Senator Lincoln's Rhetoric Doesn't Match Reality During AETN Debate

For
Immediate Release
October 13, 2010
Contact: Patrick Creamer (501) 227-0062

Blanche Lincoln Claims to be an
“Independent Voice,” Yet Supports Obama 95% of the Time
Senator Lincoln’s rhetoric doesn’t match
reality during AETN debate

Little Rock—While John Boozman touted his record
of standing up to the President’s Big Government agenda at today’s debate,
Senator Lincoln continued to hide from her consistent support of every item on
President Obama’s wish list.

“The idea that Senator Lincoln is an “independent
voice” is nothing but laughable. She’s voted for the President’s agenda 95% of
time.  You can’t fool Arkansans,
Senator.  Blanche Lincoln is entitled to
her own opinions, but not her own facts and her rhetoric simply doesn’t match
reality,”  said Sarah Huckabee Sanders,
Campaign Manager for Boozman for Arkansas.

REALITY vs. BLANCHE’S RHETORIC

Blanche
Lincoln’s Misleading Mantra:

BLANCHE’S RHETORIC: “I’m an independent voice for
Arkansas”

REALITY: Senator Blanche Lincoln votes with President Obama 95% of the time
(Congressional Quarterly)

Blanche
Lincoln’s Misleading Defense of the “Stimulus”:

BLANCHE’S RHETORIC: “Infrastructure and tax cuts
for small businesses… is where the majority of the recovery dollars went.”

REALITY: Only 8% of the Stimulus funds went to
Infrastructure funding.

Blanche
Lincoln’s Misleading Claim “ObamaCare is Deficit Neutral”:

BLANCHE’S RHETORIC:: “I’ve fought hard to make
sure the healthcare bill will reduce deficits and it does.”

REALITY: You cannot create a massive federal
entitlement program with a $1.5 trillion price tag without adding to the
already excessive budget deficit.

Blanche
Lincoln’s Misleading Claim about Social Security and Medicare:

BLANCHE’S RHETORIC: “I’ve worked hard to make
sure we preserve Medicare and Social Security.”

REALITY: According to
a letter from CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf to Speaker Pelosi (March 20,
2010), Medicare spending will be cut under Obamacare by $8,980 per enrollee
over the next ten years (estimating $528 billion in Medicare cuts, which was
divided by 58.8 million enrollees, the Medicare Trustees’ prediction for 2018
enrollment).

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