Paul Ryan attacked Bernie Sanders. It backfired spectacularly

[G_j]

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/10/21/13358274/paul-ryan-bernie-sanders

Speaking at an event with College Republicans in Wisconsin earlier this week, Ryan warned that letting the Senate slip back into Democratic hands might give Vermont’s democratic socialist one of the most powerful positions for shaping the federal budget.

“If we lose the Senate, do you know who becomes chairman of the Senate budget committee?,” Ryan said, according to the Nation. “A guy named Bernie Sanders. Ever heard of him? That’s what we’re dealing with here if we lose control of the Senate.”

Ryan’s hit on Sanders backfired, badly. Citing Ryan’s comments in a fundraising blast, Sanders was able to raise just under $2 million in two days for about a dozen Democratic Senate and House candidates — furthering his chances of actually becoming budget committee chair.

[CTyankee]

1. take that, you bastard...

[saidsimplesimon]

35. ditto CT

[SamKnause]

2. I love Bernie.

[AmericanActivist]

3. Oh please let that happen for Bernie nm

[Glamrock]

4. He raised $2 million for Democratic house n Senate races?

Man! And I'd heard he was all about himself...

[Grins]

18. Bernie's a damn 'soshilust'!

He's only in it for others. Like the Jebus.

[Glamrock]

19. I'd heard somewhere that he was only in it for himself and what a giant ego he had!

Tis what I heard. Can't quite remember where.........

[La Lioness Priyanka]

24. why are you rehashing the primary? the comments were made specific to fundraising during the primary

and you know that.

[emulatorloo]

28. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me"

[Mary Mac]

34. yea Bernie

Nt

[saidsimplesimon]

36. He is a winner,

not a whiner.

[MADem]

5. What a moron on a number of levels.

Apparently Ryan is unaware that all appropriations begin in the HOUSE, not the Senate. The ways and means of spending the nation's purse is weighted towards frequently-elected representatives, not Senators.

What would Sanders DO? Hit the GOP senators with his new-found gavel?

smDh!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Of course Ryan knows how appropriations begin; he's the Speaker, after all. But

he's figuring his brain-dead audience doesn't know that.

[MADem]

30. Oh sure, I agree with that completely. But ya know how someone can

play "Too clever by half" at times? He comes off looking like an IDIOT to those who did study civics in grammar school!

[Little Star]

6. Ryan is shitting his pants....

over a guy named Bernie Sanders and he's doing it in public too!

[still_one]

7. and that is good, and I really hope that traslates into getting out the votes, not only for

the White House, but Congress as well, and not only for Wisconsin, but all the states

[saidsimplesimon]

37. Thank you

I see you are someone acquanited with "The Art of War". I completely agree.

[Coyotl]

8. Right on. Now, we need Bernie getting out the vote in key races. Landslide!

[sarge43]

9. You just got Berned, little Paulie n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Paulie No-nuts

[wryter2000]

10. Yippee

Good for Bernie. I hope he succeeds.

[DinahMoeHum]

11. Heh heh. Looking forward to Sanders AND Warren. . .

. . .chairing influential committees when the Dems re-take the Senate.

[Marie Marie]

32. ^^ This ^^ (x 1000)

[Beartracks]

52. ^^^ THIS! ^^^ Bigly! n/t

[First Speaker]

13. Feel the Bern, you miserable little bastard...

[lonestarnot]

14. Like a Model T.

[Fritz Walter]

15. Paul "Ready, Fire, Aim!" Ryan

[47of74]

31. More like fire!

Wait 1/2 hour, them aim.

Wait another 1/2 hour, then get ready.

[TonyPDX]

16. They have to learn that when they attack Bernie, we hit back!

The Revolution Bernie incited is just getting warmed up.

[AlbertCat]

21. They have to learn that when they attack Bernie, we hit back!

They seem to think that because Hillary got the nomination, Sanders is hated, even in Democratic circles (one can see why).

But as usual, the GOP is wrong and projecting its own brand of petty politics onto everyone else (as usual)


Besides.... doesn't the House do the money thing?

[47of74]

29. The money things originate in the House....

...and go from there on to the Senate.

Hopefully we'll have a Democratic House counterpart for Sanders, courtesy Orange Fuckhead.

[TonyPDX]

48. It never hurts to dream big, then work our butts off for it!

[Plucketeer]

17. My personal hero

Bernie ROCKS! Another donation to celebrate Ryan's fears!

[Grins]

20. And Orrin Hatch...

"...is what we’re dealing with here if Dems don't control of the Senate.” (Edited.)

Works both ways, Paul.

[n2doc]

22. Please proceed, Mr. Ryan n/t

[Angry Dragon]

23. Ryan is Little Weasel ........... Scott Walker being The Weasel

[mdbl]

25. and the Wisconsin weak link continues

maybe they'll put people with some sense in office one of these days.

[Angry Dragon]

27. one can only vote and hope

[Nitram]

33. LOL!

[Solly Mack]

40. K&R

[smirkymonkey]

41. Piss Off Paul!

Nice to see you circling the drain.

[Iggo]

45. Like warning us Clinton is four more years of Obama or that taco trucks will be on every corner.

Oh boy!!!

[nolabels]

57. My buddies at work hope this is some real clairvoyance, they love the hell out them some tacos

[Rex]

47. I love it!

[calimary]

49. Ryan, you're an IDIOT!

Clearly he has no clue how much of a motivation he just gave a lot of Millennials to come over and vote for Hillary and fellow Dems, ESPECIALLY in the Senate!

I'd thoroughly enjoy watching what Bernie Sanders would do as chairman of that committee!!! I'd want him chairing either that one or the Senate Banking Committee.

[47of74]

54. Yeah it is way past time to get some goddamn hard pipe hitting libs in Congress.

Not the milquetoast types they're used to dealing with, but Democrats who have goddamn solid steel spines who are gonna walk into those chambers with a bunch of legislative pliers and blowtorches as they go medieval on Republican obstructionism.

[pat_k]

50. Kewl!

[napi21]

51. I had no ideaa Bernie would become head of tthe Budget Committe, but I can't think of anyone better!

Having an honest, rational person in that position would be the best thing the best thing that could happen to the US in a very long time! Now, all we have to do is take control of the House and we can get to fixing all the problems the idiots have created over the years!

[blue-wave]

55. Stick It Where

the sun don't shine, Ryan. And a really big shout out THANK YOU to Bernie Sanders. It would be fabulous to see Bernie as Budget Committee Chair. Geez, what if Hillary offered Bernie a cabinet post where he could make his mark?

You know, thinking about what has happened in the repuke party and then comparing that to democrats, we have some truly class acts in our party. Hillary lost in 2008, accepting the result with class and dignity. Barack offered the SoS and she accepted. Bernie is also that type of class act for graciously accepting the results of the primary. I hope we witness Hillary and Bernie working side by side to solve the tough issues facing our country today. Makes me very proud to be a democrat!!

[Neema]

56. Fantastic!

Hahahaha!