"Over here you have a policy which, with Reagan and me as speaker, created millions of jobs — it's called paychecks. Over here you have the most successful food stamp president in American history, Barack Obama,".
South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, who is black, says it is no longer the "welfare queen," a line oft-touted by Ronald Reagan, but "king of the food stamps."
"I guess a lot of people see it as, if Ronald Reagan can do it and be so lionized by conservatives, then I ought to be able to do it," says Clyburn, the third ranking Democrat in the House.
Clyburn says it's an old strategy: candidates using race as a wedge to get votes.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) is the nation's most important anti-hunger program. In 2011, it helped almost 45 million low-income Americans to afford a nutritionally adequate diet in a typical month.
Nearly 75 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter of participants are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.
After unemployment insurance, SNAP is the most responsive federal program providing additional assistance during economic downturns. It also is an important nutritional support for low-wage working families and low-income seniors and people with disabilities with fixed incomes.
The federal government pays the full cost of SNAP benefits and splits the cost of administering the program with the states, which operate the program.
But Gingrich goes too far to say Obama has put more on the rolls than other presidents. We asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition service for month-by-month figures going back to January 2001. And they show that under President George W. Bush the number of recipients rose by nearly 14.7 million. Nothing before comes close to that.
And under Obama, the increase so far has been 14.2 million. To be exact, the program has so far grown by 444,574 fewer recipients during Obama's time in office than during Bush's.
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Its not that he cheated its how he dealt with the it.
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I was tangling with my Conservative friends last night...they didn't agree, but I think that if Newt wins the nomination, he could save time at the convention and have a combination acceptance/concession speech.
He is so mean and nasty, I honestly can't see much of the GOP uniting behind him; he will attract the far right and the loonies, but I think the more reasonable types will either hold their noses or just stay home and not vote.
And for the record...it's coming up on my third anniversary of getting laid off from Athena; we've been on and off of SNAP twice in that timespan. I've worked three concurrent jobs during that time and it still wasn't enough. Support programs are there for a reason; it was a lifesaver in a time of need. But Bush put me there, not Obama. Didn't he expand the program in an effort to help more people?
Of course, we could have lost our apartment and lived under a bridge until we died, and thus decrease the surplus population. But I'm rather glad this didn't happen.
Quote by Raine:Tri, I wrote part of this with you in mind. I know that SNAP was a great help for you (and many friends) during rough spots. Bob and I were a few weeks from applying for it ourselves.Quote by TriSec:
I was tangling with my Conservative friends last night...they didn't agree, but I think that if Newt wins the nomination, he could save time at the convention and have a combination acceptance/concession speech.
He is so mean and nasty, I honestly can't see much of the GOP uniting behind him; he will attract the far right and the loonies, but I think the more reasonable types will either hold their noses or just stay home and not vote.
And for the record...it's coming up on my third anniversary of getting laid off from Athena; we've been on and off of SNAP twice in that timespan. I've worked three concurrent jobs during that time and it still wasn't enough. Support programs are there for a reason; it was a lifesaver in a time of need. But Bush put me there, not Obama. Didn't he expand the program in an effort to help more people?
Of course, we could have lost our apartment and lived under a bridge until we died, and thus decrease the surplus population. But I'm rather glad this didn't happen.
Yes, SNAP was expanded under Bush -- I should have made that more clear in the post. The idea that programs such as SNAP are there for a cushy couch is total bullshit. It doesn't make life great -- it helps people and families survive. Literally.
The Supreme Court says police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.
The court ruled in the case of Washington, D.C., nightclub owner Antoine Jones. A federal appeals court in Washington overturned his drug conspiracy conviction because police did not have a warrant when they installed a GPS device on his vehicle and then tracked his movements for a month.
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Does anyone know where I can find out who is on the ballot for each state?
For example, I know that only Mitt and Paul are on the ballot here in Virginia.
How can I verify all the candidates on the state's ballots?
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Does anyone know where I can find out who is on the ballot for each state?
For example, I know that only Mitt and Paul are on the ballot here in Virginia.
How can I verify all the candidates on the state's ballots?
hmm, I would think you'd have to go to each states voting site
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In some good news, the documents that I need to show at my test in Quincy, Massachusetts on March 3rd arrived this weekend. So, I am hitting the books.
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Newt is a jerk in an assh*le suit
I just really don't understand what's going on with that side of the politcal fence.
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Newt is a jerk in an assh*le suit
I just really don't understand what's going on with that side of the politcal fence.
How do you know he's not an a-hole in a jerk suit?
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In some good news, the documents that I need to show at my test in Quincy, Massachusetts on March 3rd arrived this weekend. So, I am hitting the books.
*blink*
I'm going to be in Quincy on March 3....overnight aboard the USS Salem with Pack 250.
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Hello all, don't mind me and my Ebola or whatever the hell it is. I will be in the blog isolation room.
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Hello all, don't mind me and my Ebola or whatever the hell it is. I will be in the blog isolation room.
is that a step up from the room you were in earlier?
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Hey now, being out in the woods with no internet access can be very liberating. I used to love when the troop went to Nova Scotia (in the early days of cellphone). Where we camped had absolutely no coverage; you had to drive 2 hours to Halifax to make a call.
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Hello all, don't mind me and my Ebola or whatever the hell it is. I will be in the blog isolation room.
is that a step up from the room you were in earlier?
Yes, it is private room with negative presure to keep the Ebola in.
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Rand Paul is Full of Shit about being Detained by the TSA
I Gawker
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Rand Paul is Full of Shit about being Detained by the TSA
I Gawker
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oh and Glee last week - Becky's inner monologue ruled!
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oh and Glee last week - Becky's inner monologue ruled!
