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DearAbby

(12,461 posts)
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 08:52 PM Jun 2012

Eric Hovde, GOP Senate Candidate: Press Should Stop Writing Sob Stories About Poor People

Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde (R) says he is sick and tired of reading sad stories about people struggling in the recession. Instead, he wants to see the media focus more on the debt and the larger problems afflicting the country.

Hovde made his remarks during a presentation on Friday to the Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce.

During the Q&A portion of the event, Hovde expressed his support for lowering the corporate tax rate, tackling the country's spending problems and lowering the national debt.

Then, pointing to a reporter in the audience, Hovde said he would love to see the press stop covering sad stories about low-income individuals who can't get benefits and start covering issues like the deficit more frequently.


More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/18/eric-hovde-sob-stories-poor-people_n_1605343.html

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Eric Hovde, GOP Senate Candidate: Press Should Stop Writing Sob Stories About Poor People (Original Post) DearAbby Jun 2012 OP
Hey Shithead, doesn't your party own the press? Blue Owl Jun 2012 #1
If the press can't cover sad stories about low-income individuals who can't get benefits, zbdent Jun 2012 #2
Stenographers! About Face! Present Pad! Harch! Rain Mcloud Jun 2012 #3

zbdent

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2. If the press can't cover sad stories about low-income individuals who can't get benefits,
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 09:00 PM
Jun 2012

how can they blame Obama for forcing them to pay off the debt to embrace socialism?

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