Ryan Gives Speech To The AARP

[Steve_MB]

It didn’t go too well:

This is without a doubt the most unfriendly audience Ryan has spoken to as VP candidate. Audience alterantes between silence and boos.

now audience members at AARP are yelling “you lie” as Ryan tells crowd Medicare is going bankrupt

[Happy_Lendervedder]

“And stay off my lawn!”

[Gangster_Octopus]

“Abortions for all!”

BOO

“Very well, no abortions for anyone!”

BOO

“Hmm… Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others.”

CHEERS

[Euphonious_Polemic]

Here’s a news article that gives more detail.

[RickJay]

A source better than two tweets would be a heck of a lot more informative. I find it absolutely baffling Ryan would say things in an AARP meeting that wouldn’t be specifically designed to appeal to old people; they’re the most predictable and self-interested voting demographic you can possibly deal with.

[Erdosain]

Yeah, he really should have started off with the Matlock joke.

[Happy_Lendervedder]

@Erdosain

Yeah, he really should have started off with the Matlock joke.

No the problem was he did.
The punchline involved a cow, Don Knotts and a 30-gallon vat of KY Jelly.

[Sam_Lowry]

@RickJay

A source better than two tweets would be a heck of a lot more informative. I find it absolutely baffling Ryan would say things in an AARP meeting that wouldn’t be specifically designed to appeal to old people; they’re the most predictable and self-interested voting demographic you can possibly deal with.

Euphonious Polemic’s link has some more information. And here’s another post that also has a video.

[Euphonious_Polemic]

@RickJay

A source better than two tweets would be a heck of a lot more informative. I find it absolutely baffling Ryan would say things in an AARP meeting that wouldn’t be specifically designed to appeal to old people; they’re the most predictable and self-interested voting demographic you can possibly deal with.

Here’s a bag of links for you, free of charge!

[Shayna]

Old people are starting to get the message that the Republican Party really doesn’t give a damn about them and they’re speaking up. It’s about time.

(Moochers know where their bread is buttered now! … ;))

[Euphonious_Polemic]

The National Review, on the other hand, tries to put a positive spin on things:

But as Ryan went into detail and laid out the disaster that Obamacare spells for seniors and for the nation, the boos grew fewer and further between.

That’s great. The best that they can say is the booing decreased during the speech. Another silver lining? The AARP members did not actually beat him with their canes when he left.