Currently, about 14 percent of the population is on food stamps. In 1994, the highest year for SNAP use prior to the recession that began in December 2007, the rate was 10.5 percent

Sounds like Mr Gingrich may be on to something here

Newt doesn't need to worry about offending those who are not in his base. He knows he will offend African Americans, the poor and disadvantaged, and minorities in general, including women. Since he knows he won't get their vote, he knows he can be about as offensive as he needs to be to get attention from the media, and it works!

So yesterday msnbc was playing the race card on South Carolina and now the msnbc puppets are repeating the same.

and it works!

It sure does with his base!

Nothing more than poorly disguised 'code words'...

Duane, If 14 million people lost their jobs in the latter part of Bush's Presidency and haven't been able to find new ones, due to the fact that there are so many more unemployed people than there are available jobs. what do you think they're going to do? If congress refuses to pass anything Obama tries to do to create jobs, how is it Obama's fault more people are on food stamps? I don't understand the logic behind this claim.

What a smug little POS this Carney is.

Dud e couldn't hold a job in the real world.

At least he is set up now for his gig at MSNBC as an "analyst".

He's got a lot of nerve talking about releasing documents when his boss has been lees than forthcoming with his past.

I've said it for 2 days here. Obama released his taxes April 7, 2008. Romney has plenty of time.

Newt should have told us what percentage of white and black are on food stamp. Mind you, It's not just Newt that harbor this notion that blacks have more people on food stamps, it's the entire GOP. It's also a way to distract the people from knowing the rich leaves perpetually on tax welfare.

Thank you. Educate the people.

Gingrich say he did "Welfare Reform" does he not like how it is working out?

Yes the number of people receiving food stamps has increase but only because the number of people needing help has increased due to the policies of the previous administration. What would Newt Gingrich do? Let them all starve? Certainly that's what he infers.

Feisty, I would much prefer that a candidate addressed ways we can actually come together to help feed our fellow citizens.

sandy: Gingrich say he did "Welfare Reform" does he not like how it is working out?

The economic conditions caused by the poorly run Obama economic team have caused the welfare rolls to increase to record levels. Are you suggesting Gingrich should have included a cap on the number of recipients?

JSA1 - You can be bullish about your lies but the fact remains, Obama inherited the mess GOP left behind in office and turned it around positively. Name one modern GOP president that never issued unemployment check? All GOP lies are been unraveled and your world is in disarray.

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ! nice talking points. thanks for playing the game. shouldn't you be posting on Faux News?

lisa s - yours is a voice of reason, however this is FR where the left relishes the past beyond obama and not the future.

So pen where was the left? On vacation?

Feisty - I believe that Newt got a standing Ovation when he finished his statement. I believe the reaction from the audience was More for Newt! I'm pretty much sure that they booed Juan when asking the question. But really - come on! Why is it so hard for people in this Country to want to get a job in their teens and Learn the value of a job and the value of a paycheck? To many people want hand outs - and it has nothing to do with being black or white - so do not even make this about Race.

PEN - 24 - You still are going down the same road with the same Excuse that President Obama inherited this mess! Please when do you and the President take responsibility for these 3 years and now a 4th with no improvements. And the GOP lies - yea right! Maybe you should get more info from other sources.

Kudo's to Gingrich, he told the truth and the crowd loved it!

What he didn't say is that the democrats are only interested in those 'voters' who have messed up their lives and prefer the support from the Fed! If those who lift themselves out of their 'mess' and become successful, the democrats no longer care! That's because those folks are now Republicans!

Keep it up Newt, the country is listening! Obama is truly the 'food stamp president' and that's what the democrats want!

Donna - That Obama has created more jobs in 3yrs than Bush......is that a lie?

No improvement? Back that GOP lie up with a data. Am waiting.

What is GOP offering again......same economic crap that never made sense and will never make any sense.

Same road? Yes Obama, just like Regan said it's unreal that a taxi driver pays more in taxes than the rich. Is Regan a liberal?

All your lies in your face.

Notice how Feisty cuts and runs when the majority of the posters are against her? She doesn't try to defend her tossing out the race card with verifiable facts and/or figures.

Donna-367223

Feisty - I believe that Newt got a standing Ovation when he finished his statement. I believe the reaction from the audience was More for Newt! I'm pretty much sure that they booed Juan when asking the question. But really - come on! Why is it so hard for people in this Country to want to get a job in their teens and Learn the value of a job and the value of a paycheck? To many people want hand outs - and it has nothing to do with being black or white - so do not even make this about Race.

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New received a standing ovation because he was being cantankorous with Williams. The question from Juan was basic and in a GOP Primary it was a prime place for Newt to otherwise act like an arse.

The basic intent of the question was, can't you see how people would take offense to you blanketly declaring that they basically want nothing for themselves other than to be to given stuff by the government?

In a GOP Primary Newt can give the snotty answer of "No". You can't make claims that That won't fly in the General....and follow the cycle of events, Newt brought race into the equation, it didn't start with Fiesty's thread.

She doesn't try to defend her tossing out the race card with verifiable facts and/or figures

I don't have to defend anything little guy - I'll let Newt's record speak for itself;

Spanish is the language of the ghetto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjHa1JHiHFU&feature=player_detailpage

carrot top can't handle the truth! lmao!

Well, first of all, Juan, the fact is that more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.

Now, I know among the politically correct you're not supposed to use facts that are uncomfortable.

Newt Gingrich

carrot top has left the stage... probably on her way to her favorit truck stop to lick her wounds...... :)

PEN - 24 - Wow - Why do you have to be so nasty??? Did I strike a nerve. The House passed over 18 bills that went NO where in the Senate. Your Prince Harry Reid would not even discuss the bills. The Senate has not even Produced a Budget much less Passed a Budget in over 2 years!!!

I would suggest you settle down. You want to talk about lies - then you back up your comments. I was just responding to your Rude comment. Its people like you that will not have a nice discussion. The last time I checked - I still an entitled to respond to your comment and I am still entitled to voice my opinion.

Here are some more of Newt's greatest hits;

"What if [Obama] is so outside our comprehension, that only if you understand Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior, can you begin to piece together [his actions]?" Gingrich asks. "That is the most accurate, predictive model for his behavior."

Gingrich compares Islamic center to Nazis erecting a sign near Holocaust Museum and to a Japanese site near Pearl Harbor. On the August 16 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Newt Gingrich http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201008160005">said, "Nazis don't have the right to put up a sign next to the Holocaust Museum in Washington. We would never accept the Japanese putting up a site next to Pearl Harbor. There's no reason for us to accept a mosque next to the World Trade Center."

http://mediamatters.org/

What does race have to do with anything Feisty *******? Once again the left throwing out the Race Card...pathetic JFK2112

JFK hit the nail on the head, but should have realized.... only feisty can use name calling at first read and not be collapsed!

