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JeffHead

(1,186 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:23 PM Jan 2014

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How did this guy beat Russ Feingold?

"The average rate of fraud" in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps programs "is 20 to 25 percent." Politifact justifiably lit Ron Johnson's pants on fire with this whopper of a lie.

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2014/jan/20/ron-johnson/fraud-claims-20-25-cents-every-1-spent-four-govern/

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How did this guy beat Russ Feingold? (Original Post) JeffHead Jan 2014 OP

that's how they roll. they lie, then half-ass apologize and nobody hears the apology. spanone Jan 2014 #1

I've often wondered. El_Johns Jan 2014 #2

spanone

(135,795 posts)

1. that's how they roll. they lie, then half-ass apologize and nobody hears the apology.

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Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:37 PM

Jan 2014

El_Johns

(1,805 posts)

2. I've often wondered.

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Fri Jan 24, 2014, 01:16 AM

Jan 2014

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