Alan Simpson Praises Paul Ryan As ‘Spokesman Of Hard Truth Against Fakery'

[Grassy Knoll]

Source: huffingtonpost.com

Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) praised Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Friday, lauding the Wisconsin congressman as a "spokesman of hard truth against fakery."

Simpson, who co-chaired President Obama's commission on debt and deficit reduction with Erskine Bowles, said during an appearance on Fox News that Ryan "encourages" him.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/19/alan-simpson-paul-ryan_n_1808086.html

[Angry Dragon]

1. Another huge idiot heard from

[Chipper Chat]

2. I think he meant:

"spokesman of a hard body against flabbery"

[madrchsod]

3. alan is a bit daft in the head

[Zoeisright]

4. Alan Simpson obviously has dementia.

That's the only explanation for his bald-faced lies.

[SoapBox]

5. Next!

...speaking of "fakery".


Yup, with Flip'n Mittens and CouponCare Paul, ya gots a couple of fakers.

[bread_and_roses]

21. "Coupon Care" is very good - the Ds should use it

It's clear, everyone can understand it, and the image of clipping coupons to afford your groceries is not a reassuring or attractive one, especially applied to health care. I noticed it before on here (probably in one of your posts) and meant to commend it as good phrasing (in the current jargon, "good framing.&quot

Of course, they may not want to since it could also be applied to the ACA, with its labyrinthine regulations and "subsidies" but hey, elections are not about "truth" they are about slogans.

[wordpix]

23. D's now calling it "Vouchercare" (heard on MSNBC) but Couponcare is better

[bread_and_roses]

25. "Voucher" SOUNDS LIKE something that's free

The Ds are, as usual, idiots when it comes to language.

When you get a "voucher" for something you present it and get something for it.

However, trying to come up with something that "works" for ACA is near impossible, since it doesn't fill the actual need. Which people know, thus their susceptibility to R manipulation for something that's even worse than the ACA.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. they are coming out of the woodwork....go away, Alan. just go away!

[liberal N proud]

7. Consider the source!

[pa28]

8. He's inadvertantly giving away the truth here.

In terms of balancing the budget Ryan's plan is nothing but fakery. There is no balanced budget within ten years or probably even twenty.

Their shared goal is cutting SS and Medicare to pay for tax cuts at the top and when Simpson heaps praise on Ryan that's really what he's talking about.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Put Simpson in his Rocking Chair, will ya?

What an old buggering fool

A legend in his own mind

who does a great disservice to the working people of America

[zeemike]

10. Just watch now

The talking heads will pick up this and run with it...and we will be told it is bold but absolutely necessary for a week or two and then we will be told this message is starting to resonate with the people...then the polls will tighten...

It is like watching a movie by a bad director...the actors and the dialog and story changes but the movie is just the same one as before.

[Skittles]

11. CORRECT

it certainly is the propaganda pattern of the corporate media

[Ikonoklast]

12. Simpson is irrelevant, and has been for some time now.

Just another western anti-gubbamint jerkoff who spent his entire life sucking on that gubbamint's teat.

[Hissyspit]

13. Oh, for fuck's sake, he is not.

[still_one]

14. Let's hear from every has been who is independently wealthy, never has to worry about healthcare

Or retirement.

Never ask the opinion of the 99%, the 1% are the ones that control congress

[Iliyah]

15. What is it Alan?

Flip flop

[gael]

16. If you trust this man

you did not listen and watch his career. He is not to be trusted on social security, medicare, womens issues, and
his career proves it. The commission was "fixed", and to have democrats do anything but disdain this man's career, is an outrage.

[bucolic_frolic]

20. The Commission

was fixed, but has also given Obama cover from these fiscal hawks

I'm not saying he won't play ball with the commission's findings

BUT if he wins re-election there is the distinct possibility now

that employment is improving and will be picking up steam by

Christmas, generating more tax and Social Security revenues

and possibly enabling some moderation of the commission's

recommendations. Yeah, kick the can a little further, but

that's how I see it at this point.

[wordpix]

24. wasn't Ryan one of those who dissed Simpson Bowles?

just wondering

[xxqqqzme]

17. Time for Simpson

to exit, stage right. He has finished his appointed task of sowing seeds of discontent & confusion.

[King_Klonopin]

18. Spokesman FOR fakery

Ryan and Romney are purveyors of cow pies. Just put a dob of whipped cream on 'em
and you're good to go!

[Solly Mack]

19. Imagine that.

Snort

[byeya]

22. Go back to sucking wind through your upper plate, Simpson!

[cr8tvlde]

26. See #5 ... Flip'n Mittens and CouponCare Ryan...good ones

Now, on to Todd Akin. He needs his own special ID badge...just in case some forget. I find it helps reduce my anger. Maybe NoFakinAkin?