Hey conservatives, THIS is what you support???

So what do you democrats think of this statement?

Steny Hoyer: "They want to shoot every bullet they have at the president.”

When a democrat protests conservatives it's called "Speaking truth to power". When a conservative protests liberals it's called "An angry racist mob".
 
Superfreak said:
Next time genius, if you wish to only talk about what happened in the few years Johnson and Shriver were a part of the war on poverty, you should state as such. Regardless of how you wish to define the conversation NOW.... the war on poverty was a complete failure. It did NOTHING to improve poverty. NOTHING.

Side note moron... the POLICIES put in place by Johnson and Shriver are still in place for the most part. They are simply part of other agencies.

But good to know that you now blame Obama for everything that occurred after he took office in January of 2009. Every single bit of it was his fault... right?




ON what grounds are you stating that it was 'extremely successful'??? That Shriver was able to continue the trend already in place for a couple more years after the 'war' began???
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If millions of INDIVIDUALS were helped escape poverty through OPPORTUNITY, which is what the War on Poverty was all about, HOW can it do "NOTHING to improve poverty"?

It is ironic how collective thinking permeates your mind...

Although we don't have a chart that shows what poverty would look like without those programs, the FACT that millions have been helped escape poverty through those programs, any person with the power of reasoning and deductive thinking could connect the dots.

But you CAN'T...

The War on Poverty was a 'hand up' not a hand out.

Specifically, LBJ's Act:

1. Called for the creation of Head Start, a Job Corps, a Work-Training Program and a
Work Study Program.

2. Sought recommendations from citizens throughout the country (CAPS – Community
Action Programs), to design long-range proposals to fight poverty in their
communities.

3. Requested the authority to recruit and train thousands of citizens (VISTA –
Volunteers in Service to America) for the war against poverty.

4. Asked Congress for funds to help those currently unemployed (through a new
program of loans and guarantees) as well as struggling farmer workers (through the
purchase of land, the organization of cooperatives and the creation of new family
farms).

5. Created the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). Through this office, Johnson
proposed the implementation of a comprehensive plan to create opportunities for the
underprivileged.

Without a 'hand up', maybe you would prefer NOTHING be done, which again, any person with the power of reasoning and deductive thinking could see would lead to hand OUTS instead.
 
Don't you get it?


More poverty means cheaper labor for corporate employers, enhances dividends for Wall Streeters, and provides a readymade pool of eager recruits for the next GOP/Pentagon nation-building exercise.
 
Alias said:
So what do you democrats think of this statement?

Steny Hoyer: "They want to shoot every bullet they have at the president.”

When a democrat protests conservatives it's called "Speaking truth to power". When a conservative protests liberals it's called "An angry racist mob".
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And HOW does that have ANY correlation to "And we’re going to hurt some people."
 
Bfgrn said:
If millions of INDIVIDUALS were helped escape poverty through OPPORTUNITY, which is what the War on Poverty was all about, HOW can it do "NOTHING to improve poverty"?
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Based on the graph you posted prior it showed (I believe) a 15% poverty rate when the War on Poverty legislation was passed and a 15% poverty rate today. I'm not sure how we would judge improvement but those are the numbers.

As far as what the legislation proposed to do I think we almost all can agree that what legislation proposes or claims it will do often turns out different than what it actually does.
 
Bf burns himself more than anyone on the board. He tries real hard. He is the poster boy of why u shouldn't skip college. You grow up an angry bitter man hating on college education higher socioeconomic classes.
 
The Dude said:
Bf burns himself more than anyone on the board. He tries real hard. He is the poster boy of why u shouldn't skip college. You grow up an angry bitter man hating on college education higher socioeconomic classes.
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You really are an asshole DUD. You add NOTHING to the debate except childish mud slinging. I don't care how much education you 'CLAIM' to have, you post only ignorance. Why is that DUD? Is it a lack of proper upbringing? Is it deep insecurity? How can anyone who 'CLAIMS' to have an education not understand that social justice is not possible without economic justice. Maybe you have some naive belief that the one can exist without the other.
 
The Dude said:
Bf burns himself more than anyone on the board. He tries real hard. He is the poster boy of why u shouldn't skip college. You grow up an angry bitter man hating on college education higher socioeconomic classes.
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Oh for gawdsakes Topper. Shut the fvck up!
 
Alias said:


Are you serious? Read it again.

Steny Hoyer: "They want to shoot every bullet they have at the president.”
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Seriously???

They want to shoot

we’re going to hurt

Let's try this, we will make the president the target instead of (some) people

"They want to shoot every bullet they have at the president.”

And we’re going to hurt the president."
 
Bfgrn said:
You really are an asshole DUD. You add NOTHING to the debate except childish mud slinging. I don't care how much education you 'CLAIM' to have, you post only ignorance. Why is that DUD? Is it a lack of proper upbringing? Is it deep insecurity? How can anyone who 'CLAIMS' to have an education not understand that social justice is not possible without economic justice. Maybe you have some naive belief that the one can exist without the other.
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Hey ass clown snake oil salesman. Know why you were on the road selling a product that sells itself? People with educations using charts to show progress don't pick ones with zero gains. Moron
 
The Dude said:
Bf burns himself more than anyone on the board. He tries real hard. He is the poster boy of why u shouldn't skip college. You grow up an angry bitter man hating on college education higher socioeconomic classes.
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Are you a college graduate?
 
Bfgrn said:
Seriously???

They want to shoot

we’re going to hurt

Let's try this, we will make the president the target instead of (some) people

"They want to shoot every bullet they have at the president.”

And we’re going to hurt the president."
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When you get around to telling us the difference, please let me know. No one is really going to hurt anyone and no one is really going to shoot the President. Idiot.
 
Alias said:
When you get around to telling us the difference, please let me know. No one is really going to hurt anyone and no one is really going to shoot the President. Idiot.
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Seriously. What you are saying is the person being shot is no different than the shooter
 
Bfgrn said:
Seriously. What you are saying is the person being shot is no different than the shooter
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Seriously. What is being said by both sides is called figures of speech. You know that. No one is really going to shoot the President and no one is going to get hurt by republicans. Do you really expect rational people to fall for that crap?
 
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