Hit 'em again, Feisty. The TRUTH slays them! They just keep blowing their dog whistles,...

And I see a newer member of your wannabe club is actually claiming you don't get collapsed,...That's funny on it's face.

Here is what Newt did, compared to the inept, bilious dolt in the White House:

During Newt's Speakership, 11 million jobs were created (nearly 3 million per year), $400 billion in debt was paid off, 60% of welfare rolls were reduced, and taxes were cut for the first time in sixteen years – including the largest capital gains tax in history. That’s an immovable fact.

Welfare Reform

Balanced Budget

Largest Capital Gains cut in US history

We were better off under Newt's tenure in the House than we are now.

Current CNN poll www.cnn.com

How do you rate Barack Obama's job performance as president?

Poor 38% 77311

Good 36% 73963

Fair 26% 53557

Total votes: 204831

so, Steven B

by YOUR very own 'logic' - shouldn't you be villifying John Boehner on Where the frickin' jobs are now? I mean lord knows he SAID he knew how to create them when he begged for the gavel, right? I mean either Clinton gets credit for the job creation you seem to attribute to Gingrich OR not,...

can't have it both ways, although I am sure you will try.

by YOUR very own 'logic' - shouldn't you be villifying John Boehner on Where the frickin' jobs are now?

Harry Reid is sitting on Boehner's legislation, without even allowing it to come up for debate.

There are eighteen jobs creation bills passed by the House still sitting on Harry Reid’s desk.

Empowering Small Business Owners and Reducing Regulatory Burdens

H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act
• Introduced by Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH) on March 2, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 292-130 on March 31, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act
• Introduced by Rep. Fred Upton (MI) on March 3, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 255-172 on April 7, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 37, a Resolution of disapproval regarding the FCC’s regulation of the Internet and broadband industry practices
• Introduced by Rep. Greg Walden (OR) on February 16, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 240 to 179 on April 8, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 2018, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act
• Introduced by Rep. John Mica (FL) on May 26, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 239 to 184 on July 13, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection & Soundness Improvement Act
• Introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy (WI) on April 1, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 241-173 on July 21, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
• Introduced by Rep. Tim Scott (SC) on July 19, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 238-186 on September 15, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 2401, Transparency In Regulatory Analysis Of Impacts On The Nation
• Introduced by Rep. John Sullivan (OK) on June 24, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 249-169 on September 23, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 2681, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act
• Introduced by Rep. John Sullivan (OK) on July 28, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 262-161 on October 6, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act
• Introduced by Rep. Morgan Griffith (VA) on June 21, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 275-142 on October 13, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act
• Introduced by Rep. David McKinley (WV) on June 22, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 276-144 on October 14, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

Fix The Tax Code To Help Job Creators:

H.R. 674, 3% Withholding Rule Repeal
• Introduced by Rep. Wally Herger (CA) on February 11, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 405-16 on October 27, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

Increase Competitiveness for U.S. Manufacturers:

H.R. 1904, Southeast Arizona Resource Utilization & Conservation Act
• Introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ) on May 13, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 235-186 on October 26, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

Encourage Entrepreneurship and Growth:

H.R. 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work Act
• Introduced by Rep. Jeff Miller (FL) on July 7, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 418-6 on October 12, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

Maximize Domestic Energy Production To Ensure An Energy Policy For The Twenty-First Century:

H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act
• Introduced by Rep. Doc Hastings (WA) on March 29, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 266-149 on May 5, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act
• Introduced by Rep. Doc Hastings (WA) on March 29, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 263-163 on May 11, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act
• Introduced by Rep. Doc Hastings (WA) on March 29, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 243-179 on May 12, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 2021, the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act
• Introduced by Rep. Cory Gardner (CO) on May 26, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 255-166 on June 22, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act
• Introduced by Rep. Terry Lee (NE) on May 23, 2011
• Passed the House by a vote of 279-147 on July 26, 2011
• Senate has taken no action to date

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So, before you accuse the GOP of not creating jobs, look first to the tactics of the loony liberal leadership.

http://mediamatters.org/

Feisty pretends that this is a legitimate, objective organization.

Let's take a closer look:

http://spectator.org/blog/2010/10/07/media-matters-caught-on-campai

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/soros-donates-1-million-to-media-matters/

Media Matters is a hack organization, and they're evidently violating the law:

According to Mark Levin:

Media Matters is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization. As a matter of law, it must not use its funds in any political manner. Yet, if you examine the Media Matters website, the only causes it promotes are whatever Obama and the Democrats are promoting. It is a propaganda outlet for the Democrats. That's the sole purpose. And it attacks any person on TV and radio who disagrees with Obama and the Democrats. It is not advocating a particular principle, say, free speech. Media Matters' entire existence is political. And I'm confident it works closely with Democrat organizations, PACs, and officials.

So, while it attempts to intimidate and silence others, Media Matters uses tax exempt funds to promote Obama and the Democrats, and it uses the Internal Revenue Code to conceal the identity of its donors.

Levin goes on to accuse Media Matters of using "tax exempt funds to promote Obama and the Democrats" while using "the Internal Revenue Code to conceal the identity of its donors." He calls for transparency saying:

The IRS needs to audit them to determine the extent of its evasions. It's unlawful to use tax exempt funds for political purposes and this outfit needs to be flushed out of the shadows, exposed for what it is, and subjected to all fines and penalties associated with deceiving the IRS.

The problem here is obvious.

Feisty pretends that this is a legitimate, objective organization.

And there is it...

I was wondering how long it would take for StevieB to take the bait before resorting to one of the oldest tricks in the Karl Rove playbook!

When someone offers proof - attack the source!

I Notice you couldn't refute Newt saying those things!

*yawn*

The pot calling the kettle black.

Your dumb azz attack FOX daily.

#1.38

I happen to agree with Newt on the subject of placing a mosque at the Ground Zero site. It is like the Japanese placing a shrine at Pearl Harbor.

And, I notice you did not refute my assertions that mediamatters is a Democratic shill site, in violation of Federal law.

Thanks for playing!

And, I notice you did not refute my assertions that mediamatters is a Democratic shill site

Apparently reading comprehension is not your strong suit!

Oh well, can't win them all!

Thanks for playing!

We have some lovely parting gifts for you!

It would be sacrelig to put a mosque at ground zero. Does anyone honestly think that they would let us arbitrarily put up a church of some kind in Baghdad? Kabul?

Just a hint, the answer is no.

