Original Blog Entry: Spitting in the Face of the Poor

jimmy4164 — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:15:52 GMT

(An excerpt from the article linked below.)

You want to be a country that creates food stamps? In which case, frankly, Obama is an enormous success - the most successful food stamp president in American history.

- Presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich

Dear Readers,

The right wing is playing its usual part. Race-bait and attack the poor to justify cutting taxes for the rich. Push laws that disenfranchise young voters. Crack down on health services for women who can t otherwise afford care. Blame teachers and unions for systemic failures in education. Turn a blind eye to the slow-moving tidal wave sweeping Americans out of their homes and into poverty.

In their hearts, most Americans favor compassion over destruction. If we cast light on the real issues at hand - and show how human lives are being harmed by toxic right-wing tactics - real progress can be made. However, without an independent counterweight against the sanitized mainstream media and the massive right-wing noise machine, the current right-wing agenda will look tame compared to what they ll try in the future...

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