Thursday, October 22, 2015

Ann Coulter: Save Us From Paul Ryan And The Kemp Boys

After Paul Ryan helped Mitt Romney lose the 2012 election by doing the impossible—losing a debate to Joe Biden—he went on an intimate tour of poverty. It was a journey so personal, Ryan brought reporters, writers and documentary producers with him.

So far, he’s gotten one book and one documentary out of The Paul Ryan Intimate Poverty Tour—we’re still waiting for the tote bags—and is currently promoting a major poverty-fighting initiative that he brainstormed during private moments of reflection, somehow captured by the press: “The Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity.”

Appropriately for an event named after Ryan’s mentor, Jack Kemp, the forum will allow Ryan to showcase his deep concern for the poor without doing a thing to help them. This is the hallmark of the “empowerment” crowd. What matters is their own self-regard and favorable press notices, not accomplishing anything useful.

Appropriately for an event named after Ryan’s mentor, Jack Kemp, the forum will allow Ryan to showcase his deep concern for the poor without doing a thing to help them. This is the hallmark of the “empowerment” crowd. What matters is their own self-regard and favorable press notices, not accomplishing anything useful.

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