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Showing Original Post only (View all)Ryan Gets Booed At The AARP [View all]
Source: ThinkProgress
On Friday afternoon, Paul Ryan addressed the AARPs National Annual Conference in New Orleans. The GOP vice presidential candidate attacked Obamacare for taking $716 billion out of Medicare the very same cuts he included in his budget and made the case for transforming seniors health care from a guaranteed benefit into a premium support voucher program. The address didnt go over well. One man called Ryan a liar at the very beginning and the audience repeatedly booed his critique of President Obama.
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Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/21/889511/ryan-gets-booed-at-the-aarp/
Video at the link.
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No we cannot get over confident. The Evil R*s will work overtime to steal this election.
Raster
Sep 2012
#17
He calls overwhelming negative "a mixed reaction". And catch his forced over-smiles. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#4
Was tht fabulous or WHAT! Mixed, as in "That guy over there kinda likes me. Right Guy? Guy?"
nolabear
Sep 2012
#21
Maybe seniors realize that they are being threatened by the republicans finally /nt
still_one
Sep 2012
#26
The real question: Why was Eddie Munster dumb enough to show up in front of a crowd of seniors.....
LongTomH
Sep 2012
#30
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you the new smirking chimp...Paul Ryan (L-Liar)
and-justice-for-all
Sep 2012
#38
Is Ryan really that stupid? Going to a convention of seniors..................
George II
Sep 2012
#40