John Boehner: Obama fights for the rich, we'll fight for the middle class and the poor

[Cali_Democrat]

No joke:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/boehner-mcconnell-60-minutes

GOP Leaders: Obama Economy Has Only Improved For The Rich

On Sunday, the two most powerful Republicans in Congress offered the party's response to recent economic gains: only the rich are benefiting in President Barack Obama's economy while middle income Americans are worse off.

In a joint appearance on CBS' "60 Minutes," House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) were asked if they congratulate Obama for falling unemployment, dropping gas prices and a booming stock market.

Both sought to refashion the GOP as the party of mitigating income inequality.

"Look, things are getting better. But the point is, who is benefiting from this? This has been a top of the income recovery. The so-called 1 percent that the president is always talking about have done quite well," McConnell said. "But middle and lower income Americans are about $3,000-a-year worse off than they were when he came into office."

Boehner said income inequality — an issue that progressive advocates, Democratic lawmakers and Obama have increasingly highlighted recent years — is something Republicans want to tackle.

[merrily]

1. IOW, hell has frozen over.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

2. And earlier that day Scott Walker was trying to convince people he is just like them

and so on and on and on and on and on.

Real bad if these disgusting puke fucks who we have NOTHING in common with, manage to convince mr and mrs joe blow that they are just good ole boys and gals...

[LawDeeDah]

6. That makes 60 minutes even more disgusting.

They are giving airtime to these fucking liars, they are campaigning for the Republicans. 60 minutes used to be a decent show years ago, but now they are just a platform for the Bagginglicans to spout their lies. How disgusting, and frightening.

I think our real enemy is big media and I am hoping that one of the candidates for '16 will touch on this. Very unlikely as that could be a death blow to that candidate. It's almost a no win situation as it stands now. But, I swear, it is the media, the snake belly slitherine that is fucking everything up for us. Fix the media and fixing anything else is possible.

Where to start. What to do. Thisis so upsetting. I knew it was this way for a long time now, but this story just takes the cake.

[dhill926]

3. this makes my brain hurt….

[BeyondGeography]

4. And then he said

[librechik]

5. Ha Ha Ha!

and if you believe this, I have a gold claim in Cripple Creek I want to sell you.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Frank Luntz and Double Speak.

Orwell explained this didn't he? Yes,I did see this coming.

[NCTraveler]

8. Democrats need to wake up.

The argument can and will be made that Democrats fight for the rich, not for the poor. Because one party simply says fuck the poor by its actions doesn't mean arguments can't be made by said party. Shit. There are ops here everyday talking about Obama being a tool for the one percent. What Boehner is doing is an act of hypocrisy and deceit. But the arguments has been handed to him on a silver platter. There needs to be a greater difference between the two parties when it comes to fiscal and social matters. People don't get why I get so upset when this president talks about "shared sacrifice" and "Everybody’s going to have to give. Everybody’s going to have to have some skin in the game" when talking about SS and Medicare. That verbiage gives all those listening or reading and understanding that the republicans concerns over these programs are real and the only solutions are cuts or everybody pays more.

[Rex]

9. Words from two totally desperate and immoral men, Obama played rope a dope with both

and now he has them in a corner. I smell a TKO coming for both Carrot man and Turtle.

[global1]

10. I Say Call The Repugs On Their Bluff.....

If they are trying to move to the left now by claiming that they are for the middle class and poor - while all the time they have done everything in their power to hurt the middle class and the poor and pad the pockets of the rich --- well ---- call them on it and push them farther to the left. Call for raising taxes on the rich and reducing taxes on the middle class and poor. Push them with raising the minimum wage. Push them with equal pay for women. Push them with raising the cap on social security. Push them hard in every way possible to make them put their money where their mouth is when they say that Obama is for the rich and they are for fighting for the middle class and poor.

Eventually - we'll see their real stripes here. That's its all rhetoric with no substance.

Push them so hard that it will make them hurt and regret ever going on 60 Minutes and re-fashioning the Repugs as the party of mitigating income inequality.

My guess is that we'll see what they are really made of if we keep that pressure up on them.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. yet 24 hours later Pelosi, Reid and the white house

has said jack shit to this bull shit and lets them get away with it..

[Bandit]

15. He did already in his State of the Union

He has already requested a middle class tax cut and an increase in taxes for the very wealthy and both of those Republicans said it was dead on arrival. So their talk does not equal their actions..And nobody bothered to ask about this very immediate contradiction?????? Real savvy Media we have in this country, that's for sure..

[hifiguy]

11. Just how drunk IS Captain Bourbonator, anyway?

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. A big ol' gin-flavored tear ran down his cheek as he said it, no doubt. nt

[NV Whino]

14. From what planet did these people come?

Scotty, please beam them back.

[CincyDem]

16. This is true "lipstick on pig"-speak.

As someone said elsewhere - straight out of Propaganda 101. Keep saying it over and over and over. With a loud enough microphone some meaningful percentage of the population will accept it as truth just because they're too f'ing dumb (and/or lazy) to get off their butts and realize it's all a lie.

Nobody ever lost a dime betting on the stupidity of the population and that's what they're banking on. Life's got to be tough when your only strategy is to hope people are too dumb to see the truth.

[Vattel]

17. They are correct about Obama, but they favor the 1% more than Obama does.

[deutsey]

18. There really is no low to which the GOP won't sink

Or bald-faced lie they won't hesitate to tell.

[azmom]

19. Have they no shame?

[Calista241]

20. I would say "prove it" but...

They can always say that Obama has presided over the largest expansion of wealth by the 1% in US History, and they'd be correct.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

21. OK, I confess, I didn't see that coming. Is this satire?

[jwirr]

22. Forget the snow storm coming in - hell has definitely frozen over.

[HappyMe]

23. Hey Orange Man, lay off the sauce!

I don't believe that for a minute.