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arely staircase

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174. how dare poor people eat ice cream!
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 09:18 PM
Sep 2012

if i can subsidize mitt romney's dancing horse by having to (like the rest of us) compensate for his foreign tax shelters, i really have no problem with buying some ice cream for some poor kids. romney ought to be buying their ice cream. people like him have certainly created a lot of poor people. least he could do is buy them some ice cream.

As long as they were real ice cream bars and not Tofutti Cuties, I have no problem with it slackmaster Sep 2012 #1
Hey - for people that are lactose intolerant, those tofutti treats let them have ice cream too. jillan Sep 2012 #4
Trust Tofutti products to be dairy-free at your own risk slackmaster Sep 2012 #8
That was in 2009. The lactose intolerant person in my house has had no reactions to these & loves jillan Sep 2012 #61
I'm so glad you posted that. I've never seen them! Lucinda Sep 2012 #66
Luigie's Frozen Italian Ice - Lemon PatrynXX Sep 2012 #155
want. NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #189
I LOVE Tofutti Cuties! LittlestStar Sep 2012 #37
Dont harsh on my cuties, pal. bunnies Sep 2012 #64
so as long as there is an veganlush Sep 2012 #108
I am not a vegan but I love Tofutti Cuties Bjorn Against Sep 2012 #109
Yes, I had a vegan girlfriend for a few years. I did the Cuties, Tofurkey, the whole nine yards. slackmaster Sep 2012 #220
Wow! Rain Mcloud Sep 2012 #184
You could make a pizza with the vegan cheese that is out there now, it melts and it's AMAZING! DesertDiamond Sep 2012 #191
Thank You! Rain Mcloud Sep 2012 #240
Daiya vegan mozzarella cheese is amazing. Codeine Sep 2012 #211
Thank You! Rain Mcloud Sep 2012 #239
Cuties are made of win. Codeine Sep 2012 #212
Best post of the day. K&R Ellipsis Sep 2012 #2
I guess they think people should just eat beans and rice. dawg Sep 2012 #3
+1! uponit7771 Sep 2012 #21
I love beans and rice! Cracklin Charlie Sep 2012 #65
When I see food I don't recognize, I ask. Learned a lot. aquart Sep 2012 #204
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #221
Tuna and noodles DonViejo Sep 2012 #67
Or Ann Romney's favorite, tuna and pasta, when she's playing "poor." Misskittycat Sep 2012 #118
To be honest I love tuna noodle casserole to this day. cstanleytech Sep 2012 #141
I grew up eating tuna noodle hotdish. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #161
you guys got tuna? 2pooped2pop Sep 2012 #209
Sometimes. Once it was almost Catfood Casserole as the "tuna" we got from a food bank cstanleytech Sep 2012 #237
We should have a varied diet and not just beans and rice. totodeinhere Sep 2012 #93
They think people should just starve. NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #135
They DO think that. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #160
beans, you say? Why should the poor get beans? Ken Burch Sep 2012 #201
Excellent response to a couple of petty, hateful harpies. freshwest Sep 2012 #5
"hateful harpies".. +1 madaboutharry Sep 2012 #33
GOP - Ice Cream is just for the rich!!! jillan Sep 2012 #6
OMG what a wonderful response gopiscrap Sep 2012 #7
my family ate chicken on Sunday. Or a roast. We waited all week roguevalley Sep 2012 #88
I agree w/y. Well said. maddiemom Sep 2012 #89
Thanks gopiscrap Sep 2012 #137
The demonization of the poor and weak jsr Sep 2012 #9
+1! uponit7771 Sep 2012 #23
Indeed it is. mzmolly Sep 2012 #71
Good for her! Great response. AtomicKitten Sep 2012 #10
So the people BEHIND your friend looked over her shoulder to see how the person IN FRONT OF HER was proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #11
Yes, the food stamps are on a card... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #17
I don't have a habit of looking at people's credit cards as I'm waiting in line proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #20
Well, maybe you aren't looking for an opportunity to shame someone... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #25
It is. Ellipsis Sep 2012 #27
Sadly, I know people who do. Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #48
You aren't a hateful busybody looking for someone to lash out at. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #163
Yes, they're easy to spot: jsr Sep 2012 #32
Well now I'm going to dig up some images I can imitate to put on my credit card jp11 Sep 2012 #100
That top card looks a LOT like my bank debit card! MADem Sep 2012 #190
The ones in California don't look like any bank card I've ever seen. LeftyMom Sep 2012 #34
This happened about 10 years ago, before the switch was made to EBT cards wellstone dem Sep 2012 #24
Nosey Nellies. Blows my mind. proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #28
I used to watch, but don't anymore. blueamy66 Sep 2012 #62
