Tue Jul 24, 2012, 12:38 AM

Jon Kyl Berates Obama For Focus On Middle Class

Source: huffingtonpost

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama should stop talking about the middle class because it turns people against rich Americans, who should be embraced as the Michael Jordans of the U.S. economy, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said Monday.

Declaring that the use of the phrase "middle class" is "misguided and wrong and even dangerous," Kyl argued in a Senate floor speech that Obama is "spreading economic resentment weakens American values" and ignoring "the uniquely meritocratic basis of our society."

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Jon Kyl Berates Obama For Focus On Middle Class (Original post)	Grassy Knoll	Jul 2012	OP
Kyl is a toady little asshole.	Zoeisright	Jul 2012	#1
I was just going to say...	Quantess	Jul 2012	#74
Asshat	sakabatou	Jul 2012	#2
Could be a blessing in disguise	Populist_Prole	Jul 2012	#3
That's pretty wild	BeyondGeography	Jul 2012	#4
We should seek not to avoid class warfare	bluestateguy	Jul 2012	#5
How do we get this guy to keep talking about it?	Phlem	Jul 2012	#6
O needs to put out an ad with that quote coming out of Krazy Kyl's mouth	wordpix	Jul 2012	#75
Ha, I thought maybe he was worried about leaving out the poor.	Live and Learn	Jul 2012	#7
It wouldn't hurt Kyle to pay a little attention to the lower classes.	Downwinder	Jul 2012	#8
Perhaps he'd like one of these other phrases instead.	RedStateLiberal	Jul 2012	#9
Don't forget vassals.	muntrv	Jul 2012	#53
Good one!	RedStateLiberal	Jul 2012	#54
Kneel before Zod!	TeamPooka	Jul 2012	#10
"Dangerous" I'm sorry, what? Afraid that the peasants will revolt???	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#11
yes, they are & should be!	wordpix	Jul 2012	#76
It is not about meritocracy when there is not equal opportunity!	David__77	Jul 2012	#12
Or Punitive Parasite Prevention.	aquart	Jul 2012	#17
DEATH TO THE MIDDLE CLASS! New GOP mantra. YES, THEY ARE THE PROBLEM, aren't they?	freshwest	Jul 2012	#13
Kyl can not figure out why the President keeps talking about the middle class	Angry Dragon	Jul 2012	#14
They have destroyed most of it	nobodyspecial	Jul 2012	#24
That horsehead look'n motherfucker can't hit the road soon enough!	lonestarnot	Jul 2012	#15
Reality?	12ZTR	Jul 2012	#16
"the Michael Jordans of the U.S. economy"?	Ken Burch	Jul 2012	#18
When the "job creators" start performing like Michael Jordan, then they'll be no room to criticize!!	tonybgood	Jul 2012	#48
Too many martinis at lunch with his lobbyist friends	vlyons	Jul 2012	#19
"Kyl: Because the Kardashians are working harder than you are."	CBHagman	Jul 2012	#20
Those clips should be used in an ad	Canuckistanian	Jul 2012	#21
Precisely. The ads could be used to show up the attitude of	tblue37	Jul 2012	#61
Even though Kyl isn't running, it could be powerful	Canuckistanian	Jul 2012	#68
just keep digging that hole Kyl	florida08	Jul 2012	#22
Maybe he'd prefer two classes--the rich and the untouchables?	tanyev	Jul 2012	#23
The Analogy Kyl Used is Invalid	neeksgeek	Jul 2012	#25
That's hardly the worst part of the argument. The worst is life isn't a game, we aren't entertainers	harun	Jul 2012	#58
What A Jackass	titanicdave	Jul 2012	#26
NFL revenue sharing is very successful	Enrique	Jul 2012	#27
Dear Senator Asshat	hifiguy	Jul 2012	#28
the middle class you could say are the workin poor	chase48	Jul 2012	#38
Sadly, a lot of working class people will agree with him, because as Steinbeck said...	Odin2005	Jul 2012	#64
Kyl channelling the fears of the 1%	blackspade	Jul 2012	#29
