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UTUSN

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26. Already in my e-mail to the local radio wingnut yak station. The dude has a daily anecdote
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 08:04 PM
Nov 2012

of the usual variety: "I saw a woman dressed to the nines with the best cuts of meat into the cart. I can only afford the cheap ones. She paid with food stamps. Then I saw her in the parking lot drving a (insert whatever luxury car brand here)."

Today's was a doozy. He said that YESTERDAY he personally saw a dude buy one package of gum with stamps and got back a hundred in change, then bought a second pack of gum for another hundred, and the radio dude took a picture with his phone and the dude and the cashier told him he can't do that and the radio dude said he could because it was a crime against public money.

The radio dude is a young dude who has said he is "poor," that he has "never lost my pride" by using public assistance, that "don't (food stamps recipients) have families to support them?"

Today he expanded into being against Unemployment Insurance but while it's still in effect to require drug testing for recipients on the grounds that they can't be in condition to work if they are on drugs and drug testing is in use for many jobs.

[FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]Funny how these wingnuts never focus on the "big time" robber barons like CHEENEE and corporate and military-industrial welfare.[/FONT]

People stop judging assistance when they're applying for it leftstreet Nov 2012 #1
Didn't that guy... Tribalceltic Nov 2012 #2
A good Rule of Thumb: There, but for the grace of God, go I. libdem4life Nov 2012 #3
+10000 n/t azurnoir Nov 2012 #11
Absolutely, .... words to live by! meti57b Nov 2012 #13
I'd hear something like that when I was a public school lunch cashier...Why is she wearing.. Tikki Nov 2012 #4
Ha! I got that from a student! I looked at her and said, "Yes, I have jewelry. You know what I DON'T WinkyDink Nov 2012 #8
and Remember Goldman Sachs is making a killing speculating on food RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #5
Hear! Hear! Raster Nov 2012 #33
Kick&Recommended... butterfly77 Nov 2012 #6
In the 70's and 80' I grew up on welfare, food stamps, low income housing, medicaid... all american girl Nov 2012 #7
your mom is awesome!! Skittles Nov 2012 #10
HEAR, HEAR! Skittles Nov 2012 #9
HOPEFULLY Ccarmona Nov 2012 #12
It wasn't that long ago when Right Wingers were OUTRAGED to hear about black people buying,... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #14
Yes I remember that gollygee Nov 2012 #27
Nothing lasts longer than Conservative hate.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #30
My daughter uses food stamps skydive forever Nov 2012 #15
Got in a discussion the other day.. Lokey Nov 2012 #16
Every time I hear a story like this... WaitWut Nov 2012 #18
I have to be careful myself. murielm99 Nov 2012 #17
i was on food stamps right after my divorce. Delmette Nov 2012 #19
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #20
We can use this when the anecdotes are paraded out etherealtruth Nov 2012 #21
Already in my e-mail to the local radio wingnut yak station. The dude has a daily anecdote UTUSN Nov 2012 #26
Why not just tell him he is full of shit, because there are no food "stamps" anymore eridani Nov 2012 #31
I judge the foodstamps, not the user. mwooldri Nov 2012 #22
Sorry, but that is a bad idea. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #29
I read this to a bagger at my job.. humbled_opinion Nov 2012 #23
My Mum had a great saying...... Smilo Nov 2012 #24
I have always supported welfare, food stamps and unemployment insurance etc. rurallib Nov 2012 #25
Calm down I've had 'foodstamps" and shopped and worked at Goodwill for some twenty years now. maddiemom Nov 2012 #28
In addition, most poor folks don't own that fridge, Warpy Nov 2012 #32
Why did they end 'Government Cheese' anyway? I use to help hand out these supplies at the Grange RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #34
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