Fox News Attacks Food Stamps: Food Benefits For The Poor Are “Inherently The Problem”

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Yesterday’s Cashin’ In was another thinly veiled effort to make poor people look like welfare queens – and to make the Obama administration look like welfare-queen enablers. The vehicle this time was some government advertisements for food stamps. As a recent editorial in the Los Angeles Times noted, more than 1/3 of those eligible for SNAP (food stamps) benefits are not receiving them. Furthermore, the program was originally pushed for by the grocery industry because it bolstered household consumption and shored up the retail economy. But none of that information was provided by “objective” host Cheryl Casone. She announced, “The government is now marketing entitlements.”

Not surprisingly, regular panelist Tracy Byrnes hated it. She got the first comment. “This is such an awful state of affairs,” she said. “We’ve seen almost a 46% increase in food stamp participation since President Obama has taken office. It is awful that we are promoting this notion of continual handouts. Why not promote, I don’t know, get out there, get a job and pay for it yourself. And let’s not forget, just 'cause you have food stamps, doesn’t mean you’re going to make good food choices. You can go out and buy candy, even birthday cakes with these things, too, you know.”

Regular Wayne Rogers sneered, “I looked it up on the internet, what food stamps are, and when I looked up SNAP – that’s this program, you know, for nutrition… and what you see is SNAP has to do with rescuing dogs and cats in Houston, Texas. It makes about as much sense. So, I’m not sure where all these catchy phrases come from and why they are promoting it… The most outrageous point is, they’re taking taxpayer money and spending it to advertise – spending it to advertise - a program where they’re giving away taxpayer money… That’s the government gone berserk.”

http://www.newshounds.us/fox_news_attacks_food_stamps_food_benefits_for_the_poor_are_inherently_the_problem_03182012

[Turbineguy]

1. Straight out of the Joseph Goebels playbook.

Do you think you've been screwed over by The Man? Well, here's somebody for you to kick!

[spanone]

2. faux 'news' mocks the constitution....

[madrchsod]

3. yup! to many lazy ass white people expect`n the government to feed them

why in the hell can`t they work like the rest of us? it`s about time they get out there and get a job!

[longship]

4. Unemployed, I would have starved and frozen

Without food stamps and help with heat and electricity. Now, I'm on Social Security (enrolled at 62). But, I would not have survived MI winters the two years I was on food stamps.

Fscking Republicans don't know what it's like to be hungry and cold. I do.

[nobodyspecial]

5. And the fact that there still are not enough jobs

for everyone who wants to and is qualified to work? Or that people who work low-wage jobs often qualify for food stamps? Or that children are often the ones who are fed? Should we repeal child labor laws so they can stop being useless eaters? And how dare someone celebrate a birthday once a year!!

[Prophet 451]

6. Class warfare

This is what the right has been doing for decades, class warfare directed at the poorest.

[HopeHoops]

7. Yeah, hungry dead poor people are obviously better for the GOP.