YES.
I really liked that episode. Way more thought provoking than I have seen in a while.
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oh and Glee last week - Becky's inner monologue ruled!
YES.
I really liked that episode. Way more thought provoking than I have seen in a while.
Becky did make me cry at the end, it was kinda heartbreaking. I just love her character and how Sue reacts to her
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oh and Glee last week - Becky's inner monologue ruled!
YES.
I really liked that episode. Way more thought provoking than I have seen in a while.
Becky did make me cry at the end, it was kinda heartbreaking. I just love her character and how Sue reacts to her
it seems like a lot of characters were really scared this week.
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Hello all, don't mind me and my Ebola or whatever the hell it is. I will be in the blog isolation room.
is that a step up from the room you were in earlier?
Yes, it is private room with negative presure to keep the Ebola in.
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:Once again, proof that we at 4F provide universal and single payor health care.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:
Hello all, don't mind me and my Ebola or whatever the hell it is. I will be in the blog isolation room.
is that a step up from the room you were in earlier?
Yes, it is private room with negative presure to keep the Ebola in.
Indeed we do! We are so well appointed. How may other blogs have a full scale, bio-hazard level 4 containment suite. With Italian marble flooring at that?
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Hello all, don't mind me and my Ebola or whatever the hell it is. I will be in the blog isolation room.
is that a step up from the room you were in earlier?
Yes, it is private room with negative presure to keep the Ebola in.
Indeed we do! We are so well appointed. How may other blogs have a full scale, bio-hazard level 4 containment suite. With Italian marble flooring at that?
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I know! Bieste got married!
(I said out loud: SUCK IT SUE!!!)
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Prolly time to update the facility photo on the website.
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Prolly time to update the facility photo on the website.
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If the Ebola doesn't kill me stoopid effing people will
Me; Which page of you website are you talking about?
Customer: I only have the one website.
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OK, I leave the innertubes for a few hours to watch CHICK stuff on TV and I came back to a damn hot mess on twitter. WTF did they do over there.
I'm damn ready to go all kill bill on someone right about now.
Gay marriage in Washington: Legislature has the votes
The Washington state Legislature has enough votes to pass legislation legalizing same-sex marriage.
By Andrew Garber
Seattle Times Olympia bureau
OLYMPIA — Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, announced Monday that she supports gay-marriage legislation in the Senate, giving proponents the 25 votes needed for passage.
The state House already has enough lawmakers in support of the measure to approve it. Gov. Chris Gregoire backs the bill as well.
Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, prime sponsor of the measure in the Senate, had thought he'd have to put the legislation up for a floor vote without knowing the outcome.
That all changed Monday.
"I know this announcement makes me the so-called 25th vote, the vote that ensures passage. That's neither here nor there. If I were the first or the seventh or the 28th vote, my position would not be any different," Haugen said in a statement.
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OK, I leave the innertubes for a few hours to watch CHICK stuff on TV and I came back to a damn hot mess on twitter. WTF did they do over there.
I'm damn ready to go all kill bill on someone right about now.
I went to work and missed the fun. What happened over there?
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And now for something that will irritate the hell out of Newt Gingrinch and Rick Santorum. From the pages of the Seattle Times:Gay marriage in Washington: Legislature has the votes
The Washington state Legislature has enough votes to pass legislation legalizing same-sex marriage.
By Andrew Garber
Seattle Times Olympia bureau
OLYMPIA — Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, announced Monday that she supports gay-marriage legislation in the Senate, giving proponents the 25 votes needed for passage.
The state House already has enough lawmakers in support of the measure to approve it. Gov. Chris Gregoire backs the bill as well.
Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, prime sponsor of the measure in the Senate, had thought he'd have to put the legislation up for a floor vote without knowing the outcome.
That all changed Monday.
"I know this announcement makes me the so-called 25th vote, the vote that ensures passage. That's neither here nor there. If I were the first or the seventh or the 28th vote, my position would not be any different," Haugen said in a statement.
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OK, I leave the innertubes for a few hours to watch CHICK stuff on TV and I came back to a damn hot mess on twitter. WTF did they do over there.
I'm damn ready to go all kill bill on someone right about now.
I went to work and missed the fun. What happened over there?
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Lost a bit of respect for Timmeh.
Should have just gone. Maybe strike up a conversation with the President.
Oh well, his loss. When his career is over, Obama will still be President.
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Lost a bit of respect for Timmeh.
Should have just gone. Maybe strike up a conversation with the President.
Oh well, his loss. When his career is over, Obama will still be President.
Does he really think that will help his career? his respect?
MEH. I remember when Dubya was president -- and -- I remember when his detractors still showed up at the White House. It's called respect.
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Raine, I have no doubt that if there was a Republican in the White House (since Timmeh says he dislikes both parties), he would take exactly the same position.
I also fart rainbows.
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I'd like to see the scum that did this tased repeatedly for at least 24 hours.
Don't look if you're squeamish. I'm not going to look.
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I'd like to see the scum that did this tased repeatedly for at least 24 hours.
Don't look if you're squeamish. I'm not going to look.
I don't curse much online, believe it or not, but this time -- all bets are off.
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You know, a part of me wants to watch the debate.
the other part of me says WATCH CHICK FLIX!
This is how it is when the hubby is away.
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BTW, I got my ticket for Palm Beach this past weekend; I'm headed down for a couple of days in May and will help my aunt drive a car back up the coast.
I probably won't have time for any Limbaugh or Coulter hunting though; I seriously doubt we'll even get onto Palm Beach proper.
As an aside, I wonder what TSA would think if I printed the South Florida sectional and the approach plates for PBI and had that in my carry-on?