Rendell: GOP "Being Taken Over By Wackos"
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine came to the University of Pennsylvania this afternoon hoping to fire up the generation of new voters who elected President Obama two years ago, ahead of the Nov. 2 mid-term elections. But Gov. Rendell nearly stole the show while introducing Kaine to a room of about 150 students and organized labor members when he claimed the Republican Party is being taken over by "wackos."
Rendell: GOP "Being Taken Over By Wackos"
Chris Brennan
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine came to the University of Pennsylvania this afternoon hoping to fire up the generation of new voters who elected President Obama two years ago, ahead of the Nov. 2 mid-term elections. But Gov. Rendell nearly stole the show while introducing Kaine to a room of about 150 students and organized labor members when he claimed the Republican Party is being taken over by "wackos."
As proof, Rendell cited a Republican push to hold hearings on the section of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that grants citizenship to people born in this country, continuing doubts among the party's voters that Obama was born in this country and claims from GOP officials that laid-off workers would rather stay on unemployment than take new jobs.
“It’s the party that’s slowly but surely being taken over by wackos," Rendell said, drawing laughter and cheers from the crowd. "“We’re going to turn the reins of Congress over to the people who are more and more dominated by the wacko wing? Of course not. So we have a lot to sell. We haven’t done a good job selling it."
Rendell and Kaine argued that federal stimulus spending criticized by the GOP to attack Democratic candidates has created and saved jobs in Pennsylvania and the rest of the country. Rendell accused Republicans of wanting the economy to continue faltering. "They want to use it as an election issue all the way up to 2012," Rendell said. "That’s destructive. It’s unfair. And frankly, it’s outrageous."
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The Dems were...are the origional party of wacko's-flakes, nuts, weirdo's etc. The GOP is finally calling them on it!— johneyes- Ed Rendell is a joke. This guy is so corrupt and says the most inappropriate things. He is as stupid as the other Philly native...Chris Matthews. I have two words for DC politics...term limits!— DebP
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- "WACKOS"! Ed's PENN wit is only surpassed by his Eagles commentary. The world is not WIP, you big (hmmm?) DUMMY!— KDH
- Speaking of wackos, Fast Eddie, shouldn't your undivided attention be on trying to stave off bankruptcy for the city of Harrisburg? You remember Harrisburg... the capital of PA.? You're Governor? It's been in all the papers!— Catch22
- Vinny_Fumo... they wouldn't cash your government assistance check again this week? Can always tell. You get so P.M.S.y!— Catch22
- I liked Rendell better when he was fat. He must have skipped another meal when he wrote this. Blame it on low blood sugar.— rbpeeple
- It is wacko for Rendell to give $20 million of tax payer money to a private developer who is building a "playground for the rich". It is listed in HB 2291 Capital Budget on p118. The project is called Valhalla Brandywine. The local legislators don't want it, Wallace Township Supervisors don't want it. Rendell and Greenfield got a Representative from Bucks County to sponsor it. It makes a taxpayer wonder what incentive Rendell and Greenfield used to get him to sponsor a project in a small township in Chester County.— Tim.J
- Once again the Democrats show they only have one play left in their playbook. When you can't argue the facts, and you have been beaten, harken back to your childhood days and call your opponent names. Na na na na na you are wacko's!!!— NoBama
- Philligrl let me educate you a bit here. First if the Bush tax cuts was so bad like the dems been telling us for the last 6 yrs why are they talking about extending them then? Second wall street has given more money to the dems than the repubs in the last 10 years. Look at the ultra rich....Bill Gates, Steven Jobs,Warren Buffet they are all Democrats. If you cut taxes and spending you will kick the economy started. If you want the jobs to come back you have to cut the capital gains tax in half we have the second highest capital gains taxes in the world. Pres. Clinton balanced the budget by first cutting the capital gains tax, but liberals never tell people that. If they would have taken the 813 billion they used for the stimulus bill and cut the capital gains and given a pay roll tax holiday for a year our economy would have doubled.— skills
- Rendell can't focus on the issues as the corrupt and incompetent Democratic leadership has turned the Bush recession into the Obama Depression. Any Tea Bagger is the better alternative to slime like Rendell. NO DEMOCRATS!— John-VA
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