Republicans have built such a platform of lies, they vote against banning

[JohnnyRingo]

propaganda:

'Propaganda' bill nixed in House
PETER URBAN [e-mail]

WASHINGTON — House Republicans Wednesday soundly rejected an effort by Democrats to ban the Department of Education from spending money on "covert propaganda."
The House voted 224 to 197 against a measure, championed by Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, and George Miller, D-Calif., aimed at blocking the department from creating sham news stories or hiring columnists to promote policies.

The lawmakers had hoped to attach the ban to legislation on vocational education that was debated Wednesday in the House.

They had previously sponsored a bill seeking a government-wide ban after it was revealed in a series of news reports that the Bush administration had used taxpayer dollars to finance covert propaganda campaigns.

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The House vote fell largely along party lines, with the exception of two members.

Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn., voted in favor and Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J., voted against it.

More:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2709446

[northstar]

1. I hate double negatives

In the first sentence: "rejected an effort....to ban....'covert propaganda'". In other words, covert propoganda is still okay/legal for the Department of Education, if I'm reading that correctly.

Also from the article:

"Covert propaganda has no place in our democracy," DeLauro told her colleagues Wednesday. "This is a dangerous precedent. Our government's agenda should be able to stand on its own two feet."

Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, argued against the proposal saying that newly appointed Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has taken steps to ensure such contracts will not be awarded again.

"What happened with Armstrong was stupid, but passing laws to outlaw stupidity is not Congress' job," he said.

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Don't they do this ALL the time, pass laws to outlaw stupidity? And I'm sure that Margaret Spellings has 'everything under control'... :eyes: