David Gregory to Paul Ryan: Your Problem Is Republicans Think You're Smart But Don't Support You
Now that Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has submitted a budget that actually produces over $6 trillion less debt in the next ten years than what the President has proposed, the job of the Obama-loving media is to discredit him whenever possible.
NBC's David Gregory, ever the dutiful left-wing soldier, tried doing just that during his "Meet the Press" interview with Ryan Sunday even saying to his guest, "The problem that you've always had is that Republicans love to talk about you as a smart guy with really good ideas, but they don't actually support you" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
DAVID GREGORY, HOST: The problem that you've always had is that Republicans love to talk about you as a smart guy with really good ideas, but they don't actually support you.
REP. PAUL RYAN (R-WISCONSIN): Yeah.
MR. GREGORY: You had 14 co-sponsors the last time you tried this.
REP. RYAN: That's up from eight the session before.
MR. GREGORY: Well, right.
REP. RYAN: Yeah.
MR. GREGORY: Congressman Pence is, is saying--a, a key member in the caucus--he'll probably not vote for this compromise. Who's with you?
REP. RYAN: You're, you're talking about the CR.
MR. GREGORY: In Congress and, and, and outside.
REP. RYAN: We will find out on Friday. This budget comes to the floor Thursday and Friday.
MR. GREGORY: Mm-hmm.
REP. RYAN: I think what Mike Pence is talking about...
MR. GREGORY: He's talking about the current, the current...
REP. RYAN: ...is probably the continuing resolution...
MR. GREGORY: OK.
REP. RYAN: Yeah, the, the deal that Boehner got with, with the president. This budget we had unanimous Republican vote in the Budget Committee just this week. This will be on the floor Thursday and Friday, and I expect we will pass this from the Republican caucus on Friday.
MR. GREGORY: What about members who are running for the presidency? Who's with you on this? Will this be something that they carry forward?
REP. RYAN: Well, you know, I don't really pay attention to all that. Honestly, I'm busy trying to write a budget.
MR. GREGORY: Right.
REP. RYAN: But I've, I've heard...
MR. GREGORY: But you can't operate in a political vacuum...
REP. RYAN: Sure, sure, sure. It's...
MR. GREGORY: ...if you want it to become law.
REP. RYAN: But I've heard that all of our presidential candidates have been extremely supportive of it, have put out great statements in support of this.
MR. GREGORY: All right. Chairman Ryan, we'll keep tabs on it.
REP. RYAN: Thanks, David.
MR. GREGORY: Thank you very much for being here. Appreciate it.
Imagine for a moment Ryan was the young, rising star in the Democrat Party that had just proposed a ground-breaking budget challenging a Republican president.
Can you envision Gregory or any liberal media member saying to his face, "The problem that you've always had is that Democrats love to talk about you as a smart guy with really good ideas, but they don't actually support you?"
No - I can't either.
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Comments
Gregory Who?
Submitted by circusstorm on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 7:15pm.
Nobody watches or care's about Gregory. He hammers away at conservetives and coddle's liberal's... He is not relevent. NBC is an Insidious Organization. Why do you think GE dumped them before they went bankrupt...
Gregory's a Jerk!
Submitted by Bourbeau on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 7:17pm.
He couldn't wear Tim Russerts shorts, never mind sit in his chair.
But he does have terrific
Submitted by forest on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 7:47pm.
But he does have terrific hair, so he's got that going for him.
What candidates?
Submitted by Model850 on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 7:42pm.
GREGORY: What about members who are running for the presidency?
Umm, maybe I'm wrong, but as far as I know no Republican member has officially declared themselves as running. Did I miss something?
Ryan should have corrected Gregory on that point instead of answering the way he did.
Thought The Same
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 9:04pm.
Gregory was being a sneaky snake looking for a scoop.
Denied.
WOW!
Submitted by dr-go on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 7:46pm.
I am ever so relieved that Mr Gregory has the pulse of Republican voters as I now know that they won't support a smart guy with good ideas. For a day or so I was concerned that the opposite was true.
Just Once
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 7:49pm.
Just once I would love to see a Republican look a "Gregory" in the eye and ask: "Do you ever tire of attempting to discredit Republicans?"
We'll see next weekend.
Submitted by bkeyser on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 7:50pm.
