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stated on January 8, 2013 on Facebook
In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
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By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
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stated on December 16, 2012 a Facebook posting
"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 6, 2013
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stated on December 15, 2012 an internet message
"Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 23, 2012
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stated on November 20, 2012 a post on Facebook
A precinct in the Allen West-Patrick Murphy recount has "7 registered voters in Guatemalan community and the tally showed 900 voted!!!!!"
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By Amy Sherman • November 20, 2012
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stated on July 21, 2012 a post on the Internet
"USA is #1 in gun violence."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2012
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stated on July 21, 2012 on the Internet
"Nearly 100,000 people get shot every year. That's 270 people a day and 87 dead."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2012
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stated on July 3, 2012 on the Internet
"75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2012
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stated on July 2, 2012 on the Internet
"In 1950, corporations paid $3 in taxes for every $1 by a worker. Today, they pay 22 cents for every $1 by a worker."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2012
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stated on June 10, 2012 a widely circulated posting
"Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in U.S. are illegals."
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By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2012
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stated on June 19, 2012 on the Internet
"Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2012
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stated on June 15, 2012 a Facebook post
"Vagina. Because apparently, saying that word in the Michigan State House of Representatives can get you a two-day ban from speaking on the floor."
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By Molly Moorhead • June 19, 2012
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stated on June 18, 2012 on the Internet
"More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2012
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stated on April 13, 2012 a Facebook post
"Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."
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By Molly Moorhead • June 18, 2012
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stated on May 22, 2012 on the Internet
Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2012
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stated on April 27, 2012 a Facebook post
Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2012
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stated on April 24, 2012 a Facebook post
"Bank of America could create 878,300 jobs with benefits if they spent their 2010 bonuses on job creation."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2012
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stated on April 19, 2012 a Facebook post
"In 1993 the Republicans embraced a health platform that proudly features an individual mandate as its main component."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2012
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stated on March 30, 2012 a post on Facebook
"In April 1997, there was a ‘gas out’ conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight."
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By Erin O'Neill • April 15, 2012
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stated on April 4, 2012 a post on Facebook
"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012
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stated on November 17, 2011 Facebook
1 percent of Americans are millionaires. 47 percent of House Reps. are millionaires. 56 percent of Senators are millionaires.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2011
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