I guess the poor are well fucked then	Ebadlun	Jul 2012	#30
yes, the are	titanicdave	Jul 2012	#33
Ah yes. Don't let anything get in the way of worshiping...........	socialist_n_TN	Jul 2012	#31
"uniquely meritocratic basis" - what a load of bullshit. Got to put on	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#32
+10000	wordpix	Jul 2012	#72
it is dangerous. to the gop.	mopinko	Jul 2012	#34
As soon as GOP policies abolish the middle class	Zambero	Jul 2012	#35
Kyl retires at 158,000 after only 18 years	chase48	Jul 2012	#36
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" Keep your eyes on the shiny "job creators"!	riderinthestorm	Jul 2012	#37
Has Kyl ever discussed	The Wizard	Jul 2012	#39
why would Kyl's "sexual proclivities" be germaine to this conversation?	Raster	Jul 2012	#67
Because in the Republican Party	The Wizard	Jul 2012	#70
Not ostracized... simply asked by his fellow GOPers to keep quiet about it	LanternWaste	Jul 2012	#80
Sadly	Third Doctor	Jul 2012	#40
I remember, as a little kid during the Great Depression of the 30s', the	lumpy	Jul 2012	#41
Keep up your idol worship of the Atlas's Kyl, you'll see how that works out for you.	harun	Jul 2012	#42
Maybe the Wall Street Journal's Latest Poll has something to do w/ Kyl's "outrage"	Botany	Jul 2012	#43
And the rehugs are always the first to scream	xxqqqzme	Jul 2012	#44
Be nice to the psychopaths at the top of our economic pyramid schemes.	Larry Ogg	Jul 2012	#45
John Kyl - government only exists for the rich	lark	Jul 2012	#46
Damn, the Reagan-Smiley-Face mask really has fallen off	deutsey	Jul 2012	#47
He doesn't even realize how dickish he sounds	catbyte	Jul 2012	#49
none of the R-dicks ever do, Rmoney being a case in point	wordpix	Jul 2012	#77
Sorry, but it isn't Obama but rather the greedy rich who have made the rest	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#50
Funny...I thought	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#51
no, that was the old America and Kyl's is the new: of, by & for the oligarchy	wordpix	Jul 2012	#73
As a Detroit Pistons fan, I never embraced Michael Jordan.	muntrv	Jul 2012	#52
I'm partial to Vinnie Johnson myself :)	catbyte	Jul 2012	#57
Thank goodness this arrogant jerk is retiring.	KarenS	Jul 2012	#55
OK, if he stops talking about "Small Business" n/t	Blue Meany	Jul 2012	#56
This has got to be the only country on Earth where a politician could get away with	harun	Jul 2012	#59
Ah, Jon, you beady-eyed asstrollop . . .	HughBeaumont	Jul 2012	#60
Talk about a moron that is out of sink with the voter!	Liberalman777	Jul 2012	#62
Orwell wept.	Odin2005	Jul 2012	#63
This guy is an embarrassment to the Country.	SILVER__FOX52	Jul 2012	#65
That's a campaign commercial that makes itself:	yurbud	Jul 2012	#66
Twilight of the Elite...	GTurck	Jul 2012	#69
I'm always amused by guys like kyle, he knows who butters his bread.	Javaman	Jul 2012	#71
Waaahhhhhh!!!	kestrel91316	Jul 2012	#78
BTW, dickwad, we don't live in a meritocracy. We live in a	kestrel91316	Jul 2012	#79
How unrepentently feudal.	MissMarple	Jul 2012	#81
Kyle's a typical	gopiscrap	Jul 2012	#82
Um, don't we already have a candidate who's running on a platform of helping rich people?	Crunchy Frog	Jul 2012	#83
We Just Need A Youtube Of Kyl Crying, "Leave The 1% Alone!"	TomCADem	Jul 2012	#84
Ah, another worthless repuke speaks...nt	and-justice-for-all	Jul 2012	#85
If those tight ass bastards would only PAY workers what they were worth ...	Trajan	Jul 2012	#86

Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 12:39 AM

Zoeisright (7,828 posts)

1. Kyl is a toady little asshole.

Plus slimy.

