So, what's the definition of a Flake?

[Cigar]

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/imgs/2013/130423-flake-the-fake.jpg

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/imgs/2013/130423-flake-letter.jpg

Arizona senator told mother of theater shooting victim that he supported gun background checks, then voted against them.

Sen. Jeff Flake sent a handwritten note to Caren Teves, whose son died during the theater shooting massacre in Aurora, Colo. In it, he said he was 'truly sorry' for the loss of her son and that 'strengthening background checks is something we agree on.' But then he voted against the bill.



One of the U.S. senators who voted against gun control legislation Wednesday lied to a heartbroken mother whose son was killed in the Aurora, Colo., movie massacre, she says.

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake sent Caren Teves a handwritten note last week saying he was “truly sorry” for the loss of her son and that “strengthening background checks is something we agree on.”

Then, just days later, he helped kill a bill that would do just that.

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“My husband and I invited him to our home to sit in our son’s chair, his empty chair ... feel the emptiness and have dinner with us and discuss this,” she said. Flake initially responded with a form letter but later followed up with a note.

“I am truly sorry for your deep loss,” the letter states. “... While we may not agree on every solution, strengthening background checks is something we agree on.”



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/senator-lied-mom-shooting-vic-backing-gun-laws-article-1.1322460#ixzz2REXZ1qYm



... and who are they calling a Prop ...?

I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation Conservatives call a "Lie".

[jillian]

that's almost as good as paul ryan's letter begging for stimulus funds for his district because the funds would "create jobs".

[GrassrootsConservative]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=flake+definition

[Chris]

This thread is flakey.

[Cigar]

This thread is flakey.



Yea I'm sure the letter is a forgery and that Sen Flake will be filing a Defamation of Character law suite before the courts close today.

We'll wait for the Breaking News.

[Chris]

Yea I'm sure the letter is a forgery and that Sen Flake will be filing a Defamation of Character law suite before the courts close today.

We'll wait for the Breaking News.

The flakiness is the attempt to find hypocrisy where none likely exists. Ever think maybe what he meant by strengthening background checks differed from the bill voted down? There was no lie.

[Cigar]

The flakiness is the attempt to find hypocrisy where none likely exists. Ever think maybe what he meant by strengthening background checks differed from the bill voted down? There was no lie.



:f_cheers: Nice Try

[Chris]

:f_cheers: Nice Try

Thanks, glad you appreciate it.

[Cigar]

Thanks, glad you appreciate it.



Are you kidding, how couldn't I ...

[nic34]

http://thepoliticalforums.com/images/icons/icon3.png So, what's the definition of a Flake?

My dumass senator....

[GrassrootsConservative]

My dumass senator....

:D "dumass"

[killianr1]

that's almost as good as paul ryan's letter begging for stimulus funds for his district because the funds would "create jobs". That is rich.
At least $55 billion of U.S. stimulus funds that President Barack Obama promised would jumpstart the economy and put Americans back to work will likely be lost to waste, fraud and abuse, according to an investigation that reviewed thousands of programs nationwide.
Already, at least $5.5 billion of the administration’s massive $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have gone to wasteful projects across the country, including a $3 million turtle crossing in northern Florida, the $10 million renovation of an abandoned train station that has been shut for three decades and 10,000 dead people getting Social Security stimulus checks Then you can add all the failed green investments http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/02/13/michigan-battery-firm-lg-chem-returns-842k-in-stimulus-funds-after-waste-allegations/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/22/news/economy/obama-energy-bankruptcies/index.html Obama was wasting it every where, with no results. I really don't think you should bring up the stimulus.

[Cigar]

That is rich. Then you can add all the failed green investments http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/02/13/michigan-battery-firm-lg-chem-returns-842k-in-stimulus-funds-after-waste-allegations/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/22/news/economy/obama-energy-bankruptcies/index.html Obama was wasting it every where, with no results. I really don't think you should bring up the stimulus.

As long as the Wins ... are more than the Failures.

Welcome to Governing ... where the Fearless Rome

[nic34]

That is rich. Then you can add all the failed green investments http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/02/13/michigan-battery-firm-lg-chem-returns-842k-in-stimulus-funds-after-waste-allegations/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/22/news/economy/obama-energy-bankruptcies/index.html Obama was wasting it every where, with no results. I really don't think you should bring up the stimulus.


But a spokesman for the Energy Department said that agency has dozens of programs that funded over 1,300 companies in the renewable energy space, and that less than 1% have gone bankrupt -- also true.
So just how many federally-funded energy companies have failed?
A total of five have gone bankrupt, according to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. All of the failed companies that the Committee identified came from just two programs that received significant dollar amounts from the Department of Energy. Those two programs funded 63 firms. The other 58 are still in business. That's a failure rate of about 8%.

You should read your own sources...

[BB-35]

guess no one changes their mind in ceegars and nic's world