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Faryn Balyncd

(5,125 posts) Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:27 PM Jun 2014

“I don’t have a well-crafted response on that one.” - D. Brat

Priceless!

#t=62

(at 0:45, after a few "...uh...uh..." s)

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/06/11/3447557/david-brat-cant-answer-basic-policy-questions-during-msnbc-interview/

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“I don’t have a well-crafted response on that one.” - D. Brat (Original Post) Faryn Balyncd Jun 2014 OP

IOW, his masters have not yet issued him those talking points. nt tblue37 Jun 2014 #1

unsurprising, since the modern GOP is founded on the idea that all govt is bad phantom power Jun 2014 #2

Typical post turtle. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2014 #3

Yes Talking Points Memo hs this one too el_bryanto Jun 2014 #4

Where did this guy get his PhD? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #5

Here you go: FSogol Jun 2014 #7

How does an economist not have an opinion on The Second Stone Jun 2014 #6

LOL, Print up the campaign posters: "Um, I don’t have a well-crafted response on that one.” - Brat FSogol Jun 2014 #8

Bingo! (This could be the gift that never stops giving.) Faryn Balyncd Jun 2014 #11

Maybe Brat should "craft" a reconciliation of his adoration of Ayn Rand's atheistic hyper-capitalism Faryn Balyncd Jun 2014 #9

The dog that caught the car... Blue Idaho Jun 2014 #10

It is not a complex question - he just didn't want to answer it. nt TBF Jun 2014 #12

"The Koch Brothers haven't installed that particular microchip yet... bullwinkle428 Jun 2014 #13

That's OK... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #14

This is going to be fun! herding cats Jun 2014 #15

Republicans don't want 'well-crafted' candidates. They want idiots they can relate to. randome Jun 2014 #16

If he wants to tie wages to productivity, then Congress should Ilsa Jun 2014 #17

tblue37

(65,269 posts)

1. IOW, his masters have not yet issued him those talking points. nt

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:29 PM

Jun 2014

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

2. unsurprising, since the modern GOP is founded on the idea that all govt is bad

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:30 PM

Jun 2014

There is no "policy" for these people. Their goal is to take office and tear down everything around them.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

3. Typical post turtle.

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:35 PM

Jun 2014

"How did I get here?"

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

4. Yes Talking Points Memo hs this one too

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:37 PM

Jun 2014

I love this bit - "Hey, Chuck, I thought we were just going to chat today about the celebratory aspects."

yeah he's going to be great in the general election.

Bryant

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,318 posts)

5. Where did this guy get his PhD?

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:40 PM

Jun 2014

I smell a diploma mill. He doesn't sound very bright.

Not to mention he just made the cae for a 20 dollar minimum wage based on productivity.

FSogol

(45,466 posts)

7. Here you go:

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:59 PM

Jun 2014

From wiki: Originally from Alma, Michigan, Brat moved to Virginia in 1996 with his wife, Laura. Brat attended Hope College in Michigan and received a B.A. in Business Administration in 1986; he also graduated with a Master's degree in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1990 and earned a Ph.D in economics from American University in 1995.

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)

6. How does an economist not have an opinion on

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:42 PM

Jun 2014

whether there should be a minimum wage? How does an American worker not have an opinion on a minimum wage? There is a standard right wing answer on this that isn't too shocking, but is disappointing, that they disapprove any minimum wage. The only reason for him not to give that simple answer is that he deviates from that position, which is not surprising, given that he teaches economics at a college level. This guy could very well be a stalking horse. (Meaning he is one of ours.)

FSogol

(45,466 posts)

8. LOL, Print up the campaign posters: "Um, I don’t have a well-crafted response on that one.” - Brat

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:01 PM

Jun 2014

Faryn Balyncd

(5,125 posts)

11. Bingo! (This could be the gift that never stops giving.)

Reply to FSogol (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:14 PM

Jun 2014

Faryn Balyncd

(5,125 posts)

9. Maybe Brat should "craft" a reconciliation of his adoration of Ayn Rand's atheistic hyper-capitalism

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:04 PM

Jun 2014

...with his version of religion.

(As a M. Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and co-author of “God and Advanced Mammon – Can Theological Types Handle Usury and Capitalism?” and “An Analysis of the Moral Foundations in Ayn Rand.”, Brat obviously has been polishing up his "crafting" skills.)

IT SHOULD BE A RIOT for this self-described "free market guy" craft his defense of 582% payday loan interest rates on national TV!

Blue Idaho

(5,044 posts)

10. The dog that caught the car...

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:07 PM

Jun 2014

Now what does he do? He's a small ball candidate concentrating on a couple of hot button issues. Let's hope his Democratic opponent is better prepared to answer the complex questions that will face someone running for national office.

TBF

(32,029 posts)

12. It is not a complex question - he just didn't want to answer it. nt

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:25 PM

Jun 2014

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

13. "The Koch Brothers haven't installed that particular microchip yet...

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:28 PM

Jun 2014

...D'OH!!!!!!!!!!"

Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)

14. That's OK...

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:31 PM

Jun 2014

We'll settle for the usual GOP line of bullshit.

Please proceed...

herding cats

(19,558 posts)

15. This is going to be fun!

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:41 PM

Jun 2014

Let's see just how big a fools he can make out of the Republicans this election cycle! Yep, this is the man they voted for over their current House Majority Leader.

randome

(34,845 posts)

16. Republicans don't want 'well-crafted' candidates. They want idiots they can relate to.

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:46 PM

Jun 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]If you don't give yourself the same benefit of a doubt you'd give anyone else, you're cheating someone.[/center][/font][hr]

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)

17. If he wants to tie wages to productivity, then Congress should

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:53 PM

Jun 2014

Get NOTHING!!!

Please, someone should tweet him that.

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