Connolly fleeces his constituents with their own money
By Alan Moore | Friday, July 2nd, 2010 | Policy, PoliticsSo Gerry Connolly thinks wasting taxpayer money by franking campaign mailers will convince his constituents that he is responsible with their money?
Surely you jest sir.
Front:
The bottom left reads, “This mailing was prepared, published, and mailed at taxpayer expense. It is provided as a service to the 11th Congressional constituents.”
I bet the constituents of the 11th Congressional district feel pretty blessed that their money is going to support Connolly misleading them by pretending to be a fiscal conservative.
Back:
This is my favorite part: “Congress’ greatest challenge is to end the culture of overspending in Washington. I have stood with Republicans and like-minded Democrats to oppose spending bills that-no matter how well intentioned-we cannot afford.”
I guess he isn’t referring to the stimulus plan, cap-and-trade, millions in earmarks, and Obamacare – which he did vote for. And what Republicans are we talking about? How does someone who has voted with the Democratic leadership 97% of the time really make such a fraudulent claim to be bipartisan? Connolly’s statement would be hilarious if it wasn’t so terrifying what knukleheads like him in Congress are doing with our money.
Fimian campaign manager Tim Edson, citing Connolly’s “record of failure,” was right to call him out on this farce:
“After voting for reckless spending and adding hundreds of billions to the deficit, Gerry Connolly insults the intelligence of 11th District voters by touting his supposed fiscal responsibility, despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary.”
“In a desperate attempt to fool voters and cover up trillions in reckless spending, Connolly has resorted to dressing up as a fiscal conservative. And after asking for more money in earmarks than anyone else in the state of Virginia, Connolly makes the misleading claim to have voted against wasteful pork barrel spending.”
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These lies have worked in the past. Look at all the Dem Represemtatives and Senators from red states and districts. Look at Pa 12 last month. Look at BHO in 2008. I’ve lost track of how many left wing Democrats have told me that Dem politicians should and must lie to the voters who are too stupid to know whats best for them. Certainly that’s true of Congressional Repubs who tamely agree in the campaigns that Dems are more conservative than they ever realized or must be compromised with since big government is really wonderful when managed by Repubs.
Perriello has really stepped up his mailings proclaiming how he has brought jobs to the 5th. The 5th is bleeding jobs.
So it is the job of the challengers to expose the lies. If I was doing this I would get my hands on a copy of the mailers, and do a side by side – what they said the did, and what the congressional record shows – an TV ad with the same contrast would work too.
govgirl, right you are. though I expect the point of this is that our taxes dollars are used yet again to promulgate & push a lie.
Kelley what is Hurt doing ? Where is all of the money he was going to bring in ? I hope im wrong but I can see a I told you so coming in November.Please prove me wrong we can’t stand another two years of Perriello.Unemployment has risen in the 5th district even after Perriello voted for the jobless stimulus package.Kelley I hear Perriello is opening a office in Chase city thats close to you isn’t it ?
The times – they are a changing.
Fimian is now cash even with Connolly – it is now down to the votes.
And the latest polls show Fimian ahead, but don’t let up. We haven’t crossed the finish line yet.
I have lived in the 11th District for over two decades. It is a true delight to see the ever arrogant Gerry Connolly finally on his way out.
The 11th District has, like the rest of the nation, awoken and said “what have we done” and are getting ready to undo this mistake before it gets any worse.
The choice is simple – more of the same nightmare with Gerry (and have no doubt he promises more of the same) or a re-awkening of the American dream and a new begining with Keith Fimian.
11th district it is just a nightmare. It is time to wake up – time to end it. You can do it, but only if you vote on November 2nd.
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