Sanford Offers Unemployed South Carolina Resident ‘Prayers’ Instead Of Stimulus Funds
Sanford Offers Unemployed South Carolina Resident ‘Prayers’ Instead Of Stimulus Funds
Following the lead of a number of his fellow Republican governors, Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) has given some indication that he will not accept some of the money slated for South Carolina in the $787 billion economic recovery bill President Obama signed into law last week. “At times it sounds like the Soviet grain quotas of Stalin’s time,” Sanford said yesterday on Fox News.
On C-SPAN’s Washington Journal this morning, Sanford received a call from a Charleston resident who said he lost his job because he has been taking care of mother and sister, both of whom have serious illnesses. The caller told Sanford he is “wrong” to decline the money. “A lot of people in South Carolina are hurting. And if this money can come and help us out we need it.” In response, Sanford could offer him only his prayers:
CALLER: I hope you all are not playing politics with this. People in South Carolina are hurting. You know how unemployment rates are high right now and going up higher. We are running out of money in the unemployment bank — we need money for that, the people that need help. And I’m one of them, I can’t get no help. [...]
SANFORD: Well I’d say hello to Charleston because its home and I’d say hello to this fellow this morning and say that my prayers are going to be with him and his family because it sounds like he is in an awfully tough spot.
Watch it:
Sanford offered no other alternative solution for his constituent and instead argued that the state could not accept money to extend unemployment benefits because “increasing the tax on unemployment insurance” would negatively “impact the caller’s family” (although he didn’t say how).
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) — who sponsored an amendment to the stimulus bill that would allow state legislatures to “accept stimulus funding over the objections of conservative governors” — chastised Sanford on MSNBC this morning. “This program is an opportunity for Governor Sanford to target” the “chronically unemployed” and “chronically sick” communities in South Carolina. “I have got to believe that he is willing…to help these communities,” Clyburn said, asking,”Why won’t he?”
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If prayin’ was gonna fix it, homie, it woulda been fixed a long damned time ago.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:33 pmCool! I’ve always wanted to live in a state where I could just “pray” my bills away….
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:34 pmJobs might work better than prayers for the pocketbook.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:37 pmWhy in the world would the people of SC vote for such a goofball?
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:38 pmWill his state legislature overrule this stupid decision? Why, why on Earthy does he think this is politically viable? And WHO is handing these “Governors” their talking points? Mr. Magoo?
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 pmDang it! EARTH, not Earthy! Oh, Magoo, you’ve done it again!
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 pmContrary to popular belief, prayers do not pay the bills. Nor do they put food in someone’s belly or clothes on their back.
Again I ask, stop the planet. I want to get off.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 pmWow. Lot’s of “mini”- Hoovers in this country. Sanford, Jindal, Perry… their love of their constituents is amazing.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 pmMy father had a saying -
- Pray in one hand and sh!t in the other, and see which gets filled first.
Prayers have never, ever helped anyone…a god that doesn’t exist can’t help you.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:43 pmDid the caller reply with something like, “Well thanks for your prayers, but, I’d prefer the money”?
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:46 pmI think this caller ought to just start living on the governor’s lawn. Hey, maybe everyone who is hurting in SC ought to do that. See how fast he gives in to force them off instead of praying for God to remove them….
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm“Come over to the dinner table, kids. Now, bow your heads and say grace. Okay, you’re excused.”
“But Mommy, what are we having for dinner?”
“Why, prayer of course! You just ate!”
PEACE
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:49 pmwhat an idiot. south carolinans and the rest of america is hurting… bad. unemployment is at a all time high. unless the senator is going to support all of the families in his state, then there should be no reason not to accept the stimulus.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 3:50 pmForklifts
I think the Republican BETTER PRAY for a gamma ray blast from space to wipe out the peoples memory of how they handled THIS . . . . I expect a lot of new signs requiring “(D)” will be needed in Washington parking lots for a LONG TIME . . .
“oh Lord, yount’cha buy me a Mercedes Benz . . . ” TX Janis . . .
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm“Dear Big Business God, please keep sending me campaign money, and I promise I won’t ever help the workers again. Amen.”
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:52 pmNext time a creditor or collection agency calls, tell them you have no money, don’t see anything changing in the near future, but offer to say a prayer with them over the phone. See if that works.
