Making Sense Of Political Math

On April 24, Matthias Shapiro of Salt Lake City uploaded to YouTube a video that exposed the emptiness of President Obama's promise to cut $100 million from the federal budget. He stacked about $100 worth of pennies on a table and then illustrated how Obama's plan would amount to taking 1/4 of a cent from the stack. On July 7, Shapiro came to Washington on the Republican National Committee's dime to receive its first "Grassroots Logic" award and to share his insights about politics, data and new media inside the Beltway.

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[SEIUMAN]

@VideoRater7

Your psychobabble is as genuine as your delusion.

[wkumatchstick]

i have that same map on my wall

[Hopanio]

My compliments to you, 10000pennies. You have a gift for putting in layman's terms the dance of words our current political machine uses...both sides...thank you for your clear eyes....a rarity in this time.

[VideoRater7]

You are 10000 pennies. Very nice way to show people what Obama is doing. My favorite is the Debt road trip.