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Ryan: Abortion is wrong because the fetus looks like a ‘bean’
The first and only 2012 vice presidential debate was historic in that both Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan were both Catholics, but the two men could not have been more different on the issue of reproductive rights for women. “My faith informs me about…
Biden laughs off Ryan tax talk: ‘Not mathematically possible’
Vice President Joe Biden hammered Rep. Paul Ryan over the Republican’s tax plan during Thursday’s vice presidential debate, alternately dismissing the plan wholesale with a smile, and then obliterating the details as a mathematical impossibility. Biden charged that Romney and Ryan, by insisting on a full extension of the Bush…
Biden’s debate rant rips Ryan: GOP needs to ‘get out of the way’
President Barack Obama may have pulled his punches during his first debate with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney but the GOP running mate didn’t have the same luck when he met up with Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday. During a segment about the economy, Biden repeatedly took shots at…
Joe Biden primed to go on attack in crucial VP debate with Paul Ryan
When Joe Biden was last seen on a national debate stage four years ago, it was put to him by the moderator Gwen Ifill that his perceived weakness was lack of discipline. “You’re very kind suggesting my only achilles heel is my lack of discipline,” the then-senator replied. “Others talk…
Pelosi: On women’s rights ‘Paul Ryan is exactly like Todd Akin’
Tuesday on Current TV’s “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm,” former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urged Democrats to stop belly-aching in the wake of President Barack Obama’s poor debate performance last week and get organized. “We don’t agonize, we organize,” Pelosi said of Democrats. ”Get out…
Paul Ryan ends interview after being pressed on guns and taxes
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Monday ended an interview with ABC12 in Michigan after being questioned about how he would prevent gun violence in the United States. During the interview, Ryan denied the U.S. had a “gun problem.” He said the country only had a “crime problem.” “If…
Matalin rages at Krugman: You ‘lied’ about Ryan proposing vouchers for Medicare
Republican strategist Mary Matalin on Sunday attempted to lecture Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, saying he had “lied” by claiming Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan’s wanted to turn Medicare into a voucher system. During panel discussion on ABC’s This Week, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan asserted that Republican…
Rob Zerban: The other guy trying to beat Paul Ryan (and why you haven’t heard of him)
On the Democrats’ list of top targets in the 2012 election, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is number two. Congressman Paul Ryan, on the other hand, doesn’t even make the list — even though recent polling has his Democratic opponent, Rob Zerban, almost within striking distance of Ryan. But…
Ryan promises anti-LGBT group: Romney will ‘protect traditional marriage and rule of law’
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan on Tuesday promised the president of the anti-LGBT rights group Focus on the Family that a President Mitt Romney would allocate the “proper” resources to prevent gay men and lesbians from having equal marriage rights. “Focus on the Family has been behind the scenes…
Maddow unveils ‘bombshell’ Paul Ryan video
After conservative media outlets released “bombshell” video of Barack Obama speaking in 2007 on Tuesday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow reported on a previously under-covered video of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) from last year. “And what is notable about these and will effect the debate tomorrow is that Mr. Ryan…
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