PEACE
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:54 pmI think the Governor better pray he doesn’t get his *ss kicked by a bunch of unemployed, starving South Carolinians.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:57 pmJess Wonderin Says:
I think the Republican BETTER PRAY for a gamma ray blast from space to wipe out the peoples memory of how they handled THIS
Or that “flashy thing” from theMen In Blackmovie.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:59 pm“lokidog Says:
I think the Governor better pray he doesn’t get his *ss kicked by a bunch of unemployed, starving South Carolinians.”
i pray he does!
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:00 pmI guess he thinks us “little” people, those most likely to be are hurting, don’t vote.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 pmHas the world gone completely insane?
Ahh, prayers. They are so filling and warming.
Mr Sanford, I pray you’ll be the former Governor before much longer.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 pmThis more than anything will end the republican party.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:02 pmAnother version of let them eat cake. Really sickening.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:03 pmYou don’t need to elect somebody to pray for you. You can elect somebody who’s going to work for you, and have your pastor do the prayin’.
Yet another example of Republicans getting into government and then refusing to perform the job duties that they were elected/appointed to do.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:04 pmGood ,the residents of SC should be proud of there elected officals.
You vote for shit….thats what you get…SHIT!!!
Next time…think about who your going to vote for.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 pmCan they please make a clip of the “caller from Charleston”, put it on YouTube, then invite the person for a number of public events.
Or is it only the Republicans who have Plumbers?
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 pmThis from the guy who on Dec. 31st. had to borrow $146 million of federal funds because his state ran out of unemployment money.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/us/01sanford.html?ref=us&pagewanted=all
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:08 pmIn January 2007, Bonehead Sanford said:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly qualified, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected, (or appointed), and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States. So help me God.”
I think God might be getting tired of all the crap you keep dumping on Him. His judgment cometh, and that right soon.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:09 pmIs THIS why the Republicans won’t support the stimulus package? Because prayer is so much cheaper and more efficient?
I recommend that every one of these Republicans who expect to be re-elected use this in their campaign. “My opponent wanted to spend money to help get our economy growing again. I advocated prayer!”
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:10 pmSC is a very conservative backward state. It would be hard to convince the residents to vote for someone with brains.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 pmSanford, my Governor and Sullivan’s Island neighbor, is a posturing tool, an I-too-can-be-President-if-I-start-campaigning-early-enough political whore. He doesn’t care one whit for the people of his state. His masters are elsewhere.
Prayers…? I’ve got your prayers right here, pal.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:12 pmDubbie’s usin’ prayers to build his “libary”, too. It’s going to be byew-tee-full.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:13 pmSanford needs prayer….for his soul.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:13 pmRemember when the right wingers said their prayers for McCain & Palin to win in November and how they said gawd was on their side once again? Bah hahahahahahaha! See how well that worked? Bah hahahahahahaha!
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:14 pm“Sanford Offers Unemployed South Carolina Resident ‘Prayers’ Instead Of Stimulus Funds”
Kumbaya approach? Geez, Sanford has lost his marbles.
Memo to Sanford: People are hurting in South Carolina.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:15 pmRepublican Governor John Huntsman of Utah just gave a great interview with Nora O’Donnell when he pointed out time and again that the FLAT FOOTED REPUBLICANS (his words) are shooting themselves in the foot if they think denying this money to their states is good for them politically.
He’s right.
Then Nora brought up the republicans “new plan” which is a plan they hashed out TWO DECADES AGO. Governor Huntsman’s response? Same as above. And he shook his head from side to side as if embarrassed of his party.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:18 pmAs a C-Span junkie(I watch every morning), I would like to say I was stunned. But what these politicians say is nothing short of stupid. As for the people of S.C., why did you vote for such an idiot?
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:19 pmI wish this prayer currency can be used in food stores, buying an air ticket, or a medicine.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:23 pmSadly,praying will not do it.
The Governor knows that…but he has no answer to his state’s economic problems and he is playing politics with the recovery funds issue, while people in his state are feeling the pain.
If Governor has no answers, then he should resign his job and let someone else who has better answers to the current economic problems to take over if he is really an honest governor.
