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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 11:55 AM
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The news is a little schizophrenic this morning.
First up: Breaking news- the first infrastructure project under the stimulus plan was awarded today. They're going to fix a torn up stretch of highway in Maryland. Gonna put 60 people to work on it. Hooray!

Next story: Scandal! The stimulus package contains lots of earmarks. What are the earmarks for? Road repair! The bastards!
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phantom power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 11:57 AM
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1. The idea of calling out road repair as "scandalous" ...
somehow captures a lot of what is wrong with political reporting in this country.

Those pork-mongering politicians! Keeping our roads repaired! The fucking nerve!
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 01:27 PM
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6. but that would mean that, to get around, you had to get
an SUV to drive ... to use the horrible roads, or just go off road ...

:silly:
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Veritas_et_Aequitas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 11:57 AM
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2. Bonus points if the news anchors said it without realizing the implied contradiction. nt
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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 11:58 AM
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3. The stimulus package had zero "earmarks" in it
It had appropriations which are quite different. I am sorry that the place you get your news from doesn't know the difference.It sounds like they are not up to the task of informing truthfully.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 12:10 PM
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4. The demonizing of the earmarks comes straight from the GOP strategy
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 12:37 PM
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5. yup..all that money should go..
to tax-cuts, and the Pentagon.
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