Shocker: GOP Rep. Paul Ryan says he also wants to cut ‘corporate welfare’

[Playinghardball]

Source:Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said on Thursday he supports cutting tax breaks for the oil industry as lawmakers search for ways to battle rising gasoline prices.

In response to a question at a town hall meeting in Waterford, Wisconsin, the Republican congressman said he agreed that oil company subsidies should end.

"We're talking about reforming the safety net, the welfare system, we also want to get rid of corporate welfare," Ryan said to applause.

A video of the question and answer was posted online in a blog run by the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress Action

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/29/paul-ryan-backs-cuts-to-oil-company-subsidies/

[RagAss]

1. If his lips are moving, he's lying.

[nonperson]

13. And if his lips aren't moving he's just taking some time to think up his next lie.

[nonperson]

14. Dupe

[cliffordu]

2. Yeah, but that fucking weasel didn't SPECIFY what he would do, did he?

I mean it ain't in writing like that piece o' shit budget he ran through the sphincter that is the House.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. Cute how he wants to cut something now which he already voted twice to extend

Typical. :eyes:

[LadyHawkAZ]

4. Fine. Do that FIRST, then we will talk. n/t

[Drale]

5. He's just trying to tiptoe around the issue

and placate people who hate his guts now.

[Lasher]

16. More than that. He's guilty, got called on it, and he's trying to lie his way out of it.

Paul Ryan trying to walk back the record

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/120932609.html

The Milwaukee Urinal/Sentinel reports on Paul Ryan's latest attempt at damage control.

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Oak Creek — U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan may not agree with President Barack Obama on a lot of things, but he indicated Thursday during town hall meetings here and in Watertown that he agrees oil subsidies should end.

Ryan, a Janesville Republican, responded to questions about oil company subsidies in the context of his support for ending "corporate welfare."

"We're talking about reforming the safety net, the welfare system; we also want to get rid of corporate welfare," Ryan had said in both Oak Creek and Waterford

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Paul Ryan is a dirty, rotten liar. He has already voted to extend the tax subsidies to big oil TWICE this year.

http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/112/house/1/153

http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/112/house/1/109

A very fine OP by Scuba exposes his charade

[kentuck]

6. What's holding him up??

Do it.

[atreides1]

7. What a lying asshat

If that were true, why wasn't it in his bill that the Republican House majority passed recently?

[Poboy]

8. If the Dems aren't careful, they'll get outflanked (AGAIN) by their timidity

and failure to lead. This issue is the Dems to pound on and hammer. Looks like the R's are going to steal it away.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. He already voted to extend them twice

Really, what needs to be done here is we need to hound our media outlets and write our papers pointing out his lie.

This country is 100% doomed if we don't take a hand it fixing it. We already know if left to their own devices the media will not bother to point out a false talking point, or even give decent coverage to a Dem attempting to point it out. We have a roll to play in this as well, not just the politicians in office.

[KansDem]

9. Yeah, and the "Corporation for Public Broadcasting" will be first...

[rfranklin]

10. He's labeling Medicare as "welfare?"

That's a revealing slip of the lip.

[Bluenorthwest]

11. And he plans to take his taxpayer funded pension no matter

what, you know that.

[Aerows]

12. Tell me some specifics

Tell me exactly which ones you intend to cut, and by how much - you know, in as much detail as you gave for doing away with Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. With no specifics and only vague assurances that you "want to", I don't believe you. Not that I believe you on anything else, either, but on this in particular, I REALLY don't believe you since you offered nothing concrete.

[aquart]

15. He just doesn't like being yelled at.

Too damn bad.

[nykym]

18. The Oil Subsidies and Corporate Welfare could be

the bargaining chip the Republicons are looking for in order to slash Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and other safety net programs. Watch Out Dems!

[Greybnk48]

19. Of course, "Lyin' Ryan" is famous for his HONESTY!! n/t

[blm]

20. And yet he failed to make that part of a budget where the only urgency was to cut services to poor

the sick and the elderly.

Go to hell, you piece of shit - you wouldn't even make a good patch on a REAL Irishman's ass.

[Kingofalldems]

21. Never trust a republican

Definitely a trick.

[socialist_n_TN]

22. Lying sack of shit.......

nm

[librechik]

23. oh, when did he think of this? before or after the whipping he took at his town halls?

obviously it wasn't even part of his world view before he got kicked in the metaphorical shins.

[bobthedrummer]

24. As long as the transfer of wealth continues spurting upward from the blood of US that had our safety

nets taken BY CORPORATE FASCIST LEGISLATORS "LAW"...

:argh: