Presented with letters, Ryan admits requesting stimulus funds

[Enrique]

Source: ABC News

After repeated denials, Paul Ryan has admitted he requested stimulus cash even after sharply criticizing the program.

Ryan had denied doing so as recently as Wednesday, when he spoke to ABC’s Cincinnati affiliate, WCPO, in Ohio.

“I never asked for stimulus,” Ryan said. “I don’t recall… so I really can’t comment on it. I opposed the stimulus because it doesn’t work, it didn’t work.”

Two years ago, during an interview on WBZ’s NewsRadio he was asked by a caller if he “accepted any money” into his district. Ryan said he did not.

“I’m not one [of those] people who votes for something then writes to the government to ask them to send us money. I did not request any stimulus money,” the congressman answered.

But as we’ve now learned, Ryan did write letters. He did request stimulus funds.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/08/presented-with-letters-ryan-admits-requesting-stimulus-cash/

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Article links to pdf with four letters from Paul Ryan to Steven Chu begging for government money

[riverbendviewgal]

1. He lies....until he gets caught

That is what the republicans do.

[Orrex]

43. And then they "clarify'

Or "walk it back."

[flamingdem]

75. Same as Mitt, I think his latest 13% is an outright lie

and he's just betting no one will be able to bust him on it.. at least not before Nov.

[CrispyQ]

85. And the media & their voters let them.

[vkkv]

80. New Romney / Ryan Campaign Slogan: BUY ONE ETCH-A-SKETCH - GET ONE FREE!

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Thursday reversed course and acknowledged lobbying the government for millions of dollars in economic stimulus money after twice denying he had done so.

The Wisconsin congressman said he had forgotten that his office sent letters — with his signature — to the Energy and Labor departments asking for money from the stimulus program on behalf of two companies in his home state.

[WCGreen]

2. Fuck this wiener....

[Cotopaxi]

13. ...Who drove the Oscar Meyer WeinerMobile!

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-paul-ryan-pictures.htm?x=241&y=94&PS=368%3A9

[WCGreen]

14. that's cool....

I actually got to sit in the WeinderMobile when I was working at a radio station in my wild years...

[sakabatou]

3. BWAHAHAHA!

[maddezmom]

4. R&R campaign is a trainwreck

just hope voters are paying attention.

[russspeakeasy]

7. They aren't.

[Amonester]

22. They aren't.

"liar, liar, pants on fire, both sides do it, always the same, let's watch dancing with the stars, now you're talking"

That's how democracy died.

[Blue_Tires]

71. I'm sad they decided to announce in Norfolk

I don't want the city of my birth to be forever linked to this shitstorm of a campaign

[demwing]

100. But Romney/Ryan's got what voters crave!

Welcome to mourning in America. Please stand by for a chilling vision of your future:

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[Grassy Knoll]

5. I Find It Funny....

That the CONS are so careless with the truth.
Here are the SIGNED letters: http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/2012_08_13_10_36_08.pdf

[yardwork]

6. Oopsie. Pants on fire.

[DavidL]

50. NEW NAME FOR HIM: PAUL PANTS-ON-FIRE Ryan!

Also known as: Lyin' Ryan!

[Cha]

51. "LYin' Ryan" is good..first I saw it..right here.

In mob circles he would be known as paulie pants.

[DavidL]

56. "LYin' Ryan" it is, then!

I think this should stick to him like burnt butter on a skillet.

By the time October rolls around, we have:

"Mitt the Twit and LYin' Ryan"

Thanks to the British press for labeling Mitt as a twit in early August.

"LYin' Ryan": I'll take the credit, I didn't see any other place on the internet that put it out there before me.

[yardwork]

86. "Lyin' Ryan" is brilliant!

[DavidL]

94. You have to put him with Mitt the twit!

It only works as a team,

You could add "Mitt the rich tax-scoffer twit"

But we all get the message with "Lyin' Ryan"

[yardwork]

95. What a team. Mitt the Twit and Lyin' Ryan.

[nolabear]

8. "Oh you mean STIMULUS stimulus!"

"Staff! Get over here and take the blame!"

[corkhead]

9. I used this earlier tonight and I will use it again...

I am looking forward to using this a lot between now and november.

[tomm2thumbs]

19. keep it in your 'copy-paste' memory... it's gonna get a lotta use!

too funny

[secondvariety]

10. Greasy little toad.

I'll bet his lapel flag is made in China.

[marew]

31. I think that is the nicest thing we can say! n/t

[crunch60]

11. Smiling, lying, Ryan... and a Ayn Rand worshiper..disaster. The GOP..party of the lost!

Hummm...about that stimulus, let me see, I'll check, well, by golly, I did request stimulus money.... but I didn't know it....that's the ticket.

[WestSeattle2]

12. And they vetted this clown?! Seriously?!

Another bridge to nowhere....sigh....

[randome]

20. No one vetted him. No one vetted Romney. No one vetted Palin.

See the pattern?

[jberryhill]

52. In all fairness

He's been in Congress for several years and hasn't been indicted.

That's a pretty good record.

