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Sen. Harkin: "Cult Fringe" Holding Up Debt Ceiling Increase
Real Clear Politics ^ | 07/20/11

Posted on 07/20/2011 12:23:31 PM PDT by MissesBush

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) calls Republicans "dead-beat debtors" among other things during a Democratic press conference on Wednesday morning.

"The debate and fight is not between Democrats and Republicans. It's between some Republicans and their sort of cult fringe as I refer to them out there," Harkin said.

"Democrats are willing to do whatever is necessary to raise the debt ceiling, not for future borrowing but to pay the debts that we racked up in the past. Which, mostly was racked up by a Republican House, a Republican Senate and a Republican President in the last 8 years. Yet, they're not willing to pay the bills," Harkin said.

(VIDEO OF THE RED DOLT AND HIS HATEFUL COMMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LINK)

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: cultfringe; debtdeal; debtlimit; debtlimittalks; debttalks; fakeheropilot; generalharkin; iowa; juniorbirdman; onestringbanjo; partisanhack; partyhack; projection; screwoff; servedinjapan; tomharkin; tommiethecommie
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To: MissesBush

They have nothing to go on and think they can get away with these lies to the public without their media machine to bring those things known as FACTS up. I look forward to Palin bringing it up though. They will not silence that.


101 posted on 07/20/2011 11:29:28 PM PDT by mrspeelwerneeded (Palin 2012)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

Bump #30


102 posted on 07/21/2011 3:06:19 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: MissesBush

“”Which, mostly was racked up by a Republican House, a Republican Senate and a Republican President in the last 8 years.””

Well Tom, I will accept the part about the Republican President, but if memory serves, the Democrats were in charge of the House after the elections in 2006 until the election in 2010, and in the SENATE, Senator...the Democrats took over in 2006 as well, and STILL ARE IN CHARGE!!

Good Lord,
please,
give us strength.
Tatt


103 posted on 07/21/2011 4:43:24 AM PDT by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: MissesBush

When will the good people of Iowa retire this communist slug?


105 posted on 07/21/2011 6:29:03 AM PDT by Bigun ("The most fearsome words in the English language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help!")
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To: MissesBush
For Yea!

Harkin unto my voice Tom.

STFU!

107 posted on 07/21/2011 7:11:32 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Si Ego Certiorem Faciam Mihi Tu Delendus Eris)
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To: EternalVigilance
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"Shortly after taking office in 1985, Kerry and Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa went on a fact-finding trip to Nicaragua, where they met with Daniel Ortega (right) and other Sandinistas. The trip was criticized when the Sandinistas cemented ties with Moscow."
http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/kerry/062003.shtml

108 posted on 07/21/2011 7:44:51 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: MissesBush; mickie
Harkin has been swilling at the taxpayers' trough for 36 freepin' years. He's not up for re-election till 2014. He has a safe Rep. district.

The only remedy for this type of malaise-in-office is to elect two conservative senators from some place unexpected (like two blue states) to neutralize his votes.

Sounds disheartening, but there's nothing else anyone can do with entrenched, beltway, elite members of the U.S. House of Lords who have 6 years to wreak their havoc.

Leni

109 posted on 07/21/2011 9:26:04 AM PDT by MinuteGal (We need ObamaCare Like Nancy Pelosi Needs a Halloween Mask)
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To: MissesBush

Isn’t Harkin about 110 yrs old now? How is he able to do anything other than mumble and soil his diaper?


110 posted on 07/21/2011 10:33:26 AM PDT by lurk
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To: MissesBush
The debate and fight is not between Democrats and Republicans. It's between some Republicans and their sort of cult fringe as I refer to them out there," Harkin said.

Better a cult-fringe of fiscal responsibility, patrotism, and social conservativism, then YOUR cult frings of Communism, death-worship, and embrace of our bitterest enemies.

"Democrats are willing to do whatever is necessary to raise the debt ceiling, not for future borrowing but to pay the debts that we racked up in the past. Which, mostly was racked up by a Republican House, a Republican Senate and a Republican President in the last 8 years. Yet, they're not willing to pay the bills," Harkin said.

Looks like Harkin Democrated the truth again. (I now use the word Democrat, as a verb. Ex: "Clinton Democrated about Lewinsky.")