I remember that scrutiny from when I was young and my mother paid in actual food stamps suffragette Sep 2012 #77
actually that reminds me of something my mailman said hfojvt Sep 2012 #78
In KC loyalsister Sep 2012 #82
That place doesn't take EBT pstokely Sep 2012 #226
LOL loyalsister Sep 2012 #232
People who actually gone they're thinking they'll take EBT pstokely Sep 2012 #243
I remember using the actual food stamps. Oh how awful it was. ejpoeta Sep 2012 #171
I have seen Texas' card... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #50
I notice what the person in front of me is buying Warpy Sep 2012 #51
Right, plus a lot of people who are not on food stamps for whatever reason can't totodeinhere Sep 2012 #94
What IS balloon bread? n/t DebJ Sep 2012 #217
It's that air filled commercial stuff that makes your teeth squeak Warpy Sep 2012 #223
LOL thanks. Is that why Wonder Bread had bright red and yellow balloons on it or circles? DebJ Sep 2012 #227
I always notice when someone's using the food stamp card Prism Sep 2012 #52
I live in California as well, and from my experience I can say... left on green only Sep 2012 #129
What a sweet story. MissB Sep 2012 #139
Did you report that extra bag of groceries to your Welfare Department??? happyslug Sep 2012 #231
Along those lines, I did experience....... left on green only Sep 2012 #236
Good old fashion Federal Food Stamp and Social Security regulations working hand in hand. happyslug Sep 2012 #238
My Minnesota EBT card works like my check card. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #165
It doesn't take that much longer here Warpy Sep 2012 #224
In NYC it's pretty easy to spot. They are on cards, but people have to sign other paper slips. vaberella Sep 2012 #76
NYC uses EBT and nothing has to signed. aquart Sep 2012 #205
At my store, people stare at me because I AM NOT paying with food stamps. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #96
It was a good rant, I don't know why you would feel the need to apologize. Blanks Sep 2012 #105
Allow me to join you in calling BULLSHIT ! russspeakeasy Sep 2012 #120
Sorry I was not clear, this was "food stamps" it was more than 10 years ago before the EBT cards wellstone dem Sep 2012 #177
Yeah, but you know what? Somehow, the cashiers always say something that makes 1monster Sep 2012 #166
At least here in California they are pretty obviously different. Codeine Sep 2012 #213
People are bored and nosy. AllyCat Sep 2012 #215
No I really haven't proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #216
You're lucky. I've bit my tongue a couple times AllyCat Sep 2012 #241
Good for her! CrispyQ Sep 2012 #12
The only crime in America is being poor. baldguy Sep 2012 #13
Touche! TeamPooka Sep 2012 #57
+1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 #86
+1 n/t LarryNM Sep 2012 #187
You said it, bald guy Iris Sep 2012 #229
well done... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #14
My friend told me that she was wellstone dem Sep 2012 #30
It's a department of agriculture program. Blanks Sep 2012 #107
Absolutely! Foodshare programs are a good economic stimulus LTR Sep 2012 #168
I would have applauded her and then turned to the nasty lady and asked her for a Kleenex Iris Sep 2012 #230
what a great response. barbtries Sep 2012 #15
Great response. ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #16
Nothing angers Repugs like food stamps. It's amazing. reformist2 Sep 2012 #18
It might be less than that. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #36
It's up to 2%, but that's just recently. Under Bush it was less than 1%. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #41
Beautiful. zonkers Sep 2012 #19
Hope you dont mind I posted that up on my facebook :) JesterCS Sep 2012 #22
OOOH - good idea! calimary Sep 2012 #70
Great comeback glacierbay Sep 2012 #26
Also, people who mind their own business live longer.(n/t) Pat Riot Sep 2012 #29
This makes me cry,,,, I am so sick of mean-spirited people. n/t KarenS Sep 2012 #31
Stop with this type of posting on DU former-republican Sep 2012 #75
you know,,,, KarenS Sep 2012 #106
Sometimes tears can move one into action...anger is not always required. n/t cynatnite Sep 2012 #195
ditto icarusxat Sep 2012 #138
This message was self-deleted by its author LeftinOH Sep 2012 #35
K&R nt abelenkpe Sep 2012 #38
I hope the haridans behind her blushed in shame Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #39
I saw a guy who has been living off the government for years eating Ice Cream bahrbearian Sep 2012 #40
That's probably the little girl... Blanks Sep 2012 #111
Even if you are correct the message in the OP is a good one. imho nt snappyturtle Sep 2012 #42
If I can be honest KurtNYC Sep 2012 #43
Yeah, maybe if it had been the FIRST time anyone had ever said anything to her in that vein. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #81
