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Kablooie

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84. I found complaints about king crab legs and food stamps going back as far as 2006.

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 05:29 PM

Jun 2013

Those crab legs seem to be almost an urban legend.

Snopes has nothing to say about crab legs yet but they do have a food stamp receipt listing 6 lobsters and a couple of steaks.
It was a real but the customers were arrested later for trying to resell the products.

Admittedly some illegal cheating goes on with food stamps but like with any crime they will be arrested if caught.
It has nothing to do with honest citizens who are forced to rely of food stamps to feed a family.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/receipt.asp

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Pic Of The Moment: Louie Gohmert Strikes Again [View all] EarlG Jun 2013 OP

How did his "broken hearted" constituents SEE montanacowboy Jun 2013 #1

You Can Tell erpowers Jun 2013 #9

I have a debit card that has a similar color scheme to the state benefit card. MADem Jun 2013 #13

Not to give this jag off anything... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #18

All I notice SCVDem Jun 2013 #21

Yes, it is... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #30

Not Trying to Notice erpowers Jun 2013 #33

Not you. SCVDem Jun 2013 #40

This is true. As long as it's food, why care? I understand wanting something extravagant Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #73

Our family was on food stamps during... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #75

I've overheard people talking... CBHagman Jun 2013 #27

How did his "broken hearted" constituents see ROUGHRIDER1976 Jun 2013 #17

Republican poster child Louie Gohmert shows off his lobotomy. Scuba Jun 2013 #2

Don't worry, Gomer. MoreGOPoop Jun 2013 #3

Crab legs include a lot of shell weight SCVDem Jun 2013 #4

Does anyone expect anything different from Gomer? Nac Mac Feegle Jun 2013 #5

Not in Texas... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #19

We got 'em in Maryland, too RVN VET Jun 2013 #69

Congress's per diem food allowance will buy a quarter gram of crack. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #6

WAIT!! I see what the problem is! DFW Jun 2013 #7

Gomer's constituents are as ignorant as he is Plucketeer Jun 2013 #22

In Dallas, we can follow logic like that DFW Jun 2013 #23

well that explains why they're "broken hearted' 0rganism Jun 2013 #36

You can't have visited that part of Texas much DFW Jun 2013 #37

My teabagging cousin likes to post stuff like what Gohmert said. Waltons_Mtn Jun 2013 #8

What kool aid are these Texas Iliyah Jun 2013 #10

Righties always say this kind of shit. And I do mean "shit". Enthusiast Jun 2013 #11

now I'm hungry Enrique Jun 2013 #12

Me too, Enrique... 4_TN_TITANS Jun 2013 #50

Texas where a pound of crab legs are a damned sight smarter rurallib Jun 2013 #14

These people are too fucking stupid for words. Initech Jun 2013 #15

I live in Gohmert's district in Tyler, Texas and... retired rooster Jun 2013 #16

Wonder if he's ever had to work for a living... Magoo48 Jun 2013 #34

He was a judge. Does that count? SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2013 #43

I feel your pain. I'm in Rohrabacher's district. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2013 #42

Surf City native here :-) BuddhaGirl Jun 2013 #62

== Bigredhunk Jun 2013 #20

I have relatives who believe the same thing. LibDemAlways Jun 2013 #24

These voters are Sheep who live on Faux news 24-7 warrant46 Jun 2013 #78

The scanners pretty much can tell Iliyah Jun 2013 #25

A Guy I Know Who Is A Supermarket Manager. . . ProfessorGAC Jun 2013 #32

WIC and SNAP are different - WIC far more restricted choice bread_and_roses Jun 2013 #70

who defines "luxury item"--and why should it be restricted? seriously? why shouldn't a person niyad Jun 2013 #79

Louie the Gomer VA_Jill Jun 2013 #26

The one case that Gohmert was referring to was a scheme to convert the card to cash. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #28

Also... Hissyspit Jun 2013 #35

+1, of course Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #82

link, please niyad Jun 2013 #80

If Gomer ever said this shit to an Alaskan's face. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2013 #29

You made me smile! SCVDem Jun 2013 #44

Idiot! I remember here in Texas, some wingnut back in the 80s, made a similar comment Rozlee Jun 2013 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #38

You do realize that child support also maddezmom Jun 2013 #45

That post is repeated almost verbatim all over the internet. This is the second time I have seen it Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #49

Yep. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2013 #51

It used to be a Cadillac, but they changed it to Lexus since nobody falls for the Caddy lie anymore arcane1 Jun 2013 #52

Third time for me today. Hong Kong Cavalier Jun 2013 #54

I was on that jury BainsBane Jun 2013 #56

Cool Story, Bro! MrScorpio Jun 2013 #47

That Swill Is Not Even Worth a 'Cool Stroy, Bro...' The Magistrate Jun 2013 #48

you make ME sick Kali Jun 2013 #53

Paging MIRT BainsBane Jun 2013 #57

got it Kali Jun 2013 #58

I know. Did you read the explanation by juror 3? BainsBane Jun 2013 #59

no, didn't see the comments Kali Jun 2013 #60

That Would Have Been Me, Ma'am.... The Magistrate Jun 2013 #61

GOP logic: If one person buys something extravagant with a SNAP card, then kill the whole program. tclambert Jun 2013 #39

This masturbation gone horribly wrong that speaks.. Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #41

I am amazed that people pay such close attention to exactly SheilaT Jun 2013 #46

And they always pay for their own groceries just in time to see what car the other person drives arcane1 Jun 2013 #55

right on! I get watched by most people behind me, because I shop wisely for what I like Divine Discontent Jun 2013 #68

Crab Louie strikes again. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #63

OK, which one of you practical jokers told Leaky Head Louie that story? 'Fess up, now! Jack Rabbit Jun 2013 #64

Photographed this three hours later rocktivity Jun 2013 #65

Too out of touch to know the average American cannot eat crab meat. Coyotl Jun 2013 #66

Only the rich get king crab legs...the poor need to be humble and miserable! tofuandbeer Jun 2013 #67

those people who told you that told you a bald faced lie--and you bought it SemperEadem Jun 2013 #71

What? No lobbyist from the crab industry paying for his kid's college tuition? chknltl Jun 2013 #72

Wondered to myself how long it would take to figure MindMover Jun 2013 #74

On SNAP, you can buy luxury food caseymoz Jun 2013 #76

I love how the people who never experienced things are the experts of those same things Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #77

Repeatedly told him...... 1Greensix Jun 2013 #81

with more $ to benefit the poor we could bring back home ec in schools & grow more gardens wordpix Jun 2013 #83

I found complaints about king crab legs and food stamps going back as far as 2006. Kablooie Jun 2013 #84

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #85

Gohmert is a truly out of touch asshole duuser5822 Jun 2013 #86