Pelosi fires back at Gingrich over food stamps
By: CNN Congressional Producer Evan Glass
(CNN) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday strongly defended her party's support of the federal food stamp program - a day after former Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich argued that GOP candidates should use the growing number of people on food stamps against Democrats on the campaign trail.
At a press conference in her home town of San Francisco, Pelosi explained that the program's multiplier effect –the amount of money generated in the local economy as the result of the subsidy– far exceeds the nearly $60 billion spent this year by the federal government and is a sure-fire way to stimulate the economy. For every dollar a person receives in food stamps, Pelosi said that $1.79 is put back into the economy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture cites an even higher figure of $1.84.
“It is the biggest bang for the buck when you do food stamps and unemployment insurance. The biggest bang for the buck,” she said.
(Truly this is LIBERAL haughtiness at its worst. The gall of this bwitch is beyond civilized words.)
Gingrich on Tuesday wrote a letter critical of the Democrats’ stewardship of the economy and urged all Republican candidates to shape the political debate as one “between the Democratic Party of food stamps and the Republican Party of paychecks.”
“It is an unassailable fact that in June, more food stamps were distributed by the government than ever before in American history. (It turns out that Barack Obama’s idea of spreading the wealth around was spreading more food stamps around.),” wrote Gingrich.
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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/06/pelosi-fires-back-at-gingrich-over-food-stamps/
Yes, AMERICANS are on more food stamps than ever in AMERICAN HISTORY.
This makes my blood boil over.
How dare these blankety blanks highlight this shameful fact as something good.
Meanwhile this blankety blank frivolously spends OUR money on:
Nancy Pelosi spends $2,993 on flowers
By JAKE SHERMAN & MEREDITH SHINER | 11/30/09 6:05 PM EDT
Updated: 12/1/09 7:22 AM EDT
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Pelosi, who has come under fire in the past for spending on flowers, also spent roughly $30,610 in food and beverage and about $2,740 on bottled water, contributing to the nearly $120,531 total from all congressional leadership accounts. Her offices defended the charges, saying the Speaker’s office holds more ceremonial events with visiting dignitaries than other congressional offices. They also use a local florist, and about a third of her flower expenses this quarter were for Jack Kemp’s funeral.
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/30013.html
There are other offenders listed too.
Pelosi in particular really pisses me off!
I am no gawd dam serf.