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CatWoman

(79,302 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 05:10 PM Feb 2013

Sunday Smack Down: The Mainstream Media Finally Challenges Republican Lies

The mainstream finally stepped up today,and on separate Sunday shows, challenged the lies and talking points of Republicans Paul Ryan and John McCain.

Paul Ryan tried to rewrite history on the sequester, but he ran into a brick wall named Jonathan Karl on ABC.

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http://www.politicususa.com/sunday-smack-down-mainstream-media-finally-challenges-republican-lies.html

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Sunday Smack Down: The Mainstream Media Finally Challenges Republican Lies (Original Post) CatWoman Feb 2013 OP

McCain needs to be placed into retirement. Dawson Leery Feb 2013 #1

Meh, could've been a much better smack-down. Like for example: JaneyVee Feb 2013 #2

good on jonathon karl....a media doing it's job is rare these days... spanone Feb 2013 #3

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

1. McCain needs to be placed into retirement.

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 05:23 PM

Feb 2013

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

2. Meh, could've been a much better smack-down. Like for example:

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 05:23 PM

Feb 2013

After Ryan said he's writing legislation to balance the budget in 10 years, ask him who will be taking the brunt of these cuts? Then ask him why there is no investments in America in his budget and why it seems the only ones being hurt in the budget are the poor and middle class?

spanone

(135,844 posts)

3. good on jonathon karl....a media doing it's job is rare these days...

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 05:28 PM

Feb 2013

lyin' ryan

they are not used to being challenged. they are not accustomed to being asked actual questions.

all ryan's comebacks are complete bullshit blathering.

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