Tea Party Hypocrisy? Some Lawmakers With Tea Party Ties Are on the Government Dole

[Purveyor]

The Tea Party swept into the 112th Congress with promises of cutting government spending. But according to a report out today, at least five lawmakers with Tea Party connections have been longtime recipients of federal agricultural subsidies.

"There's nothing too surprising about hypocrisy in Washington," Ken Cook, president of Environmental Working Group, told ABC News. "This particular group, you not only have to look at the hypocrisy but you need to watch your wallet."

While the majority of American farmers receive no government money at all, at least 23 current members of congress or their families have received government money for their farms -- combining for more than $12 million since 1995 according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group.

The biggest recipient was Rep. Stephen Fincher, a Republican from Frog Jump, Tenn.
While the self-described Tea Party patriot lists his occupation as "farmer" and "gospel singer" in the Congressional Directory, he doesn't mention that his family has received more than $3 million in farm subsidies from 1995 to 2009, according to the Environmental Working Group.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tea-party-hypocrisy-lawmakers-tea-party-ties-government/story?id=13259014

[nykym]

1. I'll bet that

most of those subsidies are for NOT growing crops!

[denverbill]

2. You can bet ag subsidies are one entitlement they won't cut to get their $100 billion.n/t

[craigmatic]

3. Don't you know? Farmers think they deserve the subsidies and don't consider it welfare.

But it is.

[Kennah]

4. Nothing New About Tea Baggers and Hypocrisy

In my state of Washington, GOP Senate hopeful and Tea Bag darling Clint Didier was exposed for his hypocrisy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Didier#2010_candidacy_for_U.S._Senate
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012416668_didier22m.html
http://www.seattlepi.com/connelly/425447_JOEL23.html