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Rep. Ron Paul was ready to pounce on President Barack Obama’s request for a Sept. 7 speech before Speaker John Boehner outright rejected it.
Paul, a House Republican from Texas who is a candidate for the presidency, said he was considering whether to use his power as a House member to object to Obama’s surprise request to speak at the same time as a long-planned Republican presidential debate in California.
“It is undignified that the President of the United States would resort to such transparent tactics to step on our Republican debate,” Benton said. “The real losers here are the American people, who deserve the opportunity to watch both events.”
I think this is a very nasty & dirty tactic
Originally posted by KonquestAbySS
I think this is a very nasty & dirty tactic
^^Politics is a dirty game that involves dirty tactics.
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
What are your thoughts on this?
Isn't this pretty shady?
He could have simply chose another day, that's all, or even a few days before
I think this is a very nasty & dirty tactic
If republicans did this then dems would be screaming all over left and right
No that doesn't mean i'm trying to make this a partisan issue
Originally posted by KonquestAbySS
I think this is a very nasty & dirty tactic
^^Politics is a dirty game that involves dirty tactics.
Originally posted by ararisq
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
What are your thoughts on this?
Isn't this pretty shady?
He could have simply chose another day, that's all, or even a few days before
I think this is a very nasty & dirty tactic
If republicans did this then dems would be screaming all over left and right
No that doesn't mean i'm trying to make this a partisan issue
Yes, we are about to witness and incredible amount of hypocrisy, probably in this very thread. The knee-jerk defenders of these stupid political machinations annoy me to no end. How they defended it is insulting as well - they didn't think the debate warranted consideration? Really? You mean the people running against you in the election don't warrant consideration? What dictatorial ideas you have there Mr. President. Of course, we're literally waiting months (giving him the benefit of the doubt for the past 3 years) for him to come out with this jobs plan. I suppose it was all formulated over the hours and hours and hours of golf he's played over that same period of time.
Regardless, I won't be watching Mr. Obama speak. I'll read the speech just like him and we'll probably both discover whats in it at the same time.
Originally posted by KonquestAbySS
^^Politics is a dirty game that involves dirty tactics.