Prayers will not do it; there has to be a good will, good intentions,creativity and determination to solve this big problem that the country and the world inhereted from Bush’s regime.
God did not tell us to be too greedy,and that is the heart of our big financial problems today that is spilling all over many sectors of our economy.
It is a problem that we created ourselves…
Kid Charlemagne Says:
Sanford needs prayer….for his soul.
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Gotta agree with a Steely Dan fan
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:23 pm@37…P.D.
There are umpteen thousands of us who didn’t vote for him. SC is state of untold numbers of knuckle-draggers, but we’re not all neanderthals.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:25 pmOnce again, an elected Republican has chosen to serve himself before his constituents.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:26 pmNettles is right – he should’ve just offered to spank their insolent bottoms for failing to bootstrap their way to fortune, the Carlton Sheets way.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:27 pm” What you do onto the least of those, you do onto me.
I reckon Sanford should READ his bible.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:27 pmIf prayer can do it, then why these mega churches always begging for money whether it is on tv screens,radios,e-mails or postal mail? !!!
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:31 pmNettles Says:
Was he supposed to offer them money instead?
Difficult to pay the rent with prayer. So, yes, obviously.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:32 pmhttp://dir.salon.com/story/comics/boll/2002/12/19/boll/index.html
This Tom the dancing bug cartoon sums up the modern GOP perfectly.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:32 pmdoes anyone remember how that prayer day worked for georgia’s drought?
seriously… i never heard… surely we’d have heard if it worked…
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:33 pmnot?
If prayer worked, Jeb Bush would be President right now.
Myst
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:34 pmNettles Says:
Was he supposed to offer them money instead?
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No he should let them starve to death. Hopefully they will have the good grace to do so quietly so they dont annoy Republicans like YOU.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:42 pmThis whole thing about rejecting stimulus money is a collective effort by the republicans to disavow President Obama and reject his authority as President.
After 8 years of sucking Bush’s butt, and demanding everyone else do likewise, they now refuse to even acknowledge President Obama or try in the least to work with him.
President Obama has been in office less than 2 months and he has received in that time ZERO support from the republicans.
If I were him I’d wash my hands of them and make them insignificant. They don’t want the money? Fine. Give their shares to Arnold Schwartzenegger and be done with it. At least Arnold is smart enough, and decent enough to work with the president, instead of acting like a bunch of spoiled party poopers who refuse to play because they didn’t get the team captain they wanted.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:43 pmBibles, guns and poverty.
These ideological nitwits are taking it extra hard to the individual states to wreck what they can since King George is no longer on the throne to work his midas touch on all 50 of them.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:43 pmOMG! Gov. Sanford, a disgrace to real christians all over South Carolina. This is a primary example of how important it is who we vote for! Turn this red state blue come 2012!
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:45 pmnormalasf Says:
In January 2007, Bonehead Sanford said:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly qualified, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected, (or appointed), and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States. So help me God.”
Well, that’s kind of vague. They should have made him write an essay on what he believes the duties consist of, and if he puts down “prayin’ for folks” then he doesn’t get the job.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:45 pmOT but where is any story about Rove skipping out on the Congressional subpoena!!!???
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:46 pmCriticize these buffoons and they’ll crank up the nostalgia even more just to irritate the libs. No issues, no debate, only obfuscation. The 2012 mantra for the power-hungry GOP is apparently states’ rights. Since people voted for change at the federal level, they’re tactic is now to ratchet up their failed ideology across the states, though dems take the majority of the nation’s governorships.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:48 pmNettles Says:
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Was he supposed to offer them money instead?
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
No
I’ve heard that hospitals and rent collectors have decided to get into the charity business now…………
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:48 pmWhat happens if your prayers are answered but your bullish republican governor blocks it? Thats the real irony of this whole thing, the answer to millions of prayers is right there. Call it a stimulus or prayer answered its there, some are just too clouded by partisan politics to see it.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:52 pmThis is a slap in the face to all SC residence and Christians.
When you go to a food bank they give you food they don’t tell you to substain yourself on prayers?
Has this guy never heard “thou shalt not tempt God?”
