September 21, 2011 by David K. Sutton
Retweet Mash-up: Robert Reich, Senator Sanders, Paul Begala
Some notable retweets from the past week.
@RBReich – Robert Reich
Rs believe more money will motivate the rich to work harder, while less money will motivate the poor to work harder.
@SenatorSanders – Senator Bernie Sanders
Ford’s federal income tax rate was just 2.3% in 2009 even though it made $3 billion in profits. What was your tax rate?
@PaulBegala – Paul Begala
One of Begala’s Laws of Politics: if Republicans accuse you of “class warfare”, you’re winning.
@ThinkProgress
Jane Lynch on her daughter’s tea parties lately: “They complained abt taxes, called Obama a communist + wondered how the Latina kid got in.”
@BorowitzReport – Andy Borowitz
At a time like this, when America’s problems are so complex, maybe it’s time to elect a moron.
@MorningVapors
The GOP says churches and volunteers should care for the sick and poor as if there’s something currently stopping them.
@DanteAtkins – Dante Atkins
Two options to create jobs: 1) give more money to rich people in the hopes that they’ll create jobs, or 2) create jobs. Hmm…
@TheNewDeal
The GOP Had No Problem Spending Trillions to Invade & Rebuild Iraq, but Refuse to Spend a Dime Rebuilding America.
@ZandarVTS
To recap, the people who will decide the GOP candidate applaud letting people die due to lack of insurance.
@RBReich – Robert Reich
Biggest lie in recent US history: Cutting government spending and balancing the budget will generate more jobs and better wages.
