GOP Rep. Disses Catholic Nuns Who Spoke Out Against GOP Budget: They ‘Want To Try And Divide’
By Scott Keyes and Adam Peck on Oct 6, 2012 at 9:00 am
DENVER, Colorado — Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) told ThinkProgress at Wednesday’s presidential debate that he doesn’t think much of a group of Catholic nuns who traveled across the country this year to highlight the plight of America’s poor and the impact that the House Republican budget would have on the neediest. Tipton said the nuns wanted “to try and divide” the country. He went on to say that they lacked “the understanding” of how to pay for government programs:
KEYES: What did you think about the nuns who are going out and barnstorming across the country, campaigning against the Ryan budget?
TIPTON: I think one of the important things is that we often get people that want to try and divide. No one, Republican or Democrat, wants to hurt any individual.
KEYES: Do you think they’re being divisive?
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/10/06/962761/scott-tipton-nuns/?mobile=nc
Audio at link.