[Cosmocat]

67. Yeah - he is a replican

Pretty much ANY republican VP pick, be it someone in congress or a governor, would be vulnerable on this one - screaming about how disastrous the stimulus was to negatively frame the president, while clawing for as much of it as they can.

[louis-t]

74. I misread as 'repelican'! I like it.

That one might catch on.

[MADem]

101. Awww...but they're purty, ain't they? Ain't that enuff? nt

[williesgirl]

15. Not only is he a fucking liar, he's stupid as well to think those letters would never surface!

[marew]

32. He is definitely not very bright!

There's those videos on You Tube where he absolutely gushes over Ayn Rand.

[valerief]

16. Skeeveball, skeeveball, skeeveball, skeeveball.

Skeeveball

[railsback]

17. Not Ready For Prime Time Player

This would be a great sitcom on cable.

[ejbr]

18. No wonder Mitt felt a connection. n/t

[Kingofalldems]

21. You lie!

[BREMPRO]

23. not ready for prime time Ryan....

amazing that the mSmedia is actually doing it's job of scrutinizing him.. keep it up!!

[Flatpicker]

24. It's amazing

How blatant this Campaign is Being run.

The Republicans had mastered the ability to dictate the message in the TV era.
I don't think they are getting the hang of the Internet era, where everybody can fact check you in seconds, and public records are easily attainable.

[Blue Idaho]

25. What a piece of shit. nt.

[Angry Dragon]

26. ryan --- what a bald faced liar and ass

[lumpy]

27. I Try not to judge people by their appearance or mannerisms, however I must say this.

Ryan sounds like a con man; not only because of his lying but he even has that nasal con man voice.

[goclark]

28. "Lying Ryan" and "Lying Mitt"

How sweet it is.....!!!!

At least his memory didn't go south for too long.

[RickFromMN]

29. The lie isn't the only thing to consider. Is this quote from Ryan on the ABC blog really accurate?

Thursday, Ryan responded to the questions himself.

“After having these letters called to my attention I checked into them, and they were treated as constituent service requests in the same way matters involving Social Security or Veterans Affairs are handled,” Ryan said in a statement. “This is why I didn’t recall the letters earlier. But they should have been handled differently, and I take responsibility for that....

I interpret Ryan's comment to mean he should not have helped his constituent obtain federal grant funds.

Would you like your company based in a district where your representative won't help you get available federal grant funds?

[beac]

33. "Just business as usual being done in my name without my knowledge b/c I was

too busy being important and planning the destruction of American civilization...you gotta problem with that??"

Ah, the sweet smell of GOP "personal responsibility" befouls the air once again!

[AzDar]

30. Typical Randian Republican Roach...

[beac]

34. Apparently, his memory has "gone Galt".

[Tom Ripley]

35. Atlas Recanted

[kestrel91316]

81. [phone] 000 000 000

[outsideworld]

36. And Nobody seems to be paying attention

Because the Anti-obama noise is so loud

[kestrel91316]

82. Wrong. Hate to disappoint you, but DEAD wrong. ABC news called him on it and reported it.

[brush]

37. Can't trust him

He's a congenital liar too, just like Mittey.

[progressivebydesign]

38. Where I come from, which is Earth, we call that LYING. May be different in Janesville. n/t

[AllyCat]

73. I know l lots of people from Janesville

and none of them are pathological liars. I think it's just Republicans.

[Firebrand Gary]

39. If the stimulus were so unsuccessful, why did Paul Ryan continuously ask for it?

[lunatica]

103. He got Social Security when his father died and he wants to destroy that too

If it helps him, that's good. If it helps others, that's not good.

[Zoeisright]

40. He is such a little piece of shit.

Just a classic cowardly, worm-like bully with no balls.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

41. I wonder what would be the best PAC to donate to for THIS in a commercial?

Or would it just be best to donate to the campaign directly?

All these options have me totally confused anymore.

[Beartracks]

42. Lyin' Ryan. There's a surprise. n/t

[harmonicon]

44. They're fucked.

The media's going to have to try really hard to balance making this seem like a race and trying to get a Romney win (make no mistake, that's what they want) with shit like this out there. I think they'll choose trying to seem at least semi-relevant over getting their man in power.

[Zambero]

45. Rapidly morphing into Dan Quayle

At least Quayle was a semi-honest idiot, unlike this year's vice-buffoon pick.

[DFW]

46. "You can't hide your Ryan lies"

And your ads are a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your Ryan lies.

[veganlush]

55. awesome!

Eagles

[adicortez]

60. Classic!

[alcibiades_mystery]

68. !!! ROFL !!!

Who ya gonna believe, me or your Ryan lies?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

47. Porkies!

[PurityOfEssence]

48. A great vampire squid...relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money

Safely rich and insatiably needy for more.

tip of the hat to Matt Taibbi...

[randome]

61. Ugh. Thanks for the day-mares!

[DavidL]

49. Rachel Maddow does wonders with this story tonight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/48697119#48697119

She tells the story so well as no one else does. Worth a look.

