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Thu Sep 27, 2012 at 15:24:35 PM MST
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| When a politician makes himself available to the press, and reporters, in turn, ask good questions, everyone benefits.
Case in point, GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's interviews with Denver TV stations.
He's now sat down for one-on-one conversations with Channel's 7, 9, and 31, and what's left on the table? A trail of information that's actually useful for voters on both sides of the aisle.
In his latest Denver TV interview, aired yesterday, Ryan was interviewed by New7's Theresa Marchetta. Here's a segment of her report:
"For women voters who are fiscally conservative.. but pro choice.. what do you say to those voters?" Marchetta asked.
"People may not agree with us on these social issues [Ryan is against all abortion, even in the case of rape and incest]. Let's just agree to disagree and be respectful of each other at that time. But right now, we've got to get people back to work," Ryan said. |
| Jason Salzman :: Denver TV interviews with Paul Ryan leave a trail of good information for voters |
9News' Brandon Rittiman covered lots of ground with Ryan, including high ground like Ryan's alleged 14er climbs. He pressed Ryan for specifics on the tax loopholes he and Romney say they'd close, for example, and got this response:
Ryan: "We're actually saying, "Don't lose tax revenue, but don't have a massive tax increase, and restructure the tax code so that it is fairer, simpler, and more internationally competitive to create jobs."
Fox 31's Eli Stokols had a sharp conversation with Ryan as well, covering, among other things, the wind energy tax credit, the Ryan budget cuts, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
From the Fox 31 website:
The noted deficit hawk who is the author of the controversial House GOP budget plan blamed President Obama for adding to the country's ballooning deficit because of the 2009 stimulus package and Obamacare, which was signed into law last year.
"It's actually the economy that's given us the deficit we have and the massive deficit spending and domestic spending we've seen under President Obama," Ryan told FOX31. "Yes, the wars are a small part of it."
Actually, the Iraq war, which Ryan voted to authorize, will cost the nation more than $3 trillion; and the Bush tax cuts, which Ryan also voted for when they first took effect in 2001, will ultimately cost the nation $3.2 trillion if extended again through 2021. The stimulus, by comparison, came at a price tag of $787 billion.
If you take time to listen to these interviews, you leave with solid information.
That's how the process is supposed to work, if only reporters (and politicians) made it happen more often. |
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