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:58 pmI guess you’ve never been to South Carolina. They rank amongst the highest per capita of goofballs in the world.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 pmWell of course not. They aren’t CEOs of financial institutions.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:02 pmSANFORD: Well I’d say hello to Charleston because its home and I’d say hello to this fellow this morning and say that my prayers are going to be with him and his family because it sounds like he is in an awfully tough spot.
CAALER: Well, I’d say if you want my vote in the next election, you’d better pray real hard.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:10 pmTake the money help your state public or create a job for them
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:12 pmGOP DOWNFALL:Mistake #1
Rejecting Stimulus Funds while your constiuents are suffering.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:12 pmI guess they think nobody will remember this in Mid-terms next year.
Sanford’s prayer:
Dearest Creator, please find it in your infinite mercy to see that these lowly cretins in my lovely state get so hungry they move to another state. Like Florida.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:15 pmAmen.
He’ll win a no expenses paid trip back to his hometown.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:18 pmYou shouldn’t call the voters of South Carolina stupid?
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:19 pmPillsbury – keep an eye on your mailbox, ’cause I’ve been prayin’ for ya!!
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:21 pmI have an idea for the unemployment extension portion of the STIM. Instead of punishing everyone in red states, we can just deny the unemployment extension to all registered Republicans. Then the unemployed Republicans will starve, and everyone will be happy.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:24 pmMr. Philby Says:
http://suzyrice.com/ BIRD/ 2009/ 02/ eric-holder-coward-james-clyburn-racist-nancy-pelosi-liar-democrats-raise-their-ugly-heads/
Why are you posting links to a whack-job wingnut’s blog? Was it just for a good laugh?
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:25 pmMr. Philby Says:
I don’t expect the gov’t to take care of me, unlike you peeps.
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Well we are even I dont expect Hateradio screechmonkeys to THINK for me like YOU morons do. You do realize you are astonishingly stupid dont you?
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:28 pmCompassionate Conservativism at it’s best.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:29 pmMr. Philby Says:
“There are a lot of Democrats that voted against tax cuts and yet they don’t go back to their states and their congressional districts and tell their folks, ‘Look you can’t take the tax cut because if so it’ll undo what I believe’,” he said
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Of course they dont because that would be incredibly stupid AND undermining democracy kind of like the moronic Governor that is the topic
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:30 pmMr. Philby Says:
I don’t expect the gov’t to take care of me, unlike you peeps.
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What do you call the corporate welfare for the past eight years, shitstain? What do you think caused this depression? Go to a site where you can talk to other geniuses about how great the old W das were.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:32 pmIt’s different when the checks are made out to Lockheed for tens of millions of dollars at at time, right Pillsbury??
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:36 pmOh, I guess that means you aren’t the CEO of a financial institution.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:37 pmHey Gov..
What was that you were saying about prayer:
Billy Graham’s organization is laying off 10% of its staff???
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:37 pmHere’s one from the historical file for Philbert to chew on:
Back when the West was settled, and the Government allowed anyone and everyone (even non-naturalized citizens) to get in a wagon, ride it somewhere, and claim free real estate,
was that socialism or welfare?
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:39 pmI realize you Republicans are very proud of not knowing sh!t about governance. But, governors are supposed to do more than just pray.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:40 pmMr. Philby Says:
gummitch Says:
When you can’t refute, resort to ad homs. Loon logic.
As opposed to your reference to “loon logic” and “far left loon logic”?
Try linking to actual information rather than someone’s opinion on a blog, or try linking to opinions that aren’t hysterical.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:41 pmWould you say that our Nation’s Heritage is more Socialistic, or more Communistic, Philbert?
Giving real estate away sure isn’t capitalism, so you’ve got a pretty tough choice to make.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:41 pmI wonder if the dimwitted Sanford thinks that prayers will, as Dumbya Bush said, “put food on your family.”
Keep it up Repignicans. Keep it up. The entire party is the best thing we have going for us headed to the 2010 elections. With luck at this rate John Boner will be the minority leader of 1 in the 2011 Congress.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:51 pmOh right-wingers like Philby aren’t against socialism. They are just against socialism for anyone who isn’t already extremely wealthy.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 pmcan there be a corollary law to godwins that as soon as you compare something to Stalin or the Soviet Union or stupidly call something communist/socialist, you can be laughed off the set or pages of the newspaper and you have automatically lost the argument?