[Quantess]

62. Thank you for the link!

[DFW]

87. Looks like the Washington Post was watching her last night:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ryan-has-record-of-pushing-for-and-earmarking-federal-funds-for-his-district/2012/08/17/92c099dc-e874-11e1-936a-b801f1abab19_story.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics

[Historic NY]

53. Poor Paul he for that The Recovery Act was what he voted..

against until he was for it.

[area51]

54. He's a hypocrite just like his idol Ayn Rand,

who used Social Security and Medicare from the "evil gub'mint".

[billky]

57. All lies..

How can Romney and Ryan, aka dumb and dumber, just keep lying so much and get away with it? They act like it's the norm. When they are caught, the media needs to come right out and ask them "why did you lie"? And Romney, they keep saying he thinks he can change the rules about his taxes, hate to tell you, but he has! And he's getting away with it.

[adicortez]

59. LOL

Reminds me of a Harry S. Truman quote about Nixon: "Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in."

[adicortez]

58. Jeez

Sometimes their responses to allegations are more fucking despicable than the acts. "Blah blah I didn't do shit wrong... and I take responsibility for that"

[Wednesdays]

63. Bwahahaha, just wait until the debates!

"Mr. Biden, what is your response to what Mr. Ryan just said about the stimulus?"

It'd be like dishing up a hanging curveball to Mark McGwire!

[tclambert]

64. He retroactively didn't ask for stimulus funds, . . .

after having previously asked for them. With Romney and Ryan you have to look at their retroactive positions, which you won't actually know until after the election, when they promise to reveal their secret plans. Unless they retroactively decide not to shred all the evidence.

[newspeak]

97. meanwhile, the repugs are running ads

after eight nightmare years of little boots with two wars while funneling the treasury to "loyal" global corporations and cutting taxes for their wealthy friends, instead of sacrificing because we are at war; that obama hasn't helped the economy. Obama compromised with these arseholes; sometimes to our detriment, while they did everything in their power to make sure the economy stayed in the toilet. To me, these repugs care nothing, nada, for the majority of the american people. All they care about is winning and watching out for their own portfolios.

[tanyev]

65. Three Card Paulie.

[Historic NY]

69. +1

[klook]

66. Well, in all fairness,

it depends on what the meaning of "never" is. Clearly this Marxist interviewer was trying to trip him up with the truth, which has a well-known liberal bias.

[emulatorloo]

70. My R Senator decried the Stimulus, while taking credit for it. These Liars have no shame.

[DavidL]

72. Dozens and dozens of Republicans did that!

Your Senator is not alone.

I even think Scott Brown, who was not in the Senate when it was passed, asked for $ for Mass, and then claimed he would have voted against it. That's some display of "retroactive" logic for a Republican.

[senseandsensibility]

76. Does this mean his staff didn't do it?

He was trying to blame them the last I heard.

[freshwest]

77. Ryan rhymes with Lyin'

[DJ13]

78. Ryan spokesperson admits Ryan is employed by business interests

“If Congressman Ryan is asked to help a Wisconsin entity applying for existing Federal grant funds, he does not believe flawed policy should get in the way of doing his job and providing a legitimate constituent service to his employers,” the spokesman told the Milwaukee (Wisc.) Journal Sentinel.

[catbyte]

79. Hey, Eddie Munster, there's this awesome new invention called...

VIDEOTAPE!

[TeamPooka]

83. "constituent service" what an ass

"I was just doing what my corporate masters told me to do and get them federal money, it wasn't my idea..."
douche

[Plucketeer]

84. You can SEE "LIAR" on his face

as he treies to beg off with an "I don't recall" deflectory shot. This lying ass hat didn't ask for stimulus just like Mitt "paid" all his taxes. They're perfect running mates - trying their damnedest to RUN from their records!

[ailsagirl]

88. He's off to a good start

The MSM has picked this up!!

All I did was google

ryan romney taxes

and a got 51,600,000 search results!!

Keep it going, Lyin'

[indepat]

89. Does this episode show Ryan at the zenith of any honesty he will ever

muster?

[deutsey]

90. K&R

[Gregorian]

91. Dysfunctional. These kinds of people in positions of power are a danger to society.

[samsingh]

92. hypocrite

[libodem]

93. He is the same type of Catholic as Tony Soprano

A Christian criminal. He has no conscious about flat out lying. They all worship money over any kind of principles or ethics. They all feel entitled to absolution because we are beneath them and don't deserve the truth.

[BrainMann1]

96. POW!!! here's another one

I like the way the Rev. Al Sharpton puts it "GOTYOU"!!!!!!!!

[QUALITYCONTRoll]

98. "Avast Ye!"

Well!! willard The Pirate you have picked yer prefect mate......

[wordpix]

99. oppsie, caught on tape again.

[primavera]

102. What, a Republican LYING?!

I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked!

[billky]

104. I don't recall..

I lie!

[LynneSin]

105. What a dumbass - this election vote GOP for Douchebag and Dumbass

[bushisanidiot]

106. Hahaha! Liar, liar, pants on fire, Ryan!

romney sure picked a winner!

hahaha!