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OldDutch · 12-17-2013, 02:18 PM

I finally went back and heard the audio, because as many I was outraged on the story but had not heard the audio.

After hearing the audio I can see how some think he was right, and how I and many think it was wrong.

I don't think he was doing that bad until the very end. Although, he gives a very conservative response on how to combat poverty. Create a lot of prosperity and it will take care of itself. Create a lot of jobs and it will take care of itself.

This sets the tone, as most people know that this mindset is frankly not true. Wealth is condensed, economic property is not evenly divided. Millions of low paying jobs look good on paper but do not translate to less children going hungry.

Then he finishes it off with his famous not my problem line and a chuckle. Man that smug chuckle really did do him in.

So do I think he is wrong in what he said, not entirely. I am a person who strongly believes in making sure kids go to school full. That all levels of gov't need to step up so we can tackle this national problem effectively. However, he was just giving a typical conservative right wing response to a question. I think it got people who don't agree the rightful impression he was washing his hands of this serious issue.

It was that last line though that did him in. The hand wash and the smug laugh.

We need to remember that all this is a conservative giving a typical conservative line on poverty. Make a lot of money, create jobs and it takes care of itself. Nothing new here many of us don't already know about that viewpoint, but its still none the less kinda ugly for us to hear.

12-17-2013, 02:18 PM	#99
OldDutch #1 Goaltender Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North of the River, South of the Bluff Exp:	I finally went back and heard the audio, because as many I was outraged on the story but had not heard the audio. After hearing the audio I can see how some think he was right, and how I and many think it was wrong. I don't think he was doing that bad until the very end. Although, he gives a very conservative response on how to combat poverty. Create a lot of prosperity and it will take care of itself. Create a lot of jobs and it will take care of itself. This sets the tone, as most people know that this mindset is frankly not true. Wealth is condensed, economic property is not evenly divided. Millions of low paying jobs look good on paper but do not translate to less children going hungry. Then he finishes it off with his famous not my problem line and a chuckle. Man that smug chuckle really did do him in. So do I think he is wrong in what he said, not entirely. I am a person who strongly believes in making sure kids go to school full. That all levels of gov't need to step up so we can tackle this national problem effectively. However, he was just giving a typical conservative right wing response to a question. I think it got people who don't agree the rightful impression he was washing his hands of this serious issue. It was that last line though that did him in. The hand wash and the smug laugh. We need to remember that all this is a conservative giving a typical conservative line on poverty. Make a lot of money, create jobs and it takes care of itself. Nothing new here many of us don't already know about that viewpoint, but its still none the less kinda ugly for us to hear.