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UCmeNdc

(9,589 posts)
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 01:45 PM Oct 2015

Paul Ryan says men in 'inner cities' aren't 'even thinking about working'

Rep. Paul Ryan's effort to brand himself as a Republican anti-poverty crusader continues. The House Budget Committee chair and former Republican vice-presidential nominee went on Bill Bennett's radio show to talk about his ongoing desire to address poverty by eviscerating most of America's existing anti-poverty programs. That means doubling down on the damage of the 1996 welfare reform and, of course, a lot of racist dog whistles masquerading as talk about "the dignity of work" and "the culture of work."

Ryan told Bennett:

“We have got this tailspin of culture, in our inner cities in particular, of men not working and just generations of men not even thinking about working or learning to value the culture of work, so there is a real culture problem here that has to be dealt with.”

Got that? In case your ears don't catch the frequency Ryan is speaking at, let me translate: The problem is "in our inner cities" (where the black people live) where men (black men) are "not even thinking about working." It's a "real culture problem" (black culture). Blow, blow, blow into that dog whistle, Paul. In case he wasn't being clear enough, though, Ryan cited Charles Murray, a conservative political scientist who has argued that race and IQ are genetically linked and "a lot of poor people are born lazy."

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/12/1284076/-Ryan-says-men-in-inner-cities-aren-t-even-thinking-about-working?detail=emailclassic

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Paul Ryan says men in 'inner cities' aren't 'even thinking about working' (Original Post) UCmeNdc Oct 2015 OP
With the republican-sponsored trade agreements sending millions of Joe Turner Oct 2015 #1
Precisely Sherman A1 Oct 2015 #3
Keep talkin', Mr. Ryan. The GOP marches steadfastly toward irrelevance. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #2
their primary tactic is to shut down the ability of Democrats to vote 0rganism Oct 2015 #12
Please proceed, Congressman . . . . hatrack Oct 2015 #4
I remember those photos - just priceless! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #9
Recreate the CCC and WPA and watch unemployment disappear overnight ck4829 Oct 2015 #5
Pretty much expected under the "culture" of conservatism and libertarianism HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #6
Timing is everything. Wellstone ruled Oct 2015 #7
When there have been no jobs for generations you bet they jwirr Oct 2015 #8
Paul Ryan is clueless about so many things. nt City Lights Oct 2015 #10
Paul Ryan is not clueless. KentuckyWoman Oct 2015 #19
And he knows this how? Iggo Oct 2015 #11
Hey, you dissing my home boy Paul? gratuitous Oct 2015 #15
You know, I did see a picture of him in a backwards hat. Iggo Oct 2015 #16
Words! gratuitous Oct 2015 #17
Isn't he irrelivent yet???!!! Faux pas Oct 2015 #13
West Virginia exboyfil Oct 2015 #14
Racist Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #18
 

Joe Turner

(930 posts)
1. With the republican-sponsored trade agreements sending millions of
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 01:55 PM
Oct 2015

manufacturing jobs overseas, gutting our cities into ruins, there are no jobs to think about. This is just more inane contradictory babble from the leading lights of the republican party. I have an idea Ryan: how about getting some of those jobs back through policies that encourage domestic employment instead of continuing to punish the poor and downtrodden so your buddies on Wall Street can keep on lining their pockets.

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
2. Keep talkin', Mr. Ryan. The GOP marches steadfastly toward irrelevance.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:03 PM
Oct 2015

I don't see how the Republicans can win the presidency in the foreseeable future.

We need to figure out how to take control of Congress, too.

0rganism

(23,856 posts)
12. their primary tactic is to shut down the ability of Democrats to vote
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:53 PM
Oct 2015

in midterms, when Democrats decide to stay home, Republicans still do quite well

to amplify this effect, Republican state governments will allocate far fewer resources to support voting in inner cities than they do for rural voters, so you have huge lines of people waiting at inner city precincts to vote using broken, undermaintained, worn out machines

and of course, they're always inventing new & improved draconian voter ID requirements to combat a nonexistent problem of "voter fraud".

hatrack

(59,446 posts)
4. Please proceed, Congressman . . . .
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:05 PM
Oct 2015

We all remember just how well your running mate's outreach to black voters went last time . . .



The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
9. I remember those photos - just priceless!
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:40 PM
Oct 2015

The expressions on the faces of the two women - pretty obvious what they're thinking. And the people in the bottom photo aren't having any of it either. The GOP's "minority outreach" does not seem to have gone anywhere since.

ck4829

(34,977 posts)
5. Recreate the CCC and WPA and watch unemployment disappear overnight
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:09 PM
Oct 2015

Conservatives will never do this.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
6. Pretty much expected under the "culture" of conservatism and libertarianism
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:10 PM
Oct 2015

which both depend deeply upon the moral roles of personal actualization and personal accountability.

It's a big part of the reason Ben Carson and his story of how he overcame his environment to become a brain surgeon resonates so deeply with conservatives.

Ryan's explanation of cause of poverty emerges directly from his very deeply held notion that self is always the source of accountability.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
7. Timing is everything.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:11 PM
Oct 2015

Ironic,RT TV just did a Documentary about this with their focus on Milwaukee and how the City lost their manufacturing clout to Mexico and China,and the focus was on how the City is divided North and South along racial and economic boundaries. Again,we have a foreign media source doing a great job of reporting a story and it does not bode well for the City Council of Milwaukee and County Commissioners. Race issues and dog whistles are alive and well in Paul Ryan's backyard.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
8. When there have been no jobs for generations you bet they
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:13 PM
Oct 2015

are not looking. Why should they. And it has not one damn thing to do with color of their skin. It is that there are NO JOBS.

KentuckyWoman

(6,666 posts)
19. Paul Ryan is not clueless.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:19 PM
Oct 2015

He's an immoral cretin who will actively destroy people and families for a few measly bucks.

Toss in the fact inner city people trend toward the brown and that's just an added bonus as far as he's concerned.

It's extremely rare to find a "proud republican" who is much different than that.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
15. Hey, you dissing my home boy Paul?
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 05:47 PM
Oct 2015

You know that Paul is very down in the neighborhood. His jive is so complete, it is directly out of Janesville. Mean streets. And avenues. The boulevards are particularly disagreeable. You had better be vigilant about your speech, or you may be paid a visit by the prideful fellows of Janesville.

Iggo

(47,489 posts)
16. You know, I did see a picture of him in a backwards hat.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:01 PM
Oct 2015

Can't get any more street than that, right?

Faux pas

(14,585 posts)
13. Isn't he irrelivent yet???!!!
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 05:28 PM
Oct 2015

The only thing that comes out of his un christian, bigoted mouth is plenty of BS and double talk. Sheesh

exboyfil

(17,857 posts)
14. West Virginia
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 05:28 PM
Oct 2015

Unemployment Rate - 7.6%
African American Percentage - 3.4%

Alaska
Unemployment Rate - 6.6%
African American Percentage - 3.3%

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