Lets face it, words matter. That is why the GOP spends so much money on creating the perfect messaging.
So what happens when a republican goes off message and admits the truth? The media jumps all over it correct? Well sure, if the media actually cared about the truth
On 11/7/2010, several republican's said the following:
"We don't have a revenue problem. We have a spending problem," as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
"The election result reflected the fact that people get Washington does not have a revenue problem. It's got a spending problem," Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va.
"We do not have a revenue problem. We have a spending problem. Let's focus on the problem," Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
It is not like this was a single occurance, this is the republican message day in and day out.
On 4/13/2011, John Boehner said:
Washington Has a Spending Problem That Hurts Job Creation, Not a Revenue Problem
The republican's have kept on message. We don't have a revenue problem, we just spend to much.
On Monday, April 25th, Speaker Boehner is asked about oil subsidies during an ABC interview. His answer caught the attention of the media and President Obama because he suggested the $4 billion in big-oil subsidies should be repealed... everyone apparently fell over in disbeleif and didn't actually bother listening to what he said:
"It's certainly something we should be looking at, We're in a time when the federal government's short on revenues. They ought to be paying their fair share."
Wait, really? The government is short on revenues? Corporations ought to be paying their fair share?
John Boehner wasn't just off-message on big-oil, he admitted the country has a revenue problem after months and months of careful messaging to the contrary...
... and the media just looks the other way