Gingrich brands Democrats 'party of food stamps'

[Tx4obama]

Source: Associated Press (via HuffPo)

MINNEAPOLIS — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is advising Republican candidates on November's ballots to frame the choice for voters between Democrats as "the party of food stamps" while selling the GOP as "the party of paychecks."

With a month to go before the election, Gingrich brought his branding effort to Minnesota on Wednesday. He raised money for Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Emmer and the state GOP during a private fundraiser.

He told reporters later that Republicans can campaign as the party of opportunity.

"Most Americans would like to get a paycheck," Gingrich said. "Most Americans would not like to be forced to have food stamps handed out by liberal Democrats."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20101006/us-gingrich-food-stamps/

[ejpoeta]

1. most americans who have lost their jobs and are living in poverty

thanks to all those tax cuts for the rich should be thankful to have something so they don't starve. the republicans sure as hell don't want you to have it.... but they'd give it to themselves.

[saigon68]

66. The Chimp, "Let them eat cake or snails".

[blue sky at night]

2. hey newt....

i haven't forgotten what you and yours did to US...how about "the party of bread lines"....fuck you!

[saigon68]

58. Yes Fuck Him

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Pull yourselves up by your own 4th wife." - Newtie DraftDodger Gingrich (R)

"I escaped the tragedy of my wife's cancer by dumping her and marrying my juicy young secretary -- literally pulling myself up to a new level of Republicon Family Pharisee values.

"Likewise, you hungry proles out there should pull yourselves out of the swamp of Food Stamps, and do what we republicons do: get a new, younger spouse. Sneer."

- Newtie DraftDodger Gingrich (R)

[whathehell]

22. Love it!....

That's nothing less than a comic genius, SpiralHawk.

[SusanaMontana41]

57. Nobody wears moral bankruptcy better than Newt. Oh, wait ...

I forgot about Beck's heckling of the Cranick family, Faux Noise .... guess Newt has some competition after all.

[KILL THE WISE ONE]

4. i will ware that label proudly

people should not go hungry in America

[LiberalEsto]

5. And the repukes are the party of starvation

for poor people.

[maxsolomon]

6. The Possum Meat Party

if we ain't git no food stamps, we'll eat something, Newt, you fucking narcissist.

if they're the party of paychecks, what the fuck happened to the them?

[sandnsea]

7. What about the people with paychecks and food stamps

Thanks to the party of the cheap labor conservatives.

[cutlassmama]

15. And they want to take away minimum wage too. Can you all

imagine working for $3.00 and NOT getting food stamps?

The obesity problem in America is taking care of itself...starving Americans!

[sandnsea]

19. But you know, wtf, they're all the "corporate party"

:crazy:

[IDemo]

8. Are there no mental health facilities?

[fascisthunter]

9. American Fascists=GOP

Newt, do you where knee pads all the time, or just when it's necessary??

[Broderick]

10. Don't

make him relevant.

[bullwinkle428]

48. The media makes him relevant - I don't think many in the general

public give a flying fuck about him!

[msongs]

11. correct response = dems ads: "republicans want to take away your food stamps" but dems are not that

smart probably nt

[davidinalameda]

12. no one is forcing anyone to take anything

if Newt and his buddies had their way, there would be no safety net for the poor

maybe all those good teabaggers and other assorted cons out there that currently get government aid would quit taking it, the deficit might not be as large as it is

[Broderick]

14. not poor, just broke

Dick Gregory. One of the best books I read as a youngster.

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Translated: Party that Feeds Starving Children and Pregnant Women.

Republicans: Party that Tells You "Die Faster!"

[arbusto_baboso]

16. Interesting, since Bob Dole was one of the senators who signed-off on food stamps in their present

form.

How soon we forget, Newtie.

Of course, that was back when people from both parties could actually DO things to benefit the country....

[whosinpower]

17. Translation

The GOP is a party where MY paycheck is more important than your food stamp.

Americans have tried the GOP plan....and were reduced to food stamps.

[aggiesal]

18. Really? I see the GOP as ...

creating more people who need food stamps, because the GOP had OUR paychecks disappear.

Maybe that's how the Democrats should re-frame, every time a re-thug uses this logic

[DinahMoeHum]

20. Unfortunately the white trash who vote for the GOP

are the biggest recipients of food stamps. Not minorities. Not people of color.

