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Josh Nelson: NY-23: Hoffman Tells GOP Clean Energy Bill Lie, Completely Botches it
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... this isn't Doug Hoffman talking, this is the GAO, the Government Accounting Office that has analyzed this and said that every household in America this bill will cost them something like seventeen-hundred and sixty dollars per year... in increased energy costs and compliance costs.
Three mistakes/lies in 92 words. One mistake/lie every 31 words, topping the one flaw per 42 word ration in this USA Todaypiece piece by the Superfreakonomics authors.
1. The GAO is the Government Accountability Office, not ...
NY-23: Hoffman Tells $1,761 Clean Energy Lie, Completely Botches it
Firedoglake —
... Three mistakes/lies in 92 words. One mistake/lie every 31 words, topping the one flaw per 42 word ration in this USA Today piece by the Superfreakonomics authors.
1. The GAO is the Government Accountability Office, not the Government Accounting Office. Not a huge deal but something you should probably know before running for Congress.
2. The takedown of the completely fabricated $1,761 clean energy bill lie is extremely well documented. It was made up by a libertarian CBS blogger on September ...
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