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During the Clinton administration, Republican economists pushed through a change in the way the CPI is measured in order to save money by depriving Social Security retirees of their cost-of-living adjustment.
Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, Reagan administration
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In order to avenge the blood of 3,000 people [in the 9/11 attack], 1 million people [Afghans & Iraqis] shouldn't give their lives.
In return [for pricing oil in U.S. dollars], the U.S. promised to protect the various oil-rich kingdoms in the Persian Gulf against threat of invasion or domestic coup.
[The insurance industry] is thankful for the 50 million new private insurance policies that Obamacare, written not by Obama but by the private insurance companies, provides at public expense.
Members of this Court are vested with the authority to interpret the law; we possess neither the expertise nor the prerogative to make policy judgments. Those decisions are entrusted to our Nation’s elected leaders, who can be thrown out of office if the people disagree with them. It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.
They go around telling everybody how sorry these politicians are, and they voted for all of them....The American people have got to take some ownership, too.
It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.
DCCC Continues Negative Ad Campaign against Charles Djou
Submitted by HPI on Sat, 04/10/2010 - 17:53
In an email message sent this afternoon by Charles Djou, Republican, to his supporters, he informs them that the Mainland-based Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) began airing attack ads against him this past Tuesday. Djou is running for the U.S. House in Congressional District 1, urban Honolulu.
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by Charles Djou
As we warned you last week, the National Democrats will stop at nothing to ensure that either Ed Case or Colleen Hanabusa win this election and have already spent almost $100,000 on negative television attack ads that began airing on Tuesday. The reason they are willing to spend so much money and lie about my record is that the National Democrats reportedly took a poll that has us tied for the lead with Ed Case at 32% each and with Hanabusa trailing at 27%.
Unfortunately, the national Democrats have no regard for the truth. As demonstrated this past week, they are willing to do anything, including outright lie, to win this race, and neither of my opponents have the integrity to stand against these dirty tactics.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) attack ad states that I support tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas. I DO NOT.
To support their false claim, they cite a pledge I signed promising the people of Hawaii that I would not vote to increase taxes. The pledge, however, has nothing whatsoever to do with supporting tax breaks for corporations that export jobs.
The sponsor of the pledge, the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), has already denounced the National Democrats' ad as "blatantly false." Read their statement here.
Yesterday, a prominent, nonpartisan research organization, Factcheck.org, issued a statement that the DCCC ad is false: "A Democratic ad claims a GOP House candidate pledged to protect breaks for sending jobs abroad. He didn't." Read the full story here.
I have the utmost confidence in the people of Hawaii and in their ability to see through these tactics. I encourage all of you to talk to your friends and family, show them the Factcheck.org article, and tell them to ignore anything and everything the DCCC says.
We need a change in the direction of Congress. We need to focus on job creation and getting our economy back on track. We need to stop the wasteful spending in Congress. We need to focus on what's best for Hawaii. Given the number of emails I've received denouncing the negative attack ads, I know that you know what's important. So does my campaign and we're staying focused on the issues you care about most.
I thank you for your continued faith and confidence in me. We remain steadfast in our mission: a better Hawaii and Nation for our children and grandchildren.
Mahalo and Aloha,
Charles
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Below is Charles Djou's newest commercial, which will begin airing today. Djou says, "It speaks directly about my record and my plan to create jobs here in Hawaii."