[Zambero]

39. So perhaps this rhetoric could backfire on the Newtophiles?

If the conservative poor (analagous to chickens for KFC) are compelled to face the reality that Republicans don't want them to receive any form of assistance, they might have to rethink their allegiance, out of sheer necessity.

[DinahMoeHum]

42. Maybe, but I'm not holding my breath.

:evilfrown:

[mtowngman]

54. I'm sure thinking the first time was quite a challenge for them

I don"t expect they'll re-think anything.

[Francesca9]

70. Who are the white trash - and why are they "trash"?

[niceypoo]

21. Whining about food stamps is sooo 1977

Your falling WAAaaaayyy behind the curve Newtie

[Chemical Bill]

23. I'll vote for that.

The food stamps, that is, not Newt....

Bill

[whathehell]

24. Republicans: Party of Poverty

Once they're done, you NEED food stamps.

[yellowcanine]

27. Party of Cat Food for Grandma.

[whathehell]

41. ...and Grandpa.

[truthisfreedom]

25. Newt, if we're the party of foodstamps, you're the party of HUNGER.

What a ridiculous idiot.

[DBoon]

26. while republicans are the party of mass starvation

"I got mine, now go away and die quietly, you loser"

[proteus_lives]

28. Newt is and always will be a no-class asshole.

[muntrv]

29. That's because newt and his fellow repukes are the party of outsourcing jobs.

[TygrBright]

30. Then why do the food stamps rolls always swell when the GOPpies are in power? n/t

[bergie321]

31. OK

Republicans are the party of starving children.

[bergie321]

32. The sad thing is

That the ignorant, Republican base will eat this up even though they are probably one illness or missed paycheck away from needing food stamps themselves.

[prolesunited]

33. Not even true, of course

"Some 40 per cent of the families now on food stamps have “earned income”, up from 25 per cent two years ago."
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1e698a2-9984-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.html


So almost half those using food stamps have paychecks. And then they keep talking about eliminating the minimum wage.

If you have a job, you should earn enough to provide the basics of life.

[DesertFlower]

34. newt is a POS. nt

[Jester Messiah]

35. Stupid direction to take when his party has put a lot of people ON food stamps...

But I guess we can take the gift, since he's offering.

[Zambero]

36. Most of those "GOP paychecks" are going to outsourced jobs

The unemployed and underemployed U.S. workers who were sidelined by the policies Gingrich champions are indeed eligible for food stamps, something Democrats have no reason to apologize for. Left to the 'mercy' of the GOP, those that require food assistance would be lining up at soup kitchens for their meals.

[mvd]

37. I'll take that as a compliment

Food stamps help people. Newt does not.

[jgraz]

38. Repuke code for "party of black people".

Frankly,

I'm sick of Newtie and his bullshit.

[louis-t]

40. The party of paychecks for the uber 2%.

Asshole.

[MadMaddie]

43. Hey Newt this is just recycled "Cadillac Welfare Queens"s!

See your only mistake this time is you are talking not just about blacks but whites too.....not going to go very well....

Time to retire..

[oswaldactedalone]

44. Dammit, if this doesn't motivate

us to get out and volunteer with GOTV and reach deeper into our pockets to support Dems over the next four weeks, then what will? This is racist, red meat. code talk for the white bigots who support Rethuglicans. Get off you ass and do something about this.

[MadMaddie]

46. You nailed it!

I am waiting for my voters packet to come in the mail.....

Welcome to DU!!:hi:

[defendandprotect]

45. How many jobs did Bush create, Newt?

Wasn't that the Repukes voting against extending unemployment benefits and stimulus?

The GOP is party of elite/corporatists looking for bailouts and government money.

Corporate welfare queens!

Newt hasn't lost much of his cut throat instincts for right wing propaganda!

[anAustralianobserver]

47. Brother Gingrich is a very bad man and he knows we know it.

[unkachuck]

49. close, Gruppenfuhrer, but no cigar....

....Democrats, 'the Party of Feed'....Republicans, 'the Party of Greed'....

[Historic NY]

50. Lets brand the repukes as "the party that cares how much people spend"

[and-justice-for-all]

51. Well good, because people need those...

Gingrich is piece of shit, it is economically impossible for every one to have a job; so what do we do with those who do not have jobs or on low income and disablities as well as seniors who can not work NEWT?? Oh, the Gop way...which is to abandon them.

