Bill Clinton/Paul Ryan Conspire Against Medicare 5-25-2011

Leaked cell phone footage of Bill Clinton cozying up to Paul Ryan

The day after the stunning upset in the special congressional election in upstate New York, Rep. Paul Ryan is a man under fire.

ABC News was behind the scenes with the Wisconsin Congressman and GOP Budget Committee Chairman when he got some words of encouragement none other than former President Bill Clinton.

"So anyway, I told them before you got here, I said I'm glad we won this race in New York," Clinton told Ryan, when the two met backstage at a forum on the national debt held by the Pete Peterson Foundation. But he added, "I hope Democrats don't use this as an excuse to do nothing."

Ryan told Clinton he fears that now nothing will get done in Washington.

"My guess is it's going to sink into paralysis is what's going to happen. And you know the math. It's just, I mean, we knew we were putting ourselves out there. You gotta start this. You gotta get out there. You gotta get this thing moving," Ryan said.

Clinton told Ryan that if he ever wanted to talk about it, he should "give me a call." Ryan said he would.

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[LordTitus7]

This is staged, politics is just like pro wrestling

[zsha68]

@LordTitus7 It didn't appear as if they were aware of the hidden cell phone. lol

[RBLA818]

Wow!!! Proof that they're all in on it!!

Democrat / Republican, all set to screw the American People!!!

[zsha68]

@RBLA818  Watch my video 'New World Order for Dummies'.

[taradacktyl]

Liberals no longer have to contend with the DLC but the "Republican Lite" ghosts still haunt us... as this clip of the man Republicans labeled a "Socialist" even as he was deregulating the media, signing the repeal of Glass Steagal & the Working-Class-killing NAFTA, CAFTA & GATT, telling the "serious" sycophantic coward Paul Ryan to give him a call so they can plot the destruction of Medicare! Get rid of ALL "Blue Dogs!" They are the bane of America - like their conjoined twin - the Repugs.

[TheHeardHouse]

Clinton,

I guess you were right about intelligence trash after all and what happens to the lowest form of life when the lid is not kept on

But a fuckin former President mocked by a fuckin pop star...

I guess cooperating with my covert military ruler does have its advantages cause just look at PBS tonight.....

The grin on their fuckin face Mr. President...

[firestrings272]

@fullclip16117 And that's the problem, politicians aren't held accountable for what they do.

[fullclip16117]

Who cares, all politicians belly up to one another at some point or another.

[mexicoman101]

Bill Clinton is a fucking traitor! A dog who is no longer worthy of any honor. Fuck Bill Clinton.

[lakshmi313]

@RBLA818

Actually proof Clinton is a turn coat to be sure. Just another case when he dares NOT let Obama succeed nor ever be a better Pres. than he, ol mightty one, was! This proves he is a trader to the Dems and yet no one is calling him out. Oh wait, folks die when they do that. Oops.

[lakshmi313]

No doub~ Clinton is and always has been a GOP operative. I wouldn't doubt that he also made SURE Obama's HC plan had no public option in it. Sure can't allow Obama to succeed on HC where he & Hillary failed. I say Clinton's EGO trumps all, and he will do or say or manipulate whatever he has to, in order to be sure Obama is NEVER perceived as a better Pres than he was. He must have ate up Chris Matthews patheic special -Clinton Pres, of the World. He needs to be called out & stopped !

[MrSwayingpines]

Ryan would "end Medicare as we know it." Ryan cries "mediscare!" But he wants to replace the current government-paid system with one where seniors are handed vouchers and told to go find private coverage. If that wouldn't end Medicare as we know it, what would? In fact, Krugman says, it's Ryan who's misrepresenting. Rather than "a serious effort to come to grip with America's long-run fiscal problems, " .

[MrSwayingpines]

Ryan's "bold" and "visionary" budget plan would essentially abolish Medicare, the government health insurance program for seniors. This didn't go over well with voters, who by and large love_make that depend on_their Medicare, and they've begun to make their feelings known-as in this week's upset in New York's 26th Congressional Disctrict, where the Democratic candidate took out her opponent by hammering on Ryan's proposal.

[TheRealCritique]

Fuck Bill Clinton. He can go to the hell he represents. Right-wingers need to pay more taxes, and the AMA and health care corps need their profits and wages limited. PERIOD. Any 'reform' of medicare means you're paying for grandma or she's dying the street, just like you will be. This country is going to be what India was 40 years ago. Buh bye.

[ojdidit92]

weiner2012.