Jon Kyl Berates Obama For Focus On Middle Class

1. Kyl is a toady little asshole.

74. I was just going to say...

2. Asshat

3. Could be a blessing in disguise

4. That's pretty wild

5. We should seek not to avoid class warfare

6. How do we get this guy to keep talking about it?

75. O needs to put out an ad with that quote coming out of Krazy Kyl's mouth

7. Ha, I thought maybe he was worried about leaving out the poor.

8. It wouldn't hurt Kyle to pay a little attention to the lower classes.

9. Perhaps he'd like one of these other phrases instead.

53. Don't forget vassals.

54. Good one!

10. Kneel before Zod!

11. "Dangerous" I'm sorry, what? Afraid that the peasants will revolt???

76. yes, they are & should be!

12. It is not about meritocracy when there is not equal opportunity!

17. Or Punitive Parasite Prevention.

13. DEATH TO THE MIDDLE CLASS! New GOP mantra. YES, THEY ARE THE PROBLEM, aren't they?

14. Kyl can not figure out why the President keeps talking about the middle class

24. They have destroyed most of it

15. That horsehead look'n motherfucker can't hit the road soon enough!

16. Reality?

18. "the Michael Jordans of the U.S. economy"?

48. When the "job creators" start performing like Michael Jordan, then they'll be no room to criticize!!

19. Too many martinis at lunch with his lobbyist friends

20. "Kyl: Because the Kardashians are working harder than you are."

21. Those clips should be used in an ad

61. Precisely. The ads could be used to show up the attitude of

68. Even though Kyl isn't running, it could be powerful

22. just keep digging that hole Kyl

23. Maybe he'd prefer two classes--the rich and the untouchables?

25. The Analogy Kyl Used is Invalid

58. That's hardly the worst part of the argument. The worst is life isn't a game, we aren't entertainers

26. What A Jackass

27. NFL revenue sharing is very successful

28. Dear Senator Asshat

38. the middle class you could say are the workin poor

64. Sadly, a lot of working class people will agree with him, because as Steinbeck said...

29. Kyl channelling the fears of the 1%

30. I guess the poor are well fucked then

33. yes, the are

31. Ah yes. Don't let anything get in the way of worshiping...........

32. "uniquely meritocratic basis" - what a load of bullshit. Got to put on

72. +10000

34. it is dangerous. to the gop.

35. As soon as GOP policies abolish the middle class

36. Kyl retires at 158,000 after only 18 years

37. "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" Keep your eyes on the shiny "job creators"!

39. Has Kyl ever discussed

67. why would Kyl's "sexual proclivities" be germaine to this conversation?

70. Because in the Republican Party

80. Not ostracized... simply asked by his fellow GOPers to keep quiet about it

40. Sadly

41. I remember, as a little kid during the Great Depression of the 30s', the

42. Keep up your idol worship of the Atlas's Kyl, you'll see how that works out for you.

43. Maybe the Wall Street Journal's Latest Poll has something to do w/ Kyl's "outrage"

44. And the rehugs are always the first to scream

45. Be nice to the psychopaths at the top of our economic pyramid schemes.

46. John Kyl - government only exists for the rich

47. Damn, the Reagan-Smiley-Face mask really has fallen off

49. He doesn't even realize how dickish he sounds

77. none of the R-dicks ever do, Rmoney being a case in point

50. Sorry, but it isn't Obama but rather the greedy rich who have made the rest

51. Funny...I thought

73. no, that was the old America and Kyl's is the new: of, by & for the oligarchy

52. As a Detroit Pistons fan, I never embraced Michael Jordan.

57. I'm partial to Vinnie Johnson myself :)

55. Thank goodness this arrogant jerk is retiring.

56. OK, if he stops talking about "Small Business" n/t

59. This has got to be the only country on Earth where a politician could get away with

60. Ah, Jon, you beady-eyed asstrollop . . .

62. Talk about a moron that is out of sink with the voter!

63. Orwell wept.

65. This guy is an embarrassment to the Country.

66. That's a campaign commercial that makes itself:

69. Twilight of the Elite...

71. I'm always amused by guys like kyle, he knows who butters his bread.

78. Waaahhhhhh!!!