Rush Limbaugh - The coalition of the screwed

RUSH: Bruce in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, you're next on the Rush Limbaugh program.

CALLER: Well, good afternoon and thanks for taking my call, Rush.

RUSH: Yes, sir. You bet.

CALLER: You were talking about maybe two million people or so in the cities around the Northeast that were poor?

RUSH: New Jersey!

CALLER: New Jersey.

RUSH: New Jersey. There are more poor people in New Jersey than in Boston and a couple or three other cities combined.

CALLER: And my question is: When are we gonna finally redefine what "poor" is, what the poverty level is in America? Do you know how we even come up with that?

RUSH: I don't know how we come up with it. I'm having a mental block now even though I just read what department does it. Commerce?

CALLER: The reason I ask is because I just don't see "poor" everywhere in America. I don't see anyone starving to death in the streets.

RUSH: Oh, there's a lot of "food insecurity" out there. You can see it standing in line at McDonald's: "Are they gonna have McNuggets or not?" That's out there. Food insecurity, in Port St. Lucie, has resulted in 911 phone calls.

CALLER: But I think that's just exactly what we need to do in America is redefine what truly poor is and who the ones that really need the help are, because I think we're all willing to help out.

RUSH: I did this once. Let me tell you, I did this once. There's a guy at Heritage (speaking of Heritage) and his name is Robert Rector (R-e-c-t-o-r) and he has done exactly what you suggest. He has compared what we call "poverty" to what is poverty in other countries, and you'd be amazed. You'd be amazed at the number of people we say "live in poverty" who have air-conditioned homes and cars, for example. He's got all these numbers, all these stats. I happened to make it public back in the early nineties, and I got creamed for it as somebody just lying and just making stuff up. So it's one of those areas the left doesn't want you to go there, but I went there. Robert Rector at Heritage has every answer you want on your question.

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[amorris1313]

OK need to fix welfare we get it, but debt does not come from welfare. it comes from bailouts. second morality in the home is none of the governments damn business.

[indiajesuslovesyou]

Our government funds and encourages immorality! Get a pay check from government instead of working? Single women living with other men instead of getting married? Men sleeping around with other women instead of getting married? Immorality is the core of all our social ills! When a nation throws out Christian values its demise is just around the corner! Thankyou. James Sasse.

[attemptingtobehumble]

@rentatrip1 Too bad he doesn't feel the same way about corporate and bank bailouts.

[rentatrip1]

You Don't Work... You Don't Eat - PERIOD no exceptions - no more free rides - No morehand outs- No more street corner pan handling- No more welfare mommies No more elected federal officials life time pensions No More Free Health Care - Period - No More criminal ilegal alien invader pay-outs No More Off White House communists