Re Ryan's interviews this evening - TPM - "Not Good"

[NRaleighLiberal]

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Not Good

By JOSH MARSHALL Published MARCH 16, 2017, 5:50 PM EDT

Speaker Paul Ryan just gave two back to back live interviews on MSNBC (Meet the Press Daily) and CNN (Wolf Blitzer). He struck me as agitated and defensive, occasionally verging on sarcastic. They weren't great interviews. I'm tempted to call them meltdowns. But that's probably overstated; I'm going to wait to hear what others think. What I will say is that, having heard Ryan make his case, I think he and his bill may be in a worse position than I realized.

[Lanius]

1. Ryan is a sociopath, so he has to fake what he believes would be an appropriate emotion for a

given situation. Sometimes he guesses wrong.

[wcmagumba]

2. I heard the CNN interview and agree with your comments.

He did the thug thing of gish gallop, speaking as fast as possible, allowing few interruptions while repeating talking points...did not sound good...

[skylucy]

3. I watched as much of his interviews as I could stomach and I think

Ryan came across as an arrogant asshole. He cares more about his ideology than about the suffering of people who weren't born rich like he was. I never liked him but I thought he was a more skilled politician than he is showing himself to be. I guess that is good.

[randome]

4. He fears being shown as stupid as much as Trump does.

The lie they have told themselves over decades is that they are smart. Soon there won't be anywhere they can hide to maintain that lie.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

5. Empty suit Ryan is way over his head. Typical juvenile Ayn Rand disciple. nt

[elleng]

6. He SHOULD be agitated and defensive.

[gademocrat7]

7. Lying Ryan is an arrogant jerk.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. You saw the real Paul Ryan.

And yes he is a Ayn Rand true believer. Plus,he is total owned shill of the Koch Brothers.