Newt and his ilk are all for nation-building elsewhere -- screw US citizens in their time of need, and this goes for emergency disaster assistance as well, right Eric Cantor? Well it's all moot, because any candidate who supports Paul Ryan's privatization of Medicare is not fit to be elected dog catcher, and that includes pathological liar Newt who knows in his dark heart it is right-wing "social engineering" and who is the Kingpin of class warfare.

Raff---So we should act just like those who don't have freedom of religion? We should deny them the same right we ourselves regard as a pillar of our democracy? You can't have it both ways. Either you respect the concept of freedom of religion, and in this case private property rights or you don't and you want the GOVERNMENT to deny those freedoms and rights. In which case you have become exactly like your enemy.

So most people think the credit crisis brought on by the collapse of the housing bubble put the world economy in this position. Why do liberals want to ignore the fact that Bill Clinton started this whole mess by allowing his friend Sandy Weill to merge Citycorp and the Travelers Group. Why can't you all address the fact that Clinton scoffed at Brooksley Born when she suggested that the Derivatives Market (Credit Default Swaps) be investigated. Why did Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and the Congressional Black Caucus fight attempts at regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so vehemently.

Why do liberals curse Wall Street yet George Soros who made his Billions as a hedge fund manager is one of their biggest heroes? And remember he made a billion on breaking the bank of England. And how about Bill Gates who is one of the wealthiest men in the world. Are you talking about taking his money. I like how you all worship Warren Buffet who seems to be the chief hypocrite for all of you when he claims he would not mind paying more in taxes but refuses to do so until Mitch McConnell pays more. You all claim to hate the insurance companies yet one of your biggest heroes is Peter Lewis who in cohorts with George Soros has donated millions to moveon.org and other similar democrat talking heads.

Rick, you attack a strawman. You assume "liberals" hate all rich people. In fact, the presence of rich people who agree with us only supports our cause. You are the ones creating terms like "class warfare", when in reality, some of the most prominent members of the "upper class" support us.

I don't care who said what. I go by my own personal experience. I was on food stamps way before Obama took office. Bush didn't seem eager to help the situation back then. No ay I'm going to join the crowd that wants to deify him. I'm glad he's no longer in office so he can't do my family any more harm than he already has.

So what you are saying is that people that agree with you are smart but people that disagree with you are dumb?

So why is it that you only want to "redistribute" the wealth of those that disagree with you?

Newt Gingrich is just another GOP flunky looking to score a fat paycheck. Him and the entire Republican/Tea Party would like to convince all of us that “government is the problem” like their hero Ronald Reagan stated in a speech written for him over thirty years ago. The truth is the Republican/Tea Party is the problem. The only reason all of these Republican/Tea Party politicians are in this game is to enrich themselves along with all their rich and powerful friends the sooner average Americans wake up and realize this the better. In the last thirty years because of greed and the pursuit of power the GOP has become the enemy of the people and will not stop their assault on our democracy until there is no more democracy left. The original Republican Party no longer exists in its place is malignant organism that is so un-American that it must be destroyed before it can cause anymore damage to our country.

This has to rate as one of the STUPIDEST notions ever from the ridiculous right! You people have GOT to be kidding! Talk about a lame diversionary tactic! Let's see... claim Obama put more people on food stamps... to.. what?... make people forget that THEY are the very reason THEY ARE ON FOOD STAMPS?

Wow... shaking my head in disbelief.

Gotta be some kind of record setting going on here. Not sure which is worse... claiming it or believing it.

Well, hey! The unemployment rate was higher under Obama! And the GNP was lower under Obama! I wonder why the f'ck THAT is?

Is it Stephen "B" or Colbert, your job bills are hilarious. Perhaps you can explain to us the number of jobs each bill will produce.

White House calls Gingrich's food stamp rhetoric 'crazy'

Why would that be crazy? Stop giving these damn things out! Provide a program where they are given to those that are surely in need and not to the garbage that collects them most of the time.

We are not a welfare state, people. And anybody wanting them - drug tests now! Let's see here that gets us.

I don't understand the problem. Rich people, corporations and businesses get subsidies all the time? What we have the most of in this country is poor people. Why shouldn't we subsidize the largest single group of Americans?

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

Feisty pretends that this is a legitimate, objective organization.

And there is it...

I was wondering how long it would take for StevieB to take the bait before resorting to one of the oldest tricks in the Karl Rove playbook!

When someone offers proof - attack the source!

I Notice you couldn't refute Newt saying those things!

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And everyone else can see how you dodged the facts that StevieB placed in subsequent posts. But you and the rest of the liberal loons always do that. No, you don't have to defend yourself and you do very well at that everyday. Your idea and that of the left liberal loons is to make any statement against those opposing your ideas and then calling those same people whatever nasty little name that pops into your pea sized little brain.

You also criticise anyone from the GOP because they "flip-flop" on the issues and their platforms. As if the democrats don't do exactly the same thing!

I seem to recall a guy named Barack Obama running for the presidency claiming that there would be complete transparency in his administration. He also stated that he would refuse any money from corporations so that he wouldn't be indebted to them. He said what people wanted to hear and was elected. Both of those claims went out the window before his first, and hopefully only term will end. The people won't be fooled this time.

When did it become AMERICAN to dehumanize the poor, the least powerful among us? It contradicts the teachings of Jesus Christ, the spirit of the constitution and what we "say" our values are. The republicans have sunk to the depths of a desperate, addicted prostitute.

I always wondered how people could stand silent, as hate speech developed into genocide. I "knew" that my America had more courage. Sadly I have to now acknowledge that many miss slavery, segregation and a time when the poor were dispensable labor, only fit to shine our shoes.

I: middle aged, blessed by prosperity, white and a fiscal conservative draw the line HERE. White conservatives leap to their feet, boo a black, conservative journalist for doing his job, while Newt sounds the racist mating call? On Martin Luther King day???? HELL NO!

Am I playing the race card? HELL YES! Maybe if more Germans had played the "Jew Card" in the 30's, 7 million Jews might have had a chance at life. Today I spoke out to anyone unfortunate enough to linger in my presence. Tomorrow I will speak out at church. This is worth awkward silences and broken relationships. PLEASE hurl your, racist, false pseudo logic at me, I consider it a badge of HONOR. When this ugly chapter of our political history is written, I will know that I was not a member of the hate filled mob.

Shame on Newt, shame on the mob, shame on the candidates and their cowardly silence, shame on the republicans. Shame on US.

White House calls Gingrich's food stamp rhetoric 'crazy'

I guess it makes it official now that the White house has said it.

The biggest welfare recipients we have is corporate welfare. They have bled America dry thanks to all the bought and paid for politicians in office.

It's time to end corporate welfare and start taking care of the American people for a change.

