TeaParty hypocrisy in the race for Gifford's Congressional seat

[azmouse]

Quote:Jesse Kelly, the Republican candidate running to replace Gabrielle Giffords in Congress, argues that President Barack Obama's economic-stimulus program failed to boost the economy through infrastructure projects and that government spending is driving the country to bankruptcy.

But the family construction company where Kelly has worked for about eight years, Don Kelly Construction Inc., has benefited from at least three contracts financed by millions in stimulus dollars and has relied almost exclusively on government-funded pipeline projects for its business.

Kelly is running against Democrat Ron Barber in the Congressional District 8 special election on June 12 to fill Giffords' seat until January. Giffords stepped down in January to recover from wounds suffered in a shooting last year at a Tucson-area constituent event.

Barber worked as her district director and was wounded in the same shooting.


The Arizona Republic has found that since 2010, additional stimulus and government-funded projects, totaling at least $60.8 million, have gone to the company.

"When Kelly talks about cutting (government) spending, but his own family's company is profiting from that very spending, you have to scratch your head and wonder whether he really believes what he says," said Rodd McLeod, a spokesman for Barber. "If he's really against it, why is he in that business?"


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[jaxx]

F'n republicans. Just like when they whined about the stimulus and then got their pictures taken with the big checks....ignore the truth and rewrite history. Repub voters are either stupid or completely brainwashed.....I'd say the latter.

[Brewman_Jax]

They have no problem with hypocrisy, lying, and re-writing history. That, along with the actual facts, should be put on forefront. It may not work on their true believers, but may sway some undecideds.