Wait, why do Republicans blame Obama for people being on food stamps?

[ck4829]

Maybe if their blessed job creators were hiring more people and paying them at competitive wages instead of wanting employees to compete for minimum wage jobs, then the number of people on food stamps wouldn't be as high.

Let's go over the logic:
People are fighting over minimum wage jobs
When they're not enough to actually pay for things then they have to utilize the safety net
But instead of blaming the people pushing these jobs, let's blame the guy who is in charge of the safety net

I spent time looking for a comparison, but I just can't. It's that idiotic.

And that's what we're running against.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Because he's black, so he wants to give free stuff to other black people.

Yes. It's that idiotic.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Easy. It's the "Blacks = Welfare Queen, Food Stamps" meme.

It's a long-held stereotype that was modernized by Raygun and the insinuation is that the "47%" are "lazy black or minority welfare cheats who pay no taxes and are freeloaders".

Forget the fact that the vast majority of people on SNAP are white because by golly, there are WAY more whites in the U.S. than blacks and we are emerging from the worst recession than the depression!



But they claim they won't run a campaign listening to fact-checkers.

[maxsolomon]

3. history started the day he was inaugurated

he started the program, he went out and signed all those moochers up.

durr.

[Raine]

4. Because Obama is black and of course all black people

are on welfare and get food stamps. It's nothing but the usual racist bullshit!

[hughee99]

5. If you already have it in your head that Obama is responsible for the economy,

blaming him for people needing food stamps seems logical.

Of course this assumes one would use logic to come to THIS conclusion but throw logic out the window in order to blame Obama for the economy.

[gopiscrap]

6. Republicans blame Obama for everything

it's called projection!