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Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2015
Instagram posts stated on February 27, 2024 in a post on Instagram:
“Your legal name is in fact a corporation. This is why you always see your name written in ALL CAPS.”
By Madison Czopek• March 1, 2024
Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview:
"We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools.
By Dave Umhoefer• October 2, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website:
The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels."
By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2013
Sovereign Citizens United stated on August 12, 2011 in a web post:
U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
By Eric Stirgus• September 2, 2011
Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.”
By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022
Elissa Slotkin stated on August 09, 2024 in Meta ad:
Mike Rogers “left Michigan to trade on his D.C. connections, helping Chinese tech companies get access to the U.S.”
By Caleb McCullough• August 23, 2024
Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad:
Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training."
By Tom Kertscher• August 24, 2014
Fred Clark stated on February 01, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges."
By Dave Umhoefer• February 5, 2012
Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2023 in a Facebook post:
A $2 million grant for Georgia’s DeKalb County amounts to a “private takeover of election offices.”
By Amy Sherman• March 15, 2023
John McCain stated on August 03, 2010 in a report:
Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'"  
By Willoughby Mariano• September 13, 2010
Chain email stated on June 26, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet:
Says Barack Obama said that "ordinary men and women are too small-minded to govern their own affairs" and that individuals should "surrender their rights to an all-powerful sovereign."
By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2014
Kathleen Falk stated on February 08, 2012 in a speech announcing her candidacy:
Says Scott Walker enacted "the biggest cuts to education in our state’s history."
By Dave Umhoefer• February 19, 2012
Gary Johnson stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla.:
"We're bankrupt."
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson• September 23, 2011
Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech:
"Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."
By Eric Stirgus• February 11, 2014
Mark Pocan stated on June 30, 2020 in a tweet:
"Our country and Constitution was built on a foundational separation of church and state."
By D.L. Davis• July 17, 2020
Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in various web pages:
Says Florida U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson are Socialists.
By Katie Sanders• September 2, 2011
Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:
“The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”
By Hope Karnopp• April 24, 2024
Michael Rosen stated on May 19, 2011 in a blog posting:
Wisconsin’s technical college graduates "have a higher employment rate and starting salaries" than four-year college graduates nationwide.
By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2011
Chain email stated on November 27, 2012 in a chain email.:
Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties.
By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2012

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