Posted on 11/30/2011 8:52:31 PM PST by PhilipFreneau
Glenn Beck Smears Ron Paul With Half-Truths About Paul's Earmarks.
Today on his radio show Glenn Beck and his staff declared that Ron Paul is the "earmark king", and labeled Paul a hypocrit. Beck correctly stated that Paul adds many earmarks to spending bills, and then votes against the spending bills. What Beck left out (either by deceit or by ignorance) is that earmarks do not increase the size of a budget. The money allocated for a budget is set by the Appropriations Committee prior to any allocation or earmark. All money not allocated or earmarked is not deleted from the budget, but rather is turned over the the executive branch to spend as it sees fit.
According to Wikipedia [re. Earmark], "Scott Frisch and Sean Kelly point out that directing money to particular purposes is a core constitutional function of Congress. If Congress does not make a specific allocation, the task falls to the executive branch; there is no guarantee that the allocation made by executive agencies will be superior to Congress's. Presidents and executive officials can use the allocation of spending to reward friends and punish enemies." They also warned the "Tea Party's Anti-Earmark Crusade Gives More Power to President Obama".
Those are important points. Unallocated money has no transparency, and therefore can be used by the President to reward friends and punish enemies, without public scrutiny. Therefore, by earmarking as much as he can, Ron Paul is increasing the transparency of government spending. Until the Congress passes a law that requires all unallocated money to be deleted from the budget and returned to the Treasury, Congressman Paul is doing all he can do to increase the transparency of federal expenditures.
Glenn Beck is constantly preaching to us about the importance of (honorable) character. Maybe Beck should practice what he preaches.
>>>Simply stated, earmarks are the currency of corruption on Capitol Hill.<<<
Nope. Over-budgeting is the currency of corruption on Capitol Hill. Earmarks simply make the over-budgeted money transparent.
>>>Watch “Seven Days In May” if you’re able to follow it.<<<
I’m pretty busy. Can you provide a summary?
If you don't think that this type of slimy tactic by Paul to buy votes in his district and also keep his clueless followers believing he is pure, you are as morally bankrupt as he is. This is a stunt that needs more and more exposure to demonstrate what a typical politician and cracked pot Paul is.
Just posted this to Beck’s FB page:
Glenn, Long time fan and view your work vital. I’ve known and respected Ron Paul since ‘83 and consider him one of the few trustworthy men in Malfunction Junction. That said, I just read the following post at FreeRepublic and need to know if it is correct: (Your post here).
Added this:
Not that it will matter much, but one of my earliest ancestors was an associate of and fought beside a man you claim to greatly admire — as we all should: George Washington.
His name was John Carpenter and his story is here:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohguerns/johncarpenter.html
>>>IBTZ?<<<
I wasn’t aware this was an anti-Paul website. In fact, FR has long been recognized as a conservative web site. Paul is a true conservative.
Yeah. I’m sure you’re busy, troll.
They all need to quit spending money. Doesn’t matter whether it is in anyone’s budget or allocation or who requested it. Shut it down.
Conservatives don't take money from Stormfront.
Paul is a moonbat truther! That is incompatible with being a conservative.
>>>Yeah. I’m sure you’re busy, troll.<<<
Troll? LOL. I have been posting on FR since 2000, like you.
I would call it “a slight deflection from the truth”
just to be polite.
Hey Mom. Uncle Ron smells like pee again.
Yes, however that is not the issue at hand. Beck made an observation, I agreed and then you said it was a lie.
Which part of what Beck said and I agreed with is a lie.
Paul IS the earmark king of congress, it is a fact, it is a given.
I've seen a dozen FReeper trolls from 1998 disappear in the last three months.
Pee and poop.
So what? That's like a thief saying "If I didn't steal from the unguarded store, someone else would have". A corrupt practice is a corrupt practice, and it should not be rationalized away.
And I say that as someone who has very little use for Glenn Beck.
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