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meowomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 10:54 PM
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Hypocrisy Alert: 71 House Republicans Take Credit for the Economic Bills They Opposed
Source: The Rachel Maddow Show

Welcome to the Hypocrisy Hall of Fame!The DCCC has kept a House Republicans Hypocrisy Hall of Fame, which has now grown to over 70 Members. These Republicans have been caught trying to celebrate the benefits of projects they opposed in President Obama's recovery bill, the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill, and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act.

It's bad enough House Republicans want to go back to the Bush Administration policies responsible for the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, but they’ve also tried to get away with taking credit for the economic benefits in their districts they tried to prevent. House Republicans need to immediately let their constituents know the truth – will they come out in favor of canceling funding in their congressional districts from President Obama’s economic recovery policies or will they continue taking credit for jobs and local projects they fought against?

Read more: http://www.dccc.org/page/content/hhof/



Check out the list of GOPers who bashed the stimulus then took pride in distributing the money.


www.dccc.org
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 10:57 PM
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1. Rec'd, love this! Expose them! nt
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:08 PM
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2. kick
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:19 PM
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3. We need to be working this.....writing letters to newspapers that are local to the areas
where their districts are located!
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:21 PM
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4. Oppo research for their upcoming contests...
Even in areas where their seats are "safe", at the very least, people should know how slimy they are.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:29 PM
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5. The Republican Strategy suggest keeping election efforts on the Individual Level
Edited on Mon Feb-15-10 11:31 PM by opihimoimoi
What they don't want us to know/realize...its their PARTY that SUCKS...Every Pub should be banned from politics....their Party is INFECTED with Mypoic visions and Delusion...
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:33 PM
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6. Recommend
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:39 PM
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7. Hypocrisy: one more motto of the Republicans
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-16-10 06:29 AM
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8. Crazy.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-16-10 01:34 PM
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9. That segment was downright exquisite!!!!
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-16-10 11:02 PM
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10. R & K hard
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-16-10 11:54 PM
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11. Double Down on the K n R :o)
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-16-10 11:57 PM
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12. They're writing your campaign ads for you, Democrats
Take these bozos down.
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