Tom Coburn to MSNBC: ‘I’m No Longer a Conservative’ According to Ted Cruz

Mediaite ^ | 9/26/13 | Evan McMurry

[jimbo123]

On Morning Joe Thursday morning, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) tepidly praised Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) for his symbolic filibuster, before severely criticizing his “intellectually dishonest” tactics to defund ObamaCare that Coburn said were misleading Republican voters.

“I’m finishing up nine years in the Senate,” Coburn said. “Nobody has a higher conservative rating than I do. I’m now no longer a conservative according to the standards that have been set by the expectation of this process.”

“I’m getting all sorts of e-mails from people that supported me, because they have been misled about what’s possible.” Coburn said. “Do people not think if I could change ObamaCare, I’d do it in a minute?

[jimbo123]

Who said he was a conservative in the first place?

[dirtboy]

“Do people not think if I could change ObamaCare, I’d do it in a minute?

You could try standing with those who are trying to de-fund it.

[Hogblog]

Thanks for admitting what we knew all along.....

[cripplecreek]

“I’m getting all sorts of e-mails from people that supported me, because they have been misled about what’s possible.”

Its impossible to vote no on any funding bill that includes Obamacare?

[Texas Eagle]

Who said he was a Conservative in the first place?

Nobody. He says so himself.

“Nobody has a higher conservative rating than I do.

[RedMDer]

#StandWithCruz , #MakeDCListen &
#DefundObamacare

Contact him again :)
Call and email ALL Senators
of the 113th Congress (contact info here)

Call the Republican National Committee:
310 First Street, SE Washington, DC 20003
(202) 863-8500

Tell them to stand with PATRIOT Senator Cruz and his effort to defund Obamacare, no excuses!!!

[cotton1706]

When you go on MSNBC, Senator, that’s confirmed.

[4rcane]

No, Tom Coburn is a moron, who think to help our side is by attacking one of our own

[boycott]

Let every American know where you stand. Demos in more conservative Red states agree with you Tom. They don’t want to go on record again in support of this trainwreck.

Let us flush those that don’t stand with us.

[Paladin2]

Those ratings are easily fooled by using a McConnell voting for cover strategery.

[VRWCarea51]

Well Tom, you can whine, bitch and moan or you can get off your ass and do something about it. Don’t like the phone calls then RETIRE.

I am sick of listening to these entitled ASSHOLES complain about the PEOPLE daring to voice their conserns. NOTE to Tom, you are THEIR Representative. ACT LIKE IT. Ir must really be a pain to them to spend all night drinking, hobnobbing and conspiring to undermine the American System to return to office the next day to hear from their staff the phones are jammed because the voters in mass are callind demanding they to do your JOB.

We will see when Tom votes on Cloture just how Conservative he really is.

[tgusa]

What self-respecting conservative would appear on PMSNBC?

[Paladin2]

[DoodleDawg]

Who said he was a conservative in the first place?

American Conservative Union. Club for Growth. Eagle Forum. Family Research Council. Right to Life. Americans for Tax Reform.

[Noamie]

The problem is that douches like this guy never fought for Conservative values a day in his life so he has no idea what a “Fighting Conservative” is.

I don’t care if you have a some irrelevant voting record - by voting on things that you knew wouldn’t pass.... Gold stars for you, loser.

And then he acts like a 3rd grader and starts ripping on someone who does - in one day - more than he did in his precious 9 years of “service.”

These old $%^&s have no idea what is going on. Contemptible.

[cotton1706]

“Nobody has a higher conservative rating than I do.”

I beg to differ, Senator:

Cruz (TX) 100 100% (Average) 100% (Heritage) 100% (FreedomWorks)

Lee (UT) 100 100% (Average) 100% (Heritage) 100% (CFG) 100% (ACU) 100% (FreedomWorks)

Paul (KY) 99 99% (Average) 95% (Heritage) 100% (CFG) 100% (ACU) 100% (FreedomWorks)

Johnson (WI) 95 95% (Average) 91% (Heritage) 97% (CFG) 100% (ACU) 92% (FreedomWorks)

Scott (SC) 2014 94 94% (Average) 95% (Heritage) 92% (FreedomWorks)

Rubio (FL) 91 91% (Average) 82% (Heritage) 91% (CFG)
100% (ACU) 92% (FreedomWorks)

Toomey (PA) 90 90% (Average) 73% (Heritage) 93% (CFG) 100% (ACU) 92% (FreedomWorks)

Risch (ID) 2014 89 89% (Average) 82% (Heritage) 86% (CFG) 96% (ACU) 92% (FreedomWorks)

Coburn (OK) 88 88% (Average) 80% (Heritage) 87% (CFG) 92% (ACU) 92% (FreedomWorks)

[griswold3]

Nine years in the Senate is long enough. Thank you for leaving , Tom.

[DoughtyOne]

Frankly, I don’t understand how a true Conservative could have a problem with Cruz’s actions.

FAIL!

[Nextrush]

Dittos to that but are the folks in Oklahoma listening to what he said and understanding what that means?

[Waryone]

The longer he’s in office, the longer his RINO horn grows. It’s grown so long now, he can’t hide it any more.