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:54 pmQuite the contrary, the governor’s words, like your’s, were plenty goo.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:55 pmMr. Philby Says:
“Try linking to actual information rather than someone’s opinion on a blog,”
The gov’s own words aren’t goo enough for you? Attack the messenger, much?
Suzy Rice is a governor? Are you high or what?
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:55 pmnothing fails like prayer.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:57 pmI can’t believe this guy Sanford is Governor of South Carolina. What did the people do to deserve having a nut-job like this guy in a position of political power. Talking of the Russians and Stalin when people need an extension because the economy is in poor shape??
It’s not people of South Carolina’s fault if they got laid off and are in need of unemployment funds!!! What a jerk this guy is. Really, I can’t believe it.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:04 pmand on…..Hey, Sanford, please leave God and prayer out of this. When I see you out of work and wondering where the next dollar will come from, then maybe I’ll listen to you. Until then, do all the people of SC a favor and resign.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:08 pmWe can change take initiative and change our world, from the ground up. It takes a systemic change, however. The Borgen Project (www.borgenproject.org) has some interesting insight into addressing the issues of global poverty, something we can remedy easily and sustainably.
Some interesting figures to ponder:
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:10 pm$30 billion USD: The annual shortfall to end global poverty.
$550 billion USD: The annual US defense budget.
Since when is offering prayer a bad thing? Is that far left loon logic, again? by Mr. Philby
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Saying you’ll “pray for people” after screwing them over is disgusting, and that’s what Sanford is doing.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:12 pmMaybe they didn’t pray hard enough.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:16 pmI’m a Christian, and I certainly believe in the power of prayer. But faith in prayer must go hand in hand with common sense. Think about it — is it better for a mother to put her 6-month old infant into a car seat (strapped in properly), or just lay the baby anywhere in the car and say a prayer before starting to drive?
I’m sure everyone has heard this story, but it’s still a good one:
Flood waters were coming to the town, but one man had no fear — he had prayed to God for protection and was convinced no harm would come to him. He had faith.
As the river was rising to the top of the levees, a bus came down the man’s street. “Hop aboard, and I’ll take you to safety before the waters come,” said the driver. But the man refused, because he had prayed to God for protection and was convinced no harm would come to him. He had faith.
As the river spilled over the levees and water started filling the streets, a guy with a boat came by. “Climb aboard, and I’ll row you to safety,” said the guy in the boat. But the man declined politely, because he had prayed to God for protection and was convinced no harm would come to him. He had faith.
Finally, the waters were so high that the man could no longer stand on his porch or anywhere inside his house, and he took refuge on the roof. A helicopter came by and hovered overhead. “Climb up this rope ladder and we’ll fly you to safety,” said a man on the helicopter through a bullhorn. But the man said no, because he had prayed to God for protection and was convinced no harm would come to him. He had faith.
The waters kept rising, and the man ultimately drowned. When he met St. Peter at the gates of heaven, he said, “I just don’t understand it — I prayed and I had faith, yet God didn’t save me.”
St. Peter replied, “He sent you a bus, a boat, and a helicopter — what were you expecting?”
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:23 pmPillsbury – What about Gov. Huntsman’s remarks? That “R” after his name means what?
also – crack a history book and answer my questions above.
or do you forsake your Country’s heritage?
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:35 pmSanford is the one in need of prayers.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:38 pmSomeone as bereft of compassion as he, who listens to the caller begging for help, and offers only to “pray” is a pathetic excuse for a human being.
Philly says something incredibly stupid and inane AGAIN. When you morons come in here and regurgitate what Rush TOLD you to spew in the general direction of liberals like the porkulous thing it outs you as brainless, ignorant propaganda parrots without a shred of decency or a single funtioning braincell. Philly want a craker? What an ignorant punk you are.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:43 pmyeah let’s see what the south carolina dept of revenue does when some gamecocks start sending in the lord’s prayer instead of their income tax money.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:43 pmMr. Philby Says:
Republicans who refused to accept the “Stimulus money” from Barack Obama’s Porkulus Greedfest were “racists,” that this represented — so Clyburn dribbled on — “a slap in the face to African-Americans.”
