GOP rep in 2012 said 'parasites' on welfare 'substituted one plantation for another': report
GOP Rep. Jason Lewis (Minn.) blasted welfare recipients and made racially charged comments during his tenure as a conservative radio host, CNN reported Friday.
Discussing welfare on his show in 2012, Lewis said people on it "substituted one plantation for another” and referred to people on government assistance as “parasites,” according to audio obtained by CNN.
That same year, Lewis -- who is listed as being in a “toss-up” race by Cook Political Report -- attributed former President Barack Obama’s lead over then-GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney to people looking to take advantage of the social safety net.
When the economy is flat on its back. When you and I see the welfare state in all of its wonderful manifestations and yet he's still leading in Ohio, he's still leading in Florida. How is this possible?” he said on "The Jason Lewis Show."
The Minnesota Republican said the “socialist left” was trying to get “everybody on a government program.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/399216-gop-rep-in-2012-said-parasites-on-welfare-substituted-one-plantation-for
This guy sounds like a piece of work.
