Barbra Streisand: 'Barack Obama Has Not Put Anyone on Food Stamps'
"Barack Obama has not put anyone on food stamps."
So hysterically wrote Barbra Streisand at the Huffington Post Friday evening:
[R]ecently in a debate moderated by Fox News analyst, Juan Williams, Gingrich was questioned about controversial remarks he had made about poverty and African Americans. Gingrich had previously said black Americans should demand jobs, not food stamps. Juan Williams attempted to coax Gingrich into acknowledging that he was playing racial politics. To which Gingrich responded untruthfully that, "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history." And there ended that portion of the debate with Gingrich receiving deafening applause from the audience, looking strong and principled. What Juan Williams failed to point out in that moment is that Barack Obama has not put anyone on food stamps. The grossly irresponsible and greedy practices of those on Wall Street, which led to the subsequent crash of the housing market, created the most severe recession our country has experienced since the Great Depression (which Obama inherited from George W. Bush when he entered office). These events, along with the continuous deregulation of our financial sector, conspired to make a record number of people eligible for government food assistance. Juan Williams completely missed this important opportunity to reveal the real truth behind Gingrich's racist assertions.
In Streisand's warped view, the unprecedented rise in food stamp recipients the past three years is all Bush's fault.
Yet, job gains the past 23 months are because of Obama's policies:
The truth is, President Obama's leadership on the stimulus, bringing the auto industry back from the brink of collapse, adding nearly 3.7 million private sector jobs in 23 consecutive months of job growth proves that our country is moving in the right direction. Because of the President's policies, our economy is on the road to recovery and it's time we start celebrating the truth.
So let's assume it took thirteen months for Obama's policies to take hold, and that he should only be judged on what's happened since the job market bottomed. Shouldn't that apply to people on food stamps as well?
As the United States Department of Agriculture reports, there were 39.6 million people on food stamps in February 2010. As of November 2011, there were 46.1 million, an increase of 6.5 million.
Are these Bush's fault too? If Obama gets credit for the rise in private sector jobs in the past 23 months, shouldn't he be blamed for the increase in food stamps recipients during the same period?
I doubt such logic would meet with Streisand's acceptance.
On a related noted, the actress that played Funny Girl showed that she still has a sense of humor writing, "Journalists need to stand strong and do their job, which is to challenge candidates immediately when they are purposefully misleading the public."
I guess she doesn't realize that if journalists did this, a Democrat would never be elected to public office anywhere in the country.
That goes doubly for her loves Bill Clinton and Barack Obama who would never have gotten near the White House except as part of a guided tour if America's press did their job.
But thanks for the laugh, Fanny.
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Somebody must have ghost
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 4:40pm.
Somebody must have ghost written this propoganda for Babs - I doubt if she did it herself, although I'm sure she believes every word of it.
Wow
Submitted by rockyracoon on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 4:50pm.
Isn't BS a brilliant political thinker, or what??!!
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
According to the comments at
Submitted by kg on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 7:47pm.
According to the comments at HufPo. If that is the state of the US mindset we are in BIG trouble.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
The Way We Weren't
Submitted by Galvanic on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 7:58pm.
Nothing like a multi-millionaire Leftist making pronouncements from her secluded Malibu residence regarding the state of American society.
Keep collecting the quotes from these Top 1% Progressives. At the end of the year, NB can award a Marie Antoinette Award to the most outrageous.
What about..
Submitted by Scrap Iron in Texas on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 4:58pm.
What about the USDA paying states so the states can pay bonuses to government workers to sign up as many people as possible for food stamps?
Oh, well, that's no BHO's fault,
He's just the CEO of this nation, but he accepts no responsibility for the actions of his cabinet.
That;s right.
I forgot...
His AG doesn't accept any
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:09pm.
His AG doesn't accept any responsilbity for F&F so why should he. It seems this admin the low man on the pole is to blame for everything they can't blame on Bush
Agreed
Submitted by Scrap Iron in Texas on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 8:19pm.
I can't say you're wrong, but if that in itself does not show a total lack of leadership, I don't know what does.
In the words of Candance (where is she, anyway?)
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:00pm.
Dumber not, do they come.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Hey,...
Submitted by BBallleaper on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:12pm.
let's face it,...the woman has a NOSE for politics! A real HONKER! She make Durante look normal! And poor James Brolin. What some shlubs won't go through just for a measly allowance! He must take 6 showers a day! Makes my skin crawl just thinking about it!
