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I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps
Wash Compost ^
| July 8, 2014
| Darlena Cunha
Posted on 07/08/2014 2:00:48 PM PDT by ETL 2
Sara Bareilles played softly through the surround-sound speakers of my husbands 2003 Mercedes Kompressor as I sat idling at a light. Id never been to this church before, but I could see it from where I was, across from an old park, abandoned in the chilly September air. The clouds hung low as I pulled the sleek, pewter machine into the lot. But I wasnt going to pray or attend services. I was picking up food stamps.
Even then, I couldnt quite believe it. This wasnt supposed to happen to people like me.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: foodstamppresident; obamaka; transformation
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"I will fundamentally transform the United States of America!"
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:00:48 PM PDT
by
ETL 2
To: ETL 2
Once upon a time, one would sell the Mercedes long before picking up the food stamps...
To: ETL 2
I drive mine to Wal-Mart and Kroger.
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:03:13 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: ETL 2
Nothing new. My first job in the late 70’s was at a grocery store in a depressed area of town. The sparkling new Cadillacs of the food stamp spending customers were pretty common.
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:03:24 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
To: ETL 2
Its an 03... Its not like she’s rolling in there in an E series AMG BiTurbo..
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To: 5thGenTexan
Julia married Pajama Boy, had twins, and joined the Entitlement Army.
But a vote for Lizzie Warren in 2016 will give her “economic equality” !!
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:06:29 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
To: ETL 2; sickoflibs
President Obamas programs from the extended unemployment benefits to the tax-free allowance for short-selling a home we couldnt afford allowed us to crawl our way out of the hole.And at the end of the piece we learn it's purpose. FU, Darlena.
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:08:03 PM PDT
by
Impy
(Think for yourself)
To: ETL 2
President Obamas programs the US taxpayers hard earned money transferred to us from the extended unemployment benefits to the tax-free allowance for short-selling a home we couldnt afford allowed us to crawl our way out of the hole.
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:08:20 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:08:49 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: drunknsage
The 03’ and others are a mechanical nightmare. People will give them to you to get rid of the problems.
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:10:01 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
To: Impy
Yes, she’s a hopeless case.
To: ETL 2
HuffPo hooker taking government handouts. Who woulda’ thunk?
You notice she still condescends to Christians though. Not so desperate to start doing the right thing!
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:11:01 PM PDT
by
LucianOfSamasota
(Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Good looking Mercedes. I like that era.
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:12:37 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
To: ETL 2
This wasnt supposed to happen to people like me.No, it isn't. But unfortunately, it does. The economic "slowdown" brought a lot of families down.
But here's my question. If the author of this piece writes this well, why wasn't she doing freelance work? Not when the preemies were tiny, they needed her full-time then. But they grew.
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:13:36 PM PDT
by
Veto!
(OpInions freely dispensed as advice)
To: wally_bert
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:15:43 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: ETL 2
“Two weeks before my children were born, my future husband found himself staring at a pink slip.”
Marry before you make babies. <==Greatest Poverty Preventer EVER!
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:17:12 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(Sic semper tyranni)
To: ETL 2
She thinks the supercharger (kompressor) badge is the model of the car?
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:20:14 PM PDT
by
ltc8k6
To: ETL 2
What happened to Pink Cadillac?? More in tune with Obama..
He’s as squuuushy on the inside as he is in the middle..
I wanna be buried in a Red 500SL with the top off.
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posted on
07/08/2014 2:20:29 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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