Why is Blaine Luetkemeyer still lying about a "$3k carbon tax"?
Submitted by .Sean on May 1, 2009 - 2:44pm
How many times will Luetkemeyer repeat the completely false claim about a $3k carbon tax before the mainstream media call him on it?
At this point, I don't think Luetkemeyer and his staff can pretend that they're the victims of bad talking points from dishonest GOP leaders. It's been debunked by innumerable nonpartisan organizations, other media -- and even the MIT professor that authored the study cited by Luetkemeyer.
It's infuriating.
For a little background on Luetkemeyer's lies, check out any of these articles:
- PolitiFact.com GOP full of hot air about Obama's "light switch tax"
- MIT Scientist: Republicans Misusing My Climate Change Paper
- Wall Street Journal: MIT to Republicans: Lay off the Scaremongering on Climate Costs
- TPM Media: Republicans: We Stand By Our Distortion of MIT Study
- NY Times: A brawl over numbers breaks out in cap-and-trade debate
- The Business Insider: Republicans Flat Out Lying About Cap And Trade
- Las Vegas Sun: Pants on Fire: Study’s author says Ensign, others wrong
- The Wonk Room: Editor: ‘I’m Embarrassed’ I Published Bachmann’s Lying Column
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