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It really is almost unbelievable. MoonRiver Sep 2012 #1
include babies being hungry and its worse roguevalley Sep 2012 #14
Shocked... no... 6502 Sep 2012 #36
The way he spit it out -- "They think they're entitled to food" Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #2
The peasants think they're entitled to food? Let them eat cake. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2012 #17
OMG! I thought that Bush was the worst, but Romney is soulless. The Wielding Truth Sep 2012 #57
+1000 Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #63
Standard Repuke, though. They complain that it makes the poor breed like animals. And that hunger is freshwest Sep 2012 #79
I'm with you - that is the one comment that burns my butt over everything else he said. jillan Sep 2012 #3
A tough competition bongbong Sep 2012 #76
And they hate school lunch programs. Shrike47 Sep 2012 #4
School lunch is more of a hand out to Agri-biz than any child. slampoet Sep 2012 #16
That's where most of my meals came from as a kid. justice1 Sep 2012 #71
and I am smart enough to know that a real lunch cost more than 85 cents slampoet Sep 2012 #78
And I would gladly pay... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #22
When I was in elementary school (1966 onward) the lunch tickets were little cards that got punched ncgrits Sep 2012 #31
What a great mother you had NEOhiodemocrat Sep 2012 #40
That's cool, even as a kid I was embarrassed, but appreciative of the free meal. justice1 Sep 2012 #72
They used lists... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #91
They were life-saving for my friend's family Patiod Sep 2012 #39
If she is really a card carrying Republican/TEA Bagger you should slap her in the face with facts... Moostache Sep 2012 #80
We always had breakfast and dinner... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #92
Many people do not realize this.... AnneD Sep 2012 #61
I know. You know, when I watched that video for the first time I had the transcript open and... Poll_Blind Sep 2012 #5
Oliver Twist wants MORE!! Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #6
I was thinking about that, and his comment about the factory in China. Avalux Sep 2012 #7
I know this has been posted before, but it rings true. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2012 #20
Mitt's vision for America, no doubt. AzDar Sep 2012 #23
the bits about the Chinese factory were among the most disturbing KurtNYC Sep 2012 #30
Empires were built on slave labor. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #38
Yertle the Turtle woodsprite Sep 2012 #58
Yeah and he believed that crap that the guards were to keep people out. fasttense Sep 2012 #75
I thought that was absurd treestar Sep 2012 #85
Shelter. Clothing. Healthcare. Education. ananda Sep 2012 #8
So is shelter. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #9
I agree. It is what we should be talking about. What grandma can vote for a guy who thinks DonRedwood Sep 2012 #10
I don't think you can make much of that one comment. randome Sep 2012 #11
Oh, I think it can be used. MoonRiver Sep 2012 #15
They sure as hell do if those seniors or those kids' parents are kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #43
But they don't know that and in my experience don't ask about politics when they give food MoonRiver Sep 2012 #48
Die hard Republicans are die hard Republicans. Operative word 'hard' but also 'die' Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #29
I'm sure not trying to justify what Romney said. randome Sep 2012 #49
Completely overlooking the mentally disabled, the mentally ill as well as the physically disabled JDPriestly Sep 2012 #50
I just overlooked them, too. My bad. randome Sep 2012 #62
I do think that much can be made of it for those sitting on the fence. LanternWaste Sep 2012 #54
Yes that is what he meant and that IS the whole problem. NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #66
Yes--"Obama lovers" are lying about needing a job food and healthcare. librechik Sep 2012 #12
That hit me the same way Bobbie Jo Sep 2012 #13
"They think they're entitled to not starve to death" gollygee Sep 2012 #18
I know. "They think they're entitled to food." Chorophyll Sep 2012 #19
Trust me, if he could find a way to charge citizens for air, he would. n/t VWolf Sep 2012 #21
He will put factories on the moon. To outsource where no man has outsourced before.... KurtNYC Sep 2012 #32
A civilization can't be measured only by how well the top 1% live, but must account for bottom 10%. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #24
I am on disability. I used to get $200 a month in food stamps. But... silvershadow Sep 2012 #25
Oh my God, I am so sorry iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2012 #26
Thank you. I will survive. My parents (divorced, both retired and living on their own) silvershadow Sep 2012 #41
I have heard similar stories PatSeg Sep 2012 #35
My "raise" was actually a net loss of about $140 a month. I have to make that silvershadow Sep 2012 #51
Your story is almost identical PatSeg Sep 2012 #64
That's what got me, too! hamsterjill Sep 2012 #27
impoverishment creates jobs in 3 easy steps BOG PERSON Sep 2012 #28
How anybody can vote for such a man is just a mystery to me iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2012 #33
Less soul than a pocket calculator and lacking the heart displayed by a piece of stone. TheKentuckian Sep 2012 #34
I share the same sentiment MissNostalgia Sep 2012 #37
We think we are entitled to food in exactly the same way we think we are entitled to kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #42
Truthfully, it was so shockingly awful and horrifying iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2012 #44
Jumped out at me as well PatSeg Sep 2012 #45
that really stood out for me as well frylock Sep 2012 #46
The whole thing leaves me much angrier than I was before the video broke neeksgeek Sep 2012 #47
That one really stuck in my craw, too. MadrasT Sep 2012 #52
How far this country has fallen, that that is a very common belief among rich Republicans. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #53
Dark Souls iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2012 #55
Also, those who benefit from food stamps and other food aid are the elderly and Cleita Sep 2012 #56
Didn't someone once say that LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were unalienable rights... rwsanders Sep 2012 #59
And why do they hate the Bible? iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2012 #60
The French said, "Fuck this," and whipped out the guillotines. And now the rich French pay valerief Sep 2012 #65
Here's the truly insane thing about it jeff47 Sep 2012 #67
Yes. Food is basic survival, it's not a choice. People will do what they have to do TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #69
Is this whay he learned from his religious upbringing and practicing faith? I think not. sad sally Sep 2012 #68
exactly... WestWisconsinDem Sep 2012 #70
Let them eat cake... (nt) rbnyc Sep 2012 #73
The 1% is out of touch and out of their minds. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #74
Me either. RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #77
That's pretty cold... kentuck Sep 2012 #81
Just shows ya what a giant POS that fuckstain is Blue Owl Sep 2012 #82
It never ceases to amaze me how these religious fuck-wits... RevStPatrick Sep 2012 #83
It was so 15th century, it reminded me of fuedal kings and peons. Major Hogwash Sep 2012 #84
He could have just said it like this: subterranean Sep 2012 #86
I'm not surprised. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #87
It's the type of comment that would have perforated some necks during the French Revolution demwing Sep 2012 #88
Food stamps are not merely the right thing to do MORALLY, PA Democrat Sep 2012 #89
I don't like the use of the word 'entitlement' either Matariki Sep 2012 #90
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