At Long Last, Fox News Admits The Stimulus Helped Everyday Americans

At Long Last, Fox News Admits The Stimulus Helped Everyday Americans: Few outlets have done more than Fox News to perpetuate the bizarre claim that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — popularly known as the stimulus — failed to help the economy or struggling American families. But this afternoon, both the network and anchor Trace Gallagher inadvertently wandered off the anti-stimulus script. During a segment [...]/p

What The Economy Needs Right Now Is Stimulus

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Romney Makes Closing Argument At Firm That Benefited From Stimulus Funds

Romney Makes Closing Argument At Firm That Benefited From Stimulus Funds: On Friday, Mitt Romney will make his closing argument on the economy in what his campaign is touting as a major address. The site Romney has chosen, however, exposes the hypocrisy and fallaciousness of one of Romney’s central economic arguments: the notion that government has no role in growing the private economy and helping businesses [...]/p

CEO who took millions in stimulus tells workers to vote against Obama because big government

CEO who took millions in stimulus tells workers to vote against Obama because big government
"Another boss weighs in telling his workers to vote for Mitt Romney, and if this one takes it easier on the intimidation than many of his plutocratic brethren, he makes up for it with an extra helping of hypocrisy."

After Attending Stimulus Funded Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, Tea Party Rep. Dismisses Stimulus Money

After Attending Stimulus Funded Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, Tea Party Rep. Dismisses Stimulus Money: CONWAY, New Hampshire — Less than a year after attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new stimulus funded infrastructure project in New Hampshire, Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) derided the Recovery Act, telling constituents at a debate to ask “if that stimulus helped them.” The freshman congressman attended and spoke at a dedication of a new [...]/p

Republican Stimulus Hypocrites

After Documents Show Paul Ryan Secured $20 Million In Stimulus Grants, He Claims ‘I Never Asked For Stimulus’

After Documents Show Paul Ryan Secured $20 Million In Stimulus Grants, He Claims ‘I Never Asked For Stimulus’: On Tuesday, the Boston Globe and Associated Press reported on documents showing that GOP Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan had secured more than $20 million in stimulus funds for a local energy efficiency organization. According to the reports, the documents showed that Ryan also brought in $5.4 million for local bus services. His requests came [...]/p

Ryan Took Stimulus Funds After Voting Against Them, GOP Runs Away From His Budget Plan | Alternet

Ryan Took Stimulus Funds After Voting Against Them, GOP Runs Away From His Budget Plan | Alternet

Meanwhile, the GOP continues its freak-out over Ryan's budget. Politico reports first that the GOP sent out a memo spinning furiously away from the budget: “Do not say: ‘entitlement reform,’ ‘privatization,’ ‘every option is on the table,’” the National Republican Congressional Committee said in an email memo. “Do say: ‘strengthen,’ ‘secure,’ ‘save,’ ‘preserve, ‘protect.’” And another story reveals how the GOP is "fretting" and "panicking" about the pick: "In more than three dozen interviews with Republican strategists and campaign operatives - old hands and rising next-generation conservatives alike - the most common reactions to Ryan ranged from gnawing apprehension to hair-on-fire anger that Romney has practically ceded the election. This is sure going well for the Romney campaign!

Corrupt Tea Party Gov. Rick Scott Can’t Explain Why He Took Obama Stimulus Money After Denouncing It

Rick Scott Can’t Explain Why He Took Obama Stimulus Money After Denouncing It: "pRick Scott, the nation’s least popular governor, can’t seem to escape bad press this week. First, he was roundly criticized for vetoing $615 million in budget funds — a move that will hurt Florida’s most vulnerable population. Then he was lampooned for signing a bill that mandates drug testing of all welfare recipients — and forces the state’s poorest [...]/p"