Secretary slams political 'trash talk'

[Chris_]

Secretary slams political 'trash talk'

A Republican member of President Barack Obama's cabinet blistered conservative talk-radio hosts and cable-television news yesterday, saying they have eroded civility and impeded the nation's ability to solve big problems.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told The Dispatch that the level of "harsh discourse in Washington has probably reached an all-time high," and he partly blamed it on "all of this trash talk about the process and about politicians 24/7" on cable television and talk radio.

LaHood referred to criticism Obama received for appearing Sunday on five television news shows to promote his health-care overhaul. The secretary also indicated that even the president's bully pulpit is no match for the cacophony over the airwaves from the political right.

"He can't even compete with all this stuff that people are saying about him, so the idea that he did five interviews on Sunday, that's just minuscule compared to the kind of trash talk that goes on all week prior to that," LaHood said.

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"And it also gives the idea that maybe these politicians don't know what they're doing."

Ya think?

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[thundley4]

That's one of the new "talking points" for 0Bama worshipers.  0Bama, himself said the same thing last week or so.  Where were these idiots during the 8 years of President Bush's administration?  The hatred from the left was never ending, and quite a bit of it came from congress and the MSM. 

[asdf2231]

Funny how nobody was concerned about the "Trash Talk" against President Bush that went on and on ad infinitum...

[Chris_]

Funny how nobody was concerned about the "Trash Talk" against President Bush that went on and on ad infinitum...

It was patriotic...back in the day.