Posted on 01/28/2010 4:24:34 PM PST by kingattax
On the soon-to-be canceled ‘It’s the Economy’ program on MSNBC on Thursday, co-host Contessa Brewer grilled Republican New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg on his calls to reduce out-of-control government spending: “Which programs are you willing to cut? Are you willing to tell schools, no money for you?”
Gregg shot back: “What an absurd statement to make. And what a dishonest statement to make.”
Gregg called out Brewer for her unfair framing of the issue: “...nobody’s saying no money for schools....On it’s face you’re being fundamentally dishonest when you make that type of statement.”
He went to explain the kinds of budget cuts he would make: “I would freeze discretionary spending, a real freeze, not a – not a freeze plus inflation. I would eliminate the T.A.R.P. money....I would end the stimulus spending effective in June of this year, if not sooner....reform our entitlement programs....I’ve made very specific proposals and I’m willing to stand by them.”
Gregg was far from finished, he described the big government mentality shared by the Obama administration and the liberal media: “The problem is that this administration’s view of governance is that economic prosperity is created by growing the government dramatically. And then it gets misrepresented by people like yourself who say they’re going to – that if you do any of this stuff you’re going to end up not funding education.”
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Good for him. Good to call these slimes on their tactics and then set the record straight.
Must be done over and over.
Do you still beat your wife?
better put some ice on that ...
good for judd gregg. i didn’t think he had it in him!
Always kinda liked Judd Gregg .. and he’s from New England, no less! This was a good start, but at some point, some pols are going to have to come forward and tackle the other part of the budget, the ‘entitlements.’ There is no recovery without restraints/cuts there, painful as that will be to some.
Pretty much what Glen Beck said his television show a couple of days ago.
When Imus was on MSNBC, he used to attack this woman.
Republicans need to get in the face of these moronic journalists that ask stupid pointed questions. It’s great that Gregg barked right back at her. I’d love to see more Pubbies putting the media in their place.
The correct answer is YES, I will stop giving money to the states for education. The Federal Government should not be in the education business and that is why I support eliminating the Department of Education and the elimination of failed programs like Head Start and No Child Left Behind. If you are going to balance the budget you have to get the Federal Government out of existing programs and stop inventing new ones. This may be the job of a one term President and a large number of one term Senators and Congressman but it will either be done by us or it will be done to us.
Wiki sez:
Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire
and current United States Senator serving as ranking member of
the Senate Budget Committee.
He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua
before entering politics.
He would be up for re-election in 2010,
but has stated he will not run again.
“Don Imus Berates Contessa Brewer”
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/don_imus_berates_contessa_brewer/
Conservatives need to escalate the war with the media to make the public more aware of media bias.
Good for him. It’s time to tell the truth about these lousy reporters who don’t wish to report the truth; rather play games with it.
So in other words, Gregg had no problem w/ federal involvement in education, correct?
I think his answer was worthless & weak. IMO, he SHOULD have said, “Could you please tell me where the Constitution gives the federal government the power to be in educational issues? Where is it? Give me the clause that mentions education right now. If you read Paper #45 of The Federal ist Papers, you would read that James Madison said that the feds are to be involved in ‘war, peace, negociation, & foreign commerce’ only. NOTHING ELSE”.
How about getting the federal government out of it all together?
How did we get to the point where local issues like teachers, policemen, firemen, etc. are federal campaign issues?
WOW! What a slam. That’s how the GOP needs to address the media.
PROBABLY THE REASON OUT DATED AN USELESS GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS WILL NEVER BE PHASED OUT BECSUSE THEY ARE MANNED BY RELATIVES OR SUPPORTERS OF THOSE ‘SERVING’ IN CONGRESS. NEPOTISM GONE MAD IN D.C. AND WE ARE PAYING DEARLY FOR IT.
Woooohooooo!! The media needs to be called out more often for the crap they try to perpetrate. It's high time these slimebags were held accountable for the garbage they spew day in and day out.
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