Posted on 11/07/2022 1:01:58 PM PST by nickcarraway
Americans suffering from "hard times" thanks to inflation should simply consider eating cheaper food, a Democratic congressman suggested last month.
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., said in an interview with Halston Media that his family has a history of eating foods like "Chef Boyardee" when high gas prices began to affect their budgets.
Rep. Maloney added "that's what families have to do" when hard times come around, and suggests that's what struggling American families should do right now.
Well, I grew up in a family where if the gas price went up, the food price went down, so by this time of the week we’d be eating Chef Boyardee if that budget wasn’t gonna change," Maloney said in the interview with Halston Media’s owner Brett Freeman. "So that’s what families have to do. Here's what we should do..."
Maloney then began listing Democrats' proposed solutions to high prices, such as "capping seniors' out-of-pocket costs in the Medicare program" and releasing millions of barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve.
Maloney's opponent in the upcoming election, Mike Lawler, lambasted his comments on Twitter.
According to @spmaloney, Hudson Valley residents who are struggling to put gas in their tank and food on their table should eat Chef Boyardee!" Lawler said in his tweet. "I have a better idea — let’s Fire Sean Maloney and reduce inflation so that New Yorkers can afford to live here and eat what they want." Speaking with Fox News, Lawler said Maloney's comments proved he was "out of touch" and why Maloney "will lose on Election Day"
Maloney's communications director, Mia Ehrenberg, responded to Lawler's tweet by claiming the clip was "horribly out of context," and that Lawler's tweet proved his "desperation" was "showing."
Mike, your desperation is showing. Candidates who are winning don't resort to taking things horribly out of context," Ehrenberg wrote. How about explaining to voters why you oppose the Inflation Reduction Act which cut prescription drug costs and is lowering energy costs?" Ehrenberg asked.
A Maloney spokesperson told Fox News it was "shameful" of Lawler to "make light" of American families' struggles with inflation.
Unlike Lawler, who is profiting off his own campaign and made bank lobbying for big oil companies, Rep. Maloney understands what families are dealing with," the spokesperson said to Fox News. "In the interview, Rep. Maloney describes his own childhood, with a limited weekly budget for a family of 8, and explains the steps he’s taken to lower costs, like cutting prescription drug costs, surging energy production, and holding companies accountable for price gouging."
On Monday, just one day before the midterm elections, Lawler tweeted that "on Tuesday, voters will serve [Maloney] a dish of [Chef Boyardee] cold!"
Chef Boyardee is an iconic American canned pasta that now sells for around $1.89 a can in most stores.
We really do need a French style revolution, as long as there's no Napoleon stepping in afterward.
Hope it bounced back!
I'm not just putting food back for myself, but for my teenaged henchmen as well. Gotta feed the troops!
Another strategy I've adopted is simply cutting quantity of food in half - sometimes making a meal of "a half of a half".
Oh, and refilling empty Gatorade bottles with cold water (from my Berkey filter), and shaking in small quantities of fruit flavors or separately-purchased electrolyte powder - a fairly satisfying drink for pennies on the dollars.
I'm not in a position that I really have to lead a frugal life, but it gives me joy, because it reminds me how much Biden voters - who I imagine to be conspicuous consumers - are suffering. Their suffering is my joy!
Close, I actually rather like spaghetti omelets.
Use a bolognese style sauce on whatever the night before.
Use a pan that lets you begin making an omelet wider and thinner, almost crepe-ish compared to the normal thickness you would pour it.
Mix the sauce and noodles before you add them as its less volume to encapsulate compared to adding them separately.
When the eggs are ready put down a layer of appropriate cheese. Add your noodles and sauce and close it up.
It works really well with thicker style chili and some elbows with a bit of sour cream.
Anything that makes a turd will keep you going. Even if it tastes like one.
Luckily on that trip we were staying in a large lean-to cabin that had a small woodstove - so we were able to defrost them!
Sean Patrick Maloney - Is as vile and hateful a HOMO as you’ll ever find.
He is truly WICKED.
We really do need a French style revolution,...
Bad plan. Keep as much of your supplies on the hoof as long as you can.
I’m having salmon, green beans, and fettucine alfredo.
Dumpster Diving
Did they burst with the water mixed-in?
Mmmmmmmmmmm, that sounds good. Sorry I never thought of it, way back then. Might try it now, though. Thx.
On a bed of Spaghetti-Os.
So will water.
SpaghettiO surprise.....
That Boyardee pizza was a common dorm food when I was in college-my boyfriend was a cop and would always ask me to have one of those ready for him when he got off duty if he was working 2nd shift-3pm to 11pm-it was one of the better tasting dorm food choices...
How about cat food? That’s cheap. Dog food is even cheaper.
How about it Bologna? You in for some dog food you putz.
That is processed crap with lots of empty carbs and no nutritional value-it is cheaper to buy real, fresh meat and veggies and cook them yourself-the stupid democrat is advising people to eat unhealthy food-that stuff is only good as part of my prepper emergency supplies...
One thought it was The Bee.
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