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Dont call me Shirley

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41. That's because paul ryan beleives he OWNS (controls) the government

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Fri Sep 14, 2012, 04:59 PM

Sep 2012

He can't belong to the government because the government is "evil", right? He can't admit to being part of that "evil".

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"I've never thought of government as something I belong to," says Ryan, [View all] bigtree Sep 2012 OP

Then he won't mind getting another job. Skidmore Sep 2012 #1

+1 Johonny Sep 2012 #21

Hey Paulie, heard the weiner-mobile's been missing you - bet the pay is at leasr $7.25/hr sad sally Sep 2012 #48

Whisky Tango Foxtrot, Interrogative a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #2

Dear Ryan, Fresh_Start Sep 2012 #3

But this does not stop him from running for re-election to his congressional seat .... Botany Sep 2012 #4

Then get the hell out BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #5

Amazing ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #6

So this... booley Sep 2012 #23

He probably doesn't rbrnmw Sep 2012 #7

He had no idea who signed his paychecks jsr Sep 2012 #8

Why does Paul Ryan hate Abraham Lincoln? onenote Sep 2012 #9

Of course he doesn't. Ryan knows damn well that he beac Sep 2012 #10

I guess he sees himself as a private contractor for himself or the very rich jp11 Sep 2012 #11

...And I never considered welfare as govt assistance then. JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #12

+1 bigtree Sep 2012 #19

The people of his district in Wisconsin might wonder what it is TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #13

The you won't mind giving up your seat, healthcare and pension, considering your myrna minx Sep 2012 #14

That's one thing about the Reds; they know how to do the spin. Jamaal510 Sep 2012 #15

OBVIOUSLY! elleng Sep 2012 #16

Collected Social Security & whose family made $$$ from Govt contracts. JaneyVee Sep 2012 #17

'WE THE PEOPLE'... yes, it is so confusing tomm2thumbs Sep 2012 #18

Direct deposit so he doesn't have to look at it. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2012 #43

oh but of course!!! out of sight, out of mind -- like his entire political history tomm2thumbs Sep 2012 #49

Then why do you work for us Paul? AllyCat Sep 2012 #20

Then leave, you fucker. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #22

He's not bonded to America, so fire his terrorist/traitor ass. SoapBox Sep 2012 #24

He has a point jmowreader Sep 2012 #25

If he would have ended that sentence SnowCritter Sep 2012 #26

That was exactly what I thought. n/t MadrasT Sep 2012 #33

Perhaps we can help him "live the dream" quaker bill Sep 2012 #27

He certainly doesn't belong in government. Solly Mack Sep 2012 #28

You are part of the problem, Paul. City Lights Sep 2012 #29

But, y'are Blanche, y'are. warrior1 Sep 2012 #30

"or humanity either, for that matter" n/t Spirochete Sep 2012 #31

"I just feed off it." nt valerief Sep 2012 #32

In the 24 years of ryan's adult life (after age 18 in 1988)... JHB Sep 2012 #34

That's funny. I've never held office and I think of myself as being part of the government. neeksgeek Sep 2012 #35

Hello? Lugnut Sep 2012 #36

I'm not surprised. If it's a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people", Zorra Sep 2012 #37

He should take a look at his paycheck. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2012 #38

This must be how a prostitute thinks... skamaria Sep 2012 #39

Much the way I don't think of my car as something I belong to. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #40

That's because paul ryan beleives he OWNS (controls) the government Dont call me Shirley Sep 2012 #41

Hey Paul, ever hear the phrase "we the people"? Scuba Sep 2012 #42

In fairness it is "of the people." Gore1FL Sep 2012 #44

But he does think of it as his own personal piggy bank. Initech Sep 2012 #45

So that's why he has been such a failure at his job. He had no clue where he was all sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #46

Yes, that currently reflects something we agree on. Now, go get a real job. cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #47

I don't know what to say.. Stuart G Sep 2012 #50

What a coincidence. Sparkly Sep 2012 #51

Liar Fuck Lie #2,952 Whisp Sep 2012 #52

Of course you don't belong to the government, Paul M_M Sep 2012 #53

That's good, Paul. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #54

Really? The Old Creak Sep 2012 #55

he should cindyperry2010 Sep 2012 #56

I'm sure ladym55 Sep 2012 #57

I just love it when RapeubliCONs say this RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #58

With any luck this fall, mayb we can ALL think of govrenment that way. Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #59

well that explains alot ThomThom Sep 2012 #60

Then he won't mind getting kicked out when he loses. Historic NY Sep 2012 #61

But he'll take the paycheck. What a schmuck. gtar100 Sep 2012 #62

When he is unemployed LiveNudePolitics Sep 2012 #63

SO, IS LYIN' RYAN GONNA drynberg Sep 2012 #64

Paul Ryan, who received Social Security,... ProSense Sep 2012 #65

And before he was 28, he worked as a Congressional aide and speechwriter aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #66

New slogan! "Ryan doesn't belong in government. He said so himself." n/t Beartracks Sep 2012 #67

It's "We the People" Paul. WE have been paying your salary AND your health insurance and will pay LuckyLib Sep 2012 #68

He doesn't look at his paycheck? How good fiscally IS he if he doesn't know who gives him his payck? Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #69

He never thought he was cared for by the Government, either. BlueToTheBone Sep 2012 #70

This is no surprise, Doc_Technical Sep 2012 #71

And neither did Mitt... kentuck Sep 2012 #72

I guess he doesn't think much of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, either? George II Sep 2012 #73

Most of this man's life has been spent sucking at the teat of the Federal Government. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #74

I pay taxes for it so I certainly belong. Overseas Sep 2012 #75