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BUSTED! Obama spent stimulus $ on political ads

Faster horses

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The Labor Department paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulus funds to a public relations firm to run more than 100 commercials touting the Obama administration’s “green training” job efforts on two MSNBC cable shows, records show.

The commercials ran on MSNBC on shows hosted by Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann in 2009, but the contract didn’t report any jobs created, according to records reviewed recently by The Washington Times.

Spending reports under the federal Recovery Act show $495,000 paid to McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations LLC, which the Labor Department hired to raise awareness “among employers and influencers about the [Job Corps] program’s existing and new training initiatives in high growth and environmentally friendly career areas” as well as spreading the word to prospective Job Corps enrollees.



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Tam

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Gee here I thought Oldtimer told us the Stimulus money was spent on shove ready projects to create job by fixing highways and bridge. :? NOT ONE JOB AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

I guess the Shove ready project weren't so shove ready so Obama not wanting to waste US tax payer funds decided to use the funds to prop up his image with the voters :roll: .
 

Steve

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Tam said:
Gee here I thought Oldtimer told us the Stimulus money was spent on shove ready projects to create job by fixing highways and bridge. :? NOT ONE JOB AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

I guess the Shove ready project weren't so shove ready so Obama not wanting to waste US tax payer funds decided to use the funds to prop up his image with the voters :roll: .

not true Tam,...

even this article pointed out two jobs 'saved or created'

Maddow still has her job... and it only cost $495,000 a bargain by the porkulus standards

sadly the other guy is out of work again... :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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