Stimulus Hypocrite Gov. Bob McDonnell Now Wants The Federal Government To Give Virginia More Money
Stimulus Hypocrite Gov. Bob McDonnell Now Wants The Federal Government To Give Virginia More Money
During his gubernatorial campaign, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA) repeatedly criticized the Recovery Act, saying that although it was “massive,” he didn’t think it would “have a stimulus effect.” From the Virginian-Pilot in 2009:
Republican Bob McDonnell is the lone critic [of the stimulus], saying “This bill contains significant categories of spending that may do little to help the economy.”
McDonnell has praised GOP congressional members who voted against the plan, saying the increased debt “is not going to be good long-term for America,” but he says he believes Virginia should collect its share of the stimulus anyway.
However, now that he’s in office and facing real budget challenges, he’s singing a different tune. On Monday, McDonnell proudly “announced that Virginia will receive a total of $24 million in federal funding to advance health information technology” — money made possible by the stimulus, which McDonnell conveniently failed to mention. McDonnell’s spokesman insisted that the previous governor, Democrat Tim Kaine, applied for the funds, but that didn’t stop McDonnell from touting them.
Yesterday, McDonnell went even further and asked for more stimulus dollars:
– McDonnell said he would “support Congress extending the federal stimulus bill to help states cover rising health care costs, a potential infusion of funds that Virginia lawmakers hope will help close a more than $4 billion budget shortfall.” He added that because Medicaid costs have “just grown so fast, until we have some federal health care reform that really addresses cost, if the federal government is willing to help us for a short period of time, that would be fine.”
– In a meeting at the U.S. Capitol, McDonnell urged the state’s congressional delegation to “help him secure stimulus funds to help build a Rolls Royce manufacturing plant in Prince George County.”
Apparently, McDonnell has concluded that the stimulus is now able “to help the economy.”
Read ThinkProgress’ report on the GOP’s stimulus hypocrisy here.
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If he voted against it, he should get nothing. Time to play hard ball. Let his constituents vote him out because he won’t bring home the cash. It’s time to start calling out these SOBs who want it both ways. They are hypocrits, plain and simple.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:12 pmStimulus Hypocrite Gov. Bob McDonnell Now Wants The Federal Government To Give Virginia More Money
– - Suck at the teat of the federal government, you hypocritical, greedy whores!
February 24th, 2010 at 2:14 pmOT, but Bart Stupak just raked an insurance company CEO over the coals for failing to identify where the last 10 per cent of 39 percent rate increase was going. He all but accused her of pocketing 10 percent of the increase for herself. It’s on CSPAN-2 if you wanna watch.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:16 pmFlip flop…flip flop…flip flop.
Two…faced. Two…faced. Two…faced.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:17 pmRepublicans are so misunderstood! They’re not against spending taxpayers’ money in general. They’re just against taxing the people who can afford it. Spending tax money is okay, collecting it from Republicans is not okay.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:21 pmAll that Old McDonnell is doing is to ask for more money from people who can’t afford it.
Knights of Coloumbus says:
More smoke and mirrors from TProp.
– - Kudos, you’re 2 for 2. You can’t spell your own name correctly nor an abbreviation for this site.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:22 pmTrolls are so obvious. They are perfectly fine with a Repug taking Stimulus cash for their projects, but the Dems are evil for actually creating the Stimumlus in the first place. Who are the hypocrites now?
February 24th, 2010 at 2:24 pmOT but on topic of Virginia and Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA)
Maddow: Christian ignorance revives discrimination in Virginia
By David Edwards and Sahil Kapur
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
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February 24th, 2010 at 2:24 pmAnd the VA republicans are at his door right now with torches and pitchforks. Oh their not?
February 24th, 2010 at 2:26 pmDoh…
… LINK for #9.
http://rawstory.com/2010/02/maddow-discrimination-virginia/
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February 24th, 2010 at 2:27 pmYour flooding seems to be failing. I guess you’re used to failure by now.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:27 pmOur new governor here in Virginia. Eck! The bad thing is that many Democrats voted for him because Deeds was such a dismal failure as a candidate.
