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Originally Posted by Matt 26z
I'd like to see this quoted in a news story from the election. McCain made the "I'll make them famous" statement all the time, but I don't recall Obama being all that aggressive against earmarks. I certainly don't remember him ever saying he would put an end to them.
But if these quotes do exist, the Republicans of GFY should have no problem finding them.
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McCain said that he would point everyone out that had ear marks in a bill and make THEM famous... not Obama. I don't know the details, but there is a way they add ear marks to a bill anonymously... i believe this is what he was talking about specifically.
Obama said time and time again that he would not sign any bill with ear marks. This was a big part of the campaign, the babble about government waste, deficit spending etc.... and he didn't add any earmarks to any bills last year because of this very reason.