[Vision2020] Fw: CRAPO COMMENDS TAX PROTESTS, DEFICIT AWARENESS
Sunil Ramalingam
sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
Wed Apr 22 19:56:02 PDT 2009
Are you saying Larry Craig is gay? Because he denies it, you know.
Sunil
> From: jampot at roadrunner.com
> To: bear at moscow.com; lfalen at turbonet.com; vision2020 at moscow.com; thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:53:09 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fw: CRAPO COMMENDS TAX PROTESTS, DEFICIT AWARENESS
>
> Are "those kind" of jokes back in vogue? I thought they fell into disfavor
> what with it not being the 50's and all. Are you really as "hip" and "with
> it" as you think you are when belittling folks by comparing them to
> homosexuals gives you fits of giggles?
>
> g
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: <bear at moscow.com>; "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>;
> <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fw: CRAPO COMMENDS TAX PROTESTS, DEFICIT AWARENESS
>
>
> > Bear stated:
> >
> > "So it's safe to assume that the Republican Congressman from Idaho is
> > taking a wide stance in favor of the issue of teabagging?"
> >
> > Word is, Bear, that Crapo (pronounced "CRAP-OH") stronly urges teabagging
> > as, apparently, it stimulates his package.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> >
> >> So it's safe to assume that the Republican Congressman from Idaho is
> > taking a wide stance
> >> in
> >> favor of the issue of teabagging?
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > -----Original message-----
> >> >
> >> > From: "Crapo News Release (Crapo)" newsclips at crapo.senate.gov
> >> > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:13:56 -0700
> >> > To:
> >> > Subject: CRAPO COMMENDS TAX PROTESTS, DEFICIT AWARENESS
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > FOR IMMEDIATE
> > RELEASE CONTACT:
> >
> >>
> >> Susan Wheeler (202) 224-5150
> >> >
> >> > April 15,
> > 2009
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Lindsay Nothern (208) 344-1108
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > CRAPO COMMENDS TAX PROTESTS, DEFICIT AWARENESS
> >> >
> >> > Sends letter to Idahoans rallying today
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Washington, DC - In a demonstration of support, Idaho Senator Mike
> > Crapo told Idahoans
> >> who
> >> are protesting high federal deficits and tax increases through "tea
> > parties" today that he
> >
> >> supports their efforts and has the voting record to demonstrate that.
> > He also noted the
> >> similarities between today's events and his protest 15 years ago when he
> > dumped the U.S.
> >> Tax Code into the Boston Harbor. As a freshman Congressman in 1994,
> > Crapo joined with a
> >> handful of other members of the U.S. House of Representatives to toss a
> > copy into the
> >> Harbor, re-enacting the famous protest by American colonists.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Crapo addressed today's tax rallies through a written letter, as he
> > was unable to
> >> participate in person; he is hosting forums on federal health care
> > reform in Coeur d'Alene
> >
> >> and Lewiston. He sent letters through staff members attending the
> > events. The letter
> >> reads as follows:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Many Americans are joining together today across the nation to take a
> > stand against the
> >> injustice of excess taxes and spending. These are historic events that,
> > as you know,
> >> mirror the famous Boston Tea Party in 1773, in which the colonists
> > demonstrated their
> >> frustration and displeasure with the extent of the British Parliament's
> > sovereignty over
> >> the colonies. While today's gatherings around the country focus on
> > excessive spending, a
> >> common theme then and now is unfair taxes.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Those of you gathered here today are suffering the burden of the
> > extreme spending that
> >> the
> >> federal government has engaged in over the past year. Let me recount
> > the unbridled
> >> spending legislation passed by Congress since last spring, every one of
> > which I opposed
> >> and voted against:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > * The Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill,
> >> >
> >> > * The 2008 stimulus bill which included the rebate checks,
> >> >
> >> > * The Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Continuing Resolution,
> >> >
> >> > * The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (otherwise
> > known as TARP 1 and
> >
> >> TARP 2),
> >> >
> >> > * The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (otherwise
> > known as the
> >> stimulus bill of 2009),
> >> >
> >> > * The Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > These seven pieces of legislation total a staggering 3.2 trillion in
> > taxpayer dollars.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I opposed and voted against each one of these. In fact, each time a
> > vote came up, I
> >> warned that while Idahoans and Americans across the country were cutting
> > back on their
> >> spending during difficult times, Congress and the Administration were
> > proposing to further
> >
> >> increase federal spending to unprecedented levels and increase the
> > public debt, placing an
> >
> >> additional debt burden of tens of thousands of dollars on the head of
> > every single
> >> American.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > This is your money; you deserve to see clearly how spending decisions
> > by the Congress
> >> are
> >> reflected in a rising national debt that will be placed on our children
> > and grandchildren.
> >
> >> To no avail, I reminded my colleagues that we have relied far too
> > heavily on spending and
> >
> >> debt creation in hopes that we can revive the economy. In fact, small
> > business creates 90
> >
> >> percent of the jobs in our economy, not the federal government. We need
> > to increase
> >> incentives for business and rework our tax policy to encourage job
> > creation and new
> >> investment in the American economy. The last thing we need during these
> > difficult
> >> economic times is a tax increase.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > $3.2 trillion represents grossly-inflated and fiscally-irresponsible
> > expenditures of
> >> taxpayer dollars. We cannot spend ourselves into prosperity. Tripling
> > federal programs
> >> is not the answer to economic stimulus, and it's certainly not the
> > answer to sustainable
> >> growth of small business-the heart and soul of our economy.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Debts in the trillions; expiring tax cuts; unchecked entitlement
> > growth-it's government
> >> run amok, or, as many here in Idaho have heard me say over the past few
> > months: hold on,
> >> Big Government is back. Back in 1994, when I was a Member of the House
> > of
> >> Representatives, I joined a few of my colleagues in the Boston Harbor on
> > the very ship on
> >> which the original Boston Tea Party was held for a re-enactment of that
> > event. At that
> >> time, we physically threw the Internal Revenue Code in Boston Harbor.
> > My friends, today,
> >> you are having another Tea Party because we must continue to remain
> > vigilant and active
> >> against excessive, unfair and outrageous government spending and
> > taxation. My feelings
> >> about taxes remain unchanged. Limited government is best, and taxpayers
> > know better than
> >> Congress how to allocate their hard-earned dollars.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I commend you all on your efforts today. Continue to let your elected
> > officials know
> >> how
> >> you feel about how your hard-earned taxpayer dollars are being spent,
> > not just today, but
> >> until your voices are heard and change truly happens.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > To directly link to this news release, please use the following
> > address:
> >> >
> >> > http://crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=311507
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > # # #
> >> >
> >> > .......................................................................
> >> >
> >> > This is generated from an unattended mailbox. If you have constituent
> > comments or
> >> information you would like forwarded to Senator Crapo, please do so at
> > the Senator's
> >> website, http://crapo.senate.gov<http://crapo.senate.gov/>. Comments
> > sent to this e-mail
> >> address will not be responded to.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> > "So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget to
> > have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous,
> > ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can
> > produce. And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer
> > joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it
> > was."
> >
> > - Molly
> > Ivins
> >
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