Chuck Todd Calls Out Iowa Governor For Lying About Obama’s Welfare Waivers

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MSNBC Host Calls Out Iowa Governor For Lying About Obama’s Welfare Waivers
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/08/15/693381/branstad-welfare-waivers/

The Romney campaign spent last week claiming that the Obama administration is trying to “gut” the welfare reform law of the 90s. The Romney camp portrayed the administration as removing the work requirements included in that law, when all the administration did is offer states waivers to design new work programs if they choose.

During an interview with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd today, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad continued the parade of falsehoods, continually claiming that the administration single-handedly weakened work requirements in the welfare law, despite Todd’s protestations:

BRANSTAD: We reformed welfare in the 1990s, now the Obama administration’s trying to undo the work requirement.

TODD: Wait a minute, Gov. Branstad, I can’t let that go. They haven’t done that. [Crosstalk] You leveled a charge about the welfare work requirement. It turns out that’s not true. Where did you get your information?

Watch it:

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[duhneece]

1. "...I can't let that go..." Love it nt

[NNN0LHI]

2. Have to admit Todd tried to do what was right

But these Republican pigs just keep repeating their talking points until the frustration sets in.

Don

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. "Where did you get your information?"

The Romney campaign, of course!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. Todd's got a touch of Soledad fever. Hope it's contagious.

[flamingdem]

6. Good! n/t

[JoePhilly]

5. Bet that dope can't believe he got called out on this blatant lie.

[bullwinkle428]

7. Did Satan just lace up his ice skates?

[part man all 86]

8. It starting to look that way.

[qb]

9. Oops! If you're going to parrot RW talking points you better know how

to answer a follow-up question!

[BumRushDaShow]

10. "I can’t let that go."

Really Schmuck? Can you or your NBC colleagues muster the courage to say the same for the rest of the garbage that rethugs spew as well?

Let's hope this is a trend in the right direction.

[gollygee]

11. Wow. The Republican Party must be shocked

that people are questioning ridiculous things they state as truths with no back-up.

[Blaukraut]

12. Still pretty weak, but an improvement for Chuck Todd

It would have been even better if Todd hadn't allowed Branstad to continuously interrupt him. He should have told him point blank that he was lying and to either tell the truth or shut up. Yea yea, never gonna happen. A girl can dream, though.

[Zoeisright]

13. CHUCK TODD????

I thought that asshole carried water for repukes no matter how stinky it was. I guess hell has frozen over.

And by the way, Chuck, repukes don't "get information". They make up shit and lie.