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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1157511" data-attributes="member: 1246">No wonder MSNBC ratings are in the toilet !!!!Beyond shameless.Via <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/06/21/msnbc-edits-congressman-make-it-seem-he-said-food-stamp-recipients-ar" target="_blank">Newsbusters</a>:MSNBC edit:CONGRESSMAN PETE SESSIONS (R-TEXAS): What we’re trying to accomplish is to end eligibility of food stamps that compete against those families, those needy families that we talked about, for rapists, pedophiles and murderers. Whether rapists, pedophiles or murderers will be eligible. But it’s pedophiles, murderers, rapists, those who have, should have enough money.
What he really said:SESSIONS: The President’s inability to lead is what is causing this country to have massive unemployment and a GDP rate of about 1.5 percent. It is a nightmare for people.

So I do understand that we have those in our midst who are in trouble. I don’t think this bill is ever aimed at, and we shouldn’t try and say that it would be aimed at, the disabled, mothers with children. That’s not what we’re trying to accomplish here. What we’re trying to accomplish is to end eligibility of food stamps that compete against those families, those needy families that we talked about, for rapists, pedophiles and murderers. That’s why you see members of the Democratic Party coming down here today and they’re saying we’re going to take it away from other people. No – rapists, pedophiles, and murderers.
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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1157511, member: 1246"] No wonder MSNBC ratings are in the toilet !!!! Beyond shameless. Via [URL="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/06/21/msnbc-edits-congressman-make-it-seem-he-said-food-stamp-recipients-ar"]Newsbusters[/URL]: MSNBC edit:[INDENT]CONGRESSMAN PETE SESSIONS (R-TEXAS): What we’re trying to accomplish is to end eligibility of food stamps that compete against those families, those needy families that we talked about, for rapists, pedophiles and murderers. Whether rapists, pedophiles or murderers will be eligible. But it’s pedophiles, murderers, rapists, those who have, should have enough money. [/INDENT] What he really said:[INDENT]SESSIONS: The President’s inability to lead is what is causing this country to have massive unemployment and a GDP rate of about 1.5 percent. It is a nightmare for people. So I do understand that we have those in our midst who are in trouble. I don’t think this bill is ever aimed at, and we shouldn’t try and say that it would be aimed at, the disabled, mothers with children. That’s not what we’re trying to accomplish here. What we’re trying to accomplish is to end eligibility of food stamps that compete against those families, those needy families that we talked about, for rapists, pedophiles and murderers. That’s why you see members of the Democratic Party coming down here today and they’re saying we’re going to take it away from other people. No – rapists, pedophiles, and murderers. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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