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Harold Metts

Harold Metts

False

Don't bet on it

Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education." 

Travis Rowley

Travis Rowley

False

Not tied to any party

"Martin Luther King was a Republican."

Einer Elhauge

Einer Elhauge

Mostly True

And our Founding Father Presidents approved

"In 1790, the first Congress, which was packed with framers, required all ship owners to provide medical insurance for seamen; in 1798, Congress also required seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. In 1792, Congress enacted a law mandating that all able-bodied citizens obtain a firearm."

Chain e-mail

Chain e-mail

Pants on Fire!

Good joke. Don't believe it.

"What is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not . . . a Congress!"

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Pants on Fire!

Burned by the "History" channel

"When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: 'Yeah, we're open.'"

John Loughlin

John Loughlin

Mostly False

Exponential? And what about Reagan's tax INCREASES?

After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth."

Anthony Gemma

Anthony Gemma

False

Trend? What trend?

Rhode Island voters are moving away from the Democratic party to non-affiliation

Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

False

Umm, Clinton's last six years were with a GOP Congress

"When George Bush took office, President Clinton, a Democrat, and the Democratic Congress at the time had left an annual budget that was in surplus."

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