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Related: About this forumPaul Ryan Struggles to Keep Distance from Trump
Paul Ryan Struggles to Keep Distance from Trumphttps://politicalwire.com/2016/10/04/paul-ryan-struggles-to-keep-distance-from-trump/
"SNIP.............
BuzzFeed: People close to Ryan said there is an art to crafting the perfect rhetorical response to one of Trumps eruptions: They must be strongly worded enough for the speaker of the Houses condemnation to be taken seriously but not so strongly worded that hes left with no choice but to withdraw his endorsement. Capitol Hill staffers have expressed pity for Ryans well-regarded press secretary, AshLee Strong, who is often tasked with drafting and disseminating these statements.
Said one GOP communications adviser: I cant imagine having to do that. It would just be soul-sucking.
...............SNIP"
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Paul Ryan Struggles to Keep Distance from Trump (Original Post)
applegrove
Oct 2016
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Ryan is used to soul-sucking what with his endless plans to voucherize every government program.
applegrove
Oct 2016
#1
Lay down with Dogs, Mr. Ryan, and you wake up with fleas. You have Trump fleas chomping on
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2016
#3
Trump & GOP must be crushed to prevent Trump 2.0 in 2020 & to commit GOP to meaningful reform.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#5
To borrow a phrase: the GOP are like flies trying to "distance" themselves from shit...
First Speaker
Oct 2016
#8
applegrove
(118,497 posts)1. Ryan is used to soul-sucking what with his endless plans to voucherize every government program.
riversedge
(70,087 posts)2. Ryan has no soul to suck.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)3. Lay down with Dogs, Mr. Ryan, and you wake up with fleas. You have Trump fleas chomping on
your private parts.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)4. does the Democrat running against him have a chance?
Love to see the smarmy bastard lose.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,961 posts)5. Trump & GOP must be crushed to prevent Trump 2.0 in 2020 & to commit GOP to meaningful reform.
No Ryan in 2020. No Ivanka, no Donald J tRump junior. No Pencetration in 2020.
The GOP has to split or it is doomed to wither. Real conservatives who are committed to compromise and the art of politics need to repossess the party or go form their own. The take-no-prisoner loonies and deplorables can make a new rump or Trump or T or Tea party.
JHB
(37,157 posts)6. Let him struggle, and make him fail. All the Trump Republicans.
You endorsed him. You're the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. You can be that, but not your own man?
Once you endorse, you can't divorce.
kacekwl
(7,014 posts)7. Spineless weasel. n/t
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)8. To borrow a phrase: the GOP are like flies trying to "distance" themselves from shit...
...you created this monster over 50 years. Live with it, motherfuckers.