Fiscal Year President Party of President Federal Spending Federal Debt Gross Domestic Product Inflation Adjustor[11]
Billions[12] Adjusted[13] Increase Billions[14] Adjusted[15] Percentage Increase Billions[16] Adjusted[17] Increase
1977 Ford Republican $409 $1,040 $706 $1,795 $1,974 $5,019 0.39
1978 Carter Democratic $459 $1,093 5.1% $776 $1,850 3.1% $2,217 $5,285 5.3% 0.42
1979 Carter Democratic $504 $1,107 1.3% $829 $1,821 -1.5% $2,501 $5,494 4.0% 0.46
1980 Carter Democratic $591 $1,175 6.1% $909 $1,808 -0.8% $2,727 $5,422 -1.3% 0.50
1981 Carter Democratic $678 $1,219 3.8% $994 $1,787 -1.1% $3,055 $5,492 1.3% 0.56
1982 Reagan Republican $746 $1,252 2.6% $1,137 $1,908 6.8% $3,228 $5,417 -1.4% 0.60
1983 Reagan Republican $808 $1,294 3.4% $1,371 $2,195 15.0% $3,441 $5,510 1.7% 0.62
1984 Reagan Republican $852 $1,300 0.4% $1,564 $2,386 8.7% $3,840 $5,858 6.3% 0.66
1985 Reagan Republican $946 $1,396 7.4% $1,817 $2,680 12.3% $4,142 $6,108 4.3% 0.68
1986 Reagan Republican $990 $1,426 2.1% $2,120 $3,052 13.9% $4,412 $6,352 4.0% 0.69
1987 Reagan Republican $1,004 $1,406 -1.4% $2,345 $3,283 7.6% $4,647 $6,506 2.4% 0.71
1988 Reagan Republican $1,065 $1,447 2.9% $2,601 $3,534 7.7% $5,009 $6,806 4.6% 0.74
1989 Reagan Republican $1,144 $1,499 3.6% $2,867 $3,757 6.3% $5,401 $7,077 4.0% 0.76
1990 Bush Republican $1,253 $1,590 6.1% $3,206 $4,067 8.3% $5,735 $7,277 2.8% 0.79
1991 Bush Republican $1,324 $1,610 1.3% $3,598 $4,374 7.5% $5,935 $7,215 -0.8% 0.82
1992 Bush Republican $1,382 $1,624 0.9% $4,001 $4,703 7.5% $6,240 $7,334 1.7% 0.85
1993 Bush Republican $1,410 $1,615 -0.5% $4,351 $4,987 6.0% $6,576 $7,536 2.8% 0.87
1994 Clinton Democratic $1,462 $1,642 1.7% $4,643 $5,216 4.6% $6,961 $7,820 3.8% 0.89
1995 Clinton Democratic $1,516 $1,662 1.2% $4,920 $5,395 3.4% $7,326 $8,033 2.7% 0.91
1996 Clinton Democratic $1,561 $1,673 0.7% $5,181 $5,554 3.0% $7,694 $8,248 2.7% 0.93
1997 Clinton Democratic $1,601 $1,684 0.7% $5,369 $5,647 1.7% $8,182 $8,606 4.3% 0.95
1998 Clinton Democratic $1,653 $1,721 2.2% $5,478 $5,704 1.0% $8,628 $8,985 4.4% 0.96
1999 Clinton Democratic $1,702 $1,746 1.5% $5,605 $5,750 0.8% $9,125 $9,361 4.2% 0.97
2000 Clinton Democratic $1,789 $1,789 2.5% $5,628 $5,628 -2.1% $9,710 $9,710 3.7% 1.00
2001 Clinton Democratic $1,863 $1,821 1.8% $5,769 $5,638 0.2% $10,058 $9,829 1.2% 1.02
2002 Bush Republican $2,011 $1,929 6.0% $6,198 $5,945 5.5% $10,377 $9,954 1.3% 1.04
2003 Bush Republican $2,160 $2,018 4.6% $6,760 $6,316 6.2% $10,809 $10,099 1.4% 1.07
2004 Bush Republican $2,293 $2,082 3.2% $7,354 $6,677 5.7% $11,500 $10,441 3.4% 1.10
2005 Bush Republican $2,472 $2,165 4.0% $7,905 $6,923 3.7% $12,238 $10,717 2.6% 1.14
2006 Bush Republican $2,655 $2,249 3.9% $8,451 $7,158 3.4% $13,016 $11,024 2.9% 1.18
2007 Bush Republican $2,730 $2,263 0.6% $8,951 $7,419 3.6% $13,668 $11,329 2.8% 1.21
2008* Bush Republican $2,931 $2,366 4.6% $9,654 $7,793 5.0% $14,312 $11,553 0% 1.24
2009 Bush Republican $3,107 $2,452 3.6% $10,413 $8,218 5.5% $14,097 $11,529 2.6% 1.27
2010* Obama Democratic $3,991 $2,392 1.4% $11,875 $9,247 12.5% $14,508 $11,297 -2.0% 1.29

Note the red highlighted 12.5%, Harken, and stop Democrating the truth.

111 posted on 07/21/2011 11:03:19 AM PDT by Lazamataz (If you pet a tiny goose, you will feel a little down.)
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