Racist Ron has been flying first class on YOUR dollar

[TigerToMany]

And there are tons of news articles to prove it. On the other hand, when Obama was a senator, he flew to DC using his own money. Rethuglicans have been stealing from this country for years, while it is ONLY the democrats who care about America.

[baldguy]

1. Why can't he flap his arms and fly himself?

[Ecumenist]

2. Baldguy is right..buzzards can fly, so why not Ron?

[fasttense]

3. It is interesting that this anti-government assistance, lover of psychotic Ayn Rand

takes assistance from the many people who pay their taxes.

What a big bag of hyperbolic, hypocritical crap Ron Paul remains.

[TigerToMany]

4. Also Ron Paul has proposed for more earmarks than anybody in the history of congress.

Another inconvenient fact for the paul-bots

$8 million from federal taxpayers for Recreational Fishing Piers.
$2.5 million from taxpayers for "new benches, trash receptacles, bike racks, decorative street lighting."
$2.5 million from taxpayers to modify medians and sidewalks for an "Economically Disadvantaged" area.
$2.5 million from federal taxpayers for a "Revelation Missionary Baptist Community Outreach Center."
$38 million in multiple requests for literacy programs to "encourage parents to read aloud to their children."
$18 million from federal taxpayers for a Commuter Rail Preliminary Engineering Phase (light rail).
$4 million from federal taxpayers for the "Trails and Sidewalks Connectivity Initiative."
$11 million from federal taxpayers for a "Community-Based Job Training Program."
$2 million from federal taxpayers for a "Clean Energy" pilot project.
$5 million from federal taxpayers in order to build a parking garage.
$1.2 million for a "Low-income working families Day Care Program"
$4.5 million from federal taxpayers for a new Youth Fair facility.

http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Ron-Paul-s-Earmarks

Ron Paul is a liar, a thief, and a bigot. It's actually surprising that he's not the rethuglican front runner.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

5. This story is coming up on The Last word next,

Lawrence said it is really bad!

[elleng]

6. Didn't happen that way.

Check out discussion at Lawrence show.

[joshcryer]

7. I want to find a link to this Lawrence show, I can't find it anywhere.

I mean "Lawrence debunked it!" is posted in every single news article that I can find that references this.

[elleng]

8. Here:

http://thelastword.msnbc.msn.com/

[joshcryer]

10. I call BS, Lawrence says that the AP article doesn't mention the upgrades:

The AP article says, "Upgrades to first-class with cheaper fares are possible, at times limited to available seats days before the flight. But those upgrades are not guaranteed and some require ticket changes at the airport, according to the airline's frequent flyer rules." Lawrence is taking the word of a Ron Paul staffer over anyone else, and is not thorough here. The AP article does in fact say what Lawrence says it doesn't say.

[Pisces]

9. No he didn't and Lawrence O'Donnell debunked that this evening. He purchases a regular seat and uses

his miles or his elite status on Continental to upgrade. When I traveled a lot I also got upgraded by Continental if a seat was available due to elite status.

[joshcryer]

11. The AP article said that. Staffers saying he did the upgrades. It's unlikely.

First class seats aren't always available (especially to DC!), I bet that they're spinning hard on this one.

[Pisces]

12. A sitting Senator is going to be upgraded every time there is an available seat. That is the way is.

You can't be angry or begrudge a Senator some perks. I do not think Ron Paul purchased first class tickets and further more
I could care less if he did or if any other Senators did. I have traveled a lot and if I could go first class I would. The regular
seats suck.

[joshcryer]

13. Yes, the point is that there's no evidence all the seats were available to upgrade.