Angle Backtracks On Social Security: 'I've Never Said' I Wanted To Scrap It (VIDEO)

[Joanne98]

Las Vegas -- Senate candidate Sharron Angle (R-NV) revved up a conservative crowd today, even as she denied her pre-primary win statements on phasing out Social Security.

Addressing the conservative convention RightOnline at the Venetian casino this afternoon, Angle was hailed for pledging to "permanently repeal the death tax" and for saying she stands with Arizona's new immigration law. She has become a conservative darling in her bid to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).

Angle repeated her desire to shut down the Department of Education, saying that it and other federal functions should be left to the states. She also said if elected her vision is, "One nation under God, not one nation under the government."

Angle's remarks on Social Security were the most likely to be new political fodder in an increasingly competitive race. The TPM Poll Average is Reid 44.0% to Angle 43.1%.

During Angle's less-than-10-minute speech, she outlined her philosophy to cut the deficit and talked of her "simple" campaign plan she calls "Pay back, cut back and take back." To start with she said the government should pay back the $2.5 trillion that's been "raided and pillaged out of the Social Security fund."

"I've never said I want to eliminate, I always said I want to save Social Security by paying back. But to do that we have to cut back," Angle told the crowd of more than 1,100 attendees to mild applause.

Of course, it takes just a few seconds to find video of Angle's now-famed quote on Nevada's "Face to Face" television show that, "We need to phase Medicare and Social Security out in favor of something privatized."
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[Bluzmann57]

1. Is she stupid?

I mean there are numerous recording devices out here and even a technical idiot like me can operate them. So why is she saying that she "never said that?" Oh wait...she's a repuke. Never mind.

[justgamma]

3. The Iowa Republican Platform.

Calls for the repeal of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. They really can't hide from their own beliefs. This is what they believe.

[elleng]

4. I do think she IS stupid, getting by with her 'smile' and apparent sincerity.

and surprised she's gotten this far.

[MadMaddie]

2. Liar, Liar Pants on fire!!

Funny thing Sharon....it's on tape!! I guess Sharon hasn't heard of the tv and radio technology recording abilities.

Yes, she is stupid!

[awoke_in_2003]

5. lots of things have been on tape...

but the "liberal" media never uses said tape to put these people in their place.

[MadMaddie]

6. Yes, I agree and I don't know why they don't

They need a strategic person to get this stuff and push it out over and over again. Why haven't they figured out that they have to play it over and over to get into American minds.

[rasputinkhlyst]

7. Exactly MadMaddie

The Radical Right does this EVERY DAY with selected quotes deliberately taken out of context....over and over....locally and nationally... until the listeners BELIEVE the lies.

[awoke_in_2003]

8. I know why they don't

because they are not allowed to. Our media today is no better then Pravda during the days of the USSR. They are the mouthpieces of the elite.

[Caretha]

9. Ding ding ding

We have a winner :)

[MadMaddie]

10. True dat!