Principle-driven politician

Stick to principle - your bone, your spine - that's how you stand up. You're as good as your word. The opposite, you're as bad as your word.

Sloganeering, pointing-figure: "devil" "prisoner" "criminal" - throw out those shits, only bouncing back to you (What's goes around, comes around). Slogan works for a moment, but not competent to stand trial of a long time, especially when you make unpopular choices - Paul Ryan came to picture this morning, below.

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Trump Tweets Support For 'Lyin' Ryan' House Challenger

August 2, 201611:30 AM ET

Amita Kelly

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House Speaker Paul Ryan last month on Capitol Hill. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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House Speaker Paul Ryan last month on Capitol Hill.

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Rep. Paul Ryan is a powerful member of Congress — he's House speaker serving his ninth term, and up for re-election. But some persuasive forces — including GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and conservative pundit Ann Coulter — are expressing support for his Wisconsin primary opponent Paul Nehlen.

The state holds its Republican primary next Tuesday, Aug. 9.

Ryan has endorsed Trump, though it's hardly a cozy relationship — Ryan took a while to endorse, and during his Republican convention speech he barely mentioned the candidate.

And he hasn't been shy about criticizing Trump. Over the weekend, Ryan defended Khizr Khan, a Muslim father who spoke at the Democratic convention about his soldier son who was killed in Iraq in 2004. Ryan said he "rejects" any religious test for entering the country — a clear jab at one of Trump's evolving immigration proposals — and that "Captain Khan was one such brave example" of Muslim-Americans who have "served valiantly in our military and made the ultimate sacrifice."

Members of Congress were mostly silent or critical of Trump's response to Khan. Sen. John McCain said, "I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates."

But Nehlen, who has referred to Ryan as "Lyin' Ryan" (reminiscent of Trump's own attacks of his presidential primary opponents), defended Trump's response to Khan, saying it was Khan who had "attacked, ridiculed and attempted to humiliate Mr. Trump and his positions on critical national security issues." In a statement, Nehlen wrote a point-by-point defense of Trump's response to the Khans and stance on terrorism.

"Just because Capt. Khan was a patriotic Muslim-American who loved and fought for his adopted country, that doesn't mean other Muslim-Americans don't hate the United States and wish our people deadly harm," Nehlen wrote.

In a tweet, Trump thanked Nehlen for his post:

Nehlen has also attracted national attention beyond Trump. Conservative pundit Ann Coulter will join Nehlen at two rallies this Saturday in Janesville and Kenosha. And former vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed Nehlen, saying Ryan's "political career is over but for a miracle because he has so disrespected the will of the people."

Nehlen is tapping into that populist sentiment with his #DumpRyan campaign — hitting Ryan over immigration and for not proposing to build a border wall like Trump has. One TV ad features parents whose children were apparently killed by undocumented immigrants:

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"Don't let one more American child die because Paul Ryan won't secure the border. Your vote on August 9th can save a life," Nehlen said at a recent campaign rally.

Former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has also waded into a House race by supporting Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's primary opponent Tim Canova. Sanders had repeatedly called for Wasserman Schultz to resign as chair over her handling of the election. She did so after the convention, and after an email leak showed DNC staffers trying to undercut the Sanders campaign.

"The political revolution is not just about electing a president, sisters and brothers. We need a Congress with members who believe, like Bernie, that we cannot change a corrupt system by taking its money," an email from the Sanders campaign in support of Canova read.

[TJKCB]

"It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes." (Joseph Stalin)

? 您觉得这样的人身攻击有意思吗？徒增别人对你的反感! - jz13283 - ♂ 给 jz13283 发送悄悄话 jz13283 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 08/02/2016 14:04:13


? 美国应该立法：不许竞选人攻击对手和对手的观点。只能阐述自己的观点。 - Jackwu - ♂ 给 Jackwu 发送悄悄话 Jackwu 的博客首页 Jackwu 的个人群组 (35 bytes) (370 reads) 08/02/2016 11:10:35

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? 这论坛也要同样的法律。：) - NewFeng - ♂ 给 NewFeng 发送悄悄话 NewFeng 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 08/02/2016 12:52:43

? 不必吧，热衷于人生攻击的人只会自己露怯、出丑，根本无法令别人信服的。 - jz13283 - ♂ 给 jz13283 发送悄悄话 jz13283 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 08/02/2016 14:07:32

? 这怎么禁得了？语言有足够的能力既不违法又评论了对方的观点。 - 区分大小写已经存在 - ♂ 给 区分大小写已经存在 发送悄悄话 区分大小写已经存在 的博客首页 区分大小写已经存在 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 08/02/2016 14:14:09

[TJKCB]

Harry Tuttle 7 minutes ago

"A number of prominent Republicans have endorsed Clinton this month, and others have complimented her.
Hank Paulson, the former Treasury Secretary under President George W. Bush, said last week he would vote for her, and the prominent Republican national security advisor Brent Scowcroft also joined her corner.
Former Bush Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage endorsed her the week before.

And in the last few days, more Republicans have offered her tepid praise. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate Majority Leader, said on Tuesday that Clinton is “smart and capable.”
Mark Salter, a prominent former John McCain adviser, said this weekthat Clinton “acts like an adult, and understand the responsibilities of an American president.”
Even former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romneysaid that while Clinton is “wrong… she’s wrong within normal parameters.”"
- Time article 'Republicans Are Being Awfully Nice to Hillary Clinton These Days', 6/30/16