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grasswire

(50,130 posts)
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 10:49 PM Apr 2013

Did anyone happen to watch Hannity's special on food stamps tonight?

I happened to surf through channels and caught the last fifteen minutes.

He had a group of people to discuss the BOOM business of food stamps. There were quite a few people from Breitbart, Tom Fitton from Judicial Watch, and many others whose names and affiliations I did not catch.

It was a spirited group.

Their main beef was the dependent society that has resulted from the War On Poverty.

Their favored solution was to teach Americans that the social safety net is a trap designed to strip citizens of their freedom.

Capitalism = freedom. Social programs = tyranny.

Donald Trump was a guest. He says America has lost its mojo. He says that employment is very likely 18 percent, and that African Americans have been decimated by joblessness. He says that we need to make things and to create things.

But there was no talk of jobs programs.

I wonder if this will be repeated. It's worth watching them to see the loony thinking.

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Did anyone happen to watch Hannity's special on food stamps tonight? (Original Post) grasswire Apr 2013 OP
I think that he is repeated 3 hours later. TexasTowelie Apr 2013 #1
The corporatist outsourcers preaching about creating US jobs? Ilsa Apr 2013 #2
that's EXACTLY what they think grasswire Apr 2013 #3
oh, one particularly sticky remark! grasswire Apr 2013 #4
Trump makes money from selling ties made in China and not the U.S. Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #5
Hell Zax2me Apr 2013 #6

TexasTowelie

(111,910 posts)
1. I think that he is repeated 3 hours later.
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 10:54 PM
Apr 2013

Fox cycles their shows like MSNBC: 11 Central, 12 Eastern. No way in hell do I plan to watch it though!

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
2. The corporatist outsourcers preaching about creating US jobs?
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 10:54 PM
Apr 2013

What a bunch of fuggin hypocrites. They act like people want to be on foodstamps. They don't understand Anything.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
3. that's EXACTLY what they think
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 11:06 PM
Apr 2013

The emphasis was on THREE generations of dependency since LBJ's War On Poverty.

Hannity said that a family could live pretty well with the $600 in food stamps coming in. No need to work.

Of course, there is an unspoken racial aspect to the discussion.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
4. oh, one particularly sticky remark!
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 11:11 PM
Apr 2013

One of the men brought up the fact that catsup is considered a staple by people getting aid.

Oops. Hannity stammered and there was some cross talk.

I guess the man was too young to know that Reagan was responsible for the elevation of catsup to "vegetable."

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