Clark on Hardball: ‘I don’t want the taxpayers to be chumps’

By Paul Schmelzer
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 12:07 pm

DFL congressional candidate Tarryl Clark was a guest on Chris Matthews’ MSNBC show “Hardball” — where Bachmann made her infamous comment in 2008 that she feared Barack Obama and Democrats hold “anti-American views” — last night. Matthews referenced Bachmann’s Oct. 17, 2008, Hardball appearance, asking Clark why Bachmann would “want to go back to the horrendous days of the McCarthy period,” but the topic quickly went elsewhere — to Clark’s views on Afghanistan, healthcare reform and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Matthews ticked off a few questions for Clark — on whether she would’ve voted for the health reform bill (“I would’ve but ultimately it was flawed”), how long she’d keep troops in Afghanistan (“’til we get the job done”), and whether she’s “pro-BP.”

“I’m pro the taxpayers of our country,” she answered. “She’s pro-BP. I’m pro protescting our jobs, the environment and the taxpayers. She has come out several times saying she’s worried about BP being fleeced or being chumps. I don’t want taxpayers to be fleeced or chumps. This is BP’s oil spill, they need to clean it up.”

It wasn’t Clark’s only media exposure in recent days. Like Bachmann, who pens national columns for outlets like Townhall, Clark wrote a piece for The Hill this morning in which she called Bachmann’s sentiments about BP “indefensible” and wrote that Bachmann’s mired “in an oily hole.” Yesterday, at Huffington Post, she called Bachmann’s characterization of the $20 billion victims’ fund as “extortion” “shocking — and offensive.”

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Comments

18 Comments

Dennis
Comment posted June 22, 2010 @ 12:35 pm

“I’m pro the taxpayers of our country”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


Mike
Comment posted June 22, 2010 @ 1:32 pm

Go Taryl! We can do better then Bachmann! Keep up the good work.


Eric
Comment posted June 22, 2010 @ 4:54 pm

Now Dennis, be less sarcastic to your next representative. You might like her once you find out what’s it’s like to be represented by a sane person.


dan
Comment posted June 22, 2010 @ 6:12 pm

first campaign she runs is a dirty smear. i am from her town of st cloud. would not vote for taxing teryl if i was paid to go Michelle Bachman we don’t need another taxing democrat who does not listen to the people.


dan
Comment posted June 22, 2010 @ 6:14 pm

IF YOU WANT HIGHER TAXES AND MORE SPENDING, THEN VOTE TAXING TERYL. IF YOU WANT GOOD COMON SENSE THEN VOTE BACHMAN.


outcome fan
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 10:34 am

Taxin’ Tarryl… easy to do fluff interviews with the tingly-legged Chris Matthews lobbing the softballs. How about some MN Q&A where we all know she’s never met a tax worth supporting. Running against Michelle Bachmann is the only campaign Tarryl can run since she can’t run on her own abysmal tax and spend record.


Brendon
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 2:37 pm

Dan:
It’s very difficult to take you seriously when you can not spell (it’s Tarryl, use google) or complete a grammatically coherent sentence. I am not saying I disagree with what you are saying, but people like you really make our viewpoints seem uneducated and uninformed when they don’t properly understand the English language. There are hundreds of spell check websites, use them!


dan
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 5:18 pm

who cares about spelling. that is all you liberal idiots care about. that and poor poor me. the world owes me. bet your an idiot teacher. lmao


dan
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 5:20 pm

AND WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION WHO CARES. POOR POOR TEACHERS. YOU PEOPLE OWE US IS THERE MOTTO. BET YOUR FOR ABORTION ALSO. ANOTHER IDIOTIC IDEA LEARNED IN TEXT BOOKS BY EDUCATED PEOPLE.


dan
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 5:28 pm

ONE MORE THING MR EDUCATED. I AM RETIRED AT 55. WORKED CONSTRUCTION ALL MY LIFE. OWN 2 HOUSED IN FACT OWN EVERYTHING WE HAVE. AND GUESS WHAT? I DIDN’T NEED ANY GOVERNMENT TELLING ME WHAT I NEED TO DO. AND I ALSO DIDN’T NEED ANY OF THAT JACKASS OBAMA’S BAIL OUT PROGRAMS. AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT NEED ANY MORE OF CLARK’S TAXES SHE VOTES FOR.


