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Paul Ryan vs. David Brooks (intellectual mismatch)
American Enterprise Institute ^ | December 2, 2010 | Competition Clutch

Posted on 12/02/2010 12:17:43 PM PST by Competition clutch

Paul Ryan vs. David Brooks.

Brooks is best known for his admiration for the crease in Obama's trousers. He is also a New York Times columnist.


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: brooks; economy; government; ryan

1 posted on 12/02/2010 12:17:47 PM PST by Competition clutch
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To: Competition clutch
I used to hear two guys on the radio discussing the issues of the day. Both were hard-core Leftists -- I never agreed with anything either one said.

Then I found out I was listening to EJ Dionne and David Brooks, and that Brooks was supposed to be representing the conservative viewpoint.

Gotta love NPR!

2 posted on 12/02/2010 12:20:18 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Competition clutch
Brooks is also known as a beautiful punching bag for the Conservative movement. He is the epitome of a Cocktail Circuit elitist and what is wrong with the DC echo chamber.


3 posted on 12/02/2010 12:23:17 PM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

There was a fund raiser on The snooze Hour last night, the guy actually said the best thing about the show is the balanced discussions, I almost spit out a mouthfull of decent beer.


4 posted on 12/02/2010 12:24:13 PM PST by Jolla
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To: Competition clutch
Great line right out of the gate...

..energetic government is not possible without limits...

Ryan is an impressive young man. It's too bad he lives in WI, which might make it more difficult to win a statewide race, although Johnson's recent win perhaps help him in that regard.

5 posted on 12/02/2010 12:27:39 PM PST by OldDeckHand
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Around 46.00 minute mark, Brooks praises Obama’s Georgetown speech, whatever that was. He cited it as if it was the Gettysburg Address.


6 posted on 12/02/2010 12:33:54 PM PST by Competition clutch
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To: Competition clutch

I can't tell you how much this book's cover makes me gag. The Left has marked Obama as the greatest speaker of all time. It's pathetic.

7 posted on 12/02/2010 12:37:13 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Jolla

No offense intended, Jolla, but what were you doing watching the Snooze Hour last night! Concentrate on the good beer and watch a replay of Special Report with Bret Baier!


8 posted on 12/02/2010 12:37:28 PM PST by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
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To: Competition clutch

Brooks brain cells are all in the left side of his head. Ryan the champ.


9 posted on 12/02/2010 1:20:59 PM PST by libbylu
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To: ReleaseTheHounds

No offense taken, I understand the sentiment but we do not have cable and PBS is only one of 5 channels we get (not including, Chinese, Spanish, and Russian)


10 posted on 12/02/2010 1:49:28 PM PST by Jolla
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To: Jolla

I can see why you compensate with pretty good beer! ;)


11 posted on 12/02/2010 2:06:36 PM PST by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
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