[mastequilla]

RUSH: Well, he's right in this sense. See now, this is what I believe based on having seen it. These are big arguments that ensue from this, but I think whereas in the case of your Pell grant, your education and this sort of thing, I don't find anything wrong with assistance to people who are trying to improve themselves, who intend to pay back some of this assistance, and you're doing it for reasons that -- I mean you're doing it, you're going to school -- you're accessing an opportunity, you're not depending on somebody else to get through life, so you're actually depending on yourself here.

Am I losing my mind here or did Rush come out in favor of using confiscated tax dollars to help people who are too lazy to help themselves? Perhaps Rush doesn't realize that there are lots of folks out there who put themselves through college without any financial aid, and who make the decision not to have families until they are financially able to support them WITHOUT government assistance.

I'm really saddened that Rush would condone this woman's leeching off the backs of the rest of us.

[dfwgator]

It's a loan. She's going to pay it back with interest.

[dasein64]

There is a chain of government benefits that does not begin or end with Pell grants for education.Much of our governmental system is a jobs program . And very high pay at that. Karina is accessing government help that will still be there whether she uses it or not. She is on her way to being a knowledgeable citizen and that is a plus for all of us.

[moneypenny]

You need to go listen to it again carefully, for what he said was; "that he doesn't mind it if they are going to school to better themselves, and will be paying it back." She is 24 years old, she is trying to straighten her life around for her and her child. And, believe me when she gets into the working world she will be paying it back. If you also listened to it, Rush said, "there will be people who will be upset because they paid their way, working two jobs etc." But if she is trying to better herself, what difference does it make how, as long as she is bettering herself. Just remember once she starts working and a democrat ever makes it in office.... again, she'll be paying back even more.

[tdadams]

I'm as fiscally conservative and small government as they come, but I happen to think the Pell Grant is one of the few things the government does right. It is a good investment in that it actually helps people get an education, and an education helps them get a better job and be self-sufficient and contribute to society.

Many people, myself among them, could not have gone to college without the Pell Grant. The taxes I've paid since I graduated college have been far in excess of what they would have been without a college degree and it's far more than I ever received in grants.

[latina4dubya]

I'm really saddened that Rush would condone this woman's leeching off the backs of the rest of us.

he's meeting her right where she is... this is her situation... he can call her a leech and tell her she's wrong for the Pell Grant, and lose her forever... or he can meet her where she is... get her to think about things, and let her come to the "proper" conclusion herself...

it truly is a "heart" change... i was much like this gal when i was in my early to mid twenties... had a heart change, and saw the light... (i happened to read one of Rush's books that someone left at my home--until then, i thought i had absolutely nothing in common with Rush Limbaugh.)

[RobFromGa]

I'm really saddened that Rush would condone this woman's leeching off the backs of the rest of us.

I'm really glad that she called Rush and not you.

You know most people are not going to become more conservative by telling them they are leeches. Especially someone like this woman who seems to want a better future.

You're probably mad that she had the gall to have a baby too, but she made the right choice here too and now she is figuring out how to better herself to pay for it.

If we can only preach to the choir, the choir will get too old and too small in due time to make any more music.

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

Am I losing my mind here or did Rush come out in favor of using confiscated tax dollars to help people who are too lazy to help themselves? .... I'm really saddened that Rush would condone this woman's leeching off the backs of the rest of us.

Masterquilla, do you own your house (you and the bank?)

If you are going to rag on this gal for taking a Pell Grant, then I hope you are refusing to take any deductions for the interest paid on your house mortgage. It would be hypocritical of you to take my hard earned tax dollars to subsidize your home.

If you went to a state school, I hoped you paid the full amount your education cost and not just the tuition the school charges. Otherwise your education will have been subsidized by tax dollars paid by the citizens in your state.

Oh, and be sure to pay a little something every time you check a book out of the library. I'd hate to think you would be so hypocritical as to use their services without paying the free market value.

Point is, tax dollars help subsidize many things in society, so get off this gals back!