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October 30, 2007
Pelosi's Orwellian "Ministry of Truth"

The Hill reveals shocking Big Brother-esque (or should I say, Big Sister?) changes to transcripts of Pelosi's words by Pelosi's footsoldiers:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is finessing her support of Rep. Charles Rangel’s (D-N.Y.) controversial new tax bill, highlighting Democrats’ concern about how Republicans plan to use it in the 2008 elections.

Following the unveiling of arguably the most politically explosive domestic policy bill of the 110th Congress last Thursday, Pelosi seemed to wholeheartedly support the tax overhaul authored by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel.

“I certainly support his plan,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) said to the assembled reporters.

But when the transcript of the briefing came out, words were inserted — highlighted by brackets — clarifying that she supported his goal, if not his specific proposals.

The final transcript read: “I certainly support his plan [to begin tax reform.]”

The distinction is an important one. Rangel was immediately criticized by the GOP as he announced his highly controversial tax plan and Republicans started trying to tie the plan to Pelosi and the Democratic leadership.

The change makes it clear that the House’s Democratic leader is supporting only the concept of changing tax laws, not every one of Rangel’s proposed changes, which would raise taxes for people with higher incomes and cut them for those with lower incomes.

The change didn’t take. Stories in The Associated Press and Congressional Quarterly (CQ) ran the initial quote.

The Federal News Service and LexisNexis transcripts don’t include the change. The CQ transcript, which notes at the top, “AS RELEASED BY REP. PELOSI’S OFFICE,” does include the after-the-fact change in brackets.

Republicans criticized the change, but irritated Pelosi aides said too much is being made of an innocent change that was not intended to deceive.

There's no excuse for this. Obviously, Democrats see this tax plan as being a liability for their party and thus are trying to rewrite history and soften their leadership's support for it.

Down with Brother Brother.
Down with Brother Brother.
Down with Brother Brother.

Posted by Matt Margolis at 01:00 PM | Comments (5) | Track


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Posted by: mack55 [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 30, 2007 08:46 PM

Of course republicans are against Rangel's plan for lower taxes. Republicans are notorious for stealing from the poor and giving to the rich.

Posted by: Hermis Udokop at October 30, 2007 09:14 PM

Hermis - the top 10% pay 50% of the taxes now. The bottom 30% don't pay anything. Idiot.

Posted by: Kahn [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 30, 2007 10:40 PM

"Republicans are notorious for stealing from the poor and giving to the rich." Hermis Udokop

Let's see, the government takes part of my income, which I have earned by providing valuable goods and services to rich and poor alike, and gives it to someone else. Explain to me again how I'm stealing???

Posted by: phnx [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 30, 2007 11:00 PM

The bottom 30% don't pay anything. Idiot.

Actually, Kahn, many, if not most of them pay "less than nothing". When my youngest daughter got divorced back in the late 90's, moved in with us for 2 years and went back to college, I gave her a part-time job instead of simply giving her money out of my after-tax income. I paid her $200.00 a week for paying bills, answering the phone when she wasn't in class, and doing filing and busy work in my office. By the time the Earned Income Credit was factored in, her net bi-weekly pay was $192. At the end of the year she got a tax refund of over $1,500.00. So, on a gross income of $10,400.00, she netted $11,484.00. If I had taken that money as income and simply "given" her $200 a week, Uncle Sam would have siphoned off close to $3 grand right off the top.

Walter Williams has a great article this morning at TownHall.com refuting one of the Left's favorite canards that "the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer".

Posted by: Retired Spook [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 31, 2007 08:17 AM