CPAC video: Congressman Tom Price on the CLASS Act and Obama’s upcoming budget.
As mentioned earlier on The Blaze , Rep. Allen West (R-FL) has come under fire for some strongly worded remarks he made over the weekend. Bob Beckel of Fox News’ The Five , for example, has condemned Rep. West’s comments as “disgraceful,” “despicable,” and “disgusting.” Naturally, since Rep. West’s comments have made headlines, major media outlets have been fighting to get some face time with the controversial Congressman. First up was Soledad O’Brien of CNN’s Starting Point . O’Brien played a clip of Rep. West’s “get the hell out” remarks, then said: “I don’t get it. I mean, I don’t understand what you’re saying. Which is… you’re telling Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to get out of the United States. Explain it to me.” “No, Soledad. Soledad. Absolutely not. And you know that,” Rep. West replied. “No, I truly — no joke. I am not being facetious. I do not get what you’re saying.” “Well the thing is,” West explained, “you should have listened to the entire speech. You didn’t listen to the entire speech which talked about the contrast between the quality of opportunity which allowed a young man born in 1961 in the inner city of Atlanta Georgia to now represent the highest-income zip code in the entire United States of America. That’s the America that I love, that’s the America that’s dear to me.” West concluded his remarks by inviting O’Brien to come to south Florida and read the Federalist papers and Constitution with him. “As fun as that sounds, the two of us sitting down and reading the Federalist papers together,” O’brien giggled. “No, I’ll stick to the TV interviews with you if you don’t mind.” See the Congressman’s exchange with O’brien via Mediaite : Later in the morning, when Fox and Friends asked the Congressman about Bob Beckle’s freak-out, Rep. West explained, “If you go back and read the transcript of the message that I gave, it was about equality of achievement, about economic dependency, it was about enslaving the American entrepreneur well in spirit. That message needs to leave this country.” He went on to say that if anyone watched that entire speech they would understand that he’s talking about “a contrast of visions in this country.” “I think Bob Beckel owes me an apology for saying that he would not refer to me as a Congressional representative nor as a Lieutenant Colonel Retired,” West said. See the Fox and Friends exchange via Fox Nation: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Of course, once Beckel caught wind of Rep. West’s suggestion, he scoffed at the very thought of dialing back his rhetoric. “Mr. West,” Beckel said, “Let me just tell you, if you’ve got enough time you can wait, but I am not going to apologize to you.” Going around the table, Beckel asked his co-hosts if they thought he should apologize. For some reason, some of Beckel’s associates became squeamish and responded to his question with non-committal answers. “In the end, Beckel declared the situation over, saying that West has one position and he has his own. There wasn’t, however, any apology,” writes Mediaite’s Jon Bershad . Watch The Five’s discussion via Mediaite :
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Rep. West Fends off Critics, Demands Beckel Apologize
Last night’s GOP debate in South Carolina may be one that causes Ron Paul some problems in the “honesty” department. Mr. Paul’s truthfulness is being questioned after he told Fox News’ Brett Baier that he never said that he would not have given the order to go into Pakistan and kill Osama bin Laden: There’s just one small problem with Paul’s denial, he did say it, several times. Back in May of 2011, and featured here on The Blaze , Ron Paul said three times in a two minute discussion of the topic, that as President of the United States, he would not have ordered bin Laden killed in the manner that President Obama did. Simon Conway was quite clear in his questions, first asking; So President Ron Paul would therefore not have ordered the kill of bin Laden, which could have only have taken place by entering another sovereign nation? And Dr. Paul was equally clear in his response: I don’t think it was necessary. No. Less than a minute later, Conway attempted to further clarify by again asking the congressman” So President Ron Paul would not have ordered the kill of bin Laden, to take place, as it took place in Pakistan? Ron Paul’s response was consistent with his two previous answers. Not the way it took place, no. I mean he was unarmed, you know… and all these other arguments. Watch the two minute excerpt as Simon Conway of WHO Radio in Iowa repeatedly asks the Texas Congressman whether he would have given the order to kill Osama bin Laden. That clip from WHO Newsradio 1040 appeared on The Blaze on May 11th . (H/T: Simon Conway of WHO)
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Ron Paul Denies Saying He Wouldn’t Have Ordered Bin Laden Raid in Pakistan — But Here’s the Video
I appeared on CNN’s American Morning today, and one of the topics at hand was a new revelation about Newt Gingrich’s first divorce. Gingrich says that his wife requested the divorce; the court papers indicate the opposite : Newt Gingrich filed a divorce complaint on July 14, 1980, in Carroll County, saying that “the marriage of the parties is irretriebably (sic) broken.” Jackie Battley Gingrich, the congressman’s wife and the mother of Jackie Gingrich Cushman, responded by asking the judge to reject her husband’s filing. Keep reading this post . . .
