Republicans have never been opposed to Socialism. However, they reserve it for the rich only, while the poor and middle classes get free enterprise. A favorite Obama statement on his stump speeches is that, with Republicans, “You’re on your own.” Here is a perfect example of the truth of that statement.
GOP House candidate Jesse Kelly is running for Arizona’s 8th congressional district, and of course embraced that free market fetishism we’ve come to know and love at a campaign rally hosted by the Pima County Tea Party Patriots, telling a questioner it’s our job to protect ourselves from eggs with salmonella:
During a question-and-answer period, a voter asked Kelly about the recent salmonella outbreak, which led to recall of more than half a billion eggs.The voter asked if Kelly, if elected, would he help pass a law that would allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other government agencies to shut down companies that have too many safety violations, such as the companies that allowed millions of eggs that sickened people to be sold to the public.
Kelly responded that he doesn’t “believe what we’re lacking right now is more regulations on companies,” complaining that “you could probably spit on the grass and get arrested by the federal government by now.”
When the voter followed up by asking, “Who’s protecting us?” Kelly responded, “It’s our job to protect ourselves.”
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Inserted from <Crooks and Liars>
Here’s the video.
Government exists to provide services for citizens that they cannot better provide for themselves. We pay taxes to finance those services. But every penny government returns to taxpayers in services is a penny Republicans can’t spend on a millionaire. Republicans govern exclusively for the benefit of criminal corporations and the richest 1%. If you chose not to vote, you may get what you deserve: Republican rule.
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E. Coli Conservatism
First they came for the spinach. There had been several deaths related to E. Coli contaminated spinach, so I decided I could live without spinach.
Then they came for the peanut butter because of salmonella contamination. But I’m not a big peanut butter fan, so I didn’t mind….
Well, you get the idea. According to Kelly we could all fly worry-free if those wine-sipping liberals hadn’t setup the FAA. And there’d be absolutely NO ACCIDENTS if we could just get rid of stop lights and speed limits imposed by Highway Departments. Because according to Kelly, every aspect of our life “that is heavily regulated doesn’t have fewer disasters, it has more.”
The sad thing is that this idiot – proudly running on a pro-salmonella platform – actually has a decent chance of winning according to Nate Silver’s 538.
That’s a shame, because Guiffords may be the most progressive member of the Arizona delegation. 🙁
Great analogy!
Nameless – you are dead on on every post! Congrats!
How the fuck are you supposed to know if an egg has salmonella? Is it stamped with an “S” on it? That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard and people were clapping for it. That whole group clapping need a brain transplant. 🙄
Simple. If you’re poor, don’t eat eggs. ;roll:
Jesse Kelly is absolutely right! These namby pamby agencies have created a nation of soft helpless Americans who can’t do anything for themselves. It’s the personal responsibility of each and every American to have thousands of dollars worth of testing equipment in their home. Are these eggs safe to eat? Test it yourself and quit crying to your Nanny State. Does this cat food really contain cod, salmon and mackerel like the label says? See above.
And if you can’t afford to have all this scientific testing equipment in your home, then you’re not a Real American.
A small nit to pick (and I’m probably wrong) – but I thought that those folks were “real ‘Merkins”.
LOL!
Dang it, Tom!! You’ve been guzzling from that tea pot again, haven’t you? 😉