REVOLUTION 2012

I'd give the tip of my left pinky finger to get to see that silver spoon yanked from his arrogant mouth that freddi mac helped place in his face, So he could see what poor people have to do to survive for a couple years. Then we wouldn't have to hear him spew his venom about poor people ever again. He makes me throw up a little in my mouth every time I see or hear him.

FlatFeisty's sounding more like Hillary every day. Frustrated, unsatisfied, angry woman. And BO's sounding more like the used car saleman he should've been - megawatt smile catering to the LeftyLibDem fat cats with fat owner wallets, with a wink and a nod spinning their latest "deal" to close the sale at the expense of the customers (American public), promising anything the latest marketing analysis specifies as the winning ticket. Buyers remorse, dismal performance, worse off than before. BO's boat is sinking faster than the Costa Concordia.

"The White House on Tuesday responded to criticism of its welfare policies, denouncing as "crazy" a suggestion by Newt Gingrich that President Obama has increased the number of people on food stamps."

Of course it also happens to be true. Even Carney didn't deny it in the story - he just tried to 'blame someone else'.

Here's an uncomfortable FACT for President Obama.

He has increased the National Debt by about $5 Trillion in his first 3 years in office.

There are approximately 90 million families in this country, about 45 million of whom don't pay any Federal income taxes.

With the additional Debt that Obama has run up over 3 years, we could have given each of those 45 million families about $110,000.

Did YOU get your $110,000 for your family?

So, what would YOU do, Newt? Let Americans STARVE?

Would you just let children go to bed every night HUNGRY, Newt?

Is THAT the kind of America that YOU believe in Newt?

I have news for you, Newt. Poverty and hunger are not a result of a lack of character. they are a result of a lack of money. Period. That's it!

I won't however speculate about your character, Newt.

'ROY WILSON-336103' wrote:

"Here's an uncomfortable FACT for President Obama. He has increased the National Debt by about $5 Trillion in his first 3 years in office."

REPLY: Roy, in 1954 author Darrell Huff wrote an acclaimed book titled "How to Lie with Statistics." More and more by the day it seems that the standard contemporary Republican Party messages, as demonstrated by your post, could serve as a sequel to that book.

Here are the ACTUAL facts. The final budget of George W. Bush's presidency was actually fiscal year (FY) 2009. That's right, the federal budget during the first year of President Obama's presidency was the final Bush Administration budget, already passed by Congress, and containing a projected budget deficit of $1.3 Trillion.

The bi-partisan Congressional Budget Office "budget deficit" projections for the following two fiscal years, FY 2010 and FY 2011 -- at the anticipated level of support funding for two wars, all federal departments and programs expenditures, and service on the National Debt. (interest) was $1.6 Trillion deficit for FY 2010, and $1.15 Trillion deficit for FY FY 2011.

This means that the budget that President Bush handed to his successor, and the projected expenditures at the same anticipated level of commitment as for the eight preceding years of the Bush administration for FY 2010 and FY 2011 equals approximately $4.05 Trillion of the $5 Trillion deficit you cite. That's $4.05 Trillion, without any new input or changes by the succeeding President!

The remainder, approximately $0.95 Trillion in emergency economic stimulus programs and aid and assistance programs under President Obama, for Americans impacted by the worst economic crises in 80 years, created or prevented the loss of more than 2 Million additional American jobs, and provided assistance for 15 million unemployed American families to help them from losing their homes and going hungry.

So you, and those who think like you, Roy, can just continue to twist statistics any way you wish in order to offer your distorted view of reality. But Americans are on to you, and they know what you are doing, and what it says about your character.

Roy, if you're not working to be part of the solution, ...
then you're part of the problem.

"President George W. Bush, President Clinton, nominees for each party for years and years and years. I think going back to 1976, this has been a very standard tradition…I think it was a tradition that was initiated by then-presidential candidate George Romney back in 1968, who released 12 years of tax records in '68, as I understand it."

-Steven B

Well, I think this icon explains it but Romney is against medicinal marijuana... smile :-)

"President George W. Bush, President Clinton, nominees for each party for years and years and years. I think going back to 1976, this has been a very standard tradition…I think it was a tradition that was initiated by then-presidential candidate George Romney back in 1968, who released 12 years of tax records in '68, as I understand it."

MS-Steven B
LSD
Well, I think this icon explains it but Romney is against medicinal marijuana... smile :-)

Since President Obama became President in January 2009, nearly 14 million additional Americans were receiving food stamps as of May 2011. This number represents a 43% increase over the period, and includes nearly 15% of the total U.S. population.

Obummer refuses to accept the U.S. government's figures, even though he had them massaged in his favor?

Anytime you see the ridiculous redhead make so many comments, it demonstrates she is scared. Has anyone seen the ridiculous redhead present any facts or references.

Even when she makes comments on her employer's time using the office computer, she only blabs away pandering to the socialists/leftists and liberals.

I have noticed that the ridiculous redhead writes a lot and says nothing. Who else has seen so much comment space taken up by so much hot air?

Rixar13 Clinton did not show the records of his off shore accounts. There is a little tax haven, called Vanuatu off the Australian coast where Clinton likes to vacation a lot. The banks in Vanuatu are branches of the banks in Australia. 100% secrecy is guaranteed. It is all on line for your inspection.

No one doubts that Hilary working at Ross Law firm was Clinton's bag woman and had to wait in line at his bedroom door for her turn. And why did she put up with her philandering husband?????

She got her ego payoff and $38,000,000 in the bank.

Among the wealthy, and Clinton amassed over $200,000,000 since he left his governor job that paid him $40,000 a year, Vanuatu has quickly and quietly became the leading tax haven in the world.

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, then it is a duck.

Interesting no?

So Rixar you were saying about adultery and wealth?????

'wilsonaide' wrote:

"Interesting no?"

REPLY: Interesting? No. Entirely fabricated garbage? Yes.

You won't find any of your allegations anywhere on the Internet except on Right wing, denialism and conspiracy theory websites; ... and discussion thread posts by 'trolls.'

Why is that? Because it's all made up. But nice try.

I knew this one would come back to blow up in Gingrich's overly large face, just surprised it took so long. there is a huge increase in people living below or just above the poverty line which is due to the right wing agenda from 200-2008 and their continued stonewalling doing anything to help Americans for the last three years. plenty of white working people needing help with food costs and it's not people gaming the system as mr. adultery would have people believe.

Tired of the Right - Nothing blew up in Newt Ginrich's face. I think Juan Williams wanted to crawl under the table after the crowd gave Newt a standing ovation. Since you are so tired of the right - I hope you keep sending your checks to Washington to help pay for all of this!

Thanks Donna! Couldn't have said it better!

I enjoyed Newt's comments and agreed with them completely! It's not a good time to be a left leaning democrat! I don't feel sorry for Mr. Williams at all, lol!

