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Plouffe: Ryan running from defense cuts vote as fast as his ‘fictitional marathon’
White House senior adviser David Plouffe on Sunday chastised Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan for backing away from his earlier support of defense cuts, saying the Wisconsin congressman “was running away from them with the kind of pace he ran in that fictitional marathon.” Although Ryan voted for a…
Romney and Ryan claim their foreign policy expertise is better than Obama’s
The Republican White House ticket sought to neuter the perceived foreign policy edge of the Obama electoral campaign on Sunday, attacking the president’s record whilst bragging of their own experience overseas. The current administration was guilty of failing to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Mitt Romney claimed during an interview with…
VP candidate Paul Ryan: States should decide medical marijuana laws for themselves
In a pre-taped interview based on questions submitted by viewers of KRDO in Colorado Springs, Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) endorsed the view that states — like Colorado — should be able to decide their own laws on medical marijuana. Anchor Eric Singer asked Ryan, “In Colorado…
Sister Simone Campbell: Ryan budget does not pass ‘moral test’
In a speech Wednesday night at the Democratic convention, Sister Simone Campbell, star of the “nuns on the bus” tour that has traveled the nation criticizing Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget, knocked the Romney-Ryan approach to economics saying it was “immoral” because it disregards the needs of the most vulnerable…
‘Thin Lizzy’ singer’s mother blasts Republicans for ‘abusing’ band’s music
The mother of “Thin Lizzy” singer Philip Lynott said this week that she was very offended at the Republican Party’s use of her son’s song “The Boys Are Back In Town” to introduce Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) during last week’s Republican National Convention. “As far as…
Watch live: Ryan makes campaign stop in Ohio
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan speaks at a rally in Westlake, Ohio. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC on Sept. 4. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Watch live: Paul Ryan rallies in North Carolina
Paul Ryan holds a rally at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC on Sept. 3. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Fmr. Bush strategist calls out Paul Ryan over convention speech lies
Matthew Dowd, President George W. Bush’s former chief strategist, on Sunday said that Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan “so stretched the truth” during his convention speech by suggesting that President Barack Obama was responsible for a GM plant that closed before he took office. During a panel segment on…
Ryan claims faulty memory behind marathon lie
Vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has been forced to admit that he lied in an interview with conservative columnist Hugh Hewitt when he said that he once completed a marathon in under three hours. According to Huffington Post, Ryan’s campaign has admitted to Runner’s World magazine that the congressman’s…
Romney misspeaks, calls the United States a ‘company’
Although Mitt Romney’s determination to campaign for president on his record as a businessman has led both his supporters and his detractors to suggest that if elected, he would attempt to run the country like a business, Romney’s own understanding of the presidential role has never been entirely clear, He…
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