Bounds on McCain: MSNBC 10/27/08

Tucker Bounds on John McCain
MSNBC LIVE
Interview

TRANSCRIPT:

DAVID SHUSTER: The McCain campaign and the RNC are running radio ads in Virginia and Florida that say that if the Democrats had their way they would raise taxes on families making as little as $42,000 a year. Factcheck.org says that is completely false so why are you still running the ad?

TUCKER BOUNDS: Well because I think you are citing a fact check that is not really relevant to that ad because if you look at the charge they are making is if they, democrats controlled congress and democrats controlled the white house with Barack Obama they would then pursue the spending initiatives that they voted to approve in their budget resolution which calls for a repeal of the Bush tax cuts which calls for trillions of dollars of new spending for pet projects. All they are doing is saying, well when they voted to prioritize this budget spending, presumably they go forward with it, otherwise they are all just a bunch of lying politicians

SHUSTER: But Tucker even if they go forward with it, I mean the point is yes there would be, if youre a single taxpayer making $42,000 yes you would see your taxes rise by about $15 dollars. But in order to have your taxes rise as a family you have to be making over $90,000 under what the Democrats have proposed. So when the ad says that families, families making $42,000 would see their taxes rise thats not accurate, is it?

BOUNDS: No David, I think its completely accurate and reasonable. I think most American voters would agree its completely reasonable that when you just spent a trillion dollars for a rescue plan, now you are proposing another three hundred billion dollars for an economic stimulus plan, which is basically a handout giveaway again on top of the stimulus package that was already provided earlier in the year. And you go forward with Barack Obamas plan for a trillion dollars in new spending, on top of the other trillion and the other 300 billion, how is there not going to be tax increases on hardworking Americans? In fact the answer is there will be tax increases on hardworking Americans. Barack Obama wont even admit that he is not going to raise your taxes because he is going to raise your taxes.

SHUSTER: Tucker if it is so important to essentially pay for these new programs, how can then John McCain and the Republicans didnt institute new taxes to spend on the Iraq war. All of that money is essentially being added to the budget and nobody is paying for it, except for future generations. If the argument that you are making about Barack Obama is that by necessity he would have to raise taxes, couldnt the argument then have been made that John McCain was irresponsible by not raising taxes to pay for the war?

BOUNDS: Absolutely not David, because the reason we are competitive in this race is because John McCain is a different type of Republican. He is the only one who has been in the United States Senate saying we are, the spending is out of control, the budgets are out of control. We need to have the spending mechanisms that are held back so that the American taxpayer can keep more of their money and spend it in the economy so we can grow jobs. So I reject the idea that Barack Obama is some kind of tax cutter because you cannot be a tax cutter if you are going to double down on Bushs failed policies of 40% government growth over the course of the last 8 years. Its disastrous

Label: TB JM MSNBC 10-27-08 11.20 (KF#229) GIUTAa

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News & Politics

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• McCain
• Obama
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• factcheck

[lipservice0]

Tucker is still out there representing the campaign? I thought he would have been fired by now

[Cashmakessense]

yeah, you got to give it to him, that is one loyal dude (even if he is lying thru his teeth)

[xlioilx]

tucker is a ass hat. You cant get this guy to agree with you no matter what you ask him or how much proof you have. even when you discredit him he thinks he's right what a butt pirate LOL

[Francebrasil]

The only way you can have this robotic parrot shut-up is to ask him why is he not serving his beloved country in Iraq now???

[erayza1980]

Tucker is such a dumbass. Of course it's a pretty tough job defending McCain/Palin, I wouldn't want his job.

[jay2thaudy]

This kid is such a tool...Who in gods name would want this guy in charge of their Big Mac Meal let alone thier campaign

[workout50]

I always have found it hard to follow Tucker Bounds' logic. I just realized why.

He doesn't employ any.

[Arondeus]

This FUCKER's ignorance ABOUNDS.

[26785668]

tucker......you are a disaster

[ares74]

Christ, I never comment on this stuff, but McCain's party somehow keeps getting lowlier and lowlier