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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 03:50 PM Aug 2012

Lyin' Ryan denied asking for stimulus funds

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2012/08/16/ryan/2OztjZ23ynaDLGhreyfzyJ/story.html?s_campaign=sm_tw


WASHINGTON _ After seeking millions of dollars from a federal stimulus program he opposed on grounds it would not help the economy, Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan then appeared on a Boston talk radio program and denied he lobbied the Obama administration for the home state aid.

On October 28, 2010, after the Wisconsin Republican penned at least five letters to two federal departments seeking grants under the Obama administration’s economic recovery package, Ryan responded to a caller on WBZ’s Nightside with Dan Rea who asked if he sought any of the money. Ryan said that he would not vote against something “then write to the government to ask them to send us money.”

“I did not request any stimulus money,” he continued.

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Lyin' Ryan denied asking for stimulus funds (Original Post) Scuba Aug 2012 OP
That blatant lying thing must be contagious. madashelltoo Aug 2012 #1
So did 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #2
"You can't hide your Ryan eyes..." lastlib Aug 2012 #3
is there an honest person left in the republican party? n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #4
You should have said "denyin'" DavidDvorkin Aug 2012 #5
Ryan and Stimulus Caledonia45 Aug 2012 #6
This is a very important POST!!! Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #7
 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
2. So did
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 04:03 PM
Aug 2012

WBZ’s Nightside with Dan Rea produce the 5 letters and have the 2 administrators on the other line to expose the lie?

Ohh ... Silly question.

the gop will continue lying until the "liberal" media proves that they will not go along with the lie.

lastlib

(23,287 posts)
3. "You can't hide your Ryan eyes..."
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 04:56 PM
Aug 2012

"...and your smile is a thin disguise,
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your Ryan eyes..."

(apologies to the Eagles, btw.)

Caledonia45

(1 post)
6. Ryan and Stimulus
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 10:06 PM
Aug 2012

Ha! Ryan finally admitted that he had applied for and received Stimulus money - did we ever doubt it? 3 Request letters have been produced and Ryan presented a prepared statement that was something like: I didn't mean to do it...someone must have made me sign them

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
7. This is a very important POST!!!
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 10:13 PM
Aug 2012

thanks for posting it. This tells voters what a snake Ryan is. Ryan and Romney are all over the place they don't know which way to turn.

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