pacino wrote:that 'article' bemoaned some radio ads trying to help people figure out if they could get some help with their bills and 'goosing' the eligibility requirements (by relaxing ridiculous resource requirements for most people who already met them) and the horror of getting rid of the stigma of being on assistance by renaming the program to SNAP.

to all that i say 'so what?' people need help paying their bills. we can either do something and help some people out, since we've created more income inequality than at any other time since the Rockefellers and Carnegies, or we can just close up shop and say to each their own.

jerseyhoya wrote:You, having turned the thing into a debate in the first place, decided that this was a meaningless discussion since we're killing people with drones elsewhere, and oddly quoted someone else rather than one of my many posts on the matter. Now we're all learning that we shouldn't talk about government spending here because other more critical/costly issues exist. Good talk.

Phan In Phlorida wrote:Euthenizing the lazy poor would solve a lot of the country's problems

The Ron Paul presidential campaign may have been involved with negotiations to offer financial compensation to an Iowa state senator in exchange for his endorsement and support in the 2012 Iowa caucuses, according to emails obtained by OpenSecrets.org.

The negotiations appear to have involved several top Ron Paul 2012 officials, including Jesse Benton, pictured with Ron Paul at right, who was the campaign's political director. Benton is married to Ron Paul’s granddaughter and is currently managing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s 2014 campaign.

In an Oct. 29, 2011 email, a representative of Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson, a Republican, asks the Paul campaign to provide Sorenson with $8,000 per month in salary for him, $5,000 per month in salary for a Sorenson ally, as well as $100,000 in contributions for a newly created PAC that Sorenson planned to use to support conservative candidates for Iowa state office.

In exchange, the email, which was allegedly written by Aaron Dorr, executive director of Iowa Gun Owners, says Sorenson would abandon his support for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign, endorse Paul, campaign for him and provide access to an email list of Iowans who support homeschooling.

On December 28, 2011 Sorenson resigned as Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign chairman and endorsed Ron Paul as his choice in the 2012 Iowa Caucus and the presidency of the United States.

Youseff wrote:good party

https://twitter.com/ppppolls/status/365179252280270848

pacino wrote:Governance doesn't matter, just CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN

pacino wrote:i'm not sure why we revealed and then shut down embassies...won't this just change their strategy? not good poker strategy. just feels like trying to prevent some more #$!&@ Benghazi stuff by overreacting the other way.

Youseff wrote:good party

https://twitter.com/ppppolls/status/365179252280270848

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