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Californias Costly High Speed Rail Hoax (Conservative Using "People" are Studip Argument)
Big Government ^ | February 8, 2009 | Chuck DeVore

Posted on 02/08/2010 9:58:09 AM PST by C19fan

California has the worst bond rating in the nation, hovering just above junk bond status. .......................................................

Some people place a portion of California’s debt problem at the feet of voters who approve nearly every bond initiative, from $3 billion for an embryonic stem cell research bond to $10 billion in debt to build a high-speed rail system.

It’s hard to blame citizens of the Golden State for voting for debt when the most famous Californian, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, proclaims bonds “a gift from the future.” It’s also hard to blame voters for approving bonds when the bond ballot descriptions and arguments are chock full of shaky claims.

(Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; devore; rail; studip
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DeVore, who is running for the GOP nomination for Senate in California, uses the same exact argument as elitist leftist; the people are stupid and are being falsely led by the other side. Marx would be very proud of DeVore using a variation of his false consciousness argument. If the people are so easily misled then we should give up being a democracy. The people in California voted on these bond measures and approved them. That is because California is infested with big government liberals; I lived there for ten years. It is not because they are easily fooled or stupid.
1 posted on 02/08/2010 9:58:10 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan
What's Studip?
2 posted on 02/08/2010 10:02:48 AM PST by skimbell
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To: skimbell

Beef stew dip for chips????


3 posted on 02/08/2010 10:03:37 AM PST by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: skimbell

Served it at the Super Bowl party last night.....


4 posted on 02/08/2010 10:04:06 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Political Correctness Will Get Us All Killed)
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To: C19fan

Studip keyboards.................


5 posted on 02/08/2010 10:07:45 AM PST by Red Badger (Education makes people easy to lead, difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.)
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I lived there for ten years. It is not because they are easily fooled or stupid.

Well I've lived here 3x longer than you and I can honestly say that the people here are easily fooled AND stupid. Any state that votes for Obama in such overwhelming numbers has to be easily fooled and stupid.

And when just about every news show is about the state budget being in deficit, the state voters go out and approve bond measures on stem cell and high speed rail. If this isn't foolish and stupid, then tell me what is.

Most of the people I know are, if not stupid woefully ignorant and VERY easily fooled. I rest my case.
6 posted on 02/08/2010 10:11:40 AM PST by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough!)
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Dudditz!

I like this. The ID10t error, similar to PFM code.


7 posted on 02/08/2010 10:11:58 AM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
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To: C19fan

Linear solutions to area problems don’t work.


8 posted on 02/08/2010 10:12:55 AM PST by ctdonath2 (Pelosi is practically President; the Obama is just her talk show host.)
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To: C19fan; Tax-chick
(Conservative Using "People" are Studip Argument)


9 posted on 02/08/2010 10:14:07 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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Stukc on Studip


10 posted on 02/08/2010 10:15:12 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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To: skimbell

slang for retarded.


11 posted on 02/08/2010 10:16:56 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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I live and vote in Communefornia, and here’s how I vote.

1) Does it cost money?
- If Yes, then I vote NO!
- If No, then I consider it.

-End of rules.


12 posted on 02/08/2010 10:21:17 AM PST by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: skimbell

Tax supported high speed rail?


13 posted on 02/08/2010 10:23:12 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: skimbell
"What's Studip? "

Maybe it's some of that obama code...

obama bs decoder ring



14 posted on 02/08/2010 10:24:11 AM PST by FrankR (The ones of us who love AMERICA far outnumber those who love obama - your choice.)
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Studip is as studip does. This nmust be added to FR’s Lexicon.


15 posted on 02/08/2010 10:25:31 AM PST by afnamvet (Patriots Rising)
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>>I like this. The ID10t error, similar to PFM code<<

Keyboard to Chair Interface...


16 posted on 02/08/2010 10:26:35 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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Agreed. Actually, I do think people should use this as a rejoinder. It’s ridicule turned inside out.


17 posted on 02/08/2010 10:31:59 AM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
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"Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, proclaims bonds “a gift from the future.” "

OMG did he really say that? We should summarily toss him out of the Reublican party just for that...

Arnold.. it is THEFT from the future.

Why not just make a bond deal payable in the year 3000? Let THEM worry about it!

18 posted on 02/08/2010 10:32:20 AM PST by Mr. K (This administration IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY!)
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C19fan,

The majority of California voters absolutely are fools. They don't need the help of politicans to vote for stupid things. California voters in general believe in free lunches, with the two bond issues here - stem cell research and high speed trains - being perfect examples.

California voters view state bond issues as a bottomless piggie bank that they don't have to pay for. I see no indication of this opinion changing.

19 posted on 02/08/2010 10:33:53 AM PST by Thud
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To: NormsRevenge

LLO!


20 posted on 02/08/2010 10:34:33 AM PST by Rocky (Obama's policy: A thousand points of lies.)
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