Obama strikes back at GOP senator who put him in campaign ad

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press

SATURDAY, NOV 5, 2016 04:00 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Barack Obama struck back at Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Saturday for using footage of the Democrat praising Toomey’s courage in a TV campaign ad in his life-or-death re-election bid in Pennsylvania.

In a statement to The Associated Press, Obama said Toomey needed to do more to show courage than taking one right vote on legislation to expand background checks all firearms purchases online and at gun shows.

“Courage is telling Pennsylvania voters where you stand on the tough issues, not just the easy ones like background checks,” Obama said in the statement. “Pat Toomey won’t tell Pennsylvania voters where he stands on Donald Trump, trying instead to have it both ways by telling different people what he thinks they want to hear. That’s not courage. Voting to shut down the government and against bills to close the terrorist gun loophole isn’t courage. And playing politics with the Supreme Court isn’t courage.” Obama has endorsed Toomey’s opponent, Democrat Katie McGinty, who served in Bill Clinton’s White House and was recruited by national Democrats to run against Toomey.

Toomey, who compiled one of Congress’ most conservative voting records, is among the Senate’s most vulnerable incumbents in a state where Democrats have a 4 to 3 registration advantage over Republicans. The race could help tip control of the Senate to Democrats.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/11/05/obama-strikes-back-at-gop-senator-who-put-him-in-campaign-ad/

[47of74]

1. The same Toomey who is too chickenshit to tell people whether or not he's gonna vote for Agent Orang

[IronLionZion]

2. Toomey needs to lose

he should have never been elected in the firs place. He's too right wing for PA

Katie McGinty is pretty awesome and will be a great senator

[modrepub]

3. Toomey Using Rendel Statements Also

He's desperately trying to paint himself as an "Independent Voice" when he was part of the Tea Party wave. Not a big McGinty fan but she's way better than him.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Never thought I'd see the day when a teabagger embraces Obama

But between Toomey and Issa, here we are.

(as a note, Philadelphians are not fooled. He's a teabagger and that is who put him in office in 2010)

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Teabagger Toomey waffles on everything

He tries to be on both sides of the 2nd Amendment, both sides of
McConnell's Supreme Court blockade (he supports McConnell but met
with Judge Garland).

Toomey is undermining the Constitution by refusing to do his job. If you
don't like the Judge, vote against him, but do something and accept
responsibility for your actions!

I sure hope Toomey goes down to defeat because I sure don't like
taxpayers paying his salary - don't you just hate people who get paid
at public expense and won't do their jobs?

Fire Toomey on Election Day!

[Cha]

6. Thank you, President Obama! Thanks, DV

[kebob]

7. Time to Excise the Cancerous Toomer

Misspelling deliberate.