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38. It's not only the rnc talking point..

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 03:32 AM

Jan 2018

I've seen it repeated ad nauseam by others.

I trust those who are making the point that the Dems saved CHIPs on Monday.

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It sounds pretty good for those who don't have the numbers to get All that they actually want.

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NPR's David Greene made sure to tell us that Democrats are to blame for the shutdown [View all] Orrex Jan 2018 OP

CHIP was part of the Friday bill oberliner Jan 2018 #1

This is a right-wing talking point. Dems got exposure for DREAM act by holding out. n/m sharedvalues Jan 2018 #7

No, it's not oberliner Jan 2018 #10

It's both. Here's the *RNC* website repeating that talking point sharedvalues Jan 2018 #11

That's a completely different point oberliner Jan 2018 #28

Agree delisen Jan 2018 #29

Yes Joediss Jan 2018 #31

It's not only the rnc talking point.. Cha Jan 2018 #38

Yes it is a RWTP and it wasn't a clean bill on CHIP, dems GOT a clean CHIP agreement uponit7771 Jan 2018 #13

No, it's not oberliner Jan 2018 #27

Three days of additional coverage of issues that a lot of independents don't often hear about sharedvalues Jan 2018 #35

Thank you, uponit.. I trust those Cha Jan 2018 #39

so was the wall and Military spending...both were excluded from the CR that passed. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #16

Since CHIP funding for 6 years was in the CR from Friday... TCJ70 Jan 2018 #2

My thought about that... Orrex Jan 2018 #4

One of the primary arguments Republicans were making was that Democrats were voting against CHIP oberliner Jan 2018 #5

No. Right-wing talking point. Dems raised awareness of DREAMers sharedvalues Jan 2018 #8

It was NOT a clean bill on CHIP and you know that !!! uponit7771 Jan 2018 #14

Thank you. Orrex Jan 2018 #19

Doesn't change the fact that it was in there Friday. It wasn't something we "got" as a... TCJ70 Jan 2018 #22

We GOT a CHIP ... WITHOUT ... wall funding that's better than the Friday deal ! So is it your positi uponit7771 Jan 2018 #24

Wall funding will most likely end up in whatever immigration bill McConnel allows for a vote... TCJ70 Jan 2018 #25

Then it didn't need to be tied to CHIP, the Schumer deal was cleaner than Friday's Bill and that's uponit7771 Jan 2018 #26

The military and wall spending are not in the CR that passed. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #17

And there's more tax cuts in what did go through. I also fully expect wall funding... TCJ70 Jan 2018 #23

It won't be good...but the CHIP kids are off the table and let's see how it plays out. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #30

We got three days of additional coverage in the media, raising awareness. sharedvalues Jan 2018 #36

Everybody shares the blame-- Trump started this nonsense... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #3

Not shared. It's GOP's fault. They held kids' healthcare hostage. sharedvalues Jan 2018 #9

NO ... Trump insisted wall funding was in Fridays bill !!! uponit7771 Jan 2018 #20

NPR has unintentional right-wing bias - so afraid of the right that they overcorrect. sharedvalues Jan 2018 #6

Yes indeed Orrex Jan 2018 #12

Three points in response. Nitram Jan 2018 #15

That's a fair response Orrex Jan 2018 #18

Green has always been comfortable with establishment Republicans. haele Jan 2018 #33

Greene allows his interviewees to express their opinions. As any credible news organization Nitram Jan 2018 #41

NPR ... COULD ... demand accuracy no matter who is speaking and they don't. uponit7771 Jan 2018 #21

They also seem to interview more republicans than Democrats. SharonClark Jan 2018 #32

Either way they lost their journalistic integrity cutroot Jan 2018 #34

It's fair to talk about the perception and who came out on top... Baconator Jan 2018 #37

Thank goodness I'm making no such assumption, then! Orrex Jan 2018 #40