The same crowd of idiots that cheered Gingrich in Myrtle Beach all probably went back to their trailor parks to wait for their government checks.When a candidate has to stoop to race baiting to get attention that's a definite sign that they're losing.Horry County does not hold the brain trust of S.C.

You're only upset because he's the only one man enough to speak the truth!

You are about as delusional as Doh Boy is.

The worst recession since the great depression, more people out of work and struggling than there has ever been in U.S. history.

Of course there are more people on food stamps, get a god damn clue before you spout your idiotic nonsense.

OMG, every time I hear this crock of crap from Gingrich...

The Republicans and their failed policies of unpaid wars, "trickle-down" tax cuts for the rich, deregulation that undermines Too Big To Fail -- ALL that caused the Great Recession, which in turn devastated millions of people who lost their homes, lost their jobs, lost their 401ks, and lost their dignity. Any Republican who claims Obama is responsible for the recession and increased need for government assistance such as food stamps (which military families rely on as well) should be tarred and feathered and run out of the country on a rail.

Then to add insult to injury, any Teapublican who claims they are for jobs, or in this case "paychecks" who have done nothing but obstruct job creation, and instead have done everything under the sun to destroy paychecks, whether busting unions or wanting to abolish the minimum wage or wanting to allow corporations who have off-shored US jobs to repatriate profits at zero tax -- I'd love to b!tch slap Gingrich and the rest of his right-wing ilk for having the audacity to even murmur such an absurdity.

Paychecks my arse, the GOP/TP are all about Wall Street not Main Street, and support a Race to the Bottom that would destroy what's left of our great nation. Throw the lying, obstructionist, anti-democracy @#$%& Teapublicans out!

The worst recession since the great depression, more people out of work and struggling than there has ever been in U.S. history.

Wow, you contradicted yourself in one sentence!

The current situation is a cake walk compared to the Depression.

Newt and his ilk are all for nation-building elsewhere -- screw US citizens in their time of need, and this goes for emergency disaster assistance as well, right Eric Cantor? Well it's all moot, because any candidate who supports Paul Ryan's privatization of Medicare is not fit to be elected dog catcher, and that includes pathological liar Newt who knows in his dark heart it is right-wing "social engineering," and who is the Kingpin of Class Warfare and Father of Divisiveness in general.

Steven B-- Wow, you have no clue what statistics, data, and facts are do you? The current situation has a lot in common with the Depression, including suicides on the rise. Depending on what happens in Europe, who knows how bad things could get. What we do know is supply-side is voodoo economics, and reverting to Teapublican policies of a Race to the Bottom on Steroids would be an even greater mistake.

But, but.....Obama and the liberal media say the recession is over!

You are every bit as bad as the republicans at which you point your finger. Our problems were not unreasonable until the collapse of the housing bubble which was aggravated by the un-regulated derivatives market. You don't have a clue as to who and what was behind that and that is why so many of us think you liberals are sheep being led to slaughter. Unfortunately you all are bound and determined to take the rest of us with you.

So most people think the credit crisis brought on by the collapse of the housing bubble put the world economy in this position. Why do liberals want to ignore the fact that Bill Clinton started this whole mess by allowing his friend Sandy Weill to merge Citycorp and the Travelers Group. Why can't you all address the fact that Clinton scoffed at Brooksley Born when she suggested that the Derivatives Market (Credit Default Swaps) be investigated. Why did Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and the Congressional Black Caucus fight attempts at regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so vehemently.

Since President Obama became President in January 2009, nearly 14 million additional Americans were receiving food stamps as of May 2011. This number represents a 43% increase over the period, and includes nearly 15% of the total U.S. population.

Obummer refuses to accept the U.S. government's figures, even though he had them massaged in his favor?

Stop with this nonsense, wilsonaide (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/jan/17/newt-gingrich/newt-gingrich-says-more-people-have-been-put-food-/).

It is the truth, i dont care what anyone says, the democrats have and are still creating their own voting base by keeping blacks in the ghettos and keeping people on welfare. That is by design. Obama is working now to get all the illegals converted to legals so that he can get those votes for the democrat party. That is why obama is nothing but a marxist and a racist, both him and his wife Moochelle, have demonstrated just how to live like kings all the while telling us pinions to cut back. How any sane man can say that obama is doing a good job has had his eyes blinded, and has been fooled by the great marxist demon. This country will never get any better with his policies and we will continue to suffer..... especially the people that have worked hard and saved their money..... as we are the people that are hated by Obama and singled out to pay for his entitlement voting base.... the non workers and the slugs that collect forever and ever off the government...... I hope Newt gets in and stops entitlements that people have not paid for completely, and makes people work for anything they get from the govt.

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I don't need facts to support my opinion that Democrats create a welfare state.

Okay,killer, at least you're honest about your opinions,...oh wait,...nevermind.

Blaming the poor will only get you so far,...At least your rant provided a modicum of comic relief,...

I will say it again, the democrat party is the party of entitlements and as long as they promise the non workers free stuff, they will have their votes and be in their control...... Why do you think obama is spending more money than all past presidents combined and this country is on the verge of bankruptcy...... its going to the non workers in this country and his union buddies..... Frankly, both parties are way beyond what our forefathers had visioned...... we have created a welfare state and the people that work and the businesses that create jobs are the ones being punished to maintain this group of thugs..... I firmly believe we would be much better off stopping all welfare and foodstamps and go back the way it was in the past, where the families took care of their own..... no family you say, then starve, and quit forking out babies like a machine.

Please tell me Clara, what is your definition of poor? I dont blame the true poor for the problems in this country, i blame the politicians for creating ghettos and maintaining a voting base dependent on welfare in exchange for their votes. If you have not seen how wefare is being abused, you better get your blinders off and start looking at the real world out there.

Ironically, the abusers of any system represent a very small percentage of the overall population. The rhetoric is demonizing. Republicans want EVERY child to be born; but they don't seem to care how many babies get thrown out with the bath water.

And it's always rhetoric. Fear of Voter Fraud, Fear of Welfare Fraud, Fear of Tax Fraud, Fear of someone getting something they didn't earn or weren't 'entitled' to.

And it gets quite stale. Do Oil companies EARN their billion dollar subsidies? Do Companies EARN tax breaks for shipping jobs over seas? Do the wealthy EARN their tax breaks by being investors instead of producers?

The definition of poor is currently defined as $16,335/year for a single person and $33,525/year for a family of four. http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/Bankruptcy/BankruptcyResources/PovertyGuidelines.aspx

I really don't know where this rhetoric of ghettos and voter dependency myths began (although I have a good idea, Faux News/Rush/etc) but the welfare abusers I am personally aware of aren't black, they don't live in the ghetto and they continue to vote for Republican candidates.