I'm guessing you're not a music fan.
Submitted by mandrake on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:30pm.
Who cares what her politics are or what her nose looks like. She had one of the great pop singing voices of the 20th century. And when her agents were telling her to get a 'nose job', to her credit she refused..unlike let's say Micheal Jackson. So leave her alone already.
I'd leave Babs alone if she would just stay under her rock.
Submitted by acaiguana on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:45pm.
But she insists on crawling out and babbling her silliness and cloaking it in a song that weaves some sort of intellectual web about her ridiculous brain.
Other than that - the woman is just brilliant!!
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
ACA. You don't give her enough credit
Submitted by Gary Hall on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:04pm.
In addition to her absolutely wonderful voice, when she was young, she had very perky boobies.
Life was good.
(;~> gary
Thanks Gary, You've ruined my dinner - I think... ACA
Submitted by acaiguana on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:08pm.
:o<<
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
A friend of mind went to one
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:15pm.
A friend of mind went to one of her shows back in the 80's. He said every song she sang she could be heard sucking air. That is not normal for a good singer.
Really?
Submitted by mandrake on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:33pm.
Have you never heard the Beatles song 'Girl', in which point John Lennon makes a point of sucking air.? It was kind of an artistic statement..just saying.
Lennon 'made it a point' of
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 9:27pm.
Lennon 'made it a point' of sucking air - and Babs was doing it on every song??? She couldn't shine Lennon's shoes.............
Ah, yes...once youthful, perky boobies
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:30pm.
...now just Mammaries
of The Way They Were.
Jer
Baaaaaaad!
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 7:14pm.
Bad Jer, bad bad Jer.
Go to your room, you made me choke when I read that!
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Yes ma'am...
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 7:58pm.
I hope I didn't hit too close to home. There is much more to life than firm, nubile breasts. So I am told.
Jer
Speaking as a
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 9:30pm.
Speaking as a multi-dimensional, multi-layered sort of guy - I'd have to say that BS would have need more than just a pair of firm, nubile breasts back then (and I can remember when she hit the scene) to get me interested in ANY part of her - body, mind, soul, or music. And since then, it's only gone downhill.
C'mon Jilla
Submitted by cocodrie on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 9:54pm.
Babs was great as the Sea Hag in the Popeye cartoons. Give her some credit.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
⇒ Babs was Alice the Goon
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 10:00pm.
Babs played Alice the Goon. I think Nancy Pelosi played the Sea Hag.
Glad I could help.
Thanks Cool
Submitted by cocodrie on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 3:24am.
Now that you mention it, I see the resemblance.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Good One
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 7:27pm.
Rimshot!
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Now there is an
Submitted by DC2280 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:25am.
insight comment.
BABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by helomech on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:35pm.
Stay in your lane, which is singing.....ok?
That is the same thing Laura
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:14pm.
That is the same thing Laura Ingrahm told the Dixie Chicks, Shut up and sing.
Streisand is monumentally unqualified to pontificate on anything
Submitted by acaiguana on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:51pm.
She is uneducated never having spent one night burning the midnight oil studying anything of import and has the depth of a newt.
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Yet another mult-millionair who has "hers"
Submitted by ConservaSerb on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:53pm.
And who thinks she . . . nose . . . what is going on.
Why do they always, ALWAYS ignore the FACT that the DemRats controlled Congress during the 2nd half of Bush's 2nd terms when everything went to Hell? And yet NOW . . . they blame a GOP House that has been in office for 13 months . . . with a Muslim/Marxist/Jaggoff for a president, and a crazy-old-coot led DemoCommie Senate?
A wise & frugal government, which shall leave men free 2 regulate their own pursuits of industry & improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. T. Jefferson
Republican Congress, 13 months ago
Submitted by TheHistorian on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 7:15pm.
Isn't that a coincidence that the bottom was hit about the time they were elected? And that things are slightly improving? Must be due to a delayed reaction to the Pelosi/Reid/Obama policies that recovered us from the (oops) Pelosi/Reid/Bush crashes. Does anyone recognize two names, one of which is no longer the Speaker, that may be in common with the crash of the economy? Guess what, Babs? It wasn't Bush, it was your buddies Pelosi and Reid that allowed the country to crash. Remember that Bush asked for more regulation of the banks about a dozen times, and Bawney Fwank, Nostrilitis Waxman and Maxine Wawa called him crazy and made it a racial issue that the thief Franklin Raines (who also was an Obama adviser) was screwing the country via Fannie Mae.
