GOP decides feeding poor white children good but feeding poor black children is bad.

[rdean]

House GOP kills summer food aid to poor urban kids, continues to fund poor rural kids

Democrats were surprised to see urban children were excluded. And the GOP had some trouble explaining the history itself. But a spokeswoman confirmed that the intent of the bill is a pilot project in “rural areas” only.

You think they’d at least try to be less obvious about this stuff, but I guess not.

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Just think, the cost of the gas to get a lunch to a rural kid might be as much as the cost of the lunch.

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House GOP releases ag budget

In the case of nutrition programs, the House bill seeks to open the door for starchy, white potatoes to be added to the list of qualified vegetables under the WIC supplemental feeding program for pregnant women and their young children.

And in a surprising twist, the bill language specifies that only rural areas are to benefit in the future from funding requested by the administration this year to continue a modest summer demonstration program to help children from low-income households — both urban and rural — during those months when school meals are not available.

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Thank God Republicans aren't racist. It just so happens only white children are worth feeding. That's just a "GOP Truth". Nothing else. Nothing to do with race.

Now watch these right wingers suddenly scream "liar!" So predictable.

 

[Stephanie]

oh my gawd

please stop feeding this troll folks

what an ugly hateful piece of work

and now you see who is INTENIONALLY setting out to divide us as people and tearing down our country

 

[tinydancer]

It's a controlled pilot project for rural areas. What's the issue?

Because I have no doubt that there have been pilot projects in the past to help strictly urban children.

 

[tinydancer]

oh my gawd

please stop feeding this troll folks

what an ugly hateful piece of work

and now you see who is INTENIONALLY setting out to divide us as people and tearing down our country

These assholes see racism in everything. I'm sure if there was to be a study done on males over the age of 50 who have been exposed to herbicides and pesticides while farming the freaking left would see racism in that as well.

In short, liberals are jerks.

 

[Truthseeker420]

It's a controlled pilot project for rural areas. What's the issue?

Because I have no doubt that there have been pilot projects in the past to help strictly urban children.

At the same time calling for cuts to rural children?

 

[PoliticalChic]

"As a group, America's poor are far from being chronically undernourished. The average consumption of protein, vitamins, and minerals is virtually the same for poor and middle-class children and, in most cases, is well above recommended norms. Poor children actually consume more meat than do higher-income children and have average protein intakes 100 percent above recommended levels.

Most poor children today are, in fact, supernourished and grow up to be, on average, one inch taller and 10 pounds heavier than the GIs who stormed the beaches of Normandy in World War II."
How Poor Are America's Poor? Examining the "Plague" of Poverty in America

 

[Tank]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSULSVMOjkE]Those Who Were Left Behind-Part 1 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Crick]

Just to back up a bit.

1) Do you agree that racism is bad?

2) Do you believe that racism exists?

3) The program discussed in the lead post was not the inception of a pilot program for rural areas. It was the cessation of the urban portion of a program wherein rural coverage was maintained. No rational explanation was apparently available to explain this decision. Do YOU have an explanation for cutting urban coverage while maintaining rural coverage in such a program?

 

[rdean]

House GOP Wants School Lunch Program To Feed Only 'Rural' Kids

House Republicans are pushing to restrict a low-income food aid program to children in "rural" areas, a surprising move that has Democrats and nutrition advocates crying foul.

GOP bill brings down the $85 million in funds to $27 million and limits the program to only rural kids in Appalachian counties.

Republicans only want school lunches for rural kids

Remember, "inner city"is one of the Republican code words for "black." Restricting this to not just rural kids, but rural Appalachian kids, is about as clear as saying "white kids only," wouldn't you say?

I mean, it's bad enough that Republicans are targeting school lunch programs for 'budget' cuts (instead of, you know, subsidies to big oil and gas companies, for example). But I guess that no one is going to have a problem with this if it's just black kids who go hungry, huh?

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This is what we call "Republicans taking baby steps". Seeing who they can hurt and if they can get away with it. Look at what they did under Bush. What they do next can't possibly be a surprise.

 

[Stephanie]

I really believe this Democrat/progressive party and their hate filled base are out to start a race war in this country

notice everything again is homosexuals, blacks, brown, etc etc

evil people in that party with Obama/Reid/Pelosi/ as it's leaders

 

[Fishlore]

May I point out that before the Republicans rammed this gol durned XIII Amendment down our throats all black children received free food, free clothing and free housing from their masters? Why do Republicans hate black kids?

 

[Fishlore]

"As a group, America's poor are far from being chronically undernourished. The average consumption of protein, vitamins, and minerals is virtually the same for poor and middle-class children and, in most cases, is well above recommended norms. Poor children actually consume more meat than do higher-income children and have average protein intakes 100 percent above recommended levels.

Most poor children today are, in fact, supernourished and grow up to be, on average, one inch taller and 10 pounds heavier than the GIs who stormed the beaches of Normandy in World War II."
How Poor Are America's Poor? Examining the "Plague" of Poverty in America

This inspiring condition of America's poor children is a result of SNAP, free school lunch and other programs which Republicans are now hell bent on demolishing. What will PoliticalChic say then?

 

[Oldstyle]

House GOP kills summer food aid to poor urban kids, continues to fund poor rural kids

Democrats were surprised to see urban children were excluded. And the GOP had some trouble explaining the history itself. But a spokeswoman confirmed that the intent of the bill is a pilot project in “rural areas” only.

You think they’d at least try to be less obvious about this stuff, but I guess not.

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Just think, the cost of the gas to get a lunch to a rural kid might be as much as the cost of the lunch.

