GMA Underscores Tea Party Hypocrisy

Good Morning America took on the tea party movement Thursday, showing how these seemingly anti-government politicians (who work for the government) take millions of dollars in federal subsidies (h/t Mediaite).

ABC’s senior political correspondent Jonathan Karl reported “the Tea Party movement is all about slashing federal spending, but at least five House members with Tea Party connections have themselves collected more than $100,000 each in federal farm subsidies, totalling more than $8 million since 1995.”

The subsidies are included in a report out Thursday by the Environmental Working Group. “We need a better system,” said Rep. Stephen Fincher, a Tennessee Republican whose family farm has received more than $3 million in subsidies, with more than $100,000 going directly to the Congressman himself. Asked directly if he’d refuse to take any further subsidies, he dodged the question. Others said the farm subsidies–totalling $16 billion–need to cut if not eliminated.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.