Babs, think you can cite FACTS some day? Or maybe some that aren't as laughable as 3 million jobs?
Dennis Prager
Barbara according to your
Submitted by jkwtrading on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:57pm.
Barbara according to your logic he has not hired anyone either...
So far no one knocked on my door and put me on food stamps
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:01pm.
However soon they will be knocking my door, and put me on health care, which will also control what I eat.
Thankx Barb, I get the IS IS logic. The new and updated version.
You Didn't Build That.
I'd say shut up and sing, Babs.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:14pm.
But then, you don't sing anything I 'd want to hear, so just shut up.
Sad, old Babs. Used to have
Submitted by celator on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:21pm.
Sad, old Babs. Used to have the singing voice of an angel. But she's always been dumb as a stick. Fits right in with the Hollywood swells.
Voice of an Angel?
Submitted by djwolf12 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:26pm.
Everytime I hear her voice, including her regular non-singing voice, I hear Satan. She is evil, pure evil and she is not welcome in my house.
LOL. well. there's a rumor
Submitted by celator on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:51pm.
LOL. well. there's a rumor airport officials use her current recorded voice to scare seagulls off runways. So she's contributing to public safety. Some lab is testing to see if she can do the same to house termites. Might be a pest control breakthrough announced soon. Stay tuned.
It would be difficult to imagine a
Submitted by DC2280 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:30am.
more ridiculous post but what the hell give it a shot.
What's this! A wanna be balboa Jr.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:53pm.
same MO, different day.
You Didn't Build That.
⇒ Well, ucw, he did say "ridiculous"
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:57pm.
And his post offered nothing to the discourse.
Maybe we need to compare IP addresses.
Sure sounds like him
This old bag is irrelevent
Submitted by djwolf12 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:23pm.
If she stands behind the OWS movement, then that 3-ring fleabag circus needs to know how much she charges for concert tickets. This old bag needs to be sent back to the Paleozoic era from the rock she crawled up from under.
DA Schnase
Submitted by NVRAT on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:28pm.
Blind as usual and in total denile. Guess the nose gets in the way of her sight.
The one can do no wrong.......!
Submitted by Herbster on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:41pm.
Another Hollywoodmoron heard from! Can't these has-beens just go away?
She's an exallent speler to.
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:53pm.
Jus sayin'
Exactly what pitch . .
Submitted by Lakewood Ed on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:59pm.
does that air play when it whistles through her head?
Obama's Ag Secretary
Submitted by povertypimpin on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 7:10pm.
AG Secretary Vilsack responds to the record number of people on food stamps by saying, “The reason why these numbers have gone up is we’ve done a pretty good job of working with states that had done a poor job in the past in getting the word out about this program. States like California, Florida and Texas under-performed.”
So Obama tries to distance himself from being the Food Stamp President while his Ag Secretary that he appointed is aggressively promoting Food Stamps because states have “under-performed” in signing people up for the program.
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2012/01/31/ag-secretary-revealed-obama-...
Barbara
Submitted by mmilesll on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 8:05pm.
This women is a perfect example of what you never want your daughter to be-stupid beyond belief
thanks Babs
Submitted by michiganruth on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 8:35pm.
I'm so excited to read what Barbra Streisand thinks about politics. she's such an expert.
I am sure she will be pleased to
Submitted by DC2280 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:54am.
read your complimentary words.
If you are auditioning, DC2280, for the ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 3:06am.
position of either hall monitor, teacher's pet, or thread conscience regarding conservative comments about liberals, in general; or about an air headed liberal, specifically; you might have more success on a liberal site.
No charge.
MD
From what I've read here this
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:37pm.
From what I've read here this morning, this guy is auditioining as the official lint picker and snotty quick-quip self-proclaimed head judge of who can say what - without having said a damn thing to even warrent consideration as to his own knowledge or intellect............sounds like a haughty lib to me.
LIKE...
Submitted by rickbren on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 8:50pm.
. . . All previous comments!!!
WHAT
Submitted by azgal602 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 9:41pm.
a ditz.......my goodness hasn't she gone away yet!!!!! Does anyone care what she thinks?????
From the number of post
Submitted by DC2280 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:23am.
here I would say yes .
No one "cares", really; it is just another ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:36am.
opportunity to point out liberal stupidity.
An exceedingly target rich environment, that.
MD
What a
Submitted by azgal602 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 9:49pm.
W*ore
Technically, Babs is correct.