I guess when you only hear one side of a story and it is repeated ad nauseum, you just perpetuate it out of habit?

I live in the real world and it looks nothing like the one you are painting. I'd suggest you go ahead and read some actual news, statistics and other studies to formulate an unbiased opinion that leaves the stereotypes at the door.

Oh,...and because I am feeling generous,...here is an article dispelling the cost effectiveness of drug testing welfare recipients. Every time a Republican OVERREACTS to their FEAR bias,...they implement dumb legislation that doesn't fix their bias of the problem. Is anyone really surprised by this anymore?

http://www2.tbo.com/news/politics/2011/aug/24/3/welfare-drug-testing-yields-2-percent-positive-res-ar-252458/

Pretty soon we can blame the teachers, firefighters, police and every other middle class occupation for bleeding the wealthy dry. I look forward to the discussion.

Amy you want to tell that to Feisty? She seems to think that only minorities take Food stamps.

Maine is 1% African-American. It's an absolute event for Amy to see a black person.

Well damn, damn Jermario,

I bet it is plenty of whites on Food Stamps in ME, what is it, 2% black.

I saw 1 brother working at the airport when I connected there.

I'm white and I'm on food stamps. I recently graduated college and its been very difficult to find a well paying job. Plus, I have mountains of student debt to pay off. It's hard enough for me to afford rent and my electric bill, let alone food. I wish people opened their eyes. Yes some people do take advantage of the system, but some of us out there need assisistance and are grateful for it.

He's on to a lot of things and the left hates it. He is right whether politically correct or not. It is about time someone called it what it is instead of sugar coating it so as not to offend anyone. I don't care who it is. And the kicker is, he has a lot more in his briefcase just waiting. Do you remember how quiet (relatively) he was in the first few debates? As the need presents itself, he is showing his ideas and leadership. They hate it. LMAO it is too funny. He was up and the left blew him off as the "flavor of the month". I knew he wouldn't stay down for long.

Gingrich brags he reformed "Welfare" is he now saying it is not working?

he is on to something.........his fifth helping of donuts.

Bush is responsible for the increase in people needing food help. If you've never been down and out for reasons that you don't control then you have no f'in clue.

Put the poor kids to work.................not enough jobs now, fat face. tell your buddies to create some. Fat boy doesn't understand that he advocates getting rid of jobs that pay a living wage and substituting poor kids. Yeah that'll work mr. adultery...........why are republicans against the middle class?????

Why are Democrats trying to make everyone suck on the Public Teat?

Yeah his last leg!!!!

HEY MORONS, don't you understand why more people are on food stamps, because Bush and his band of warmongering, no financial regulating idiots wrecked the economy causing massive layoffs, which resulted in unprecedented long term unemployment.

If the GOP had their way they'd cut off food stamps so they could pass on the savings to their rich asswipe buddies in the form of a tax break.

GET A @!$%#ING CLUE BEFORE YOU SHOW YOUR STUPIDITY.

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And I recommend you cease your CoH violations, if you want to participate.

I wish Carney would respond with stronger statements, what he should say is that if it was up to Gingrich there wouldn't be any food stamps at all!

And just as sickening, neither Carney nor Gingrich will disclose or discuss the fact that the Food Stamp program is administered by the Dept. of Agriculture--BECAUSE IT IS IN FACT A FARM SUBSIDY PROGRAM, designed to absorb the over production of food by US farmers!!!

There are so many on food stamps because the democrats know they can control those people by threatening to take the government teat away.

Rick, How about we remove all those millionaire farmers from the government teat! That way the RePublicans will not be able to control them any longer. Without all that Dept. of Ag subsidy money generated by Food Stamps they will be returned to free market freedom (under which they would probably self destruct in a few months)

The "government teat" you speak of is the Crop Reduction Program (CRP). It was a program put in place by Franklin Roosevelt and resulted in thousands of farm workers losing their jobs. This resulted in a mass migration of farm workers to the northern factories. That is the reason people in the north became so interested in civil rights in the south. The wanted all those black N***s back down in the south with all the white N***s.

Mittens is screwed...his tax rate was well below 15%.

Tired of the Right - and Just How Much Tax do you Pay???? What is your Tax Rate????

Romney's still got time before Obama can start throwing stones.

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Why should he bother, when he's got Rick-Rick, and Newton to do his DIRTY WORK? Obama's Republican henchmen will smoke out those returns long before pitcher and catchers report...

tells you how much the right is messed up that they didn't immediately reject the lead clown in the clown car. mr. adultery can go home and continue overeating until his head explodes.

TP - Could you please enlighten me on one of Newt's racist remarks against African Americans? Thanks!

When Newt was speaker, we had a balanced budget. unemployment was low, and people were happy (except maybe the perpetually unhappy liberals).

Newt has the brains, the talent and the ability to slice through the BS.

Obama=BS.

Steven,

What HAPPENED to Gingrich? I mean he was DOING SO well for the country, eh? Oh, yeah, right, he was FORCED to resign by his own party for impropriety. And ever since THEN, he's done even better for himself.

Priceless! Run, Newtie, Run! We'd love to rehash your record of 'achievement'!

Newt is the better person to lead than Obama.

Obama is an 'organizer'. He is not a 'leader'.

At least the GOP holds their people accountable, unlike Nancy "I'll drain the swamp" Pelosi, the lead reptile of her party.

Been hashed and rehashed and is practically irrelevant at this point. You libs can't let 18 years ago seriously make your stance can you? Oh yes you can. Forgot whom I was addressing.

How about candidate Obama in 2008 calling Bush raising the debt ceiling "irresponsible and unpatriotic" and yet he is asking for his 6th in three years.

Does KCMO mean "Keep Clara's Meds Open"? or Kansas City, Missouri?

Steven B

If Newt was responsible for the conditions you listed, and not President Clinton, then how in the world can President Obama be responsible for our current conditions, and not congress? Hmmmm

Talk to it

yeah, aren't you clever, yuk yuk. Snark off.

You guys are the ones that bring up Lewinsky any time Billy boy gets a run up the favorables, so spare me the righteous indignation on all things in Newton's past. He effed up and was forced to resign. It's relevant.

ww - thanks, I mentioned that above, as well. Realize of course they intend to have it both ways! No worries, I'll be right there to point it out to them,...

Congress spends the money, not the POTUS.

Newt was lucky enough to have a POTUS that at least had executive experience.

We've had Pelosi and Reid, two screw-ups if there ever there was any.

Did we really need a San Francisco kook running the House?

Obama has screwed things up royally, starting with his "let's go into debt up to our eyeballs, and I'll keep unemployment below 8%".

And it's gone downhill from there.

