Republican candidate for Roy Blunt's seat calls those on public assistance "life-long parasites"

[usregimechange]

A Missouri state Representative (MO - District 127), whose wife is under federal investigation for fraud against the disabled, had the following to say about his plans to cut spending if he were to get elected to Roy Blunt's old seat:

"I would eliminate welfare and change it to work-fare. I would set up commodity stations to pick up food. I would eliminate all electronic cards that are used to get cash to gamble, obtain alcohol or any luxuries. The Bible tells us as a society to help widowed, orphaned and the elderly. It doesn’t tell us to create a dependent society of life-long parasites. If you don’t work, you don’t eat."

http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x1907085109/100-words-project-Candidates-asked-about-wasteful-spending


I thought the Bible said something about helping the poor... I must have imagined it.

[msongs]

1. life long parasites, like war profiteering corporations lol nt

[provis99]

2. this twerp gets his money from the state, and he calls other people parasites?

Republicans sure know all about projectionism and hypocrisy. It is their calling in life.

[DJ13]

3. .....says the guy trying to become a life long parasite in Congress

[Binka]

4. Does The Bible Ask Folks To Scam Disabled People?

What is this dude reading...THE KING HYPOCRITE VERSION? Ferret faced fucker.

[SpiralHawk]

5. Steal from the disabled, condemn the poor. Typical RepubliChristian HypocroHate

Twisted bastards, truly embody mcuh that is sick, greedy, shameful.

[Deep13]

6. Right, the problem is that poor people have all the money.

How fucking stupid are people?

[Newest Reality]

7. So, Jesus becomes a Fuhrer?

A despot? A republican shill?

I may have missed the memo:

(A parody)

Hey, this is Jesus, Savior Elect and Official Religious Icon for U.S.A. Inc.,

We have some lazy asses taken advantage of my teachings and you know what Paul had to say about the lazy, proto-hippies in the fold! As of today, the word suffer will mean "to suffer" and so suffer those biatches unto me -- no pay no play. No pain, no gain as I proved.

The Republicans are now the Chosen, so deal with it, dogs. Even Divine Saviors and Sons of God can change their minds. I mean, it has been 2K years since I gave you the skinny. I don't know why Dad made parasites, but I never really liked the idea. My Chosen Ones are officially off the hook when it comes to all that charity, feeding the poor, healing the sick nonsense. That was then, this is now. Hey, we didn't have supermarkets or a free market and trade back in the Roman days, you know.

So, while my righteous elected disciples work their holy tails off to do my bidding, the rest of you have to stop feeding and enabling all these useless eaters, the sick, orphans, all that stuff I said when I was just getting my feet wet in the Messiah business and I was in a deluded, liberal fog of some kind. The stress back then was making me sound like a communist, I know. As you know, I have moved-up the hierarchy after my promotion and we are going to run this Kingdom of Heaven on Earth, Inc., my way. That means fiscal responsibility is next to Godliness and the bottom line is that the downtrodden can just go to Heaven or Hell quickly. That is simple and cost-effective!

Don't knock the media, either, I have an omnipotent stash of shares in that industry and they are obviously speaking my truth. Now, you have the memo. The rest of you can go to ...

Capitalism is Dad's favorite, BTW.

Hosanna! And Praise...ah...Me!
Lord and Savior

[Rex]

8. What a fucking joke, I can't believe I have to share my oxygen with

such an evil person. I hope he ends up HOMELESS and BROKE. Life long parasites accurately describes HIM and his WIFE. Cut the life cord, go be with Jesus...

[guitar man]

9. $20 says

$20 says this asshat has never broken a sweat to earn a dollar in his miserable life :grr:

[prolesunited]

10. So the orphans and elderly will be forced to work?

That is what he is saying. And those with disabilities? I guess if you can't work, you are not fit to live. Another useless eater. Dickens couldn't have written him better.

I'm an atheist and I have more compassion than this so-called Christian.

[blindpig]

11. Well, sounds like he's talking about capitalists to me.

They do not work but get fabulously rich off the labor of others. They benefit from government programs yet pay little taxes. And indeed they are lifelong parasites of our society.

By god he's right, no more of that shit, the Bible said so.

[bigmonkey]

20. In fact, that's what the Bible quote refers to.

It's one of Paul's letters, and it refers to people who felt they were too "holy" to work, if I remember correctly.

[CLANG]

12. Dunce, dunderhead, dufus, dimwitted dope

[Blue Owl]

13. Like Michelle Bachmann and her farm subsidies?

n/t

[bluestateguy]

14. You are already not allowed to use food stamps to buy booze

nt

[DBoon]

15. work-fare = indentured servitude

the poor become a source of cheap forced labor for his buddies in business

[Recursion]

16. Didn't "welfare" stop existing like 14 years ago?

Did I make that up? Am I remembering wrong?

[KamaAina]

17. We're talking about repukes, remember?

So for him, that's still several decades in the future. :eyes:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

18. "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink,.." Matthew 25:35

"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,"

That Jesus feller was just a lazy bum.

[Monique1]

19. Sounds like where Az is headed

I bet within a short time people who needs assistance will be forced to work in the fields picking lettuce, melons etc. Tennesse Ernie Fords song 'I owe my soul to the company store will be popular.

[Arkana]

21. People like this deserve to be doused in gasoline and set on fire.

[usregimechange]

22. I disagree, they need our empathy imo