ISSUE: Poverty
- Sam Drzymala
- Oct 16, 2012 at 5:59 pm
REALITY CHECK: Paul Ryan And Food Banks
Paul Ryan’s plan would slash government funding for crucial programs and food banks that provide food assistance for needy Americans — the same Americans Ryan was pretending to help.
- Audrey Kubetin
- 4:43 pm
REALITY CHECK: Paul Ryan & Food Banks
By now it’s well known that Paul Ryan’s impromptu photo op at a soup kitchen was nothing more than a cheap stunt. What hasn’t been noted, though, is that Paul Ryan’s plan would slash government funding for crucial programs and food banks that provide food assistance for needy Americans — the same Americans Ryan was pretending to help.
- Audrey Kubetin
- Sep 25, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Todd Akin’s Top Ten Crazy Moments
Rep. Todd Akin forever entered the political lexicon and emerged as a national punch line with his comments on “legitimate rape.” For casual observers, the comments raised the question of how an individual holding such an extreme view not only wins a Senate primary, but holds onto a seat in the House of Representatives for over a decade. Indeed, such concerns are well warranted. Rather than an isolated incident, these remarks are just the latest in a long line of outrageous comments from Akin.
- Audrey Kubetin
- Sep 18, 2012 at 9:19 am
Romney’s Thoughts on the Middle Class
Here’s a brand new video inspired by the leaked video of Romney’s insulting and demeaning comments about average Americans and his admission that he believes half the country doesn’t “take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”
Watch ’til the end for a never before released clip from the Mass. archives. It’s a doozy.
- Audrey Kubetin
- May 18, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Romney’s “Day One” Ad (UPDATED)
Romney’s “Day One” ad out today opened by asking “What would a Romney presidency be like?”
Well, here’s what a Romney presidency would actually be like.
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MEMO: 12 Things We Could Learn From Previous Romney Tax Returns
ICYMI: With Mitt Romney still refusing to release his pre-2010 returns, we wanted to be sure that you saw our previous memo explaining why it is so important that Mitt Romney release them.
Click through for the 12 questions that Mitt Romney needs to answer by releasing his previous years’ tax returns.
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ICYMI: Romney Profited From Government Handouts
This morning, the Los Angeles Times reported on Mitt Romney’s reliance on tax breaks and government subsidies while working in private equity. The article focuses on Steel Dynamics, the same steel company featured in Romney’s positive ad released just this morning, and all of the government help they received. In fact, Dekalb County was forced to institute a new tax to pay for all of the handouts.
Despite his constant opposition to government interference in the free market, Mitt Romney has a long history of profiting from government handouts. Research after the jump.
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Scott Brown’s Website Steals Childhood Anecdote From… Elizabeth Dole
Sen. Scott Brown may have some explaining to do. It seems a passage from his website detailing the values instilled in him as a young child was stolen essentially word-for-word from former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Original research & screenshots after the jump.
