Sept 23rd, 2011
via Media Matters:
"Ari Rabin-Havt on Current TV's Countdown: News Corp. is "a news company that exists to lie to its viewers."
Showing posts with label Republican lies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Republican lies. Show all posts
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Bursting Another Republican Bubble
July 5th, 2011
Finally, a little factual push-back against the Republican bogeyman that is "non-defense discretionary spending."
From TPM:
"Although non-defense discretionary spending in nominal dollars has increased, when taking inflation and population growth into account the amount contained in the [2011 budget] represents no increase over what we spent in 2001, a year in which we generated a surplus of $128 billion," said chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) in a prepared statement. "So the right question to ask is: Are we really spending too much on non-defense programs? The answer is clearly no."
Committee staff put together the below table to emphasize the point.
In the wake of the Bush tax cuts, and the Great Recession, tax revenue has fallen through the floor to near-historic lows. As a percentage of GDP, it's fallen 24 percent since 2001, and if you correct for inflation, the government is collecting nearly 20 percent less per person than it was a decade ago. At the same time, the population-adjusted costs of mandatory spending programs -- driven by Medicare, including its new prescription drug benefit, and Medicaid -- have increased by over 30 percent. And, of course, defense spending has skyrocketed. But if you isolate domestic discretionary programs, a decade later we're spending no more on a per-person basis than we were back then."
Finally, a little factual push-back against the Republican bogeyman that is "non-defense discretionary spending."
From TPM:
"Although non-defense discretionary spending in nominal dollars has increased, when taking inflation and population growth into account the amount contained in the [2011 budget] represents no increase over what we spent in 2001, a year in which we generated a surplus of $128 billion," said chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) in a prepared statement. "So the right question to ask is: Are we really spending too much on non-defense programs? The answer is clearly no."
Committee staff put together the below table to emphasize the point.
In the wake of the Bush tax cuts, and the Great Recession, tax revenue has fallen through the floor to near-historic lows. As a percentage of GDP, it's fallen 24 percent since 2001, and if you correct for inflation, the government is collecting nearly 20 percent less per person than it was a decade ago. At the same time, the population-adjusted costs of mandatory spending programs -- driven by Medicare, including its new prescription drug benefit, and Medicaid -- have increased by over 30 percent. And, of course, defense spending has skyrocketed. But if you isolate domestic discretionary programs, a decade later we're spending no more on a per-person basis than we were back then."
Thursday, June 30, 2011
GOP Sabotaging America, Ctd...
June 30th, 2011
Yesterday evening on MSNBC's The Last Word, Lawrence O'Donnell drew attention to a blistering editorial lamenting the intellectual decline of the GOP. It appeared what many regard to be one of the stalwart conservative papers from the American heartland, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The full text follows the video. It is essential reading.
Yesterday evening on MSNBC's The Last Word, Lawrence O'Donnell drew attention to a blistering editorial lamenting the intellectual decline of the GOP. It appeared what many regard to be one of the stalwart conservative papers from the American heartland, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The full text follows the video. It is essential reading.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Bill Maher Poses A Question
May 9th, 2011
"30 percent of this country will always vote Republican. I’m just asking why?"
"30 percent of this country will always vote Republican. I’m just asking why?"
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Not Enough Paper Hats
May 5th, 2011
As the Great Recession deepened last year, many conservative Republicans tried to have it both ways.
As the Great Recession deepened last year, many conservative Republicans tried to have it both ways.
On the one hand, they attempted to smear President Obama's fiscal proposals as "job-killing." They played childish games and argued that his administration was "bad" for employment. They also sought to portray the collapse of new job creation as something that had only become a crisis a day or so after the inauguration of the new Democratic administration.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Broken Promises Indeed
May 4th, 2011
I generally don't post outright DCCC videos here. This is a worthy exception. Enjoy this round up of liars. Blatant fear mongering prior to the 2010 ballot followed by lockstep approval of Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) Path To Poverty. I endorse their petition.
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