BOB KERREY’S LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIGHER TAXES Last week, Bob Kerrey’s campaign told the Lincoln Journal Star that the former Senator supports tax relief for middle class families in Nebraska, but it’s just phony campaign rhetoric considering Kerrey actually cast the deciding vote for the largest tax increase ever. In fact, the Clinton White House even joked that they might rename a room in honor of Mr. Kerrey for his deciding vote on this massive tax increase on families and small businesses in the Cornhusker State. As The New York Times reports: “So with only his vote separating victory from defeat, the White House staged a frantic campaign to convince Mr. Kerrey that, yes, a moral consensus could still be achieved. It started with a 90-minute meeting with Mr. Clinton this morning in the White House living quarters. Officials were so solicitous that they moved Mr. Kerrey’s car in…
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Experience Nebraska Can’t Afford
Kerrey Claims He Has the “Experience” To Lower College Tuition Rates, Yet Under His Watch Tuition At The New School Skyrocketed By 60 Percent During a recent television interview, liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey tried to turn his experience running one of America’s most radical universities for the last dozen years into a strength, saying: “There is a substantial amount that can be done from my experience running a university to lower the cost of higher education, as well.” Since Kerrey has been associated with the left-wing school in New York City, tuition skyrocketed by 60 percent. Meanwhile, Kerrey’s salary went up by an eye-popping 254%, not to mention the $3 million golden parachute he received when he left the University. As KOLN-TV Lincoln reports: CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO “People in New York and San Francisco may consider a 60% tuition hike a good deal, but to those who live in the…
Like The New York Giants, Liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey Heads To San Francisco
Senator Feinstein Is Hosting A Posh Fundraiser For Bob Kerrey In San Francisco After living in New York City for over a decade, liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey will head to San Francisco to sharpen his liberal credentials as Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco) will host a posh fundraiser today for Mr. Kerrey and his liberal allies. For a mere $15,000 any liberal from San Francisco can personally claim they’re a friend of Bob Kerrey, while for $35,000 any Bay Area liberal can be an official sponsor of Kerrey’s campaign to “represent” the hard-working people of Nebraska in the U.S. Senate. Notably, last week Kerrey wanted to keep outside money from entering Nebraska but now he has no problem collecting donations in San Francisco. “Last week, Democrat Bob Kerrey wanted to keep outside money out of Nebraska yet today he’s collecting cash from Dianne Feinstein’s liberal friends in San Francisco,” said…
Nebraska Republican Senate Primary
“I congratulate State Senator Fischer on winning the Nebraska Republican Senate Primary, and look forward to her election in November. The difference in this race couldn’t be more clear. Deb is a small business rancher, mother and conservative leader who believes we need to spend less, balance our budget and repeal ObamaCare, while her opponent supports bigger government and higher taxes. It’s time to restore fiscal sanity and enact pro-jobs policies in Washington and we can do that with Deb Fischer as the next U.S. Senator from Nebraska.” – U.S. Senator John Cornyn, NRSC Chairman BACKGROUND…. Deb Fischer’s conservative record: · Passed the largest tax cut in Nebraska · Opposes the failed stimulus · Opposes ObamaCare · Supports a balanced budget amendment · A+ rating from the National Rifle Association · Has a perfect pro-life voting record Kerrey’s far-left record: · Bob Kerrey believes ObamaCare didn’t go far enough · Kerrey is vehemently opposed to a balanced budget…
Bob Kerrey Admits He Worked For A Company That Tried To Exploit A Loophole To Gain TARP Funds
Kerrey Served On The Board Of Directors For Genworth, Which Tried To Get TARP Funds During the financial meltdown in 2008, liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey served on the board of Genworth and this past weekend, Kerrey admitted to KHAS-TV that his company attempted to exploit a loophole in order to receive TARP funds. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO During the interview, this slick speaking New Yorker tried to convince Nebraskans that he was doing the FDIC a favor by purchasing a bank in Minnesota. Additionally, Nebraska Watchdog recently reported that Genworth, who was paying Kerrey over $200,000 a year to advise the company, unsuccessfully tried to exploit a loophole to gain TARP funding. The story notes, Project on Government Oversight – a nonpartisan government watchdog group – was critical of Genworth’s actions, saying they were “trying to jump on the gravy train.” As Nebraska Watchdog reports: A fundraiser…
Liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey Convinces Ben Nelson To Support The Buffett Tax
