ABC's Jonathan Karl is just flat out wrong about Republicans & Social Security

[kpete]

ABC's Jonathan Karl said Biden's comment about some Republicans wanting to cut Social Security was "over the top" because "there's nobody seriously talking about sunsetting Social Security in the Republican Party"

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[GreenWave]

1. I guess when they talked about getting rid of Roe v. Wade

they weren't serious either.

[Beachnutt]

2. Mitt sidesteps the facts

[LakeArenal]

3. None so deaf as they that will not hear....

Rick Scott
Ron Johnson
Mike Lee.

[KarenS]

4. and,,,, I for one and many I suspect never believed they would overturn

Roe V Wade,,,, I believed it was too good of talking point and wedge issue for them,,,, so will they damage Social Security and Medicare?? I have to believe they will now.

[brush]

13. Good thing SS and Medicare aren't up to the SCOTUS Taliban...

or we'd be in real trouble. Joe Biden will veto any such attempt by the House magats, if it ever somehow get through the Senate — which is highly doubful in itself with the Dem majority there.

[LakeArenal]

5. None so deaf as they that will not hear....

Rick Scott
Ron Johnson
Mike Lee.

Edit to add: Mitt Romney.

[Beachnutt]

6. Here is more proof

[Beachnutt]

7. DU please spread this thread Far and Wide

Proof of the rethug intentions

[agingdem]

8. Karl is careful not to offend..

he thrives on access...and remember Jonathan Karl wrote a book that didn't high praise orange sewer sludge Trump...he's got a lot of kissing ass to do...

so according to Jonathan Karl..Republicans were never really serious about "disappearing" Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid, never mind crypt-keeper Rick Scott put it in writing and Kev the Eunuch and his loathsome MAGA Neanderthals promise to decimate Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid every time someone shoves a mic in their reptilian faces...but, hey, Biden overreacted, can't take a joke..right Karl???

[Caliman73]

9. Conservatives have literally been trying to end Social Security and Medicare since their inception..

They HATED FDR for pushing Social Security through since the 1930's. They HATED LBJ for pushing Medicare through. They tried to drown Medicare in the bath tub as a baby, attaching all kinds of restrictions on pharmaceuticals, vision, dental, and hearing services ALL OF WHICH ARE MEDICAL ISSUES.

People need to stop with the bullshit that we are dealing with two parties that just differ around the edges. There is WAY more diversity of opinion within the Democratic party in terms of policy priorities and spending, than there is between Democrats and Republicans. Republicans want all spending on the "unworthy" to be cut. They want taxes low on the wealthy, major military and police spending, and the rest of us to be forced to work for whatever our betters are willing to pay us.

[Wounded Bear]

17. And that's the real truth. They don't believe in social programs for poor or working class folks...

only corporate welfare and tax breaks for the wealthy.

[gratuitous]

10. You astonish me, Jonathan

How grand it must be to be able to discern, against all evidence, when Republicans are just fucking with people's minds and not putting forth a serious policy change. I'm confident that your estimation of whether the Republicans are serious or just having us all on is iron-clad, no? That is, if it turns out you're 100% wrong, you will personally guarantee everyone's Social Security benefits and access to Medicare? Yes?

[TheRealNorth]

18. And when has the MSM ever given that same courtesy to the Democrats?

A few Democratic Representatives talk about "Defund the Police" or police reform, and immediately the MSM paints that as the Democratic position.

IOKIYAR

[Beachnutt]

11. Proof

[Beachnutt]

12. Proof..

skip to 1:35 mark

[summer_in_TX]

14. Habit? Or design, to counter the truth?

Claiming that no Rs in positions of power wanted to sunset Social Security and Medicare is flat-out untrue. Trusting the Rs to renew a program they've sunsetted is seriously naive. (See the Federal Assault Weapons Ban).

[AnotherMother4Peace]

15. He also backhanded Biden's speech w/"but are Americans still listening to this President?" WTF

[Cha]

23. TY.. I think this answers Karl's Stupid question..

72 percent of viewers had positive reaction to Biden speech: CNN flash poll

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17629564

[Marcus IM]

16. It's over the top to say they don't. n/t

[Cha]

19. Get a GD Clue Karl!

Rick Scott doubles down on sunsetting all federal programs after Biden's jab

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217628080

[UTUSN]

20. Have said for years that KARL is a mini-Brit HUME at ABC,

HUME was at ABC before Faux and made no bones about being a consigliere for the Bush Family Evil Empire, far beyond being "embedded" in official events but rather being a guest member of the family at family events. He sneered his way at Dems throughout the CLINTON years and finally made it official at the Faux Propaganda Network. Years later, KARL showed up to claim the HUME Chair at ABC, always with that SLANT of "reporter" skepticism about anything Dem. A couple of years ago when he was cashing in on a Drumpf book, he took his tour to places like The View and the late night comedy shows, pandering to Lefty sensibilities against Drumpf.

But that book tour era is over and my Wingnut Radar has resumed pinging on him. Also about Martha RADDATZ, despite her fans here and despite her Wiki page that says she's got Lib credentials for having had a husband from the Ben BRADLEY house and OBAMA being a guest at one of her other weddings. She and ENGEL are war mongerers.

[Hortensis]

21. Remember Karl's name and denial. What's "over the top" is HIM for

pretending major elements among the GOP aren't ALWAYS talking about how to eliminate SocSec and the rest for good. The trap Biden set for them with this "sundowning" reminder was to keep them from trying to blackmail the nation into making serious cuts to SocSec.

Those who've been "talking about" getting rid of SocSec since inception rightfully believe they're closer to success than ever, with RW extremism high, a divided-we-fall electorate, *a supermajority of RW extremists on SCOTUS*, and even a RW authoritarian coup possible.

Karl knows that.

[TheRealNorth]

25. Yup

The Republican game is force us to decide where the money comes from, so then they can go to the next election and rail about how Democrats cut this or that .

[Cha]

22. Kick to Expose Karl

[Cha]

24. And another Kick.. TY!