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  • Let them eat food stamps

    10/27/2012 7:13:49 AM PDT · by Snuph · 6 replies
    American Thinker ^ | October 27, 2012 | Ethel C. Fenig
    s the number of unemployed, underemployed soared, as record numbers of people joined the ever easy route to purchasing food with food stamps, President Barack (D) and Michelle Obama (D) felt their pain as only true Democrats could. Using other peoples' money, they stimulated the economy by tossing tax dollars to the favored, mainly themselves, hosting ever extravagant dinners and events for international visitors Richard Pollock charges in the Washington Examiner. Sure, inviting visiting international heads of state over to the (taxpayer supported) house or to a fine dining establishment for an elegant dinner is a legitimate business expense, as...
  • How to fight poverty and live like a king

    09/28/2009 2:36:53 AM PDT · by Scanian · 9 replies · 810+ views
    The American Thinker ^ | September 27, 2009 | Thomas Lifson
    The image of ACORN as a racketeering organization just got another boost from court records revealed in the New York Post. Dale Rathke, brother of the founder Wade Rathke was charging lavish spending to the family business. Ginger Adams Otis of the Post reports: "American Express filed a claim against Rathke in 2003 in Louisiana civil district court. Among the court papers is a partial credit history that indicates Rathke had several different cards from different companies. He used them to shop at places like Gucci and Neiman Marcus, where he spent $1,003 and $1,742 respectively on July 6, 2000....