We'll see next weekend. Surely Lew, or Plouffe or maybe even the heavier Biden will be on to discuss Obama's new and improved budget -also known as the Reaction Plan to the Ryan Budget Proposal. Biden will only be out there if the tax increases are really drastic though; there's no reason to put the gaffe monster on MTP unless the middle class is about to be tasked with being especially patriotic.
The LORD said
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 7:54pm.
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey.....
Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me
I think the real problem with Republican support is the fact that Ryan's budget proposals seem too good to be imagined. We of the not-Left have dared dream we could put an end to the fantasy world economics of the Left but when confronted with such a budget we can't believe it can actually happen because the march of Liberalism has always been relentless, slower at times but always proceeding on.
On the other side of the coin... Gregory vs Ryan..
Submitted by Gary Hall on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:05pm.
On the other side of the coin, could we imagine how refreshing it would be if a Paul Ryan would fire back at a David Gregory with:
"The problem that you always have in this shell game of yours of playing a journalist is, being a journalist, rather than the extremely shrill plant for your Democratic party."
(;~/ gary
Oh ye o little faith
Submitted by CarolinaJimbo on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:19pm.
I predict that the the Demtards in the U.S. Senate will continue to fight tooth and nail against reality. Nothing major will happen until the U.S. Senate goes "TEA Party" in 2012. Let it go. The Indies are on our side (See Nov. 2010). Come 2012, some of the Dems (remember Reagan Democrats?) will also vote against the bastard in the WH.
A Master of the Ridiculous Interview
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:19pm.
"Can you envision Gregory or any liberal media member saying to his face, 'The problem that you've always had is that Democrats love to talk about you as a smart guy with really good ideas, but they don't actually support you?'"
No. In fact, I don't think I have ever heard the MSM raise that question with a member of the Democratic Party.
It's Gregory's way of saying, "You sound smart, but your party is too dumb to understand you."
The rest of the transcript.
Submitted by LibertyAtStake on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:19pm.
Mr. Gregory: Uhhhh, I'm out of Talking Points and I haven't trapped you yet.
Rep. Ryan: Right.
Mr. Gregory: How much time do we have to fill?
Rep. Ryan: Don't know, it's your show.
Mr. Gregory: Yeah, we're out of time now ...
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The problem with Mr. Sheppard.
Submitted by The Vet on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:20pm.
He is a really smart guy with really good ideas but none of us here support him.
Yeah, that won't fly just about anywhere would it? If there is someone, anyone, you would support, it would be the smart guy with really good ideas. I would even go so far as to say, support would naturally gravitate to the smart guy with really good ideas. The idiot with really crappy ideas, yeah, I just don't see the weight being thrown behind him. Nope. I keep trying. You know, you are really kinda dumb, but gawd luv ya, we want your ideas during the presentation. Boy, it still don't work. Ah well, I will keep trying.
We just need to clean out the
Submitted by Thoreau on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:31pm.
We just need to clean out the Senate. It's nothing that time or a civil war won't cure. It was always a two step process. We knew taking the Senate was impossible last time. But not next time. Next round it's all ass kicking and no bubble gum.
The problem is the GOP
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:40pm.
they (in general) are wimps. Whenever things get tough they back down instead of fighting back. We have to make sure 2010 was only the beginning, and keep momentum up for the next election.
Rad,
Submitted by CommanderTaya on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:49pm.
I saw some pretty determined faces on the Tea Party freshmen. I think we are on a roll. RINOs are history and we must have primaries to challenge their reelection. Such is the focus in Florida. :-))
The Problem With You, David Gregory
Submitted by rogue operator on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:50pm.
Is that you think you're a professional journalist, but you're actually an unknown left-wing hack.
Piece of cr.p Gregory
Submitted by rpeeler42 on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 2:37pm.
I hope that Comcast cleans house at NBC and MSNBC. They have so many left wing nut cases it is hard to list them all.
Co-sponsors
Submitted by Samshile on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 1:43am.
Paul Ryan asked them not to co-sponsor. Another 1/2 story again.It was a proposed submission only. He wanted the other Reps to have freedom to tweek and add to his proposals. Geez
Gregory's wife
Submitted by dmaley1714 on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 10:47am.
David Gregory's wife is an executive at Fannie Mae, he is part of the problem