Reply With QuoteRationalist (08-19-2011)
Today is National Potato Day
Are your spuds federally-subsidized?
Michele Bachmann — who might have a more pressing political concern with the "corn" problem — just had to salt this issue with Tea Party buzz-logic in a tweet this morning: "Where in the Constitution does it say the fed. government should regulate potatoes in school lunches? It doesn't."
Well, we're not sure if the Constitution makes a lot of specific food recommendations for lunch-program grant money that state and local governments accept. It allows for such grants to exist, though.
And c'mon, the Founding Fathers probably didn't care for Irish slave food.
http://gawker.com/5802791/who-will-s...-save-potatoes
Of course, Bach-to-Mom's family farm got over a quarter million taxpayer dollars from Uncle Sam....maybe they raise potatoes.
http://farm.ewg.org/region.php?fips=00000
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...ized-farm.html
Rationalist (08-19-2011)
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The correct spelling of 'potato' is r - e - p - u - b - l - i - c - a - n. My apologies to all potatoes out there.Originally Posted by \(\(V\/V)/)/
Are your spuds federally-subsidized?
Michele Bachmann — who might have a more pressing political concern with the "corn" problem — just had to salt this issue with Tea Party buzz-logic in a tweet this morning: "Where in the Constitution does it say the fed. government should regulate potatoes in school lunches? It doesn't."
Well, we're not sure if the Constitution makes a lot of specific food recommendations for lunch-program grant money that state and local governments accept. It allows for such grants to exist, though.
And c'mon, the Founding Fathers probably didn't care for Irish slave food.
http://gawker.com/5802791/who-will-s...-save-potatoes
Of course, Bach-to-Mom's family farm got over a quarter million taxpayer dollars from Uncle Sam....maybe they raise potatoes.
http://farm.ewg.org/region.php?fips=00000
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...ized-farm.html
http://www.justplainpolitics.com/blog.php?u=237
If you feel so inclined a comment would be appreciated.
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