Going to be a long, long four years. ::sigh::
February 24th, 2010 at 2:29 pmFred,
With all of Knight’s flooding…
… Maybe he should put his finger in the dyke, NO?
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February 24th, 2010 at 2:29 pmI’m all in favour of forking over additional taxpayer money to Virginia…on the condition that Virginia reinstate employment protections for LGBT employees, secure a woman’s right to choose, and ban people from walking into a bar strapped with matching assault rifles under each arm.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:30 pmKnights
More stupidity from another brainwashed moron troll
February 24th, 2010 at 2:33 pmFred,
With all of Knight’s flooding…
… Maybe he should put his finger in the dyke, NO?
– - Coming on the heels of a Rachel Maddow reference, that’s pretty cheeky.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:34 pmKudos, you’re 2 for 2. You can’t spell your own name correctly nor an abbreviation for this site.
Perhaps the actual Knights of Columbus barred it from using their name. They are a Catholic fraternity with a focus on charity. I seriously doubt they would approve of the rantings of an idiot who only a few threads ago claiming that the truth was coming from the mouth of a Paris Hilton-follower who thinks that putting gays to death is Biblically appropriate.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:35 pmPHOTO CAPTION:
“Hmmmmmmm. Who can I screw over today? What lies can I tell? I bet I could have gotten away with screwing that Argentine ho bag without anyone finding out. Dumb f*** Sanford.”
February 24th, 2010 at 2:35 pmHey, won’t the free market fix everything? McDonnell is typical of today’s republicans; Take it, break it, spend it, waste it and then leave it for the democrats to fix everything. Then the republicans come back and take credit for it.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:35 pmApparently, McDonnell has concluded that the stimulus is now able “to help the economy.”
February 24th, 2010 at 2:36 pm–
It’s gotten to the point where the GOP’s hypocricy…well it’s still kinda funny but it’s starting to get bland. Lies and hypocrisy comes with being a politician. But the GOP has it down to a science.
NO.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:43 pmHe’s a moron. He ran as the “Jobs Governor” and as soon as he took office he cut funding to several programs that will cut jobs – lots of jobs. He’s closing state parks but re-opening all the rest stops in Virginia. So, rather than keep the rest stops closed so people have to go to local business (and usually buy something to use the facilities), he’s re-opening these stops that are a financial drain on the state budget. In his defense, he stated that closed rest stops sent the “wrong message” to those coming to Virginia. So I guess his message is, “Welcome To Virginia, Enjoy Your Pee.”
February 24th, 2010 at 2:44 pmBob McDonnell: “‘Mo Money! ‘Mo Money! – just don’t call it a stimulus, ’cause it excites my constituents.”
February 24th, 2010 at 2:44 pm‘Tim Kaine applied for the funds.’ So? Give them back. He claimed he was against it.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:49 pmWhat the hell does McDonnell intend on spending the $ on? He’s been pro-cutting education funding in the past. What pet project could he possibly have in mind?
February 24th, 2010 at 2:49 pmThe Democratic Party should publish each of these hypocrites Letters as part of a full page ad in the states newspapers and on the most popular websites and point out how they change their minds to benefit themselves… it may not stop them but it sure will open the door to challengers and 3rd party candidates!
February 24th, 2010 at 2:51 pmThe Republicans must think that people will come be so overloaded with hearing about hypocrisy that they will become numb to the idea and forget about it when they go to the polls.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:52 pmBadmoodman,
LOL…
… These trolls are like an open book.
