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Gormy Cuss

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9. 52% of Owsley county residents received SNAP benefits in 2011.

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 12:57 PM

Feb 2014

Just an FYI to any lurking GOPers who think the SNAP recipients were all in the other 5%.

Also, from a Bloomberg article last August:

Among the 254 counties where food stamp recipients doubled between 2007 and 2011, Republican Mitt Romney won 213 of them in last year’s presidential election, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data compiled by Bloomberg. Kentucky’s Owsley County, which backed Romney with 81 percent of its vote, has the largest proportion of food stamp recipients among those that he carried...

So they're not only GOPers, they voted for Romney.

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Oh, SNAP! [View all] Scuba Feb 2014 OP

Too many people vote against their own interests. Laelth Feb 2014 #1

Propaganda works n2doc Feb 2014 #2

You are 100% correct. brer cat Feb 2014 #3

They believe the Holy Spirit of Reagan will provide. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #11

what brer cat said. :( n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #10

Even if all of those were eliminated, they'd insist that "those people" jeff47 Feb 2014 #19

Edward Bernays would be so proud !!!!!!! SamKnause Feb 2014 #4

It really is a shame there isn't some way to SheilaT Feb 2014 #5

Not allowing preachers to give political speeches would be a start BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #6

Nail on the head award notemason Feb 2014 #14

Instead of ProSense Feb 2014 #12

Unfortunately, the recent SNAP cuts are almost entirely targeted towards blue states n2doc Feb 2014 #18

Wow! another_liberal Feb 2014 #7

The Repubbies have really played these people for SUCKERS Berlum Feb 2014 #8

Not to mention the local CHURCH that was infiltrated by the Right Wing. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #13

52% of Owsley county residents received SNAP benefits in 2011. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #9

Read Joe Bageant to understand why they would vote for Romney. riverbendviewgal Feb 2014 #15

Walmart TNNurse Feb 2014 #16

95% hate radio addicts Doctor_J Feb 2014 #17