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(182,861 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2014, 11:48 AM Feb 2014

TPM- The Best Of The Bad Reporting On Obamacare, The CBO And Jobs

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/obamacare-cbo-jobs-reporting

Luke Russert ✔ @LukeRussert
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New report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is an election year killer for Affordable Care Act/Obamacare
11:20 AM - 4 Feb 2014
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Chuck Todd ✔ @chucktodd
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CBO essentially reaffirms GOP talking points on health care. Says it will cost jobs, feel as if it raises taxes and contributes to deficit
11:57 AM - 4 Feb 2014
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TPM- The Best Of The Bad Reporting On Obamacare, The CBO And Jobs (Original Post) underpants Feb 2014 OP

Heard this on NPR and all they interviewed were the usual GOP gasbag teabaggers CurtEastPoint Feb 2014 #1

The part I heard in NPR actually gave a detailed summary underpants Feb 2014 #2

terrible article, almost entirely just giving more exposure for republican lies. unblock Feb 2014 #3

CurtEastPoint

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1. Heard this on NPR and all they interviewed were the usual GOP gasbag teabaggers

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 11:54 AM

Feb 2014

underpants

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2. The part I heard in NPR actually gave a detailed summary

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 12:00 PM

Feb 2014

On local RW radio this morning it was "costs jobs... WE YOLD YOU SO"
Those aholes get their story out early and MSM always follows.

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3. terrible article, almost entirely just giving more exposure for republican lies.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 12:07 PM

Feb 2014

yeah, amid the many pro-republican graphics it points out that the republicans are lying. buried in the text somewhere.

lackoff is pulling his hair out somewhere, and luntz is laughing his ass off.

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