{"id":27809,"date":"2017-05-30T13:41:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T20:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=27809"},"modified":"2017-05-30T13:41:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T20:41:16","slug":"let-them-eat-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/30\/let-them-eat-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Them Eat Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

The phrase, "Let them eat cake." was falsely attributed to Marie Antoinette as a statement of contempt for the poor, who had no bread to eat.  Even though she never actually said it, that same attitude is alive and well in today’s Republican Party.  Typically, Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE] made it clear that he thinks the poor have no right to eat by the way he kept ducking the question.<\/font><\/p>\n

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A Nebraska Republican refused to say whether all Americans were entitled to food.<\/p>\n

Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) appeared Saturday on NPR\u2019s \u201cMorning Edition,\u201d<\/a> where he discussed farm subsidies and food stamps, which both would be cut under a budget proposed by President Donald Trump, reported The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Host Scott Simon asked Smith \u201cbluntly\u201d whether he believed every American was entitled to eat, but the lawmaker refused to give a straight answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, they \u2014 nutrition, obviously, we know is very important, and I would hope that we can look to \u2014\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n

Scott cut him off and reminded the lawmaker that living creatures died without food…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From <Raw Story<\/a>><\/font><\/p>\n

Here’s the audio.<\/font><\/p>\n

Barf Bag Alert!!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n