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AnneD

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61. Many people do not realize this....

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 12:29 PM

Sep 2012

but the lunch program has it's roots in the depression and WWII. Soldiers that were drafted were found to be suffering the diseases of malnutrition. In part, in order to have a physically fit pool of soldiers and regulate crop prices, the school lunch program was born. It was a win-win.

With the current economic crisis and food shortage, this program is so critical. Just ask the local food banks about the summer months and hunger in children.

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FOOD. That's the one word I just can't get past. FOOD. [View all] iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2012 OP

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