Sen. Burr Touts Funds From Stimulus Bill He Opposed
Sen. Burr Touts Funds From Stimulus Bill He Opposed
Earlier this year, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — commonly referred to as the stimulus — with the votes of only three Republicans in the Senate. Since then, a whole host of legislators who opposed the stimulus have jumped at the opportunity to personally deliver stimulus funds to their cash-strapped districts.
Now, the Hickory Daily Record reports that the latest senator to engage in stimulus hypocrisy is Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC). Last week, Burr appeared in Bethlehem, North Carolina, to deliver ARRA funds for a fire station there:
This summer, the department applied for and won a $2,008,515 federal grant that will pay for a new 19,000-square-foot fire station.
On Friday, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr was in Bethlehem to present the grant to the department.
“This is a great thing for this county,” he said. “We’re not accustomed to federal dollars in that magnitude finding their way to North Carolina.”
“This will serve a huge need for us,” said Chief Shannon Lowrance of the Bethlehem Community Volunteer Fire Department. “This is a very fast-growing community. We’re building for the next 50 years.” [...]
Having the plans ready to go helped the department win three American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Assistance to Firefighters Station Construction Grants issued this year from the Federal Emergency Management Agency / Department of Homeland Security, Lowrance said.
Last winter, Burr slammed the stimulus on Fox News, telling one of their anchors, “This isn’t a stimulus package, this is a spending package.” The senator even delivered the official Republican response to President Obama’s weekly address on the stimulus, warning ominously that “the federal government is obligating the American people to a similar fate” as that of a family choking under credit card debt. He ended up voting against the funds he is now happy to tout.
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October 20th, 2009 at 2:40 pmSeems like it’s every day with the stimulus hypocrisy. Why in the hell isn’t the “liberal” media pointing this out?
October 20th, 2009 at 2:41 pmThe fact that Burr voted against that money should be proudly noted for him by the NC Democratic Party from now until the next time Burr is up for election. Hypocrisy should receive it’s just reward.
In fact, he should be questioned frequently on why he thinks that infrastructure projects shouldn’t be funded.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:42 pmHis constituents must be dumber than dirt, to allow this blatant hypocrisy.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:43 pmIn related news, I’d like to be thanked every time the fire department puts out a fire, even though I’m not a part of the department. And I’m to blame for most of the fires.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:44 pmMore hilarity and hypocrisy from the Southern Rethuglicans!!
October 20th, 2009 at 2:44 pmGO HERE to CONTACT Burr and tell him that he needs to tell the TRUTH:
http://burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
October 20th, 2009 at 2:45 pmAnother one, huh? What a bunch of hypocrites.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:49 pmflip-flop much?
October 20th, 2009 at 2:49 pm.
America is so in need of a Third Party…
… The Opportunist Party.
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October 20th, 2009 at 2:50 pm.
G.reat
O.pportunist
P.arty
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October 20th, 2009 at 2:51 pm“This is a great thing for this county,” he said. “We’re not accustomed to federal dollars in that magnitude finding their way to North Carolina.”
Well of course not, due to hypocritical aholes like yourself.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:52 pmAnd in other news, dog bites man…
October 20th, 2009 at 2:59 pmBurr: “We’re not accustomed to federal dollars in that magnitude finding their way to North Carolina.”
Maybe that’s because NC’s senior senator always votes against it?
There was a time when people would be shocked and outraged by such glaring hypocrisy. But after 8 years of George W. Bush in the White House, this sort of thing no longer raises any eyebrows.
We’ve all become inured to the GOP’s rank hypocrisy.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:00 pm“Republican hypocrite” is redundant.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:02 pmI’m getting tired of this. Why doesn’t MSM report stuff like this? Jindal, and a bunch of others took Stimulus money and they won’t call them out on it! it pisses me off. And yet, we hear all about ‘Balloon Boy’ Anna Nicloe Smith. Don’t you think Americans would like to know what their representatives are doing. Not only yhat, why haven’t we heard about Sanford and Ensign? If they were Dems, MSM would hound them. Remember Spitzer and McGreevy?
October 20th, 2009 at 3:08 pmMe Republican, Good! Him Democrat, Scary Black Man, President, Bad!
October 20th, 2009 at 3:09 pmHow many ways can republicans spell “hypocrisy!” Let me count the ways.
Beck, Limbaugh, O’Reilly, Tancredo, Steele, Palin, Buchannan, Malkin, Coulter, Dobbs, Bachmann, Rove, Kristol, Petraeus. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Cheney… Its impossible, I give up. Too numerous to count!
October 20th, 2009 at 3:09 pmThe usual dishonest hypocrite Repuke.
Is iRi still humping his blowup Bill doll?
October 20th, 2009 at 3:10 pmIt’s good to see the “normal” slappy back here
October 20th, 2009 at 3:12 pmtony and lido
…as opposed to slappy bastards.
Bucky,
October 20th, 2009 at 3:13 pmNope. He’s hunting Liberals.
Oops,
October 20th, 2009 at 3:14 pmSorry Buckie.
I sure hope someone is making of list of these bozo’s for 2010 and 2012.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:14 pmOoh!! I’ll be waiting to see my Congressman here on the TP pages soon:
Then why didn’t you vote for ARRA, Congreessman Wolf??
October 20th, 2009 at 3:21 pmSenator Burr,
October 20th, 2009 at 3:26 pm“YOU LIE”!
Par for the course. As the 2010 elections approach, you can also expect to be hearing lots of GnOPe candidates claiming credit for an improving economy and for passing health reform legislation.
It’s what republicans do. They can’t govern, they can’t lead. All they can do is brag deceitfully.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:27 pmSouth Carolina
October 20th, 2009 at 3:28 pmHas the “Appalachian Trail”
NC has “Dick Burr”
This is getting to be a common story about these anti stimulus repubs. They get more repulsive by the minute.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:42 pmBurr (R) – liar & hypocrite.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:58 pmcaption…
“Can we get this over with quickly, officer? …Gosh it’s awful bright out here!”
October 20th, 2009 at 4:50 pm