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February 24th, 2010 at 2:59 pm#28–Wiz….No, they’re just adhering to the Rethuglican principles of hammering the same talking points into everybody’s head over and over and over, and relying on the basic stupidity of the American public….which has been cultivated by the Rethuglicans ever since Reagan wanted to eliminate the Department of Education and stripped all the funding from anything even close to educating the masses.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:00 pmfritzthecat, rest stops are the playground for truckdrivers to cheat on their wives with other truck drivers. I guess the Republican governor wants to help them out.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:04 pmHey where is the news on Chris Christie. Said he wouldn’t raise taxes and now he sees he has to, but he wants the money from the federal government which he claimed during his campaign was spending too much money. And if he doesn’t get that money, he’ll be forced to raise taxes on businesses.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:04 pmI think it is interesting to see that he is requesting and accepting stimulus money for health care purposes when he has publicly stated numerous times that he would opt Va. out of any healthcare reforms passed by the Democrats. He is just another religious nutjob Republican that this commonwealth is known for. He is very close to Pat Robertson, which should pretty much sum it up completely.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:05 pmSo the republicans have discovered they can have it both ways.
They just hate getting called out on their unmitigated hypf uckingpocrisy.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:05 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
bizarrobrain (Sponsored by Tysons chicken in a tube!) says:
What the hell does McDonnell intend on spending the $ on? He’s been pro-cutting education funding in the past. What pet project could he possibly have in mind?
Dunno, but I suspect it involves diapers, whips and lingerie.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:07 pmRUC@36, LOL! I thought the same thing. You beat me to it.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:09 pmDoosh McDonnell is trying to look thoughtful and boyish in that picture, but he doesn’t conceal his mean mouth and hateful eyes.
*shudder*
February 24th, 2010 at 3:09 pmRUCerious,
February 24th, 2010 at 3:10 pmAh he must have ran out of those so he’s asking for more $. Wonder if Vitter is in on this scheme.
McDonnell should be forced to accept the money in a highly publicized press conference.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:13 pmI’d just love to have the time to work up the Democratic attack ads for November. These idiots make is so damned easy.
split screen on the left showing vociferous denouncement of stimulus funding on the House/Senate floor, complete with red faces, bulging neck veins…
Right screen half showing ribbon cutting ceremony and gigantic fake checks, with gladhanding aplenty.
don’t really even need any other sound whatsover.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:15 pmOh, and make sure it gets close captioned. Wouldn’t want the folks in the nursing home day rooms to miss a thing here.
SlappyBeggerino
Beg all you want. There is no pity here for you. Go find a crackwhore and get some lessons on self respect
February 24th, 2010 at 3:24 pmWe need a new handle for these flip flopping stimulus hypocrites.
Howza Bout StimHyps? LiveBaitWellBlowhards?
February 24th, 2010 at 3:25 pmThe word hypocrisy is used so much in describing republican behavior that is either is going to become meaningless or the dictionary will refer to it as a synonym for republican. What’s your bet?
February 24th, 2010 at 3:31 pmKnights of Coloumbus? Coloumbus…say what? Repubs were the master of smoke and mirrors but they are so shallow that they are being discerned. Arrogance is becoming their downfall. Let’s just sit back and watch them crumble under their own weight! Here’s a great example of a shallow mind projecting some catch-phrase or slogan without realizing it is projection and self-revealing.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:38 pmmgparrish…
duh? Whose the idiot here?
http://blogs.kitschmag.com/newsmaker/2009/05/08/conservative-cornell-law-professor-william-a-jacobson-finds-himself-at-center-of-national-debate-on-obamas-mustard-habits/
hook, line and sinker…again!
February 24th, 2010 at 3:44 pmMGParrot
yeah right like we are going to one of the ignorant rightwing opinion sites that do your thinking for you. FOAD, you are nothing but a pathetic punkass troll
February 24th, 2010 at 3:44 pmmgparrish (brought to you by Tea Party Patriots) says:@46
flagged as spam and possible virus.
have to send most of all these trolls links threw a virus scan before going there, then you get there and its nothing but crap.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:45 pmMcDonnell also believes working women are detrimental to families. No jobs for women at his plant–I hope the men are answering the phone and cleaning the toilets too.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:46 pmHe’s my Governor, thank goodness you can only run for one four year term. He’s such a skunk.
February 24th, 2010 at 4:00 pmMGParrot
Project all you want. Everyone here can read and we are both known comodities. You arent going to convince anyone that I am brainwashed nor that you ARENT. You are an ignorant and pathetic punkass troll and that is just plain FACT. You are pathetic and stupid and that is a FACT. Go FCUK yourself you worthless ignorant brainwashed lemming
February 24th, 2010 at 4:15 pmTo be fair, virginia’s going to need more stimulus money to hire more law enforcement officers as soon as they start allowing bar patrons to carry concealed weapons.
