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Tonight, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) blasted President Obama for failing to save a GM factory in his district. The problem with this is that the plant actually closed under George W. Bush.
In June 2008, Ryan sent a letter along with his Wisconsin colleagues Senators Russ Feingold (D) and Herb Kohl (D) protesting the closure of General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin.
“We ask that you reconsider the decision to close the Janesville GM plant and request a meeting with youAi??as soon as possible to discuss OM’s plans for the Janesville plant, including the possibility of retoolingAi??the plant for different production lines,” said the letter from the three lawmakers to GM CEO Rick Wagoner.
As Talking Points Memo’s Benjy Sarlin notes, Ryan actually voted for a Bush-era effort to expand government loans to GM, a plan that failed to save the Janesville plant.
Ryan also went on to support Obama’s GM restructuring plan, which earned him the rebuke of Michelle Malkin, who grouped him with “pro-bailout, anti-free market Republicans.”
Tonight, Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz aggressively questioned Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) about Ryan’s claim that the closure under Bush could be blamed on Obama. “It had nothing to do with Barack Obama’s economic policy,” said Schultz about the Janesville closure. “You can’t get away from that fact!”
The Republican vice presidential nominee is playing fast and loose with the facts. He knows that this plant closed before President Obama even took office, and he also knows that he supported both Bush and Obama’s plans to assist the auto industry. This letter shows that Ryan knew the plant was failing despite Bush policies and that he recognized the need for intervention then.
Ryan is suppose to be a Christians, wow if lying is the foundation of his Faith, the y would anyone want to be a Christian?
Do you watch tv on mute reading lips? Ryan criticized Obama’s PROMISE TO KEEP IT OPEN. A BROKEN PROMISE. ARE YOU DEAF?
Oh and it didn’t close it’s doors till 2009.DUH
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/04/final_truck_rolls_off_line_at.html
http://gazettextra.com/news/2012/aug/28/gm-plant-becomes-political-football/
HHaaaa!! read this
Production of GM vehicles ended just before Christmas, cutting 1,200 jobs. But the plant remained open as about 110 employees finished an order of trucks for Isuzu Motors Ltd.
that means 2008
sorry! I have a Link too!!!
http://gazettextra.com/news/2012/aug/28/gm-plant-becomes-political-football/
Heres the Video of when it really closed and why!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_CYS35IHeE&feature=player_embedded#!
“And I believe that if our government is there to support you, and give you the assistance you need to re-tool and make this transition, that this plant will be here for another hundred years. The question is not whether a clean energy economy is in our future, it’s where it will thrive. I want it to thrive right here in the United States of America; right here in Wisconsin; and that’s the future I’ll fight for as your president.” Obama’s speech at the Janesville plant in February of 2008 when running for President.
He’s a republican. You already know they have very deep pockets, play fast and loose and are ready in a second to lie, cheat and steal to keep it that way. Even if it contradicts what they said yesterday. And be careful not to get in their way. The stronger they are the more danger the rest of us are in.
Fuck Eddie Munster!