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US Rep. Nick Rahall(D-WV): I supported Bush more than Obama (More Dem Panic)
The Hill ^ | 3-12-2014 | Russell Berman

Posted on 03/13/2014 9:08:16 PM PDT by smoothsailing

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1 posted on 03/13/2014 9:08:16 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Duck and cover!


2 posted on 03/13/2014 9:09:00 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: smoothsailing
Question 1: Did you vote for Obamacare?

Question 2: Did you vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker?

Question 3: How will you spend your retirement?

3 posted on 03/13/2014 9:09:47 PM PDT by Defiant (Let the Tea Party win, and we will declare peace on the American people and go home.)
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Finally: Obama’s fault!


4 posted on 03/13/2014 9:12:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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Won’t be long and he’ll be saying all the things Obama said were Bushes fault, weren’t.


5 posted on 03/13/2014 9:16:13 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: smoothsailing

“Rahall: I supported Bush more than Obama”

He has to have someone to blame after he loses.


6 posted on 03/13/2014 9:17:12 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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Next it will be: Some of my best friends are #1. Tea Partyers, #2. Christians #3.Hetro-friendly #4. Employed. #5 Not in jail #6. Global Warming Deniers.


7 posted on 03/13/2014 9:19:26 PM PDT by lee martell
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GOP poll: Longtime Rep. Rahall (DW.Va.) down double digits

Washington Post (blog) ‎- by Aaron Blake ‎- 2 days ago Congressman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) chats backstage with drummer Bill Kreutzmann before the Grateful Dead's concert at the Verizon Center.

8 posted on 03/13/2014 9:28:22 PM PDT by kcvl
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“And now Rahall’s using an Obama activist to claim he’s pro-coal? That’s flat-out offensive, and Nick Rahall should take down this false ad,” Smith adds.

He concludes: “Take it from a West Virginia coal miner who’s never campaigned for Obama: Nick Rahall’s helped Obama kill our coal jobs, and now he’s lying about his record.”

Rahall was recently added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s program for vulnerable incumbents, and a survey from Jenkins’ campaign earlier this week showed him down by 14 to the Republican. Coal, which makes up a large portion of West Virginia’s economy, has been a central focus of Republican attacks.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/200715-coal-miner-slams-pro-rahall-ad-as-offensive-in-jenkins-robocall#ixzz2vuNcH0Av


9 posted on 03/13/2014 9:32:23 PM PDT by kcvl
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“Finally: Obama’s fault!:”

Actually, this guy pulled off a twofer, HE supported Bush and Obama, two of the least popular presidents since Nixon and Carter.


10 posted on 03/13/2014 9:33:42 PM PDT by staytrue
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

LOL!!!


11 posted on 03/13/2014 9:33:52 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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Rahall was born in Beckley. He is of Lebanese descent. His father was a business owner, including radio stations in West Virginia. Rahall graduated in 1971 from Duke University. He attended graduate school at the George Washington University. He then went to work for the late U.S. Senator Robert Byrd.

In 2004, the Los Angeles Times ran an article about Rahall and his sister, lobbyist Tanya Rahall. They reported that she made $15,000 per month as a lobbyist for Qatar and that “the person she frequently lobbies is...her older brother and one of Qatar’s biggest champions in Washington.” Rahall said “our paths cross professionally, but not across any lines appropriately established by law or House rules.”

Rahall has expressed concern about America’s relationship with Israel. He said, “Israel can’t continue to occupy, humiliate and destroy the dreams and spirits of the Palestinian people and continue to call itself a democratic state.”

In March 2008, Nick Rahall endorsed Barack Obama to be the Democratic nominee for president, saying Obama understands the needs and aspirations of West Virginians.

In an interview with Keith Olbermann, Rahall said that Obama had the courage and conviction to win the presidency, and that the then-senator was a true agent for change.

Rahall accepts the scientific consensus on global warming, saying to the Register-Herald that denial of climate change is “to just put your head in the sand.”

In March 2010, Rahall voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as ObamaCare. In May 2013, Rahall voted against a resolution to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


12 posted on 03/13/2014 9:36:52 PM PDT by kcvl
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Well, if he wants to “die a Democrat”, he will be remembered as one, which is not positively.


13 posted on 03/13/2014 9:37:27 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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In February 2005, Rahall used congressional stationery to write a letter to a Fairfax County judge asking for leniency for his son, Nick Rahall III, who was facing felony robbery charges. Rahall III has a long record of criminal arrests and drug charges that began with his 1998 drug arrest. Another defendant in the same case was given a sentence of 11 months in prison. It also noted that according to the house ethics manual, “Official stationery...may be used only for official purposes.” Rahall said that he should not have used congressional stationery for letter but said it was not the same type that he uses for official or committee business. Rahall added he may have drawn the wrong paper “[i]n the emotions” and that he would reimburse the Treasury for the cost. The House Ethics Committee did not launch an inquiry into the incident.

In July 2009, Rahall jumped out of a plane to show his support for the coal industry. The event was intended to show the importance of the coal industry to both West Virginia and the United States as a whole. The act confused some, who questioned the reasoning behind the jump. It was noted that Rahall is involved with coal lobbyists and also receives contributions from the airline industry.


14 posted on 03/13/2014 9:39:00 PM PDT by kcvl
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US Rep. Nick Rahall(D-WV): I supported Bush more than Obama

LOL, Bush fault!!!

15 posted on 03/13/2014 9:40:29 PM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
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Well, as my dear grandmother used to say;”The only good Democrat, is a dead Democrat.”


16 posted on 03/13/2014 9:44:04 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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Rotten to then core.


17 posted on 03/13/2014 9:45:56 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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The LIB/DIM bum should be in prison.


18 posted on 03/13/2014 9:47:07 PM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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Putting the “rat” in Democrat to the full. No opportunity for sleaze left unsleazed.
19 posted on 03/13/2014 9:48:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: smoothsailing

History will be hard-pressed to find a single good one from that party. I can’t see any that were really for anything that the USA was founded on.


20 posted on 03/13/2014 9:49:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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