If it hurts their black communities the worst, and they could help, but refuse to on ideological grounds, that makes them worse than racists. That makes them sadists, pure and simple.
Since you support them, it’s clear you are too. In your twisted mind, they should starve – or start committing crimes to feed their families. And when they get arrested, and incarcerated, you will whine how much you have to spend in taxes on their incarceration.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:48 pmSo P-Brain is linking to Freeperville.
Why am I not surprised?
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:50 pmThat sounds a little racist in and of itself.
Spit that tail out this instant! Bad Doggie!
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:51 pmMr. Philby Says:
Then there’s the wretched, racist remark by James Clyburn…
If it’s racist to call somebody racist, then you’re a racist for calling Clyburn a racist. But then again, I must be a racist for pointing out that you’re a racist too.
Silly freeper, thinks are for libs!
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:54 pmAs much time as P-Stain spends here, I’ll bet he’s itching for some of that delicious porkulous pie, in the form of an unemployment check.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:55 pmMr. Philby Says:
Since when is offering prayer a bad thing? Is that far left loon logic, again?
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Actually it is just called logic. In contrast with what you rightwing morons replace it with called stupidity. Who said prayer was bad? It wont however take the place of, you know, FOOD. You do know that you are incredibly stupid dont you?
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 pmYet republicans founded the Southern Strategy, to disenfranchise black voters. Go figure.
And didn’t republicans promise blacks “forty acres and a mule,” yet renigged on it, a short while later?
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 pmSo, Philby seems to have a hard time posting anything positive, after 1970.
I wonder why?
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:05 pmWell Jesus Christ, God gave us the stimulus funds. The proper prayer is “Thank you Lord”.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:08 pmDid “Philby” fall into a wormhole?
Tell us, what’s it like, there in 1868?
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:10 pmOh, lord, here we go again. “Abraham Lincoln was a Republican”
Yes, and he’s been spinning in his grave since 1968.
Modern Republicans deserve no credit for the party that WAS. It’s the party that IS that we have to live with.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:11 pmlittle davey Says:
Well Jesus Christ, God gave us the stimulus funds. The proper prayer is “Thank you Lord”.
Will he tell me why my state refund is being held up if I pray hard enough?
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:12 pmI agree that prayer is the way to go and that there is nothing more powerful than prayer. What Gov. Sanford appears to be missing is that the prayer has already been answered and it is called the stimulus package. He has been led thru prayer to the answer now all he has to do is accept it.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:13 pmSanford sounds like a typical southern, rightwing, religious buffoon. The south is full of them; that is why the south is so handicapped.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:16 pmMr. Philby Says:
Uh yeah moron we know then the RACISTS in the South traded parties.
As for the 64 civil rights bill lets look at THAT by region and party
House version format
Southern Dems 7-87 that is 7% for and 93% against
Southern Reps 0-10 that is 0% and 100%
Northern Dems 145-9 that is 94% and 6%
Northern Reps 138-24 that is 85% and 15%
Senate version
Southern Dems 1-20 that is 5% for and 95% against
Southern Reps 0-1 that is 0% and 100%
Northern Dems 45-1 that is 98% and 2%
Northern Reps 27-5 that is 84% and 16%
Then those Southern Dems became REPUBLICANS and the HEAD of the RNC had to appologize for the RACIST Souther strategy the GOP had been using. You really are an ignorant piece of work Philly
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:19 pmcturner57 Says:
I agree that prayer is the way to go and that there is nothing more powerful than prayer.
Yeah, that experiment on folks who were ill, and had someone pray for them, proved that. The ones who were told they were being prayed for got sicker faster than the ones who hadn’t been told, even though there was no positive change attributable to the prayer. That’s pretty powerful, all right.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:19 pmdbearton Says:
Sanford sounds like a typical southern, rightwing, religious buffoon. The south is full of them; that is why the south is so handicapped.
The incest helps…
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:22 pmI feel so badly for the people of these states who did not vote for these buffoons. My heart goes out to them. I only hope that the majority of people whose unemployment insurance is about to run out, and who don’t know how they’re going to eat or where they will live when it does run out, and who got a little bit of hope when they heard what was in the stimulus, only to have it cruely dashed when their wing nut Governors said “oh no, you’re not getting that”, DID vote Republican. I hope they voted for these monsters, and I hope they voted for bush twice.
to them I say, how do you like that? How does that taste? How does that feel? Want some more?
