The Pledge: Grover Norquist's hold on the GOP

August 26, 2012 4:00 PM

Steve Kroft interviews the man many blame for holding up the deficit-reduction process because of an anti-tax pledge that he enforces.

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by CALLYOUROWNSHOTS- March 6, 2013 2:02 PM EST: it is time to warrant the bench. the tax code will see its potential increase. bymr. norquist.; Reply to this comment


by Anti_Republican February 17, 2013 7:25 PM EST: Is time to put a bench warrant for Mr Norquist; Reply to this comment


by cemeartis2 November 29, 2012 10:21 AM EST: Rat heads in a coke bottle....
and Republicans fear this man!

SCAREY...; Reply to this comment


by ReturnGovtomiddleclass November 13, 2012 8:49 PM EST: Republicans Who Signed the Norquist Tax Pledge should be impeached and put on trial for treason. Theses Republicans have willfully and knowingly violated the oath for the offices they serve in. Grover Norquist is the modern day Heinrich Himmler and should be dealt with acordinally.; Reply to this comment


by dbagrov November 11, 2012 5:21 PM EST: He creeps me out. I bet he has some weird sexual fetishes.; Reply to this comment


by baumrind November 7, 2012 8:30 AM EST: Now that the election is over, we must remove the impediments to collaboratively implementing solutions to our economic morass. First, we need to isolate and remove from an influencing capacity, Grover Norquist along with his "pledge". This prevents the country from moving forward with bipartisan solutions. Next, we need to enact lifetime term limits for our Congress people. 12 years seems like a terrific limit (3 terms House or 2 terms Senate). Finally, let's throw out the bums who see Capitol Hill as a lifetime appointment. I don't believe our founding fathers had that in mind when framing the Constitution.; Reply to this comment


by randysanders October 26, 2012 3:01 AM EDT: Grover Norquist is a thug. His connection to Jack Abramoff is undeniable. Once a scam artist always a scam artists. The only pledge these republicans are beholden to is to remain republicans. The Mob bosses of the 1920's hated government, regulations, and taxes. Does Grover Norquist really believe in America? No. He only believes in his mob bossess. Mob bosses believe in making money in illegal activities.; Reply to this comment


by Cecil_Nixxon September 20, 2012 3:57 PM EDT: Please do your research on Mr. Norquist to understand that he is a Jihad-loving Moslem (married a Moslem, had to convert) who believes Conservatism is consistent with Islamic Sharia law. Sounds like absolutely paranoid and far-fetched garbage from the left? Here's what the Tea Party Tribune had to say:

http://www.teapartytribune.com/2011/05/04/boycott-any-reception-for-grover-norquist/

Open the door slightly on his anti-American Sharia sentiments and Moslem connections (he did after all create the Islamic Free Market Institute with money from his Americans for Tax Reform) and the facts will come spilling out. I was flabbergasted when I did my research. A true American traitor for our time. It just goes to show, again, that money and power can effectively suppress the truth and make monkeys out of you and me. And maybe even destroy our country.; Reply to this comment


by picklesface September 14, 2012 8:41 PM EDT: This is very sad. He is destroying America.; Reply to this comment


by fugitive8 September 14, 2012 12:55 PM EDT: How is this not a crime ? Too big to arrest ? This is straight up Blackmail look up the elements. This makes a joke of our system no independent thinking allowed.; Reply to this comment

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