Sen. Tom Coburn, (Rep.Oklahoma) warned folks not to let themselves be biased by Fox News. He also said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a good person and a nice lady and that the intent of the health care bill is not to put people in jail. See, Coburn says Pelosi is nice lady.
On the downside, "At a time when so many Americans are losing their housing, it is surprising to discover that some members of Congress are lucky enough to have a landlord that charges below market rent for fairly luxurious accommodations - and offers housekeeping and meal service to boot," Melanie Sloan.
It wasn't real smart to take on Rachael Maddow either.
"Maddow began by disputing Coburn's claim that extending unemployment benefits is merely a matter of pity. "Paying unemployment benefits isn't just a 'nice' thing to do," she explained calmly. 'It's one of the single most economically stimulative things that government can spend money on. ... Keeping unemployment benefits going is a no-brainer.'
Maddow then turned to portraying Coburn as a hypocrite who 'has objected to the Senate passing an extension of unemployment benefits ... on the ostensibly principled basis that these benefits are not explicitly paid for. ... Which is neat, and which would be totally principled, were it not for Senator Coburn's history of voting for plenty of things that aren't paid for. Senator Coburn has now gone -- out of the blue -- after me,' Maddow continued, 'gone after the way that I have talked about him and these problems on this show.' She quoted Coburn's attack, then commented sweetly, "Maybe he does have a point. ... I am notoriously histrionic. And he is so calm, so cool, so tranquil.'
Maddow immediately contradicted that statement with a series of clips of Coburn attempting to stir up hysterical fears over health care reform and even 'urging people to pray that a fellow senator might die, or at least be incapacitated, ahead of the health reform vote last December.' She also showed Coburn chocking up and fighting back tears when decrying 'mindless partisanship' at the confirmation hearings for Chief Justice John Roberts in 2005
'Senator, I understand you are an emotional guy,' Maddow concluded sympathetically. 'I don't begrudge you that. ... But I think you might be projecting here. I don't feel at all emotional about you. ... It's not personal. ... I am reporting on your record -- and this is what that feels like.'" Maddow shows Senator Coburn who’s really ‘acting on emotion’
On the downside, "At a time when so many Americans are losing their housing, it is surprising to discover that some members of Congress are lucky enough to have a landlord that charges below market rent for fairly luxurious accommodations - and offers housekeeping and meal service to boot," Melanie Sloan.
It wasn't real smart to take on Rachael Maddow either.
"Maddow began by disputing Coburn's claim that extending unemployment benefits is merely a matter of pity. "Paying unemployment benefits isn't just a 'nice' thing to do," she explained calmly. 'It's one of the single most economically stimulative things that government can spend money on. ... Keeping unemployment benefits going is a no-brainer.'
Maddow then turned to portraying Coburn as a hypocrite who 'has objected to the Senate passing an extension of unemployment benefits ... on the ostensibly principled basis that these benefits are not explicitly paid for. ... Which is neat, and which would be totally principled, were it not for Senator Coburn's history of voting for plenty of things that aren't paid for. Senator Coburn has now gone -- out of the blue -- after me,' Maddow continued, 'gone after the way that I have talked about him and these problems on this show.' She quoted Coburn's attack, then commented sweetly, "Maybe he does have a point. ... I am notoriously histrionic. And he is so calm, so cool, so tranquil.'
Maddow immediately contradicted that statement with a series of clips of Coburn attempting to stir up hysterical fears over health care reform and even 'urging people to pray that a fellow senator might die, or at least be incapacitated, ahead of the health reform vote last December.' She also showed Coburn chocking up and fighting back tears when decrying 'mindless partisanship' at the confirmation hearings for Chief Justice John Roberts in 2005
'Senator, I understand you are an emotional guy,' Maddow concluded sympathetically. 'I don't begrudge you that. ... But I think you might be projecting here. I don't feel at all emotional about you. ... It's not personal. ... I am reporting on your record -- and this is what that feels like.'" Maddow shows Senator Coburn who’s really ‘acting on emotion’
James is still my favorite Coburn.
Thanks to Gene
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