Tuesday, November 17, 2009

It would be funnier if it wasn't true

Apparently someone FINALLY got through to at least one MSM outlet. ABCNews (not exactly a right-wing shill organization, see:Charlie Gibson) decided to ACTUALLY DO ITS FUCKING JOB FINALLY and analyzed the 'claims' about 'jobs created' at recovery.org. Here is a sample of what they found (entire article in link)

Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona's 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that's what the Web site set up by the Obama administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says. Discrepancies on government web site call into question stimulus spending.There's one problem, though: There is no 15th congressional district in Arizona; the state has only eight districts.
Oops, well anyone can make one mistake, surely there isn't anymore embaressing data on that site...

recovery.gov says $34 million in stimulus money has been spent in Arizona's 86th congressional district in a project for the Navajo Housing authority, which is actually located in the 1st congressional district.
Once again, embaressing but hey at least the district is actually REAL they just had a typo, because we all know that the 8 and 6 key on the computer is right next to the 1 key... it can't get anymore embaressing than that right? Well...

In Oklahoma, recovery.gov lists more than $19 million in spending -- and 15 jobs created -- in yet more congressional districts that don't exist.

In Iowa, it shows $10.6 million spent – and 39 jobs created -- in nonexistent districts.

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In Connecticut's 42nd district (which also does not exist), the Web site claims 25 jobs created with zero stimulus dollars.
Oh God...
The list of spending and job creation in fictional congressional districts extends to U.S. territories as well.
Great...

$68.3 million spent and 72.2 million spent in the 1st congressional district of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

$8.4 million spent and 40.3 jobs created in the 99th congressional district of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

$1.5 million spent and .3 jobs created in the 69th district and $35 million for 142 jobs in the 99th district of the Northern Mariana Islands.

$47.7 million spent and 291 jobs created in Puerto Rico's 99th congressional district.

Ok I'm debating if I should laugh, cry, or get up and throw my laptop against the wall (don't worry Dad I'm not really thinking that last one). Once again, these idiots can't figure out how to spend this Payoff to Obama's cronies I mean Stimulus Package and we want to put them in charge of healthcare? 1/6 of the fucking economy in the US?!?!? Do you people have a deathwish? Shit at the rate he's going 2010 might be too late.

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