Norquist quits interview when asked about his Fannie Mae lobbying
Source: Raw Story
During a recent interview, anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist struggled to explain his ties to a pharmaceutical trade group and then took off when he was asked about his history lobbying for home loan-backer Fannie Mae, an organization that he now criticizes.
The Republic Reports Zaid Jilani and Lee Fang caught up with Norquist at an American Enterprise Institute event last week where they asked him about Republican claims that President Barack Obamas administration had scuttled increased reimportation of cheaper drugs because of donations from the pharmaceutical industry.
That wasnt a campaign contribution to elect Obama, Norquist explained. It was either a bribe, We will give you this money to spend politically through [Obama adviser David] Axelrod and his friends if you do X. Or it was extortion.
The reporters pressed Norquist on whether there was an extorting effect on his organization, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), after they took $140,000 from industry trade group PhRMA and then opposed drug reimportation.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/26/norquist-quits-interview-when-asked-about-his-fannie-mae-lobbying/
beac
(9,992 posts)LittleGirl
(8,292 posts)thank you.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)SomeGuyInEagan
(1,515 posts)He's got issues going waaaaaay back to childhood. In the neighborhood I grew up in, that smug smirk would've been knocked off his face in the school yard before first bell. Just another self-entitled, selfish prick.
polichick
(37,152 posts)Turbineguy
(37,423 posts)Enemy of the State.
reACTIONary
(5,797 posts)Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Sounds like he has some information. I think Congress needs every scrap of paper and all electronic information generated and received by his organization. We need to know what he knew and when he knew it. Even though we have no evidence that he has done something wrong, he gives the appearance of having done so.
ArcticFox
(1,249 posts)primavera
(5,191 posts)Don't they understand they are there as propaganda instruments simply to pitch softball questions to make Grover look good? Sheesh, the nerve of some people!
babylonsister
(171,112 posts)Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)Obviously he can dish it out but can't take it. Typical repukke. His demise will be a god-send to mankind.
The Wizard
(12,556 posts)Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)calimary
(81,612 posts)In a vise. They all signed the norquist "pledge of allegiance."
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)I think we should refer to him as "The Squirrel" = nut collector and nut crusher with big fat tail.
calimary
(81,612 posts)We should start referring to grover norquist as "The Squirrel," because he's collected everybody's nuts.
aquart
(69,014 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Would square up to him. All his power to raise funds would go away like Rush advertisers and then the oath would be dead.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Around, around, around, around, over and under and through...
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)IMHO these 2 reporters could have gotten to the "Meat" before Norquist obviously had to leave
as per phone call.
cstanleytech
(26,365 posts)To borrow a phrase from Forrest Gump.
LarryNM
(493 posts)Welibs
(188 posts)Blue Owl
(50,599 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Norquist is a self serving opportunist, not a champion of fairness or the people. He's hit on a way (a comical way I can't believe anybody falls for...THE PLEDGE) to better himself with a fairy tale notion all children wish were true: no taxes.
This is news?
yellowcanine
(35,705 posts)And Grover most definitely is a bully.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)If he's running away, that gives you a clear shot to punch him in the back of the head!