Mitch McConnell Spars With Norm Ornstein: 'You've Been Consistently Wrong On Almost Everything'

[Firebrand Gary]

Last edited Fri Jun 21, 2013, 05:00 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) came to the American Enterprise Institute on Friday to give a speech on the First Amendment, but the most memorable moment was his awkward exchange with Norm Ornstein, a centrist political pundit who has apparently irked McConnell over the years.

Ornstein, also an AEI scholar and congressional expert, was among those who rose to ask McConnell a question after his speech. As soon as he identified himself, McConnell let him have it.

"I've enjoyed dueling you, Norm, over the years. You've been consistently wrong on almost everything," McConnell said to laughs. "I've always wondered, you know, who eats lunch with you over here?"


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/mitch-mcconnell-norm-ornstein_n_3479016.html

[Iliyah]

1. No intelligence

be it the GOP wing of the congresscritters of America

[No Vested Interest]

2. No class.

[formercia]

3. Typical Chickenhawk

..attacking someone who doesn't deserve it, based on Lies and Disinformation.

[southernyankeebelle]

5. He looks more like a snaping turtle.

[alp227]

4. headline is wrong

should be

Mitch McConnell Spars With Norm Ornstein: 'You've Been Consistently Wrong On Almost Everything'

[frazzled]

8. Yes, because there is an actual post of Senate Historian

and the current individual to hold that position is named Donald A. Ritchie.

[elleng]

9. Right, and much better,

except, I guess, for those who want headlines to cause high blood pressure.

[Firebrand Gary]

14. Actually, the headline is written exactly as it was posted to HP front page. nt

[Firebrand Gary]

16. That is until I altered it to reflect your request.

[alp227]

17. Thanks Gary. However I prefer to copy the title in the article not from link.

I think the HuffPo used "smears senate historian" to get the click-click-click traffic despite front page & article page not same title.

[Firebrand Gary]

18. I usually stick to GD.

I typically do not post in LBN all that often, but I thought the story was important as Mcconell is up for reelection next year. Thank you for the explanation rather than straight criticism. I genuinely did not know.

[CBHagman]

6. The exchange is a textbook example of how a bully operates.

Before Ornstein could ask his question, McConnell just had to mock him before the audience -- who dutifully laughed.

By the way, some of the questions were humdingers -- references to the National Organization for Marriage, Star Wars and stun guns (but not all in the same question).

On edit: Link to the video of the event:

[url]http://www.aei.org/events/2013/06/21/washingtons-ongoing-assault-on-free-speech-an-address-by-senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell/[/url]

[Babel_17]

7. That was a good read

Unlike a lot of articles, that seem like the author is getting paid by the word but has nothing of substance to say, the article at the link is good journalism.

[onenote]

10. Why is "Historian" capitalized?

Ornstein is not the "Senate Historian".

[Firebrand Gary]

15. Due to strict DU enforcement of headline accuracy.

The original headline was copied and pasted as it was written on the actual website.

[Demoiselle]

11. I've always thought that Ornstein was more to the right than the center...

...Which, if true, makes McConnell even more of a silly shit fest. (Not that there's much room for growth there.)

[DFW]

13. Not really

Norm is a personal friend, if not an especially close one.

But he is as about as centrist as you can possibly get. However, he despises gross intellectual stupidity, and so much of that is coming from the right these days, he seems like a flaming leftist in their eyes when he calls them on their bullshit. It's not Norm's fault that they are spewing out so much of it these days.

[deurbano]

12. COMING UP NOW: Norm Ornstein Responds To Mitch McConnell Drama

http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/norm-ornstein-responds-to-mitch-mcconnell-drama/51c49f6002a760295b000691

Norm Ornstein, a centrist political pundit who has apparently irked Mitch McConnell over the years, sits down with Ahmed to respond to all the drama.

Hosted by: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin