Martin Bashir Calls on Boehner and Cantor to Resign if They Won't Raise Taxes on Rich
MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Friday called for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Oh.) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to resign if they won't raise taxes on the rich (video follows with transcript and commentary):
MARTIN BASHIR: It’s time now to clear the air, and it’s almost exactly a year since the current Congress was voted into the House in November 2010. And what a session it’s been. We’ve had the scintillating contributions of Tea Party darling Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), a friend of this broadcast, but one who keeps being dragged before the courts to pay child support. We’ve had David Rivera (R) of Florida who according to the non-profit group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is being investigated by – grab a pen – the FBI, the IRS, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Well done, Mr. Rivera. What a great representative.
Along the way we’ve had Chris Lee (R-N.Y.) who sent pictures of his torso to a woman and then sent himself to purgatory resigning his seat in February. We also had Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) who sent something else out and eventually realized that sending images of his shaved genitalia wasn’t really the best way to further his own political career. He too resigned in June.
But for those who’ve stayed in, well they’ve had a pretty good year picking up a salary of $174,000 each. But honestly, what have they done? What have they done to address the persistently high level of unemployment? What have they done to reduce the vast gulf between the haves and the have-nots in America?
The irony of all of this is that Chris Lee and Anthony Weiner were actually the most noble of all these honorable members because they chose to resign when they realized how poorly they’ve performed. So here’s a message to the House leadership, Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Mr. Cantor. 68 percent of Americans and 68 percent of all millionaires believe that it’s time to raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals so that this nation’s economy can start moving again. And if you’re not prepared to do anything in response, then isn’t it time that you two did the honorable thing?
So it's come to this: anyone not willing to raise taxes on the rich should resign.
Shouldn't this include Barack Obama and the Democrats who controlled the White House and both chambers of Congress for two of the last three years and never once put forward a bill that would accomplish this?
And where was such a stand-alone piece of legislation this year from the President or any of his Party in the House or the Senate?
Using his logic, having failed this, shouldn't they all do the honorable thing, too?
Not surprisingly, Bashir didn't call for that.
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why is no one calling to boycott this guys show and advertisers?
Submitted by kata on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 5:26pm.
oh yeah.. no one watches and no one cares.
(Except you Noel. And for that loathsome job, you have my deepest sympathies.)
I think Bashir should do the honorable thing
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 5:33pm.
and resign for bringing such dishonor to his journalistic profession...or whatever it's called on MSNBC.
I'm sick of this foreign
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 5:37pm.
I'm sick of this foreign interloping anti-American dope.............fortunatly, the only time I ever have to relate to him is when I read his stupid comments here on NB. And I'll bet that he makes more than the $174,000 that the Congressmen make........and what does HE do???
And, hey Basher - those two reps didn't resign because of what they didn't do.............it was because of what they DID do!! And if I remember correctly, that little twerp der Weinerschnitzel basically had to be FORCED into resigning, with the press trying to give him some kind of a pass for his actions.
And one more thing, nimrod.............if you believe that 68% of millionaires are waving their hands high in the air to pay more taxes, then I've got some prime beachfront property here on the beautiful north shore of Kauai to sell you - for a dollar!!! And what's to stop any of these so-called millionaires from paying more taxes anyway???
Go the hell back to England, or Turkey, or wherever you crawled out from.............and that that other jerk Long Walk, Short Piers Morgan..........and the Indian moooooooooooooooooooooooslem who 'advises' Boy Barry on foreign affairs.
68 percent of Americans and
Submitted by ckc1227 on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 6:12pm.
68 percent of Americans and 68 percent of all millionaires believe that it’s time to raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals so that this nation’s economy can start moving again
How does that work exactly? And if raising taxes magically gets the economy moving again, shouldn't we raise taxes on everyone and REALLY get the economy moving?
By the way, if this poll is accurate, what it shows more than anything is that it is quite possible Obama will win in 2012.
As if...
Submitted by KyWriter on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 6:26pm.
...Boehner and Cantor would pay the least attention to this insignificant doofus.
True.
Submitted by pcnav on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:24am.
Why would Boehner and Cantor care what this foreign national thinks? He wasn't raised in the US therefore seems to have no connection to our values that were instilled in us by our parents.
Why is it that CNN and MSNBC have these foreigners as news talking heads anyway? No one cares what they think.
Why
Submitted by griv on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 7:16pm.
are we subjected to people who are non-American News Anchors that go on American News to denounce America? Martin B. is a classic example of an idiot socialist who TELLS us what we should do. Just like the Magic Negro does.
Stick it Bashir.
Submitted by Gary Hall on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 6:36pm.
Bla bla bla.
Here's a message to Bashir. A CNN poll a couple months back found that 67% of all Americans supported the Republican's House Budget bill which passed the house - the Cap, Cut and Balance Bill. The Senate Majority leader, Democrat Harry Reid refused to put it up for discussion and/or a vote.
Today, Mr. Bashir we learn that according to a Kaiser poll, only 34% of Americans support ObamaCare. This is no surprise to us who have bee watching the polls. For example, back in Jan, 2010 NPR - yep National Public Radio - polled nationally and found that only 39% favored ObamaCare, while a whopping 55% opposed it. So what did MSNBC and the national media do with that information, Mr. Bashir? Correct, they censored the results and any fair national debate on the issues surrounding it, thereby empowering one body of the congress to pass it, outside of the normal legislative process.
Last year, Mr. Bashir, the progressive Pew Center conducted a national poll and found that only 25% of Americans supported President Obama's agenda on immigration reform, and that 67% and 73%, respectively, supported the two supposedly contentious measures in the bill that the Obama administration successfully sued to block. Have you accurately presented any of that information to your audience?
(;~/ gary
Gary,
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 7:35pm.
I hope in earnest, you send these post to the offending parties. Thanks
Boudin. The offending parties, are the entire MSM
Submitted by Gary Hall on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 7:56pm.
Bashir is simply one of the worst of the worst. A sick and disturbed creature, to be sure.
(;~/ gary
The Idiot Bashir says the right thing for the wrong reason
Submitted by gopcongress on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 9:41pm.
Perversely, I agree in I want Boehner and Cantor to resign their leadership positions myself, but NOT because they are too conservative, but because they are RINO's, and put in West as Speaker with Ryan or Bachmann as Majority Leader.
"The news and truth are not the same thing." -Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
And their answer should be:
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 10:06pm.
"And what's a Martin Bashir?"
I think Bashir is close to having a great idea!
Submitted by Fredy on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 10:28pm.
But, instead of resigning from congress, Boehner and Cantor should simply setp aside of their leadership posts.
These posts could then be filled by Luis Gohmert and Tom McClintock!
Let's get some real spending cuts already!
I'd like Bohener to resign....
Submitted by BMorgan53 on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 1:14am.
but it's not for NOT raising taxes, it's because he's the weakest and least effective Speaker of the House.
Additionally, it's because:
He's a RINO,
He's too easily hoodwinked, snookered, and bamboozled. and
He's a whiner!
pathetic hypocrite
Submitted by Injest on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 5:01am.
Martin Bashir should be calling on Obama to resign! After all it was Obama who made the deal not to raise taxes on anyone for 2 years Dec. 10 2010
Also has Martin Bashir paid his taxes at the Pre-Bush cut rate or is he another pathetic hypocrite?
No Country for ...............
Submitted by jmigyanka@msn.com on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 2:58pm.
.........a 3rd world, camel loving, dirty night shirt wearing, moooooooosssslllleeeeeem. Return this sand pounder immediately.
Boehner and Cantor should
Submitted by Immortal Fish on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 4:57pm.
Boehner and Cantor should resign, but not for this. They should resign for failing to submit repeal after repeal of ObeymeCare and force the Democrats to go on the defensive.
Here is the GOP jobs plan
Submitted by coin of the realm on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 6:24pm.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1014/What-s-new-in-t...
Guess what? More tax cuts for the wealthy(and middle class) and corporations combined with a few more deregulation actions. Doubling down on the things that are a major cause of the problems we face. Can you imagine how big the deficit will be with more tax cuts?
Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws. Mayer Amschel Rothschild
old news
Submitted by kata on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 6:40pm.
Old News
Current Events
Yeah, out of this
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 6:50pm.
Yeah, out of this realm.............'doubling down' on things like spending, borrowing, and printing are REALLY making our economy better, right?? It's been proven that tax cuts INCREASE that much touted 'revenue' that the government always wants. And it continues to be proven that spending, borrowing, and printing - as well as increasing regulations and restrictions - DECREASE this country's ability to improve it's economy and ability to be an economic powerhouse - which is probably fine with you, from what I can tell.
Can you imagine the deficit WITHOUT all of this spending, borrowing, and priniting??? I don't know about you, meat, but when I have the opportunity to KEEP more of my hard-earned money (especially if I actually HAVE a job), I have the ability to make my own choices about what I do with it, And something else - I've been self-employed for a long time, and I've played the whole 'employer' game, and I can tell you, first hand, a long list of barriers and superflous costs and useless paperwork and non-productive time/money/energy activities that take place..................NONE of them beneficial to me, my employees, my sub-contractors, or my suppliers. And I'm sure that they would tell you the same thing from their point of view.
"Reality has a well known bias that escapes out of the realm"..........................KILLA
Resign?
Submitted by Galvanic on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 7:04pm.
MARTIN BASHIR: It’s time now to clear the air, and it’s almost exactly a year since the current Congress was voted into the House in November 2010. . . .
But ten months since it was sworn in. In the United States, Mr. Bashir, that's when elected officials take office.
BASHIR: " . . . But for those who’ve stayed in, well they’ve had a pretty good year picking up a salary of $174,000 each. But honestly, what have they done?"
Well, for the time being, they've stopped the train from jumping the track after 2 years of Obama-Reid-Pelosi. And considering how much those three spent of money we don't have, $174,000 a head is a bargain.
BASHIR: ". . . The irony of all of this is that Chris Lee and Anthony Weiner were actually the most noble of all these honorable members because they chose to resign when they realized how poorly they’ve performed."
Lee and Weiner resigned to poor behavior, not poor performance.
If Senators and Representatives are expected to resign due to poor performance, than Pelosi and Reid should've resigned in January 2011 for having failed to pass a Federal budget for FY 2011, which began on October 1, 2010. That is THE most importain function of the Congress, and THEY FAILED.
BASHIR: ". . . So here’s a message to the House leadership, Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Mr. Cantor. 68 percent of Americans and 68 percent of all millionaires believe that it’s time to raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals so that this nation’s economy can start moving again. And if you’re not prepared to do anything in response, then isn’t it time that you two did the honorable thing?"
Less than half of Americans think Obama is doing a good job, but I don't see him resigning?