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Seems pretty much on topic,

Oxy Mora — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:57:04 +0000

Seems pretty much on topic, CVille. I wonder if you saw the Diane Sawyer interview (don't know how far in advance it was planned, but the contrast between the contemporaneous interactions with the two women---Brewer, then Sawyer---intrigued me), but he handled the question on foodstamps quite well. First, the President doesn't personally award food stamps. Second (because you might not believe me) the program was last expanded under the Bush Administration.

Romney's comment is classic

Oxy Mora — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:47:27 +0000

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Romney's comment is classic in that there are lots of interpretations and they are all bad. Even from a Republican standpoint he is supporting welfare---not as a temporary measure but as a permanent measure. He also undercuts any messaging about compassionate conservatism because his comments seemed aloof and callous. And his gaffes are making the political story about him instead of his opponents and Obama, which is the last thing he would want to do from a tactical point of view.

Oddly -- OK, more like

CVille Dem — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:51:46 +0000

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Oddly -- OK, more like CRAZILY -- It was David Frum whom I heard on Diane Rehm: he said that politicians simply cannot speak what everyone knows is true because they would be screwed One example he gave: When Newt called Obama the "Food Stamp President" a courageous person might have responded thusly...

Well, thank goodness we HAVE food stamps because with the economy as it is, people need help so that they won't go to bed hungry.

I probably gave his comment more empathy than he expressed, but I did respect his basic point, which is that no republican can ever acknowledge that tax cuts for the richest and unending wars have created the mess we are in and increasing taxes WILL NOT STYMIE JOB GROWTH, nor will declining a war make us weak!

I know I have gone off topic here, but as most of us realize, it is appalling how out of touch and punitive the republicans are toward the most unfortunate among us. Right, Mittens, the very poor and the wealthy are in the same boat, and so just try to convince the Middle Class that you give a fat Fu*k about anything except showing your father that you can get elected President.

Hey there SJ! I guess the

Aunt Sam — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:50 +0000

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Hey there SJ!

I guess the poor need to step it up and get their own Super Pac and hire some better lobbyists.

We are their lobbyists! When we stand up and speak out in support we have more power than any Super Pac!

(I love NPR and PBS! If I was ever within spittin' distance of those PAC contributors financial worth, I would make huge donations to both.)

Thanks Sleepin'.

Hi Sleepin! The President

Richard Day — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:40:26 +0000

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Hi Sleepin!

The President spent a good deal of time speaking of the poor at a Prayer Breakfast this morning. He was speaking of their dire straights and speaking of the responsibility of those better off with regard to poverty in this country.

He speaks often about our national duty in this respect; to my recollection.

There is no war on poverty of course and there is no good reason not to release 1/4 or more of our prison population tomorrow--with some strings of course!

We do need 60 more Bernie Sanders in the Senate however as well as a couple hundred in the House.

Maybe we could use Stephen

erica20 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:08:54 +0000

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Maybe we could use Stephen Colbert's when he's done with it. We should ask John Stewart.