Oh, SNAP!

[Scuba]

[Laelth]

1. Too many people vote against their own interests.

This county is PROOF of the truth of my assertion. k&r for exposure.

-Laelth

[n2doc]

2. Propaganda works

And apparently it is very effective against uneducated white people.

If the repubs ever get their way and eliminate food stamps, welfare (what's left of it), Disability, medicaid and social security, these people won't know what hit them. But I would bet they would blame the democrats. And Illegal Immigrants.

[brer cat]

3. You are 100% correct.

And there is no way we can change that.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. They believe the Holy Spirit of Reagan will provide.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

10. what brer cat said. :( n/t

[jeff47]

19. Even if all of those were eliminated, they'd insist that "those people"

still get massive government benefits.

[SamKnause]

4. Edward Bernays would be so proud !!!!!!!

[SheilaT]

5. It really is a shame there isn't some way to

selectively cut of from SNAP those who voter for lawmakers who want to cut or eliminate such benefits. What would it take to get people to understand where their own self interest actually lies?

[BrotherIvan]

6. Not allowing preachers to give political speeches would be a start

Their tax-free pulpit is extremely powerful. Both parties use the carrot of social issues, to speak to the 99% who will be affected, while economic issues are left for the wealthy to decide.

[notemason]

14. Nail on the head award

Doubt these people vote hence the skewed R #'s but those who choose to do so are heavily influenced by the pastors (heard of walking-around money?)

[ProSense]

12. Instead of

"It really is a shame there isn't some way to selectively cut of from SNAP those who voter for lawmakers who want to cut or eliminate such benefits. What would it take to get people to understand where their own self interest actually lies?"

..."selectively" cutting, they should make every Senator and Representative file a request for funding, like they do for pet projects.

That way if a state is shorted, they can blame there members of Congress.

[n2doc]

18. Unfortunately, the recent SNAP cuts are almost entirely targeted towards blue states

I guess our own party doesn't care.

[another_liberal]

7. Wow!

"Ignorance is strength."

George Orwell, 1984.

[Berlum]

8. The Repubbies have really played these people for SUCKERS

They are going to be pissed if they ever wake up and realize what Suckers they have been to RepubliWanker, Inc. propaganda from Fox, Rush, Bill O'Reilly, Hannity, and the other overpaid Republicon propaganda pimps.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. Not to mention the local CHURCH that was infiltrated by the Right Wing.

[Gormy Cuss]

9. 52% of Owsley county residents received SNAP benefits in 2011.

Just an FYI to any lurking GOPers who think the SNAP recipients were all in the other 5%.

Also, from a Bloomberg article last August:

Among the 254 counties where food stamp recipients doubled between 2007 and 2011, Republican Mitt Romney won 213 of them in last year’s presidential election, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data compiled by Bloomberg. Kentucky’s Owsley County, which backed Romney with 81 percent of its vote, has the largest proportion of food stamp recipients among those that he carried...

So they're not only GOPers, they voted for Romney.

[riverbendviewgal]

15. Read Joe Bageant to understand why they would vote for Romney.

He was from the Appalachian area. He knew the people.

http://www.joebageant.com/

[TNNurse]

16. Walmart

Is expecting lower sales... closing some stores. It seems that without food stamps people cannot buy their food there. Do they understand that paying their employees more would help a lot?? They will crying about their personal losses soon.

[Doctor_J]

17. 95% hate radio addicts

simple, really