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Great catch! A couple things to add: first, as yo...

2009-11-23T08:44:03.224-06:00

Great catch! A couple things to add: first, as you note, Martin claims bizarrely that only 73 jobs were created for the entire state of Missouri! This is wrong however you read it, and the actual website stated 73 jobs for the 3rd district (which, for all of the reasons you mention, is misleading). Second, just a few days earlier, Martin had claimed that there were 102 jobs created in the 3rd district. He can't even keep his own misleading information straight!!

Wrote it up here: http://stlouispushesback.blogspot.com/2009/11/whats-ed-martin-smoking.html .

The point is clear, and is definitely not "disinge...

2009-11-22T22:05:20.582-06:00

The point is clear, and is definitely not "disingenuous" as the Anonymous commenter suggests.

Martin's website clearly refers to Recovery.org, which is a blatant factual error. As of 10 pm Sunday night, the error still has not been fixed on Martin's website.

This raises the question of whether Martin and his staff actually realize there is a difference between the two or whether the campaign is merely following erroneous talking points. My guess is that Martin has no idea because he's just taking advice from his staffers. His staffers have no idea, because they don't understand the intricacies of the Recovery Act.

Just like numerous other Congressional candidates, they're barking about a relatively minute database problem, that doesn't prove widespread "waste, fraud and abuse" as they assert.

This is just more evidence Martin's entire campaign is full of hot air.

Now who's being disingenuous? Martin's press state...

2009-11-22T21:45:46.128-06:00

Now who's being disingenuous? Martin's press statement does not attack the wrong site. In fact, it does list "recovery.gov." When you say "his press release goes on to say" you imply the press release is wrong, when in fact it's a dumb typo on the headline of the blog. (Which is not to be compared with, say, dozens of nonexistant congressional districts -- a legitimate criticism, typo or not.)