NEWT, SHUT THE FUCK UP!

"Most Americans would not like to be forced to have food stamps handed out by liberal Democrats." What the hell is this moron talking about, 'Forced to have'??

[Mickeyc1004]

52. All I have to say is....

I lost my job under Bush, and I got a job under Obama, and I'm so thankful for the food stamps and unemployment insurance that helped me make ends meet during the time I was unemployed!


For a while there, my situation was seriously desperate and food stamps and unemployment were all I had, I then was able to get a part-time job which helped me reduce my food stamps and now I'm fully employed and off altogether.

People who are unemployed and need food stamps to get by would be foolish not to vote because the first thing the republicans will do is give a big fat tax cut to the likes of Paris Hilton and cut food assistance.

[tabasco]

53. Welcome to Du.

:toast:

[The Second Stone]

55. I'd call Gingrinch Satan's sphincter

if that wasn't unfair to Satan. This guy who serves divorce papers on his wife while she is in a hospital bed with cancer is given TV time to chide the American people for their charitable policies is outrageous. Boycott Fox News' advertisers.

[Rex]

56. No wonder Dems are running a luke warm campaign this year...

they don't have to even try when they are up against soulless creatures like Newt. He will help bring in huge votes to the Dems in Nov. with his ABHORRENT statements!

Go Newt! :rofl: Who to pick on next? The homeless or vets coming home from a warzone!? Tune in to see which group Newt pisses off next! :rofl:

GOP = FAIL

[Arkana]

59. Arkana brands Gingrich 'worthless, lying hack who would sell his own mother if the price was right'

[Art_from_Ark]

60. What an arrogant prick

GinGrinch is talking like the government forces you to get food stamps instead of a job, but the sad fact is that just bringing home a paycheck in itself is no guarantee that one can meet even basic expenses. Of course, GinGrinch and other pricks like him get cushy government pension plans for just being in the congress for a few years, and they also get fat speaking fees for talking to other rich pricks. They will never know first-hand what it's like to try to make ends meet on the wage of the average working person.

[begin_within]

61. Why does he get any air time at all?

He's nothing. And even when he supposedly was something, he was still nothing.

Back in 1995, we were sitting in a coffee house here and a reporter from a local TV station came through and was interviewing people about current issues. She came to me and asked me, "The Speaker of the House is in San Diego today, and will be giving a speech tonight. What one question would you ask him?" and I just said, "When are they going to implement campaign finance reform?" Later I watched that channel and that reporter was live at the event Gingrich was at, and got a minute with him on the air, and she said something like, "People we've been talking to around San Diego want to know about the issues like campaign finance reform, and when are you going to address that?" And he just said, "These things take time." and walked away.

[w4rma]

62. Good luck with that, Gingrich, most Americans will NEED food stamps to survive if we follow your BS.

The GOP is the party of "Americans will need food stamps to eat".

[classysassy]

63. An appeal to the insane

only a brain dead person would believe the republicans and their shills.

[Withywindle]

64. So I guess that makes us the Party of Helping People in Times of Hardship

And the Party of Not Wanting Children to Be Stunted By Malnutrition. And the Party of Thinking Elderly People Who've Worked All Their Lives Deserve Better Than Cat Food. And the Party of Knowing That Federal Poverty Guidelines Are a Cruel Joke, and Everyone Still Has to Eat Somehow.

Oh no. How will we ever live with ourselves? :sarcasm:

[TheWatcher]

65. And what does the GOP have to offer?

Party Of War?

Party Of Fascism?

Party Of Torture?

Party Of Intolerance?

Party Of Cronyism?

Party Of Organized Crime?

Party Of Hate?

Party Of Unemployment?

As for the "Party of Food Stamps", they can go fuck themselves and DIE.

Or did they forget that THEIR Party's destructive Economic Policies are one of the main REASONS that 40 million Americans are on Food Stamps?

They need to do us all a favor and become the Party Of Keep Your Fucking Mouth Shut.

[ehrnst]

67. From a leader of the "Let Them Eat Cat Food" party... (nt)

[Thor_MN]

68. GOP is the party of Golden Parachutes, Backdated Options, No Bid Contracts

They "Trickle Down" on Paychecks.

[roamer65]

69. Didn't this guy doddle around...

while his one of wives had cancer?

Sounds really slimy to me.