I too cannot stand adults mouthing off to children KurtNYC Sep 2012 #123
I'm afraid I have mouthed off to children. But never that way. 1monster Sep 2012 #170
It takes a village sometimes. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #244
You rock! Wish the world had more people like you in it - n/t coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #128
Thanks. I've been weepy thinking about it. I didn't do much, but I did do something. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #149
I know it soun hard to believe but it is true and wellstone dem Sep 2012 #179
Cool story Bro! n/t zappaman Sep 2012 #44
In my state, you need to be up someone's ass and in their pocket to be able to tell who is using MADem Sep 2012 #45
Look up thread a bit jeff47 Sep 2012 #167
The TN EBT card looks like my bank debit card. MADem Sep 2012 #192
There are already so many rules about what can and can't be bought with 1monster Sep 2012 #46
I would say 'especially poor kids' deserve a treat once in a while. Blanks Sep 2012 #116
I would agree with you... I was being mildly sarcastic in my post. 1monster Sep 2012 #150
I guess there's not a mild sarcasm emoticon. I just thought you were being a monster. Blanks Sep 2012 #154
I made that screen name in 2002 when my son was in elementary school. I was the mommy monster, 1monster Sep 2012 #164
I once saw someone buy a crown roast Warpy Sep 2012 #47
You do realize that those may not have been her food stamps, right? nadine_mn Sep 2012 #115
That's true, too Warpy Sep 2012 #145
It's actually an affordable meat -- any large roast costs less per pound than smaller cuts nashville_brook Sep 2012 #127
Why do we even dignify these "anecdotes" DirkGently Sep 2012 #152
Wow: What is this human rage at the thought that someone with less than they still has too much? DebJ Sep 2012 #218
not every kid from a working family goes to football games or movies hfojvt Sep 2012 #49
Well said. Sounds like that woman knew it was coming. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #53
Can you believe the well off don't even want the poor to be able to have ice cream bars??? What a judesedit Sep 2012 #54
That's it exactly! Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2012 #198
BTW: food stamps = farm subsidies bigbrother05 Sep 2012 #55
I remember well the 'commodities' program which lasted into the 70s in Missouri. We lived coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #132
How horrible for your friend. Now her marriage is ruined and she must live in a socialist dystopia. Scuba Sep 2012 #56
How incredibly rude of those women. liberalmuse Sep 2012 #58
Dog, I love instant Karma NT Trunk Monkey Sep 2012 #59
Goddamn, what a great comeback. Chorophyll Sep 2012 #60
LOL - but I think you're violating DU's coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #134
Oops. Note to all concerned: I have not now, nor will I ever, kick anyone's ass. Chorophyll Sep 2012 #146
I would love to know amuse bouche Sep 2012 #63
Really good response to the nosy biddies. avebury Sep 2012 #68
This is sounding an awful lot like a campaign. There was an LTTE today, jtuck004 Sep 2012 #69
Agree it is sounding like a campaign suffragette Sep 2012 #112
The GOP Meme... ElboRuum Sep 2012 #72
Stuff like this happens because the definition of "food" has changed SoCalDem Sep 2012 #73
No "welfare cheese" in those boxes? Big huge Velveeta sized blocks? nt MADem Sep 2012 #193
Heard this all weekend from my GOP in-laws... Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #74
I saw a Bankster using his bailout money to buy a new Jaguar.... McCamy Taylor Sep 2012 #79
lol Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #85
Best reply post award wellstone dem Sep 2012 #180
If I were there, I would have paid for ALL of her groceries. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #80
Yeah, but doesn't she know how many packets of ramen she could have bought for the same price? Tab Sep 2012 #83
How mean. Cleita Sep 2012 #84
When I'm in line, I look at tabloid covers and think "Who the fuck are these people?" Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #87
Wow! PatSeg Sep 2012 #90
I thought that they were issued debit cards rather than food stamps now. totodeinhere Sep 2012 #91
You're of course correct as others pointed out, but they still call them "food stamps." joshcryer Sep 2012 #98
This happened a few years ago, before the switch to EBT cards wellstone dem Sep 2012 #182
What people don't seem to be able to figure out is that a lot of people on food JDPriestly Sep 2012 #92
There is absolutely nothing wrong with ice cream. Just like anything else, some brands are more totodeinhere Sep 2012 #102
Or disabled. nt MADem Sep 2012 #194
Wonderful post etherealtruth Sep 2012 #95
Ice cream has protein and calcium. begin_within Sep 2012 #97
ice cream bars mehrrh Sep 2012 #99