As Nebraskans finish their taxes, liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey started a petition that convinced Ben Nelson – who recently opposed this Buffett tax – to support this job-killing tax. Nelson voted this evening in support of the Buffett Tax increase which according to the Wall Street Journal does virtually nothing to the national deficit, and does nothing to create a single job or lower gas prices. Additionally, newspapers, economists and political commentators around the country have derided this vote as “total gimmickry,” “a ruse,” “a publicity stunt,” “a hoax,” and “a sham.” “The Buffett Tax doesn’t create a single Nebraska job, it does nothing to lower our gas prices, and it does virtually nothing to put a dent in our government’s debt, yet Bob Kerrey is ecstatic about this political stunt,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. BACKGROUND … The Buffett Tax Creates Zero Jobs THE…
KERREY SAID IT: Liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey Said He Knew His Neighbors Better In New York Than In Nebraska
Kerrey Claims That New Yorkers Are More Friendly Than Nebraskans After serving in the United States Senate for 12 years, where he assembled a more liberal record than Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid, Bob Kerrey immediately left Washington, not for Nebraska but for New York City. After living in Greenwich Village for four years, Kerrey proudly proclaimed that the people were nicer in New York and that he knew his Manhattan neighbors better than his former neighbors in Nebraska. As The Villager reports in 2005: “[Kerrey] waxed euphoric about the Village neighborhood: ‘Actually, you get to know your neighbors here better than we did in Nebraska. That’s because you walk around a lot, and there are so many shops, and you get to know many of the shopkeepers.’ He does a lot of listening, he says, and he finds the community response to his interests ‘transparent and honest.’” (Ed Gold,…
If You Want To See Who Bob Kerrey Will Stand With In The Senate, See Who He’s Standing With Today
Reid, Schumer & Top Senate Liberals Raise Money For Embattled Kerrey After making a backroom deal with Harry Reid, liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey is coming to Washington to cash in on some of the promises that the Democrat Leader made to him. And if Nebraskans want to see who Bob Kerrey will stand side-by-side with if they send him to the Senate, they should see who he’s standing with at a fancy Capitol Hill fundraiser tonight. Reid, Schumer and their liberal colleagues will be hosting a fundraiser for their former colleague, where they will undoubtedly thank Kerrey – who supports Barack Obama’s government-run healthcare law and his job-killing cap-and-trade initiative – for deciding to “leave” New York City to run for the Senate in Nebraska. “Harry Reid made a slew of promises to get liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey to run for the Senate and this fundraiser with the liberal…
NRSC Statement On Bob Kerrey’s Flip-Flop Decision To Run For The U.S. Senate
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Communications Director Brian Walsh issued the following statement in response to reports that Democrat Leader Harry Reid has finally twisted Bob Kerrey’s arm enough to get him to run for the open U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska. “After making a backroom deal to get Nebraska’s senior senator to vote for ObamaCare, it appears Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid has made a deal with an even more liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey. “As Nebraskans reacquaint themselves with Kerrey they will quickly recognize that living in Greenwich Village for so many years tends to change a person. Whether it’s his support for cap-and-trade, his advocacy for a government-run health care system or his desire to raise taxes on Nebraska small businesses, Bob Kerrey is a loyal supporter of the Obama agenda and he’s simply out-of-step with Nebraska.” BACKGROUND … A REVIEW OF LIBERAL DEMOCRAT BOB KERREY’S RECORD Bob…
What They Are Saying About Bob Kerrey’s Long Shot Bid For The U.S. Senate
With Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Hassebrook telling the Associated Press today that he’s “staying in the race, no matter who else enters it,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Communications Director Brian Walsh issued the following statement today regarding liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey’s possible candidacy for the U.S. Senate. “As Harry Reid and his liberal friends in Washington twist Bob Kerrey’s arm, it’s clear even Democrats in Nebraska are increasingly frustrated with this charade. Between Kerrey’s support for Barack Obama’s intrusive government-run healthcare law and his job-killing, cap-and-trade proposal, it’s no wonder that even Kerrey’s fellow Democrats don’t appear to have much confidence in his candidacy.” What Democrats Are Saying … DEMOCRAT CHUCK HASSEBROOK: ”Bob Kerrey is a man of integrity,” Hassebrook said in a statement Monday. “He told me as recently as a few days ago that he would assist my campaign. I gave up my seat on…
