posts)11. When one spends so much time breathing and rebreathing each others' flatulence...
...via the RW spin apparatus, one loses the ability to recognize shit prior to stepping in it.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)7. the Romneys are in La Jolla today
Yeah!!
eridani
(51,907 posts)9. K&R for schadenfreude n/t
Phentex
(16,334 posts)10. Too bad they even noticed him...