Friends don’t let friends drink and shoot.
February 24th, 2010 at 4:20 pmMGParerot
You have delusions of adequacy. You are stupid. You are a punkass troll. I love laughing at morons as stupid as you. Trollstabbing is a moral imperative and this is how I amuse myself while I wait for my call. Go FCUK yourself you worthless piece of shit. Just put a bullet through your useless trollskull
February 24th, 2010 at 4:25 pmMGParrot
You are just ignorant. You dont surround anyone. Your STUPIDITY on the other hand is so massive it could engulf the entire solar system
February 24th, 2010 at 4:26 pmMGParrot
You manipulate NO ONE. You are just ignorant and delusional enough to think you matter. I amuse myself slapping the stupid out of you. Just kill yourself punkass troll. No one in the entire world will miss your punk ass.
February 24th, 2010 at 4:35 pmMGParrot
My GOD you are stupid. You didnt HAVE a point. WWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH is not a point. It is you being pathetic AGAIN
February 24th, 2010 at 4:40 pmMGParrot
No you make me laugh. God you are pathetic
February 24th, 2010 at 4:40 pmYou voted “no” — you get nothing. You voted to get NOTHING, you stupid (R). And that’s exactly what you deserve. Hint: if you want something, vote FOR it!!
February 24th, 2010 at 4:41 pmMGParrot
No. You are stupid. You delude yourself. No one is being manipulated. You are doing what you want. Being an ignorant punkass troll. Trying to push our buttons. Your stupidity makes it weak and pathetic but I STILL do what I enjoy. Slap the stupid out of you. I amuse myself by punking you and I laugh while doing so. I enjoy this. You humiliate yourself by showing how stupid and pathetic you are and I laugh and punk you. Its all good
February 24th, 2010 at 4:50 pm66 mgparrish (brought to you by Tea Party Patriots) says:
…and could manipulate you just as easy.
…key word here is MANIPULATE. That makes you the perfect lying Rushpubic / TeaScumBagger.
…lie…cheat…lie some more…and…manipulate.
Thank you for the admission.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED and WMDs too!
1. teabagger:
February 24th, 2010 at 4:52 pm1) one who carries large bags of packaged tea for shipment.
2) a man that squats on top of a womens face and lowers his genitals into her mouth during sex, known as “teabagging”.
3) one who has a job or talent that is low in social status.
4) a person who is unaware that they have said or done something foolish, childlike, noobish, lame, or inconvenient.
mgparrish (brought to you by Tea Party Patriots) says:
You just proved my point.
I notice that wingnuts always say this when they don’t have one.
February 24th, 2010 at 5:15 pmWho is Trigg’s real mommie?
Who is Trigg’s real daddie?
February 24th, 2010 at 7:04 pmAs a Virginian, may I remind you that not all of us here are as dumb as our elected officials! McDonnell thinks he can avoid raising taxes to score political points and cut spending (keeps the conservatives like my mom happy; she thinks that the source of California’s budget issues are it’s social programs, my mom’s clueless about some things). And of course his electorate base will be completely oblivious to all of this hypocrisy and have their eyes glaze over because he’ll give the appearance of taking “fiscal responsibility”, at least in their eyes.
February 24th, 2010 at 10:39 pmAnd why did we ever let stupid people vote here in VA?
February 24th, 2010 at 10:46 pmHypocrisy, thy name is Republican!
February 24th, 2010 at 10:49 pmComment 75 flagged for spam.
February 25th, 2010 at 9:18 amMcDonnell has by executive order allowed VA to become a state that discriminates in hiring people according to the sexual orientation. VA should not get any money.
February 25th, 2010 at 12:04 pmMcDonnell also believes working women are detrimental to families. No jobs for women at his plant–I hope the men are answering the phone and cleaning the toilets too.
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:26 am