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Ryan cuts off Michigan reporter grilling him on gun violence, tax cuts
Fox News ^ | October 8, 2012 | Joy Lin

Posted on 10/08/2012 7:44:16 PM PDT by jazusamo

ROCHESTER, Mich. - Paul Ryan abruptly ended an interview with an ABC affiliate in Flint after the reporter tried to grill the vice presidential candidate on gun violence and tax cuts.

"Does the country have a gun problem?" WJRT's Terry Camp asked in a one-on-one interview.

"This country has a crime problem," Ryan responded. After the anchor pressed him on whether he thinks the country has a "gun problem," the self-described deer hunter elaborated, "If you take a look at the gun laws we have, I don't even think President Obama is proposing more gun laws. We have good, strong gun laws."

Camp challenged him again, and Ryan said, "We have to make sure we enforce our laws. We have lots of laws that aren't being properly enforced. We need to make sure we enforce these laws. But the best thing to help prevent violent crime in the inner cities is to bring opportunity to the inner cities." He credited the work of charities, civic groups, and churches with helping to instill "good discipline, good character" in civil society.

In an unlikely turn, the WJRT reporter followed up by asking, "And you can do all that by cutting taxes? With a big tax cut?"

"Those are your words, not mine," Ryan responded curtly. His press secretary Michael Steel interrupted from off-camera, "Thank you very much, sir."

As Ryan began taking off his mic, he commented, "That was kind of strange, you're trying to stuff words in people's mouths?"

Camp replied, "Well, I don't know if it's strange."

Read more: http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/10/08/ryan-cuts-reporter-linking-gun-violence-tax-cuts#ixzz28lXXgBIU

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: abcnews; enemedia; mi2012; michigan; msm; ryan
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To: Tainan
Yes, and I've also heard it from a couple of leftist pundits on Fox News, it must be rampant on the alphabet channels.
21 posted on 10/08/2012 8:10:32 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: TexasTransplant

Correcting my post ... sheesh

The Media has Earned it’s “Disrespect”

They have “LOST” our Respect

MSM is not to be Respected in any manner, shape or Form

They have lost their way...

Now I feel better

TT


22 posted on 10/08/2012 8:10:51 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Radical islam is islam. Moderate islam is the Trojan Horse.)
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To: jazusamo

Michigan Capitol Confidential is snagging all the decent Michigan reporters as the papers go under.

http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/pubs/mcc/


23 posted on 10/08/2012 8:11:15 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: rawhide
Correct, it was his press secretary.

His press secretary Michael Steel interrupted from off-camera, "Thank you very much, sir."

24 posted on 10/08/2012 8:14:41 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: Nifster

Didn’t sound like him.


25 posted on 10/08/2012 8:15:21 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: jazusamo

I’m so glad the popcorn maker arrived today.
And the coconut oil will be here on the 11th.
All just in time for the Ryan/Biden debate.


26 posted on 10/08/2012 8:16:47 PM PDT by RandallFlagg ("Liberalism is about as progressive as CANCER" -Alfonzo Rachel)
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To: cripplecreek
Yeah, but, the MSM will report it like this:

Top story of the night leading news : First big scandal of among many of the Romney/Ryan team as Paul Ryan walks off the set during a interview

27 posted on 10/08/2012 8:18:00 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: mrsmith

That is a gold find there.

wow.


28 posted on 10/08/2012 8:19:30 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: jazusamo

Bookmark.


29 posted on 10/08/2012 8:21:12 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
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To: RandallFlagg
Absolutely...I'm not a big fan of listening to Obama or Biden but I couldn't turn off the debate the other night after watching the first ten minutes.

I have a hunch the Ryan/Biden debate may be just as entertaining.

30 posted on 10/08/2012 8:21:54 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: mrsmith

What date was that posted?


31 posted on 10/08/2012 8:24:33 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: rwfromkansas

Back during the primaries.
https://twitter.com/ABC12Terry
There were more, none knocking Dems. Surprised me they were made on a company account.


32 posted on 10/08/2012 8:29:24 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: Tainan

Guess the Ogang were getting bad reviews for using the word “liar” to describe their opponents so they switched to the word “dishonest”. Yeah, ok, that should fix their fix.


33 posted on 10/08/2012 8:31:35 PM PDT by uncitizen
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To: jazusamo
Terry Camp is just upset that he can't get...

this kind of action from Obama.
34 posted on 10/08/2012 8:32:04 PM PDT by arasina (Communism is EVIL. So there.)
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To: jazusamo

Ryan did not cut him off... he didn’t end the interview... he even questioned the reporter after someone behind the scenes cut the interview abruptly... Ryan is a bad a$$... he stood up to the reporter...


35 posted on 10/08/2012 8:35:41 PM PDT by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: arasina

Sheesh, that is pathetic and I’d bet you’re right.


36 posted on 10/08/2012 8:36:39 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo
To have a lawless country all you have to do is ignore the laws.

Same goes for a lawless president.

37 posted on 10/08/2012 8:39:00 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: latina4dubya
You're correct, it was his press secretary that spoke up to end it.
38 posted on 10/08/2012 8:39:08 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

“Good to see that Ryan instinctively knows that no one ever lost points for beating up on the media. They do not deserve respect.”

And that reminds me of General Tecumseh Sherman. People mostly recognize him for burning down the South but I remember him for actually saying that all journalists and reporters should be shot as they report to the enemy anyways.

“William Tecumseh Sherman: If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world but I am sure we would be getting reports from hell before breakfast.”


39 posted on 10/08/2012 8:55:26 PM PDT by max americana (Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)
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To: jazusamo

WJRT's Terry Camp

40 posted on 10/08/2012 9:07:05 PM PDT by kcvl
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