Obama: First POTUS to have the US credit rating lowered. First POTUS to take away the ability of the US to fight a two-theater war. First POTUS to throw Israel down the stairs. The "Arab Spring" POTUS.

The list of Obama failures, missteps and other foolishness is too long to list here.

Clara KCMO - When Newt was speaker of the house - Who was President??? Um - President Bill Clinton - you know the guy who had way to much in the Oval Office.

I'm guessing you would want to be a little more careful what you want to talk about and who had made mistakes.

umm, Donna -

Thanks for making my point for me. really!

I certainly prefer sexual misconduct to selling votes for cash,...but I guess I am quirky that way.

You can list all those policies that the GOP Congress came up with. They are the same policies that the recently elected republican governors are forcing on their states. More cuts in taxes for the wealthy, more increases for the middle class. We now have a republican governor refusing to fund an entire school district, but he was so willing to give all those tax breaks to his corporate backers. The teachers are working without pay and the whole situation is dire. How unamerican for a school voucher governor to stand against funding for a school district in his own state. Another republican governor is determined to make his state a right to work state and is getting no support whatsoever from most people of the state. As long as the GOP Congress is for anti-environmental laws, anti-regulation policies and is still acting as though the President has not already reinstated massive drilling in the Gulf deserves no respect. Nothing coming from the Congress now is for job creation. If it was plain and simple get down to job creation there is no doubt it would have sailed through the Senate and been signed by President Obama. We can't keep giving welfare to the wealthiest who are so successful while scoffing at those who are not doing well. Begrudging them food stamps is typical of these thugs against all Americans. And it is more racist crap against blacks in our country even though there are plenty of white people glad to have all benefits that keep food on the table. It is more right wing drivel against the President we have who is doing the work while the GOP twiddles their thumbs and spends time being bribed by corporate lobbyists who they serve. When we came into this Bush recession everything President Obama took on has been for job creation and working for regulations that will benefit all citizens and will protect what we hold dear. Hate him for being black. I will support him because I am white and know he is not perfect but he is perfect for this country and keeping the GOP from more wreck and ruin that they drive constantly for.

@Clara 26.4 - Just like Cliton was almost impeached for his improprietary acts? Get a clue, lady.

Vickie - you are a liar

Unfortunately Vicki, these folks don't have a clue as to what the term, "right to work state" means. The republicans have found that in their Orwellian world it's easy to pull the wool over their supporters eyes. That's why they are against education.

Doesn't S.C. have one of the highest drop-out rates in the nation?

Tired of the Right It didn't hurt you democrats to elect the king of the adulterers Jack Kennedy, or Lyndon Johnson who had a 20 year affair nor Roosevelt who had two mistresses, nor Clinton.

Time will reveal how faithful the socialist Obummer is and has been.

By the way U.S. labor statistics show that in December 2008 the male black unemployment rate was 10%. Obummer all by himself managed to increase it by December 2011 to 19.1% almost double.

Can you explain how he did that?

Can you explain how and why Obummer set up a competing electric car company in Finland using $500,000,000 of taxpayer money?

A basic English class can help you with acronyms. Any 3rd grader can also help you out!

San A

And the kids who are hungry in Appalachia and western Pennsylvania and other areas greatly appreciate them. In case you don't know who lives in these areas, get your google on.

Hi San Anton,

YESS, I too support our FTP: Fierce Tenacious President................err uhoh, so sorry. Your little typo booboo hid the hate for a sec.

OBAMA 2012

The economy is a mess. Obama is the epitome of everything bad about neo-Socialism.

Obama: Bad for business.

Obama is an inept clown.

yeah - won't it just make you feel so SPECIAL when Obama is re-elected for another 4 years in November? Which one of the 5 DWARFS (all named DOPEY) will beat him? "none of the ABOVE"?

The LAST RETHUG @!$%# president stuck us so far in debt that it will take DECADES to dig out

Check the polls. It's going to be close, no matter who wins....

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades there, skippy. Good luck with your Klown Kar.

the lizard is still just as dumb as he was before. devious is as devious does

The lefties will attack anyone that runs against Obama.

Why? Because they cannot use Obama's record of 'accomplishments', unless ruining the economy, stifling business and ratcheting up class warfare are now 'accomplishments'.

Oh, they'll tout the "Obama got Osama" event, but it was Obama's predecessor who got things rolling. That's something Obama 'inherited' that the liberals don't like to point out.

Obama is an empty suit, in way over his head. Even he knows it, and his ego is the only thing keeping him insisting he's qualified.

You will be getting replies on how he inherited it from Bush and it takes a while to fix it. That is the way of the left, blame someone else always and be sure to invoke class warfare. They were raised to believe someone else always owes you something!!!!

@ Steve B

STOP calling Obama "the Anointed One" as a Christian that very upsetting.

ONE means there can only be ONE. The "Anointed One" is Jesus.

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Don't be so sensitive. But, I will now call Obama the "Anointed one".

Just to make you happy!

sheesh sandy - stuck on dogmatic autopilot?

You sure did not get your numbers from any legitimate source which shows that jobs were being lost in the thousands during the final years of Bush's term. Since President Obama took office the jobs outlook is improving. Congress has refused to work with Democrats for what is best for our country. Now all they talk about is the deficit and the debt with no mention of how much of it was war mongering and the poor decisions and bad policies of the republicans who never had a problem with any spending bill. These republicans opposed the Recovery Act (stimulus) which created as many as two million jobs and saved many jobs as well. Oh how the GOP hated that jobs were the agenda of President Obama. The jobs, jobs, jobs election in 2010 of more Congressional Republicans was a farce. They have done nothing to create jobs. It has been a very corporate backed agenda for tax cuts for the wealthy, the end of Medicare with the Ryan Plan with more tax cuts for the super wealthy. Now Romney is backing the Ryan Plan and talking about giving the power of year to year Congressional approval of Medicare funds. Why would any sane and reasoned person want the disfunctional and corporate run Congress of these extremist republicans deciding about Medicare on a yearly basis? No one should.

Your stastics does not indicate when the recession started so your data is very flawed

Pretty sure you are telling lies but I will change my mind if you can verify the source of your "Statistics". Oh, and if they come from the Democratic National Committee, I know you are a liar!

President Obama is representing all Americans. He doesn't have to say one word about class warfare. There is class warfare we can easily see and have been seeing ever since republicans became the party more likely to be against the middle class, the elderly and those who are working to survive. Class warfare has been the anti-regulation, anti-tax and anti-truth agenda of the GOP. Americans are not so happy that the GOP has no integrity and no willingness to work for the common good. It is the extremely wealthy, the republican corporate billionaires like the Kochs and being spewed by all the right wing clowns who think we would ever want to return to more Bush policies and war mongering the country into crisis.

