In one of the most refreshing 'tell it like it is' moments this side of Harry Reid, I am pleased to report that Stephanie Cutter called out Paul Ryan with the simple words, "He Lied". A fuller quote:
"Well, you know, Andrea, there's no delicate way to put this, but he lied," Cutter said. "He blatantly lied and brazenly. A number of different things have been fact checked by members of the media, independent fact checkers."
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/...
Why is this important? The MSM (led by Huffington Post but confirmed by others) set the table by exposing the factual issues in Ryan's speech without Obama campaign prompting. That set Stephanie Cutter up to deliver a truly 'cutting' remark with credibility. She isn't trying to force an issue into the news cycle; she is simply putting the concluding statement on the report prepared independently by the MSM.
I can't recall a VP nominee getting cut down like this, especially where the GOP has no real response. I'm sure they'll demagogue the issue, talk about the liberal media, but Paul Ryan's speech is very quickly being shoved out of the mainstream. Paul Ryan's credibility, which he has assiduously marketed for the past few years is shot. Now we are set up to deliver more remarks from the podium to rebut Ryan and whatever comes out of Mitt's mouth tonight.