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Former Obama economic advisor, Clinton Secretary of Labor, and Berkely Prof. Robert Reich claimed yesterday in his column at Salon.com that Fox News played a role in the conservative resurgence of 1994: In December 1994, Bill Clinton proposed a so-called middle-class bill of rights including more tax credits for families with children, expanded retirement accounts, and tax-deductible college tuition. Clinton had lost his battle for healthcare reform. Even worse, by that time the Dems had lost the House and Senate. Washington was riding a huge anti-incumbent wave. Right-wing populists were the ascendancy, with Newt Gingrich and Fox News leading the charge. Bill Clinton thought it desperately important to assure Americans he was on their side. But Prof. Reich overlooked one minor detail: Fox News Channel’s first broadcast wasn’t until October 7, 1996.
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I was gonna say. Until I read the last line. Looks like he's angling with that weasel Kucinich to impose the "fairness doctrine".
I heard this SOB on NPR yesterday with the line of the century, which I shall paraphrase:
Basically he admitted that when Clinton was elected, the prior recession was almost over when Billy Boy took office and when the economy recovered in full, Clinton took credit for it, and RIGHTFULLY SO, and he (Reich) was PROUD to be a part of it!
That's almost word for word.
Proud to be a fucking liar, hooray!
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