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With all the fun taking place in the District 3 Congressional primary, and because his campaign’s pretty much been dead-in-the-water since news of his infomercial stardom made headlines, former Congressman J.D. Hayworth’s futile attempt to become Arizona’s next senator has been pushed to the back burner in terms of things we care about.
But it’s still fun to dissect his endless trail of bullshit false claims.
J.D.’s latest flop: claiming he helped author the Bush tax cuts.
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Hayworth’s been making the claim in TV ads and at town hall meetings throughout Arizona.
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, who oversaw House Republicans while Hayworth was in Congress, says Hayworth’s great at talking the talk but when it comes to actually producing something…not so much.
Armey was on CNBC this morning, where he basically debunked Hayworth’s claim.
Check out the video below.
