I guess it just whoooshes by you that most objective witnesses would
find your posts utterly evil.
What Would Jesus Say About Rep. Fincher?
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/05/24/congressman-quotes-jesus-in-bid-to-gut-food-stamps/
Congressman Quotes Jesus in Bid to Gut Food Stamps
by RICHARD SCHIFFMAN
GOP Congressman Stephen Fincher is on a mission from God. He wants to
drastically cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
otherwise known as food stamps, for 47 million of our poorest
citizens. He supports a rider on the farm bill that would effectively
eliminate 2 million people from the program, most of them children and
older people, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities, a nonpartisan Washington research group.
The Tea Party caucus member from Tennessee�s 8th district justifies
taking food out of the mouths of millions of hungry children and their
parents by quoting the Book of Thessalonians: �The one who is
unwilling to work shall not eat.� He also quoted, a verse from the
26th chapter of Matthew, which says the �poor will always be with us.�
�The role of citizens, of Christians, of humanity is to take care of
each other,� the congressman concedes, but quickly adds �not for
Washington to steal from those in the country and give to others in
the country.�
While Fincher cites chapter and verse to prove that it is immoral for
out of work folks to mooch off government largesse, he fails to
mention that his own fingers have been observed in the public till.
But not for the sake of a measly loaf of bread or carton of milk, mind
you. No, the good congressman is one of Tennessee�s largest-ever
recipients of farm subsidy payments� otherwise known as �Big Ag�s Food
Stamp program.�
How much exactly has the Tennessee legislator received from hard
working American taxpayers? Together with his father and brother, who
farm over 2500 acres for cotton in five counties, roughly 8.9 million
dollars in cotton subsidies over the last 10 years, according to the
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Rep. Fincher, who is the second largest recipient of farm subsidies in
the United States Congress� and that is saying a lot� wants to
increase federal crop insurance by a whopping 9 billion dollars over
the next 10 years. The congressman has not said how much more he would
personally reap if these additional federal subsidies are enacted.
The Commercial Appeal reported that in 2010 the Federal Election
Commission conducted an investigation into a $250,000 loan to the
Fincher campaign from the Gates Banking and Trust Company, where
Fincher�s father is a board member. On July 21, 2011, the FEC ruled
unanimously that Fincher had violated federal election law by listing
the loan as a personal donation rather than from Gates Banking and
Trust Company. To date, no penalty has been invoked for the illegal
act.
In September 2011, Fincher was named one of the �Most Corrupt Members
of Congress� by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington,
specifically citing the Gates Banking loan. I wonder what Jesus would
say about that?