All posts tagged "Economic Stimulus"

During an appearance in New Hampshire on Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) told a crowd of potential supporters that the Recovery Act "didn't create any jobs, as far as I can tell."

Now the squawking about the economic stimulus has moved onto stoking racist fears about ACORN. And yes, I mean racist---speaking as someone who hails from the land of race-obsessed crazy white people, I can speak with assurance that the "community organizer" thing and endless squawking about ACORN during the election was old-fashioned dog whistle racism. Your average wingnut had never even heard of ACORN before we had a black candidate for President. And "ACORN" is being used as a battle cry now because of the racist implications that have been attached to that word. But, as Media Matters reports, ACORN isn't actually mentioned in the bill.