GOP Rep. Jason Lewis called people on government assistance 'parasites,' said blacks [TR]

CNN ^ | 27 JULY 2018 | CNN

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Republican Rep. Jason Lewis has repeatedly demeaned recipients of welfare and government assistance, calling them "parasites" and "scoundrels," and said the black community had "traded one plantation for another."

Lewis made the comments on a conservative radio show he hosted, "The Jason Lewis Show," from 2009 to 2012. CNN's KFile previously reported that Lewis made racist comments about African-Americans and lamented not being able to call women "sluts" on his program.

[morphing libertarian]

accurate

[sargon]

Republican Rep. Jason Lewis has repeatedly demeaned recipients of welfare and government assistance, calling them "parasites" and "scoundrels," and said the black community had "traded one plantation for another."

Yes, and? The first assertion is at least partially true, and the second one is absolutely true...

[piasa]

What’s “racist” about saying blacks traded one plantation for another... it is true. And a lot of whites and Hispanics seem to be OK with government overseers, too.

[DoughtyOne]

Yeah, but it’s not helpful to address it like this.

It just advances the racist charge.

You know, some of these folks seem desirous to lose the House and or Senate this fall.

This comment was mindless.

[thoughtomator]

CNN is just partisan Democrat nonsense. May as well read DNC press releases, it’s the same thing except slightly less dishonest.

[Paladin2]

1st Amendment Protection.

Let it be known that the 'Rat Party is now the Party of the Non-/Working Classes.

Social Justice would indicate that they should all spend ~40% of the 9-5, 5 day workweek working to provide value to the governments.

[Jane Long]

Look up the definition of a parasite.

Look up the definition of a scoundrel.

Then tell me where this Rep is wrong.

[max americana]

They are. They’re parasites, thieves, lazy ass losers and deserve to starve and die off.

Every time I go to 711 and Wendy’s, these EBT aholes look like they have more money than I do..

[gaijin]

Jason Lewis

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

His comments were made during the first term of Obama. And they're accurate.

Lewis should not apologize.

[gundog]

“...racist comments about African Americans...”

[SamuraiScot]

This reads like campaign literature for Jason Lewis. He's great! Accurate, punchy, carefully considered, and charitable, all these quotations. Amazing for off-the-cuff commentary.

I hope Lewis doubles down and thanks CNN publicly, directing people to the article. And he should make 5 TV spots based on observations like the ones in the CNN material.

MAGA!

[Pontiac]

I just can’t wait to see what happens when the Leftist Nanny Staters get their way and smoking is banned in all public housing.

There will be violent revolts on the gubberment plantations all over the country.

It will be like the Detroit riots when people that have been living in government housing all of their lives are evicted for smoking.

[shanover]

True dat!

[lodi90]

CNN is digging for dirt on Lewis because he has been in the news for threats against his daughter.

[morphing libertarian]

conservatives give liberals control of language too much

[usconservative]

“...racist comments about African Americans...”

One thing is clearly true after the eight year reign of terror that was the Obama Administration:

Any statement positive or negative about "African Americans" (there is NOTHING "African" about them beyond skin color...) by a white person can and WILL be labeled racist. Period.

That's where we're at folks. Don't know if this will ever change at this point.

[Fightin Whitey]

Yeah, but it’s not helpful to address it like this

Yes, I keep turning over and over the thought that if Donald Trump had just toned things down, held off on the sharp comments, not picked on Low Energy Jeb and the rest of these "mindless comments"---my goodness, he might be President of the United States right now!!

Go be "helpful" to the rest of the nursing home ninnies, why don't you?

[entropy12]

Medicaid had more than 70 million beneficiaries in 2016, of whom 43 percent were white, 18 percent black, and 30 percent Hispanic. Of 43 million food stamp recipients that year, 36.2 percent were white, 25.6 percent black, 17.2 percent Hispanic and 15.5 percent unknown.

Above info is not reliable because it is from Huffpost.