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…and the right is silent. You can’t cry socialism when you also have to cry support the troops! Heh. If that’s not enough to chap the ass of your average wingnut then get this:

“The stimulus package will fund Ohio National Guard renewable energy projects, installing solar panels at locations in Columbus, Toledo and at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Newton Falls,” said Maj. Gen Gregory L. Wayt, the adjutant general. “These projects will save the National Guard about $78,000 in utility costs within the first year of operation, and will generate about 375,000 Kilowatt hours [...]

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So Rick Santelli is a Liar

On March 1, 2009 By

We all knew he was lying. It was clear from the full context of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’ quote which Rick tried to use to say he was being threatened by the Obama administration after his rant against the stimulus bill on CNBC. Funny thing is now he is backing way off the claims that he was threatened. Matt Lauer puts the heat on Santelli and he folds like a cheap tent:

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The conservative hack group American Issues Project has a new hilarious ad out that is set to run on cable starting tomorrow. Guess how much they are going to spend on it? You guessed it. A million dollars!

If you recognize the voice, it’s the same one in this AIP smear ad that attempted to defeat Obama at the 11th hour in the 2008 Presidential Race:

Neither one worked. That they are able to weave Jesus into their opposition of the stimulus is just…well…hilarious!

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If you need to know anything about Republicanism, this is all you need to read. In fighting Obama’s stimulus bill aimed at digging us out of the hole George W. Bush and his buddies in the Republican Party left us, here is what they fought to exclude:

In a key reduction from the bill that reached the Senate floor earlier in the week, $40 billion would be cut from a “fiscal stabilization fund” for state governments’ education costs, though $14 billion to boost the maximum for college Pell Grants by $400 to $5,250 would be preserved, as would aid [...]

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