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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 11:40 AM
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OMG! Republican claims there are socialists in Congress!!
Bachus says there's 17 'socialists' in House

Rep. Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the Financial Services Committee, told a hometown crowd in Alabama today that he believes there are several socialists in the House.

Actually, he says there are exactly 17 socialists in the House of Representatives. according to the Birmingham News:

But he said he is worried that he is being steered too far by the Congress: "Some of the men and women I work with in Congress are socialists."

Asked to clarify his comments after the breakfast speech at the Trussville Civic Center, Bachus said 17 members of the U.S. House are socialists.

Searching the POLITICO style book and the official U.S. House listings, we don't see a category for socialists — just a lot of Ds and Rs next to lawmaker names. And Bachus didn't name names of the socialist 17.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0409/Bachus_says_theres_17_socialists_in_House.html
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 11:43 AM
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1. Yeah, Bachus has been sharing an extra crispy bucket of crazy....
....with Michelle Bachman and Glenn Beck.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 11:44 AM
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2. Jeez that can't get out of the 50s, can they?
Edited on Sun Apr-12-09 11:44 AM by sakabatou
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mucifer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 11:58 AM
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3. yeah at least one BERNIE SANDERS my fav senator!
He is a socialist.

Vermont’s Bernie Sanders Becomes First Socialist Elected to U.S. Senate...
http://www.democracynow.org/2006/11/8/vermonts_bernie_sanders_becomes_first_socialist
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 12:01 PM
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5. Yay Bernie
Wish he were MY senator.
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mucifer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 12:02 PM
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6. yeah me too. But, I got Durbin. He's not bad.
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cagesoulman Donating Member (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 12:13 PM
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9. So the crazy man from Alabama is only off by 16
;)
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 12:01 PM
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4. Goody!
What are their names? I want to contribute to their campaigns.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 12:11 PM
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7. LOL me too
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 12:12 PM
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8. There may not be Socialists in Congress, but there certainly are idiots.....

:dunce: :dunce: :dunce:
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mucifer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 02:05 PM
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10. nope not true. Bernie Sanders is a self proclaimed socialist.
People voted him into congress. He did such a great job, they promoted him to senator! :)
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