That reminds me NOLALady Sep 2012 #101
oh my god! ice cream bars! madrchsod Sep 2012 #103
Ice Cream is Dairy and a food group HockeyMom Sep 2012 #104
According to people like that standingtall Sep 2012 #156
I worked with a woman who had a full time job HockeyMom Sep 2012 #158
big argibusiness also likes food stamps veganlush Sep 2012 #110
You can't have some ice cream lobodons Sep 2012 #113
Great clip, and it proves some people never grow up DebJ Sep 2012 #219
Well people saw 9 billion in cash loaded onto skids and flown away Botany Sep 2012 #114
she is much more eloquent than i. if i were in line i would say... wtf is your problem. seabeyond Sep 2012 #117
Not to mention it's been a hot summer strategery blunder Sep 2012 #119
I LOVE it when people open their mouths and show their utter stupidity!!! benld74 Sep 2012 #121
You're friend should have said something in defense. Too many complacent people around. n/t vaberella Sep 2012 #122
The system needs to be reformed ! penndragon69 Sep 2012 #124
The food pantry is free. The pantry supplements what little people get via the food stamp program. MADem Sep 2012 #196
I don't give a damn what people get with their food stamps Terra Alta Sep 2012 #125
I wanna know what Boeing did with their $605 million refund check from the Treasury jsr Sep 2012 #133
I agree and these stories don't surprise me in the least unfortuantely davidpdx Sep 2012 #206
Lack of empathy is what will destroy this nation in the end. roamer65 Sep 2012 #126
Ain't it the truth. Sad. n/t DLevine Sep 2012 #130
Good for her, put those teabagging scum in their place joeybee12 Sep 2012 #131
! Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #136
Until We Focus Our Anger At The Rich For Writing Off Dressage for their Horses Yavin4 Sep 2012 #140
Oh, but that's a "legitimate" expense, doncha know.... MADem Sep 2012 #197
I am sure this woman has had a lot of experience with this Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #142
People who have been lucky to never have needed assistance mountain grammy Sep 2012 #143
and oh my gosh.....just shut the h*ll up if you've never walked in anyone else's shoes..... a kennedy Sep 2012 #144
amen, friend spanone Sep 2012 #147
I guess it never occurs to these morAns that this mother probably did without food herself Raine Sep 2012 #148
Seriously, can't the poor have some ice cream? mother earth Sep 2012 #151
Seriously standingtall Sep 2012 #153
I get food stamps MFM008 Sep 2012 #157
When I used my EBT card I feel like eveyone is peeking at my cart... Odin2005 Sep 2012 #159
or buy name brands!! i got that a lot on WIC. ejpoeta Sep 2012 #175
Well said, it always sickens me when people start lambasting Proles Sep 2012 #162
Your final response should have been "Now don't you feel foolish"? You should of mind your southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #169
Wow, DemKittyNC Sep 2012 #172
Two years ago I was on food stamps and bought crab legs. lildreamer316 Sep 2012 #173
how dare poor people eat ice cream! arely staircase Sep 2012 #174
I'm a hard liner, in a way, on this issue. But even I see nothing at all wrong with ice cream bars? Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #176
The banks got $13,000,000,000 for bailing out the FED... Blanks Sep 2012 #178
Arguing with a cousin on Facebook about "donuts at the gas station" Bolo Boffin Sep 2012 #181
I would have bought the damn ice cream bars. knitter4democracy Sep 2012 #183
I get $200 a month on an EBT card chervilant Sep 2012 #185
Big freakin' deal. WTF are they supposed to eat on a hot day? RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #186
This Reminds me of something that happened when i was a Kid JI7 Sep 2012 #188
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #199
What's your point? cyberswede Sep 2012 #228
Did you get a picture of it? I hope you had your cell phone with you Vincardog Sep 2012 #233
Well put. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #200
You have to be miserable to be so cruel BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #202
What sad, hateful lives those women must lead. a la izquierda Sep 2012 #203
I totally believe this, and you are correct yes food stamps are on cards now davidpdx Sep 2012 #207
I wish they would let you get those cooked rotisserie chickens on food stamps. nt limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #208
Many seem to enjoy imposing their moral values quaker bill Sep 2012 #210
People should mind their own business PotatoChip Sep 2012 #214
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #222
Goodbye standingtall Sep 2012 #225
I think that was Paul Ryan! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #234
This is one mentality that I absolutely abhor treestar Sep 2012 #235
Average food stamp benefit: about $130/month per person. hay rick Sep 2012 #242
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