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House GOP releases ag budget

In the case of nutrition programs, the House bill seeks to open the door for starchy, white potatoes to be added to the list of qualified vegetables under the WIC supplemental feeding program for pregnant women and their young children.

And in a surprising twist, the bill language specifies that only rural areas are to benefit in the future from funding requested by the administration this year to continue a modest summer demonstration program to help children from low-income households — both urban and rural — during those months when school meals are not available.

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Thank God Republicans aren't racist. It just so happens only white children are worth feeding. That's just a "GOP Truth". Nothing else. Nothing to do with race.

Now watch these right wingers suddenly scream "liar!" So predictable.

Because as we all know...children who live in urban areas are black and those who live in rural areas are white...right, Deanie?

You know...it's astounding but I've driven through rural areas of the Carolina's, Georgia, Florida, & Alabama and there are TONS of black families living there!!! OMG...someone get these poor lost souls on a bus and get them to the inner-city!!!

 

[sealybobo]

This is nothing new. Look at how Bush helped Florida after their hurricane and then compare how he handled black NO after Katrina. 'You Can't Govern if You Don't Believe in Government'

 

[Rozman]

House Republicans proposed a $20.9 billion budget for agriculture and food safety programs Monday, an 82-page bill that challenges the White House on nutrition rules and denies major new funding sought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to better regulate the rich derivatives market.

Read more: House GOP releases ag budget - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

It's a $21 billion dollar budget...
Still not enough I guess for the Libbies.

 

[Oldstyle]

This is nothing new. Look at how Bush helped Florida after their hurricane and then compare how he handled black NO after Katrina. 'You Can't Govern if You Don't Believe in Government'

Dude, if you wanted to make a documentary film on the right ways and the wrong ways to prepare for a hurricane you would use Florida as how to do things the RIGHT way and you would use Louisiana as the example of what NOT to do! Blame Bush? The debacle that happened in New Orleans falls squarely on the shoulders of Ray Nagin, Kathleen Blanco and the people of the city. When you do idiotic things Mother Nature seldom takes pity on you.

 

[Rozman]

This is nothing new. Look at how Bush helped Florida after their hurricane and then compare how he handled black NO after Katrina. 'You Can't Govern if You Don't Believe in Government'

Dude, if you wanted to make a documentary film on the right ways and the wrong ways to prepare for a hurricane you would use Florida as how to do things the RIGHT way and you would use Louisiana as the example of what NOT to do! Blame Bush? The debacle that happened in New Orleans falls squarely on the shoulders of Ray Nagin, Kathleen Blanco and the people of the city. When you do idiotic things Mother Nature seldom takes pity on you.

They had a week to get out of the way of Katrina.
Local government had to request assistance from Federal agencies and they
did not do that right away...

By the way where is Ray Nagin these days?

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Lol, another rdean race thread. Who woulda thunk it?

 

[sealybobo]

House Republicans proposed a $20.9 billion budget for agriculture and food safety programs Monday, an 82-page bill that challenges the White House on nutrition rules and denies major new funding sought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to better regulate the rich derivatives market.

Read more: House GOP releases ag budget - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

It's a $21 billion dollar budget...
Still not enough I guess for the Libbies.

Did they/you read the entire bill? You guys wanted to read every word in the ACA before signing it. Are you reading every word in this bill too? Hell, Republicans don't even write legislation anymore. Corporations through ALEC write the laws now and just hand it to their politicians who then turn in the bills without even reading them.

 

[sealybobo]

This is nothing new. Look at how Bush helped Florida after their hurricane and then compare how he handled black NO after Katrina. 'You Can't Govern if You Don't Believe in Government'

Dude, if you wanted to make a documentary film on the right ways and the wrong ways to prepare for a hurricane you would use Florida as how to do things the RIGHT way and you would use Louisiana as the example of what NOT to do! Blame Bush? The debacle that happened in New Orleans falls squarely on the shoulders of Ray Nagin, Kathleen Blanco and the people of the city. When you do idiotic things Mother Nature seldom takes pity on you.

in response to Hurricane Frances, FEMA and other Federal response agencies took the following actions:

-- Delivered one hundred trucks of water and 280 trucks of ice to Jacksonville and 900,000 Meals-Ready-to-Eat
-- Sent over 7,000 cases of food (e.g., vegetables, fruits, cheese, ham, and turkey Disaster Medical Assistance Teams were on the ground and setting up comfort stations. FEMA community relations personnel will coordinate with DMATs to assist victims. -- Urban Search and Rescue Teams completed reconnaissance missions in coordination with state officials.

-- FEMA coordinated with the Department of Energy and the state to ensure that necessary fuel supplies can be distributed throughout the state, with a special focus on hospitals and other emergency facilities that are running on generators.

-- The Army Corps of Engineers provided tarps to tens of thousands of owners of homes and buildings that have seen damage to their roofs.

-- The National Guard called up 4,100 troops in Florida, as well as thousands in other nearby states to assist in the distribution of supplies and in preparation for any flooding.

-- The Departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and Defense together organized 300 medical personnel to be on standby.

-- FEMA is coordinated public information messages with Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina so that evacuees from Florida can be informed when it is safe to return. -- In addition to federal personnel already in place to respond to Hurricane Charley, 1,000 additional community relations personnel were deployed to Atlanta for training and further assignment in Florida.

All of this aid was vitally important to Bush family political fortunes in the upcoming election of 2004. Disaster relief checks were in the mail within a week.

That, of course, was for a Republican State, with a Republican governor, the crony brother of the President. Republicans needed to act like they cared about governing, because they wanted people to vote for them three months later.

Heck of a job Brownie!