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Paul Ryan Touts His Foreign Policy Cred: I Voted For War In Congress

Posted by Ellen -6700.20pc on August 19, 2012 · Flag

In a lapdog interview with Fox’s “Campaign” Carl Cameron that was little more than one opening after another for Paul Ryan to spout talking points, Ryan offered up what he thought was his foreign policy experience: voting for war in Congress. (H/T Crooks and Liars and Mediaite)

At about 6:45, Cameron brought up foreign policy with this slobbering question:

Even Democrats begrudgingly give you props for being a budget wonk and we’ve talked over the years – I remember you talking about how when you were a kid you used to read budgets because you were a numbers nerd. So, the deficit in the Ryan portfolio, obviously, is the foreign policy stuff. So, quickly, Syria: civilians getting wiped out, Aleppo in serious trouble. What’s wrong with the president’s policy?

Ryan replied:

Well, I think he was late to it. I think he was late to speak forcefully to pronounce our values… The way I would say about foreign policy is, you know, I’ve been in Congress for a number of years. That’s more experience than Barack Obama had when he came into office. Now, I’ve, I voted to send people to war.”

As Heather, at Crooks and Liars wrote, "So voting to send other people's kids off to die in an invasion of a country that was never a threat to us is now foreign policy experience. Who knew?" Apparently, Cameron did because he had no comment on this jaw-dropper.

Later, Cameron asked if it’s “feasible to twist China’s arm” when they hold so much of our debt – which just happened to feed into Ryan’s next talking point – that deficits undermine national security.

And who better to put us back on track than Paul Ryan? Well, except for the fact that while Fox has been presenting Ryan as the second coming of Ronald Reagan, the real Ronald Reagan’s budget whiz, David Stockman has blasted Ryan’s economics. In a recent New York Times editorial, he wrote:

In short, Mr. Ryan’s plan is devoid of credible math or hard policy choices. And it couldn’t pass even if Republicans were to take the presidency and both houses of Congress. Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan have no plan to take on Wall Street, the Fed, the military-industrial complex, social insurance or the nation’s fiscal calamity and no plan to revive capitalist prosperity — just empty sermons.

But, predictably, Cameron never brought that up. Instead he asked the "hard-hitting" question, “What’s the biggest thing that’s surprised you in the last seven days of being a running mate?” Later, Cameron asked, “Do you get ticked off by being called a radical extremist? I mean you’re always kind of upbeat and positive!”

The interview closed by each saying how good it was to see the other.

 


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Michael Rivero commented 2012-08-23 10:44:31 -0400 · Flag
Setting aside the incredible stretch from a Congressional vote to actual experience with foreign policy, I would remind Ryan that a successful foreign policy achieves its aims while avoiding war! So a vote for war is in effect an admission that whatever foreign policy effort he was tinkering with failed!

“War is the continuation of politics by other means” — Carl von Clausewitz
truman commented 2012-08-20 14:17:39 -0400 · Flag
@visitor 55 and robert. I get it now. On my part, I watched most of a John Wayne movie marathon, including Sands of Iwo Jima, over the July 4 holiday. I obviously have the creds for SecDef in a Repug administration.
Robert Urban commented 2012-08-20 09:31:03 -0400 · Flag
I have a friend that bought a $5 Lottery ticket and won 50 bucks. Does that qualify him to be the Federal Reserve Chairman?
Robert Urban commented 2012-08-20 09:23:17 -0400 · Flag
Wow. Is that all it takes? Voting? I spent 4 years in Germany so I must be ‘Henry Kissinger’! I also did it while in the service so I must be ‘Patton fuckin Kissinger’! I could be Sec. of State AND Defense at the same time. If they are elected I will submit my name for the combined title of Secretary of DeState and save thousands of dollars as only 1 paycheck will be sent for both positions. And this will also shrink government. Know that I think of it, that involves a lot of foreign traveling and immunizations and I HATE needles. I know. I lost my keys once, they were on the table and when I went to get them they were gone. I must be a Magician! Look out David Copperfield, you aint got squat on me.
These idiots are trying to, well this one is already, run our country and they have people actually backing this nonsense with billions of dollars. This is some scary shit!
Mike Larkin commented 2012-08-20 09:21:31 -0400 · Flag
That was Cameron’s wife, Roger, but he didn’t reveal that either.
truman commented 2012-08-20 08:45:06 -0400 · Flag
This infomercial had all the substance of a Van Suckup—-Whore of Babble On classic.
Mike Larkin commented 2012-08-20 08:35:05 -0400 · Flag
Did Carl wipe off his chin when he finished this interview?
Kent Brockman commented 2012-08-20 01:11:15 -0400 · Flag
- Now, I’ve, I voted to send people to war.” -
That was brave of you Mr Ryan. I’m sure you wrote to the 4,452 families of fallen Americans to thank them.










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