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8. Bernie Sanders keeps bonging people over the head

Reply to Rex (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 05:55 PM

Oct 2014

with those pesky facts; why aren't more people?

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Teacher Sends Hungry First Graders Home With Backpacks Full Of Food [View all] babylonsister Oct 2014 OP

They'll probably find some ridiculous excuse to fire him. KamaAina Oct 2014 #1

You speak truer than you may know... TygrBright Oct 2014 #24

Either fire him or stop him from doing it. malthaussen Oct 2014 #51

You are probably right but in some schools here in East TN fasttense Oct 2014 #55

Food stamps is a better program--when funded. nt valerief Oct 2014 #58

but the military's got all the guns and shit needs KG Oct 2014 #2

Congress will decide that, for the common good . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2014 #5

But ... But ... Don't you know there are still Halliburton executives who only have FOUR homes?! Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #16

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Oct 2014 #39

The ones who risk arrest if they set foot on other continents sure don't. merrily Oct 2014 #42

It's got tons more shit it doesn't need and doesn't want, too!! Thank our elected officials for that valerief Oct 2014 #59

This is shameful, in this wealthy country, for this to happen. CurtEastPoint Oct 2014 #3

but we've got money for wars against enemies we can't even find NightWatcher Oct 2014 #4

Please be patient.... daleanime Oct 2014 #13

Millions of hungry children is but one of a gaggle of prices TPTB willingly pay to bring full indepat Oct 2014 #6

But hey...the richest 400 Americans almost have 2.3 trillion dollars! Rex Oct 2014 #7

Bernie Sanders keeps bonging people over the head babylonsister Oct 2014 #8

We live in the American Haze. Things are good enough, no cops busting down my door. Rex Oct 2014 #9

I spoke to an insurance agent in Ohio babylonsister Oct 2014 #10

The crazies scare me too. I've always been one that looks at the aggregate. Rex Oct 2014 #34

Most people today won't do anything proactive to help to solve these problems. The biggest of all, Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #18

Sanders is honest and has a heart. He cares. I can 840high Oct 2014 #22

Well, the wealthy do pay more in taxes, you know. pangaia Oct 2014 #12

Sure is nice of them to do that for us. Rex Oct 2014 #35

Sure is, isn't it. pangaia Oct 2014 #47

Romney owed less than 13.5% of his investment income in taxes. merrily Oct 2014 #43

I guess I REALLY needed to include the sarcasm thingy, eh. pangaia Oct 2014 #46

Don't look at me. merrily Oct 2014 #48

OK, my bad, I thought you were snipping at my heals. pangaia Oct 2014 #49

Nope. Only if you attack me personally-and even then, I might not. merrily Oct 2014 #50

Cool portmanteau word: sniping + yipping = snipping, with the added tblue37 Oct 2014 #56

This administration thinks it important to send thieving bankers $1.3 trillion a year, still. You jtuck004 Oct 2014 #11

K&R.... daleanime Oct 2014 #14

"Food Insecurity" is such a ridiculous term. EEO Oct 2014 #15

Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #31

+1 merrily Oct 2014 #44

My school does it too jopacaco Oct 2014 #17

Ditto for my school here is Florida kmlisle Oct 2014 #29

He should not need to do this, it's just nuts where we are. K&R for the teachers. n/t Jefferson23 Oct 2014 #19

Lazy Parents lobodons Oct 2014 #20

My wife works certified classroom teacher gopiscrap Oct 2014 #21

I live in Santa Fe, SheilaT Oct 2014 #23

It would also destigmatize the free lunch program jmowreader Oct 2014 #40

That too. SheilaT Oct 2014 #57

Good on Marvin Callahan, ... aggiesal Oct 2014 #25

Its unbelievable that in this day and yuiyoshida Oct 2014 #26

Compare and contrast these graphics Scootaloo Oct 2014 #27

Well, damn. The Republicans were right. quakerboy Oct 2014 #28

And there's no need for public programs... malthaussen Oct 2014 #52

You nailed it.... we're a damned poor excuse for a country where people depend on charity to survive groundloop Oct 2014 #63

The ABQ/Rio Rancho teachers have been doing that for quite a while. Proud of our school teachers! Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #30

Thanks so much for this thread theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #32

Hunger is a cruelty that should never be tolerated JEB Oct 2014 #33

Good MAN! burrowowl Oct 2014 #36

Bread & Circuses only works when there's bread. We have an abundance of circus right now. nt TeamPooka Oct 2014 #37

Mahalo Marvin Callahan! Being a teacher in a public school you really see what's going Cha Oct 2014 #38

hunger in the USA barbtries Oct 2014 #41

Fire that fucking Communist merrily Oct 2014 #45

I notice all the DU teacher haters lined up to rec this post. Starry Messenger Oct 2014 #53

Blessings in a Backpack northoftheborder Oct 2014 #54

This is some very good human behavior. nt ladjf Oct 2014 #60

To me, ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #61

Childhood Nutrition is Michele Obama's zentrum Oct 2014 #62

more tax breaks for kazillionaires & endless war will solve all problems noiretextatique Oct 2014 #64

I'll probably get an alert for bringing this up, but, redruddyred Oct 2014 #65

i've filled up these "backpacks" at our local food bank.. frylock Oct 2014 #66