Can you please enlighten us on any racist remarks Newt has stated. All I ever him him state is" poor " and as far as I know poor comes in all colors.

justina777 - President Barack Obama starts his 2nd term on Jan 2012 - well that is interesting and would be pretty hard for him to start - considering the election will be held in November 2012.

considering that the current crop of RETHUG IDIOTS will lose the election (and maybe even a batch of congressional seats as well).

Of course they will only be able to recite their own mantra "NNNoooooo!"

So far the only nos that I have been hearing have been coming from the left.

Turn on the right hearing aid : Newt's nazi mouth farts overwhelmed it's circuit.

Rick-312779 apparently you have not listened to your own elected officials. They say no every time any legislation is proposed that could actually solve the finanical crisis while clinging to tax cuts for the rich and the ignorant belief that jobs will trickle down as the rich get richer.

The people I elected promised to do everything in their power to get government spending under control. So far they have not disappointed me they are doing exactly what they were elected to do.

Which is a result of the liberal policies that created that "cradle to grave" opportunity instead of making the people that receive these benefits do something for them. Now that it has been this way for a couple of generations you will never be able to reverse it, unfortunately, without huge public outcry

And I don't consider those who play the race card to be relevant. As we all know from experience, you can get away with murder through the effective use of the race card.

Must be divine to decide who's relevant. Just for you: Race card #999: get off the plantation much? Just in case you were distracted by mizz Scarlett fussin at mammy: race card #1 through 999: courtesy of Food Junkie Candidate. Grand wizzard newt.

southernMays

Wow! You are special.

They paid into the system, ITS THEIR MONEY!

They paid into a ponze scheme. No way what they paid is equal to what they are now recieving!!!!!

SS is an insurance program not a welfare program--many people paid into the system, many of those people never collect what they paid in---because they are dead. Others who manage to survive to retirement age collect what they ARE OWED, get it, OWED, and they paid in too over a lifetime just as you will. When its your time to collect, if you live that long, please refuse the checks and then tell us all how smart you are!

And its not a ponze scheme, its underwritten on an actuarial basis no different than millions of other insurance programs--if you don't like SS fine make ALL INSURANCE illegal!

This Gingrich BS is to funny, Since "He" (as Speaker) balanced the budget and created millions of jobs (after He, Reagan, and Bush drove us into "The worst recession since the Great Depression") I guess 20 years from now Boehner will be claiming he did the same thing as Speaker under Obama,,,,,,Even though Republicans have yet to put forth a job creation bill and are holding up any bills that Democrats submit to create jobs or help the economy?? Everything accomplished during the past couple of years was done by OBAMA directly while Republicans fought it tooth and nail, That would include 24 months straight of economic growth and 15 months straight of jobs growth albeit small growth and small steps. It could have been MUCH bigger growth if Republicans would ATTEMPT to help us recover instead of fighting it like the scum they are.

Gingrich never balanced SH_T and NEVER created a job, PERIOD!!!! He was Speaker, Just like Boehner and was simply along for the ride while Democratic policies got the job done.

Gingrich never balanced SH_T and NEVER created a job, PERIOD!!!! He was Speaker, Just like Boehner and was simply along for the ride while Democratic policies got the job done.

Yes, ignoring history and facts is the way to go if you're a liberal Democrat.

Which facts show Gingrich creating jobs? By his own admission he is supposedly a History Professor!

I guess it was just a hell of a coincidence that there was no budget surplus until the republicans took control of the congress.

I'm not a Republican.

Do you think that people who have millions really need that SS check? Especially when it looks like SS is headed into insolvency?

For me, it's a question of ethics, nothing else.

YMMV.

Write your congressman--tell him to make damn sure that they pay back the money they borrowed from the SS TRUST FUND---over $4,000,000,000,000 that's Four Trillion dollars, they owe it to the people of the United States. SS is not in trouble, Congress and these petty little politicians who have no respect for the government they are part of are in big trouble.

SS is the biggest Ponzi Scheme known to man. Bernie Maddoff went to jail for YEARS for doing EXACTLY what the Federal Government has been doing for nearly 80 years. The government never INTENDED for SS to be a retirement plan but that is how they sold it. The gvmt tells us for years they are FORCING us to save for retirement but don't worry you will get it back when you retire - NOT!! NOW the truth is coming out. Now it is a redistribution. If you paid into SS but happened to make smart decisions (so you have a little "coin" saved) you now will be told you don't need it. But I thought it was mine? I thought if I "saved" into SS it was going to come back to me? Sorry, it was a tax that only the "less fortunate" would get. It is redistribution. It is part of the liberal socialism philosophy. But forget the intention and being lied to for nearly 80 years Social Security IS in trouble because there is NO MONEY!!

This is similar to having a cookie jar and saving for retirement and accumulate $20,000. Then one day you decide to go on a 25th wedding anniversary cruise to Alaska taking the immediate family which happens to cost $20,000. So you borrow it from the cookie jar and replace it with an IOU. Weeellll, now you want to retire - how can you say your cookie jar is NOT in trouble? THERE IS NO MONEY IN IT!! The ONLY way you can replace the $20,000 is to NOT spend it elsewhere.

So back to U.S. We have borrowed the SS Trust Fund. The ONLY way to put that money BACK in the Trust Fund is to have extra money left over that can be redirected BACK to the Trust Fund. But we are STILL borrowing over $1 Trillion a year just to cover our government spending? Where do you think the $4 Trillion will come from to pay back the Trust Fund? That's right - we must BORROW it!! But our country's credit card is maxed out and the National Bank of China is a little uneasy about lending us more money. So where does that leave us? WITH A BROKE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WITH NO MONEY IN IT!!

You need to wake up and smell the coffee. We are BROKE!! We have no MONEY!! We owe MORE than this country even produces in a year!! We have CHINA telling us we must get our finances under control!! China?? Are you serious? China is NOW the world leader in how to run a country? The Chinese are now going to tell US what we should do? We have rating agencies downgrading our debt rating!! We are spiraling out of control, in so much debt it is mathematically impossible to pay back in the next 50 years, and some STILL want to try and tell the rational world SS is not in trouble?? It is BEYOND trouble!! It is broke and breaking apart before our very eyes...............

I opened it, I like Feisty, she is my kind of gal!

They will go much lower before they finally select their candidate.Their respective Super Pac's will spend countless millions on negative ads aimed at the other guy. When they eventually select someone he will be so smeared with dog $hit that all the public will remember is all the negative information they have on him. And then good luck getting elected after that! I truly do not understand the GOP anymore, I have never seen such a smart group of people do SO MANY INCREDIBLY DUMB THINGS!

James, I have to say...it's been fun watching the GOP shoot themselves in the foot every couple of weeks.

I just wish they'd aim a bit higher.