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House GOP To America:

Were Going To Hurt

Some People

Jul 27, 2011 | ByThinkProgress War Room

Violent Film Motivates House GOP As

They Push Us Toward Default

Aswe reported yesterday, Speaker Boehner is

having some trouble rounding up the votes for his

disastrous default bill. So much trouble that he had

to postpone todays planned vote until at least

tomorrow. (Good thing were not in a rush or

anything.)

In order to whip up support for the Boehner plan,

the Washington Post reported that yesterday the

GOP leadership played a clip from the Ben Affleck

flick The Town. Here are the details, via

ThinkProgress Judd Legum:

Ben Affleck:I need your help. I cant tell you what

it is. You can never ask me about it later. And

were going to hurt some people.

Jeremy Renner: Whose car are we going to take?

According to the Washington Post, Rep. Allen West

(R-FL) replied, Im ready to drive the car.

In the movie, the characters thenput on hockey

masks and bludgeon two men with sticks, then

shoot one man in the leg.

Quick Condemnation

The controversy lit up twitter last night, and today

Democratic leaders were quick to denounce the

showing of the clip and the message behind it.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL),

Chairwoman of the Democratic National

Committee:

When we set out to get our countrys deficit

problem in order and under control, we knew that

it would be a difficult debate. But I dont think

anyone anticipated that our disagreements would

lead to the type of vitriol and negative tone that

this clip was clearly meant to incite. Not only did

the Republican leadership apparently think this

clip appropriate for their meeting. Those in

attendance seemed to embrace its message.

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)put it plainly:

Ladies and gentleman, this is your House

Republican majority.

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How the GOP Plan Really Will Hurt People

Aswe noted yesterday, the Center on Budget and

Policy Priorities said if the Boehner plan were to be

enacted, it could well produce the greatest

increase in poverty and hardship produced by any

law in modern U.S. history.

In order to meet the extremely deep level of

entitlement cuts implied in the Boehner plan, CBPP

says policymakers would be left with basically

three painful options:

Cut Social Security and Medicare benefitsheavily for current retirees, something that

all budget plans from both parties

(including House Budget Committee

Chairman Paul Ryans plan) have ruled out

Repeal the Affordable Care Acts coverageexpansions while retaining its measures

that cut Medicare payments and raise tax

revenues, even though Republicans seek to

repeal many of those measures as well

Eviscerate the safety net for low-incomechildren, parents, senior citizens, and

people with disabilities

AsCBPP says, There is no other plausible way to

get $1.5 trillion in entitlement cuts in the next ten

years.

Ladies and gentleman, this is the Republican plan

for America.

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