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White House: Shutdown story Dick Durbin is telling is pretty bogus
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| October 23, 2013
| Ed Morrissey, senior editor
Posted on 10/23/2013 12:06:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In case you havent heard about this, Senator Dick Durbin claimed in a Facebook post that a House Republican told Barack Obama during the shutdown negotiations that I cannot even stand to look at you. Republicans vehemently denied it, and now the White House agrees:
White House press secretary Jay Carney on Wednesday flatly denied that a House Republican told President Obama I cannot even stand to look at you during negotiations over the government shutdown.
It did not happen, Carney said, saying he discussed the incident with a participant in the meeting.
Many Republicans searching for something to say in defense of the disastrous shutdown strategy will say President Obama just doesnt try hard enough to communicate with Republicans, Durbin said. But in a negotiation meeting with the president, one GOP House Leader told the president: I cannot even stand to look at you.
What are the chances of an honest conversation with someone who has just said something so disrespectful? the Illinois Democrat added.
What are the chances of an honest conversation with an Illinois Democrat? Im just asking on a friends behalf.
TOPICS: Issues; Parties; U.S. Congress; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: democrats; durbin; obama; shutdown
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Most of the country thinks it, at least the thinking part of the country. lol
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:09:48 PM PDT
by
DonaldC
(A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
So who's lying? Dick or Jay?
The truth is - I WISH some repub had the cajones to say...
“I cannot even stand to look at you.”
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:10:13 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:10:25 PM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
("Senator Cruz basically made the Democrats fight for a whole bunch of things that they already had.")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
$10 says those words came from Obama to a Republican
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:10:38 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: digger48
If it were Obama it would be more like.
I cannot.........even stand.........to look.............at you.
There has to be the long pauses in there. His pauses when he speaks are just odd.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:15:50 PM PDT
by
pas
To: 2ndDivisionVet
This from someone who compared our troops to the Khmer Rouge.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:15:51 PM PDT
by
Riverine
To: pas
They can only get so many words onto a teleprompter screen at one time.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:17:00 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: 2ndDivisionVet
This is rich.
The lying mouthpiece of the Serial Liar in the White House calls lying Dick Dirtbag a liar.
Portends a 'Rat implosion.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:21:27 PM PDT
by
Amagi
(Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Maybe Dick Durtbin has that conversation confused with something his wife said to him that morning.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:25:51 PM PDT
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Democrats are famous for their imaginary friends and enemies, like durbin’s phony constituent he claimed works at a motel where he stayed, and told a story of health care woe.
Like these uber-rich douchebags would consider staying at a motel.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:27:25 PM PDT
by
DPMD
To: Amagi
Portends a 'Rat implosion. Usually they all have their talking points well coordinated. Something must be up.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:31:32 PM PDT
by
glorgau
To: DPMD
Like these uber-rich douchebags would consider staying at a motel. Perhaps he was only there for a few hours. (wink, wink)
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:40:04 PM PDT
by
SMM48
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I cannot even stand to look at you. Quite understandable. I've worn out three remotes changing the stations and muting the crap out of his mouth since his regime came to power.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:47:54 PM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(Who but a TYRANT shoves down another man's throat what he has exempted himself from?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I will say it, I cannot stand the sight of him.
The sound is even worse.
That goes for the Wookie too.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:49:17 PM PDT
by
Venturer
(Keep Obama and you aint seen nothing yet.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Well I certainly can’t stand to look at Obama. Or Durbin, Reid, Clinton etc, etc etc. So while Durbin is lying I could certainly empathize with anybody who said that.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:51:26 PM PDT
by
jwalsh07
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I kid you not! I just heard a Barbie the New Reader on TV say that the IRS has said that tax refunds are going to be delayed because of the GOP's partial government shutdown. HUH? If anyone hasn't received their tax refund in October, I don't think that there is much chance of them getting one anyway. Obviously, the time spent harassing, intimidating and threatening Tea Party members, Christians and conservative Americans had no effect on the refund checks. Same goes for the IRS's involvement in running the nation's "healthcare" system. That stuff had no effect at all. It was only the GOP's partial shutdown that caused this problem for those who were counting on a tax refund check to buy gifts and a Christmas goose for their "hardworking American family".
"Geeez. I picked a bad day to stop sniffin' glue."
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:57:04 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Hold on to your burrito! Here comes amnesty!)
To: FlingWingFlyer
Maybe she meant next year’s returns.
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posted on
10/23/2013 12:58:33 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Obama's favorite game is Pin the Fail on the Honkey!)
To: FlingWingFlyer
She just mistakenly read the talking points for the NEXT shutdown, in January ;) zero and his minions already have it scripted.
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posted on
10/23/2013 1:01:29 PM PDT
by
Reddy
(B.O. stinks)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
What a fraud. Is anybody calling him out on the national stage? No.
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