Tom Coburn Knocks Fox News, Says Nancy Pelosi is a "Nice Person"

CBS News ^ | 4/6/2010 | Brian Montopoli

[OldGuard1]

Sen. Tom Coburn, a staunch conservative from Oklahoma, is doing what seems almost unthinkable in this polarized political climate: Defending his Democratic colleagues from critics at Fox News.

At a town hall meeting, Coburn suggested that a woman who said "they can put us in prison" for not obtaining health insurance under the health care reform bill is misinformed.

"The intention is not to put anybody in jail," he said. "That makes for good TV news on Fox but that isn't the intention."

He also defended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the architect of the House version of the health care legislation that he fiercely opposed.

"I'm 180 degrees in opposition to the speaker -- she's a nice lady," he said. The crowd could be heard responding unfavorably to his characterization.

"Come on now, she is a nice -- how many of you all have met her?" continued Coburn. "She's a nice person. She's a nice person."

[OldGuard1]

Ugh. Is there a brain slug on this guy or something?

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Well that’s it, obviously Coburn has been coopted. Time to run a Tea Party Party candidate against him.

[Lazamataz]

Evil is often personable.

[Mr. Blonde]

As usual, Coburn says what he thinks without regard to much else.

[NurseZac]

A cottonmouth is nice until you disagree with it.

[pissant]

Who gives a crap if she’s ‘nice’. Evil can have a smiling face, Mr. Coburn.

[Perdogg]

There is some one here on FR who said he knew her and said that although he disagreed with her politcs, she was a nice person.

I cannot remember who it was.

[joe fonebone]

""The intention is not to put anybody in jail," he said."
yeah, well the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and if you give a government agency the power to imprison, you damn well better believe some petty government bureaucrat will do just that...for no other reason than he or she can..

[mlocher]

"The intention is not to put anybody in jail," he said. "That makes for good TV news on Fox but that isn't the intention."

The road to h3ll is paved with good intentions.

[SE Mom]

Get a grip, Doc. Times are tough and we don’t much care if Nancy has a “nice” personality- she’s hell-bent on the socialization of America.

[theDentist]

I understand Jeffry Dahmer and Ted Bundy were also “nice people”....

[Lib-Lickers 2]

didn’t she call Tea Party people Nazis?

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

There is some one here on FR who said he knew her and said that although he disagreed with her politcs, she was a nice person.

I cannot remember who it was.

Obviously, this individual needs to be removed from Free Republic, and replaced with a Tea Party FReeper.

[Oceander]

Sorry, Coburn, Nancy is a bee-itch of the worst sort - an arrogant, power-mad liberal.

[EternalVigilance]

Yeah, and Hitler liked dogs.

[silverleaf]

we all need to stop focusing on words like “jail” and “mandatory” and “IRS” and “rationing”

Our Congress and law is all about intentions!
We all KNOW they only want what is BEST for us

Nan has good intentions, she is such a dear old lady
Bless her heart

[nutmeg]

WHAT???

[reagan_fanatic]

He means a nice person in a sort of reptillian, fascist sort of way, right?

[KarlInOhio]

Nancy Pelosi is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

[SmokingJoe]

Tom Coburn, yet another useful idiot. Time to put this silly old man to pasture.