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:23 pmMr. Philby Says:
Civil rights in the ’60s?
The Democratic Party has finally managed to purge itself of the Southern racist vote. I look forward to the Republican Party turning its back on them someday as well.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:29 pmEugeneDebs Says:
Mr. Philby Says:
Uh yeah moron we know then the RACISTS in the South traded parties.
As for the 64 civil rights bill lets look at THAT by region and party
I’m going to bookmark that! I’ve never seen the geographic spread (as opposed to party) spelled out so clearly. Excellent.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:43 pmgummitch Says:
Thanks I saw someone at media matters do that once it makes things MUCH clearer. I just looked it up again at Wikipedia
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:49 pmSanford is such an insufferable Neo-Confederate ass.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:15 pmTo put it in perspective, Sanford ran on a campaign of a farming family, etc.
What you need to understand, is that the farm is in the lowcountry of SC. Where the plantations were. (and their remnants extend to a lot of SC politician families as the homestead.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:27 pmYou can’t eat prayers.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:44 pmlets ALL pray for a recall, or impeachment.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 pmHe certainly has placed the hidden agenda of the republican party over the best interests of the citizens of S carolina.
Start a petition NOW.
Is this the same ass who went on CNN and, after declaring that McCain would not be Bush Jr., could not name a single policy difference between McCain and Bush?
Thought so.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:13 pmWhat is it with these Southern Republicans and governors?
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:25 pmIt’s like they’re still fighting the Civil War against the U.S. (aka U.S.Federal Government).
Talk about dead-enders.
Mr. Philby- if this were the mid 1800’s YOU would be a democrat- and WE would be the Republicans. Go find a 5th grade american history textbook- and the fact that these parties have not stayed static- and have, in fact- changed places almost entirely since then- will become clear.
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:27 pmI have a question for Gov Sanford.
Governor Sanford, you offered prayer to your states citizens instead of the stimulus money available that could assist an unempolyed in your state.
Governor, I thought you are supposed to be the governor of everyone in your state.
“You offer prayers to the religious. What do you offer the Agnostic and Atheists?”
February 24th, 2009 at 2:52 amYou better pray all those poor unemployeed buggers forget come election day… they won’t!.keep up the good work… it’s good for the dems in 2010.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:18 amI am from SC and Sanford is not a bad governor but he has ambitions of being a frontrunner for the GOP presidential ticket in 2012. Much of this is postioning and he is doing it on the backs of his fellow South Carolinians.
As to all of the post about South Carolina being racist, ignorant and incestual…Have you read the New York Post lately?
Let me know where you’re from and I can dig up dirt on your state…in a New York minute!
February 24th, 2009 at 7:29 amI hope that each and every state with a Republican governor (including my own state of Georgia) rejects any and all stimulus assistance from the Federal government. Let them stand by their ideology. Let them put their party over the people they allegedly serve and represent. Let those states suffer while other states flourish. Let the people in the states who miss out on the money remember it well when it comes time to vote again for governor.
We could see the entire USA turn blue if the GOP keeps up their pointless obstructionism.
(Oh, and I would just as soon see South Carolina fall off into the Atlantic, so screw ‘em.)
February 24th, 2009 at 10:02 amPray for the poor South Carolingians, for they have screwed up big time.
Which is not really true. Truth is that roughly two thirds of Americans believe prayer works. Just like the Taliban, just like the Wahabis, just like the boys in the Vatican. Scary, no?
February 24th, 2009 at 12:19 pmIn addition to being a total hypocrite by deferring to God, Gov. Sanford shows that he is uneducated and pretentious. The article quotes him as saying”my prayers are going to be with HIM and his family,” but if you listen closely, you will hear his ungrammatical “my prayers are going to be with HE and his family.” We even have to correct his grammar while putting up with his stupidity.
February 24th, 2009 at 1:52 pmThe caller from South Carolina may be destitute, but on his deathbed, he will receive total consciousness. So he’s got that goin’ for him. Which is nice.
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