Democratic National Committee Chair
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Spends
Her Sunday Dodging, Ducking And Deflecting From Her Party’s Lack Of A Plan
DODGE: DWS Can’t Say What
Her Party’s Plan Is For Medicare
DNC Chair Rep. Wasserman Schultz: “It’s
Easy To Throw Bombs And To Be Incendiary, Not So Easy To Sit Down And Actually
Govern.” (CBS’ “Face The Nation,” 5/29/11)
TODAY ON “FACE THE NATION”, DNC CHAIR DEBBIE
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ CONTINUED TO DODGE AND SPIN IN DEFENSE OF HER IDEA-LESS PARTY
DODGE: DWS Can’t Say What Her
Party’s Plan Is For Medicare
THE QUESTION: CBS’s Harry Smith Asks,
Since Medicare Is Going Broke, “Do The Democrats Have A Plan?”
SMITH: “But the trustees also said just what, a couple of Fridays ago, that
this thing could be insolvent in the next decade. Doesn't something really
dramatic have to happen? And as the congressman suggested, Republicans have a
plan. Do the Democrats have a plan?” (CBS’ “Face The Nation,” 5/29/11)
THE
DODGE: All Rep. Wasserman Schultz Can Do Is Throw Partisan Bombs And Incendiary
Comments. SCHULTZ:
“Like I said, the Republicans have a plan to end Medicare as we know it. What
they would do is they would take the people who are younger than 55 years old
today and tell them ‘You know what? You're on your own.’” (CBS’ “Face The
Nation,” 5/29/11)
DODGE: DWS Can’t Say What Her
Party’s Plan Is For The Budget
THE QUESTION: Smith Asks If Democrats Don’t
Like Spending Cuts, Will They Call For Tax Increases?
SMITH: “Do you absolutely feel that raising taxes has to be a part of getting
this thing back in sync?” (CBS’ “Face The Nation,” 5/29/11)
THE
DODGE: Rep. Wasserman Schultz Won’t Answer, Instead She Calls For Everyone To
“Sit Down Around The Negotiating Table.” SCHULTZ: “Like I said, I think, both
parties under President Obama's leadership, and the Republicans have said, you
know, about $4 trillion in deficit reduction is the right number. What we need
to sit down around the negotiating table and agree on is there needs to be
shared sacrifice.” (CBS’
“Face The Nation,” 5/29/11)
SPIN: DWS Gets Corrected While
Trying To Spin Obama’s Poor Economic PerformanceSPIN:
Rep. Wasserman Schultz: “Well, I think that the President's
approval numbers are improving because Americans like the direction that he's
been taking this country. In my home state of Florida …” (CBS’
“Face The Nation,” 5/29/11)
NON-SPIN:
CBS’ Harry Smith: “His Numbers On The Economy Still Aren't Good. They're
Quite Bad Quite Frankly.” (CBS’ “Face The Nation,” 5/29/11)
- “Less Than Four In 10 Approve Of Obama’s Handling Of The U.S. Economy.” “Just a third of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction; less than four in 10 approve of Obama’s handling of the U.S. economy; and nearly 70 percent think the economy will get worse or stay the same in the next year.” (Mark Murray, “Obama’s Bin Laden Dump,” NBC News, 5/9/11)
- “The Latest Economic Numbers Have Not Been Good.” “The latest economic numbers have not been good. Jobless claims rose last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Another report showed that economic growth at the start of the year was no faster than the Commerce Department initially reported — “a real surprise,” said Ian Shepherdson of High Frequency Economics.” (David Leonhardt, “The Economy Is Wavering, Does Washington Notice?,” The New York Times, 5/26/11)
·
Politifact: Barack Obama Is “The Undisputed Debt
King Of The Last Five Presidents.” “So by this measurement -- potentially
a more important one -- Obama is the undisputed debt king of the last five
presidents, rather than the guy who added a piddling amount to the debt, as
Pelosi’s chart suggested.” (“Nancy Pelosi Post Questionable Chart On Debt Accumulation
By Barack Obama, Predecessors,” Politifact, 5/19/11)
TRUTH: It Is Easy For DWS To
“Throw Bombs And To Be Incendiary” Rep. Wasserman Schultz:“It’s Easy To
Throw Bombs And To Be Incendiary, Not So Easy To Sit Down And Actually Govern.”(CBS’
“Face The Nation,” 5/29/11)
Rep.
Wasserman Schultz Said The Republican Plan Was A “Death Trap For Seniors.” “No longer would
Medicare be a guarantee of health insurance coverage. Instead Medicare would
become little more than a discount card. This plan would literally be a
death trap for seniors.” (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Remarks At Press Conference,
4/5/11)
Source: RNC Research, www.gop.com
