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Old 10-03-2005, 01:07 PM
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Default Can anyone say \"pork\"

Why is $500K of my tax dollars going towards a giant salmon?

http://www.adn.com/front/story/7038924p-6942571c.html
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Old 10-03-2005, 01:51 PM
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Have you never heard the theme song of our elected representatives?

(To the tune of "Bringing Home the Sheaves")

Bringin' home tha pork,
Bringin' home tha pork,
Raid tha Fed-rul tax dollars,
and git muh share ah pork.

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Old 10-03-2005, 03:57 PM
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Old 10-03-2005, 04:58 PM
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Default Re: Can anyone say \"pork\"

Ted Stevens (R-AK) is one of the Princes of Pork. Google, Bridge to Nowhere....
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Old 10-03-2005, 09:13 PM
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Because Stevens (a high-ranking Republican Congressperson) wanted it and President Bush signed the bill that allowed him to have it.
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Old 10-04-2005, 03:09 AM
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Prince is a good title for him. The self-proclaimed King of Pork is Robert Byrd.

Bicycles, if you really want to read about pork, check out www.cagw.org . I'm proud to say that the House represntatives of my districts have scores of 80% or better (100% is the least wasteful)!

And it's a handy tool for the libs who sneer about Republicans and their fiscal responsiblity as of late when Democrats are almost always more likely to support a wasteful program.
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Old 10-04-2005, 07:57 AM
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this is gonna sound real bad.... -

first off, it's not 500K of your money...your share is two/tenth of one cent divided amongst all americans. Secondly, it's promoting Federal Land usage, for sure - all this is going to be happening in National Parks.

and it is a Senator's job to get money for his state - this would in my opinion classify as a useful product and cause they're advertising.

I really have no problem with it- I'll cough up my 0.002 tenth of a buck on this one.

RB
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Old 10-04-2005, 12:51 PM
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this is gonna sound real bad.... -

first off, it's not 500K of your money...your share is two/tenth of one cent divided amongst all americans. Secondly, it's promoting Federal Land usage, for sure - all this is going to be happening in National Parks.

and it is a Senator's job to get money for his state - this would in my opinion classify as a useful product and cause they're advertising.

I really have no problem with it- I'll cough up my 0.002 tenth of a buck on this one.

RB

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Cause we all know that all Americans pay an equal amount of taxes.
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Old 10-04-2005, 06:08 PM
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Why is $500K of my tax dollars going towards a giant salmon?

http://www.adn.com/front/story/7038924p-6942571c.html

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Because you vote for Republicans and Democrats.
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Old 10-04-2005, 06:10 PM
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this is gonna sound real bad.... -

first off, it's not 500K of your money...your share is two/tenth of one cent divided amongst all americans. Secondly, it's promoting Federal Land usage, for sure - all this is going to be happening in National Parks.

and it is a Senator's job to get money for his state - this would in my opinion classify as a useful product and cause they're advertising.

I really have no problem with it- I'll cough up my 0.002 tenth of a buck on this one.

RB

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Cause we all know that all Americans pay an equal amount of taxes.

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Stinking rich. Paying for everything for us all. Why don't they pay the same as everyone else.

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