Submitted by big.league.slider on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 1:00am.
Technically, Babs is correct. The federal food stamp program is entirely voluntary, so no one is forced to participate. Obama is just an "enabler" in this regard.
Regarding food stamps, I recently saw something in the supermarket check-out that disturbed me. A woman ahead of me had a cart full of food and booze bottles. She used her EBT card to pay for around $100 worth of food the checker rang up. Then she had the checker separately ring up about $100 worth of booze, which she paid cash for.
Out in the parking lot, I saw this woman loading her stuff into a brand new $20,000 Honda that did not even yet have license plates.
Well, there it is..
Submitted by helomech on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 1:52am.
Barack Obama: Enabler-in-Chief
Maybe the Honda
Submitted by DC2280 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:23am.
was stolen.
And maybe you, DC 2280, are just an ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:40am.
excuse maker for another professional welfare cheat.
MD
Mrs Doubtfire....
Submitted by helomech on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 1:55am.
Didn't Robin Williams do a parody of her when he was being made up to look like a woman by Harvey Fierstein?
I liked her best in South Park.
Submitted by wizardjr on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 5:55am.
The Mecha-Streisand episode was one of my favorites.
That's all they are good for
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:08am.
These hollowwood(as opposed to hollywood, they are hollowminded) idiot elites are only good for South Park parodies and I can't think of them without thinking of those parodies, just like Mecha-streisand.
I remember one video that Rush showed on his former TV show when it came out that BS was going to be a spokeswoman for the Dem party or some such, and there was a question that was posed to her that the expression on her face of her being stumped was just absolutely priceless.
-Jon
I remember that, Jon.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 1:35pm.
BS ended up with an expression very similar to the perpetual expression on Debbie Watercan Schnitz's face.
A silly irrelevant comment
Submitted by DC2280 on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:10am.
at best. It is quite a leap to be both infantile and pointless at the same time, but your efforts seem to have succeed.
An absolutely stunningly appropriate comment, DC2280,---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:32am.
especially when used to describe your smarmy posts.
You have "succeed" in drawing attention to yourself as a wanna be Don Quixote astride the electronic airwaves.
Your picayune pokes at other posters paints you as a perfect putz.
MD
Like I said earlier, MD, what
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 3:18am.
Like I said earlier, MD, what has this twerp written or said that is anything beyond snotty and vapid and, as you said, smarmy??
Maybe he'd like to write a post that actually gives us a little insight into his IQ and his mindset and his point of view. Otherwise, he's just another shallow, useless poser who thinks that he's actually contributing to the conversation.
Msnbc speak
Submitted by Okieflyover on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 12:05pm.
She just took a synopsis of msnbc and put it to paper. All talking points. No original thoughts or comments.
Here's to you Babs....listen and learn!
Submitted by gailannr on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 12:08pm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQdwr-xNJIU&feature=youtu.be
PEOPLE...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:50pm.
PEOPLE WHO GET FOOD STAMPS....
...ARE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!
The best post on this
Submitted by DC2280 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:58pm.
entire topic.
And you're the final word on
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 3:19am.
And you're the final word on this, huh meat????
Hall monitors
Submitted by Rukus on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 4:37am.
Gotta do what hall monitor's do don'cha know.
Is this tiresome hag ever gonna shut up?
Submitted by SaguaroJack on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 5:54pm.
To paraphrase the Sundance Kid: Go back to screeching, Streisand. It's what you're good at.
.
Brain Dead
Submitted by rammingspeed on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 1:04am.
Wonder who wrote THIS one for her.
Ms. Streisand
Submitted by John21 on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 10:32am.
Ms. Streisand is a good singer, a fair actress but no one has ever claimed she was terribly intelligent.
The facts are what they are and the far left can whine about them and try and twist them to mean something else but the facts are the facts.
Mr. Obama and his administration have been a total failure throughout the economic sector, some points maybe arguable and bring his score up to a D- but the overall score would be an F.
His anti-business, anti-economic development and over regulation of every aspect of our economy has prolonged any real recovery. His increase in the debt and deficit will require decades to recovery from (if ever). The continuing decline of America's reputation and financial stability will be his hallmark. His continuing attacks on the American will and spirit will leave his legacy as one on the worst administrations in American history.
Bitterly clinging to Hope & Change
Submitted by Free Stinker on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:57am.
Poor Babs. I suspect she will soon become disillusioned.
"In order to be disillusioned, one must first have been illusioned.". --Dr. Charles Krauthammer
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