Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK): "Public criticism of Fox News" from White House "has backfired"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Coburn: White House Bid to Marginalize Critics, Fox News Backfiring



The Oklahoma Republican senator wrote in a column that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's failed attempt last week to round up enough votes to pass a $247 billion plan to shield doctors from steep Medicare cuts shows the administration needs to get serious about the deficit -- and lay off its critics.

FOXNews.com

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/27/white-house-bid-marginalize-critics-backfiring-coburn-says/

Sen. Tom Coburn on Tuesday urged the Obama White House to show "more maturity and less partisanship," arguing that the administration's attempt to marginalize critics has backfired.

The Oklahoma Republican wrote in a column that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's failed attempt last week to round up enough votes to pass a $247 billion plan to shield doctors from steep Medicare cuts shows the administration needs to get serious about the deficit -- and lay off its critics.

Coburn said the "Clintonesque plan to triangulate and divide Republicans and doctors" failed since Democrats ended up voting against the Medicare measure. And he suggested the administration's recent public criticism of Fox News and other groups has been a wasted effort.

"By spending time on juvenile and crass partisan strategies the president's advisers triangulated the wrong target -- their own allies," he wrote, claiming their "tone and tactics" lost them the Medicare vote.

[AndyA]

1. Coburn is my Senator. Pay NO ATTENTION TO HIM. He's C-R-A-Z-Y!!!

I can't even believe the idiotic things this man has said. He's behind only Jim Inhofe, my other Senator. (I'm so proud...NOT!)

No one really cares what you have to say, Coburn. Take a sip of shut the fuck up and go the hell back to Muskogee.

[XOKCowboy]

18. As an ex Okie I fee for ya...

Oklahoma has always had it's share of political kooks but what happened to the Edmonsons, Atkinsons, Bellmons, Harris' etc. of yesteryear? They were statesmen instead of the fundamentalist fascists there today.

[noiretextatique]

2. yet another whining member of the irrelevant party

:boring: :nopity:

[alstephenson]

3. Yeah, right...

[Thrill]

4. He's right about one thing.

Democrats fucked themselves as usual, on the medicare doctors pay amendment .

[spanone]

5. dream on tommy boy

[Ikonoklast]

6. Whatever, dude.

That shit ain't flyin' out here in the real world.

Sorry for all the Okie Dems that have two irrational people representing that state in the Senate.

[Arkana]

7. Has it really, Mr. Coburn?

Perhaps you could hitch your crazypants up to your nipples and tell us how.

[Canuckistanian]

8. Tom Coburn is a sociopath

He has NO morals, NO ethics and is easily swayed by oil companies, religious freaks and money men.

I truly believe that he was the model for Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs". In fact, they're BOTH M.D.s with a mean streak a mile wide.

I have no idea why this asshole keeps getting voted in by the people of Oklahoma.

[Spazito]

14. Add to that he has one hell of a bad barber (or is it a rug, a very, very bad rug)!

I have seen bad hair but WOW, the pic in the OP reminds me of a porcupine.

[Canuckistanian]

15. I'd be calling the cops if I saw that at my front door

I believe it's called the "child molester" hairstyle.

[thunder rising]

9. LOSER!!!

[ruggerson]

10. Fuck off Coburn

[SalmonChantedEvening]

11. Backfires sound just like laughter to the sane mind.

:)

[sabrina 1]

12. Looks like he's worried about the propaganda machine

known as Fox being exposed for what it is.

Hate to tell him, but even Republicans are ashamed of being associated with it anymore.

When is he up for re-election btw, sounds like he needs to go home and spend time with his family. There has to be someone on the Dem side who can run and win against these morons.

[HughMoran]

13. Dreamer, you silly little dreamer

Get your head out of your ass.

[BolivarianHero]

16. What's up with Coburn?

Did he run out of dead Jews to whack off to?

http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Holocaust/schindler-on-tv.html

A Republican member of Congress Tuesday criticized NBC television's showing of the Holocaust movie ``Schindler's List,'' saying its airing during Sunday family time should outrage parents.

Rep. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, was quoted in a release put out by his office as saying the airing of the highly acclaimed film took network television ``to an all-time low, with full frontal nudity, violence and profanity being shown in our homes.''

[KharmaTrain]

17. Hey Tommy...Tell Us About C Street...

Ya know how ya helped your buddy John Ensign cover up his affair and arranged the pay-offs. That's all anyone needs to hear from you right now...especially the Ethics committee and, in due time, a federal jury.