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Gingrich’s Divorce, and the So-Far Missing Gender Gap
The Congressman from Wisconsin foresees a grim future, unless this nation is able to fix its crippling deficit crisis.
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Paul Ryan Video Interview: America Cannot Survive Another Four Years of Obama
In the crunch time leading up to the January 3 GOP Iowa caucus, Republicans competing in the state are making their last-minute ad buys in the key early primary. Because of his outspoken libertarian views, many Pro-Life voters have been hesitant in backing Texas Rep. Ron Paul, despite his claim of being Pro-Life. Rep. Paul, who had delivered more than 4,000 babies as an obstetrician and gynecologist before entering politics, had focused on his defense of the sanctity of life in the run-up to his strong finish in the Ames Iowa straw poll. A new ad released Wednesday by the Paul campaign centers on the congressman’s pro-life stance and previous career: According to Real Clear Politics, Rep. Paul currently leads polls of likely Iowa GOP caucus-goer s, three points ahead of Mitt Romney. Rep. Paul is polling third nationally , with a substantial gap between himself and frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. (H/T: POLITICO )
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Ron Paul Releases Another Pro-Life Ad
**Written by Doug Powers Either there’s another Republican debate tonight or the one that started the other day hasn’t ended yet. The Fox News debate is the last go-around before the Iowa Caucuses, after which the Hawkeye State can return to normal until the 2016 candidates start to nose around, which will be, oh, about three weeks after Inauguration Day 2012. The latest Rasmussen poll shows Gingrich slipping : According to Rasmussen, Romney is now in first place at 23 percent, while Gingrich has slipped to 20 percent. Texas Congressman Ron Paul comes in third at 18 percent. The RCP poll average still shows Gingrich up by a few points over Romney followed closely by Paul. If you’re not around a TV you can watch live online here . Start time is 9 p.m. EST. So let’s get it started and throw the floor open for discussion. Tonight’s special drinking game rule: Double shot whenever any candidate jokes about making a bet with Mitt. Update: Michelle’s Tweeting here . I’ll have a few Twitter ramblings here . **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) tried his hand at stand-up comedy last week, but he’s probably not laughing at this: One of his staffers reportedly referred to him as “D*ck Larsen” over Twitter in late November. Tweets from other staffers of his weren’t much better. Via the NW Daily Marker : Over several months, according to online messages allegedly made by staffers with Democratic Congressman Rick Larsen, the D.C. office of Washington State’s 2nd District has been the setting of a staffers-gone-wild bash, a binge of embarrassing behavior including insults lobbed by legislative aides at the Congressman himself and accounts of on-the-job drinking, all broadcast for the world to see on via Twitter. Though the tweets were made (and are continuing to be made) from personal – not official congressional – accounts, the messages describe on-the-job drinking, frivolous misuse of office time and resources, and contain public insults aimed at the boss himself – Congressman Larsen. If accurate, the tweets – made during and after working hours – raises questions about whether Larsen and his senior staff are paying close enough attention to the workplace behavior of personnel on the public payroll. The tweets came from staffers Seth Burroughs , legislative assistant (@therocketship1); Elizabeth Robbee , legislative assistant (@betsysbites); and Ben Byers , legislative correspondent (@byers_remorse). Here’s a few for your enjoyment: h/t Washington Times
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Rep. Rick Larsen’s staffers go insane on Twitter, call boss ‘idiot’
In his new book “Time to get Tough,” (Regnery Publishing) America’s favorite game show host Donald Trump says for America to get better, Republicans need to get smarter. He uses Rep. Paul Ryan as an example and not in a good way. From the book: I’m sure Congressman Paul Ryan is a nice guy, but I can tell you this much: he is one lousy poker player. In an effort to talk about how he would balance the budget and rein in Washington’s spending addiction, he came out with his plan to overhaul Medicare. It was an absolutely unbelievable blunder… I’m talking about his total lack of negotiating skills. Trumps book is set for release Monday.
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Donald Trump calls Rep. Paul Ryan a ‘lousy poker player’
