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From C&L Republicans to Declare 'We Built This!' in Stadium Built With Government Funds | Video Cafe
The RNC is now taking those attacks to the next level by making "We Built This!" the central theme of their convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum arena, according to Fox News.
Originally called The Ice Palace, the arena was built in 1996 at a cost of $139 million, 62 percent of which was publicly financed.
"Kind of kills that idea that it doesn't take a village, right?" The Atlantic's Alexander Abad-Santos observed.
Full Post: http://laborspains.blogspot.com/2012/08/republicans-to-declare-we-built-this-in.html
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