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Wed Mar-04-09 01:22 AM
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"Earmarks Of The Beast" - Olbermann Destroys GOP's Lies & Disinformation |
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Edited on Wed Mar-04-09 01:28 AM by Turborama
John "Angry Sore Loser" McCain seemed like he was going to burst into tears whilst spreading his disinformation. :nopity:
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Wed Mar-04-09 01:58 AM
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1. Republic Party; 3 out of 5! 6 out of 10! |
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Top earmarkers, that is.
You'd never know them FACTS, to hear them rage against them evil nasty EARMARKS.
Rightwingnuts; biggest lying hypocrites on the planet.
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Wed Mar-04-09 02:03 AM
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But what else is new?
This is good info, and anyone who needs talking points of their own to rebut regressives they know should take notes.
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Wed Mar-04-09 02:05 AM
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Wed Mar-04-09 03:10 AM
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4. Error: You've already recommended that thread |
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Wed Mar-04-09 06:51 AM
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5. I am pissed about McConnell's million dollar bike path. nt |
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Wed Mar-04-09 07:23 AM
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Glad we have someone to point this out.
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Wed Mar-04-09 07:39 AM
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7. It is bizarre how he flogs the earmarks issue. |
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Sure they're objectionable, but they comprise such a miniscule part of the budget each year that eliminating them in toto would accomplish next to nothing fiscally. Is that the plan, to appear as a hero for accomplishing diddly-squat? A bait-and-switch to distract us from his support of horrendous military spending, etc.? Or is he sincerely deranged? Does he have a complex from his Keating 5 days that impels him to cultivate a holier-than-the-Pope image? Gah, this little man is absurd! He's like Captain Ahab, only not obsessed with chasing some great fearsome whale, but a dorky little flounder!
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Wed Mar-04-09 08:35 AM
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8. God bless KO for truth-squading these asshats. At least someone in corporate news is doing their job |
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Wed Mar-04-09 08:57 AM
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9. ...And as usual republican rhetoric turns out to be hot air. |
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Wed Mar-04-09 11:26 AM
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10. incase you want to email to republicans |
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Truth on Earmarks
1. Bill was negotiated by Republicans and Democrats in December.
2. Earmarks are down 1 billion from last year.
3rd. The 7.7 billion in earmarks; Obama campaign promise was he would limit earmarks to the level of earmarks in 1994. Which was 7.8 billion. The 7.7 billion in earmarks is less then 2 % in total spending.
4. In 2006 the last of Republican earmark orgies those earmarks were 29 billion
5. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell name is on more the 75 million in earmarks. With 50 million of those earmarks only in the bill because he and he alone put it in there.
6. The number 1 earmarker in the country in Republican Thad Cochran 76 million all by himself and 471 million also requested by other Republicans with his name attached.
7. Republicans make up 3 of the top 5 earmarkers and 6 of the top 10.
8. When looking at earmarks that individual Senators get, the Republicans get 669 million and Democrats get 677 million. Problem is that it takes 57 Democrats to spend that much and only 40 Republicans.
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Thu Mar-05-09 01:14 AM
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Did you transcribe that from the vid?
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