Paul Schmelzer
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 5:52 pm

Dan. Love the all-caps, but not the name-calling. If you’d like to have your opinions appear here, please follow our comment policy. Thanks.


dan
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 8:10 pm

HI PAUL; YOU KNOW I CAME FROM THE OLD SCHOOL AND MAYBE I VOICE MY OPINION A BIT STRONG. HOW EVER, MAYBE MORE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD NEED TO VOICE THERE OPINION A BIT STRONGER. I STILL BELIEVE WHAT THE BIBLE AND GOD SAID IS WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS. NOT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THIS COUNTRY NEEDS. WHEN OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS NO LONGER LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAJORITY SAYS, SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG. THEY HAVE STRIPPED US OF ALL THE DECENCY THIS COUNTRY USED TO HAVE. THEY HAVE TAKEN GOD OUT OF OUR BELIEFS ONLY TO SAY ITS OK TO HAVE ALL THE OTHER IMMIGRANTS BELIEFS OK IN OUR SCHOOLS SUCH AS PRAYER ROOMS AND PRAYER TIME. AND WE ALL KNOW WHO VOTED THIS STUFF IN. AND WHEN SOME ONE SAYS I AM A FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATE JUST BECAUSE I SPELL A FEW WORDS WRONG? YOU BET I STRIKE BACK. WE NEED LESS GOVERNMENT AND LESS TAXES. LET THE PEOPLE VOTE AND DECIDE WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG. THE PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON AND MINN GOVERNMENT ARE SURE DOING A LOUSY JOB OF THAT. AND TERYL CLARK IS ONE OF THEM. AND WHO CARES HOW I SPELL. I CAN PUT A 25 MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL UP FROM THE GROUND. SO I DON’T SPELL RIGHT LOL


Dave
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 10:03 pm

Oh, the rantings of a propaganda victim. Lots of regurgitated keywords repeated that suggest a lot of fear of a changing world.

“THEY HAVE TAKEN GOD OUT OF OUR BELIEFS ”

Insane Baloney. Prove it.

Here, I think he’s referring to how people like Bachmann propagandize about their beliefs as if they were the law of the land in some ideal past and the evil liberals have stolen it away from all of us.

“ONLY TO SAY ITS OK TO HAVE ALL THE OTHER IMMIGRANTS BELIEFS”

Yeah, it’s called a FREE country. That’s why that’s OK. They come here and expect to believe what they want to. Dan does not like living in a free country, apparently.

“OK IN OUR SCHOOLS SUCH AS PRAYER ROOMS AND PRAYER TIME.”

Where, exactly?? Prove it.

“AND WE ALL KNOW WHO VOTED THIS STUFF IN”

Ummm…the ones who ratified the Constitution, most likely. More evil liberals.

“LET THE PEOPLE VOTE AND DECIDE WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG”

The Worst. President. Ever. once described the Consitution as a “goddamned piece of paper.” I’m guessing he might have known a little bit more about how our government works a lot better than you. Besides, when in a lot of places, the majority will not be white in a relatively short period of time. Are you sure you want “the people” to vote on your rights?


Dave
Comment posted June 23, 2010 @ 10:09 pm

“IF YOU WANT GOOD COMON SENSE THEN VOTE BACHMAN”

Yes, Bachmann is all about the good comon sense.

THAT’s why she’s speaking out to help BP from being victimized by the federal government.


dan
Comment posted June 24, 2010 @ 6:30 am

YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT ON THE LIBERALS DAVE. AND I AM FOR BACHMAN. BUT A REALIST WOULD SAY THAT THIS OIL SPILL HAPPENED AND LETS JUST GET IT FIXED. THIS GOVERNMENT AGAIN DRAGGED ITS FEET ON A DISASTER. BP HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR THIS. MY OPINION WAS THAT MICHELLE WAS JUST SICK OF THIS CURRENT GOVERNMENT JUST TRYING TO STIFF ARM AND RAM THINGS DOWN PEOPLES THROAT AGAIN. LOOK AT THE OTHER THINGS RAMMED DOWN OUR THROAT IN THE LAST YEAR. BUT CLARK CHOSE TO START A DIRTY SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAIN, AND TO BE FRANK I SAW ENOUGH OF THAT THE LAST ELECTION HELD IN OUR COUNTRY. SHE SHOULD RUN ON WHAT SHE HAS ACCOMPLISHED HERE IN MINNESOTA IN HER LAST TERM WHICH WAS BASICALLY NOTHING BUT VOTE FOR HIGHER TAXES.


Dave
Comment posted June 27, 2010 @ 4:36 pm

dan,

I don’t think Liberals are evil. I was just mocking misinformed sheep.

“MY OPINION WAS THAT MICHELLE WAS JUST SICK OF THIS CURRENT GOVERNMENT JUST TRYING TO STIFF ARM AND RAM THINGS DOWN PEOPLES THROAT AGAIN.”

If I remember correctly, Bachmann has no problem doing that herself, from a right wing whack nut perspective, meaning only typical right wing constituencies would benefit, if at all.

But by all means, go ahead, keep repeating that shamelessly ignorant propaganda.


BOB MC DONALD
Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 3:16 pm

anybody who votes for TARYL must live in a cave they want the govt. to control everything like in VENEZUELA if that is the kind of goverment you want to live under socialism then you should take obama and all the other democrats and go live with chavez and good ridence BOB


BOB MC DONALD
Comment posted September 25, 2011 @ 10:35 am

tara is a left wing dirt BAG democrat just like her leader obama they all have to go in the next election dems should get there heads out of the sand and see what you guys and girls have done to this country BOB


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