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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 10:59 AM Original message |
Ore. Gov. Starts Week on Food Stamps |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. he spent $4 on coffee |
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TheLeftyMom (178 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well to give him credit |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Actually they both do. |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. not how I would've split it up, but give him credit for trying |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Bulk food bins at Winco.... |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. I don't think he'd shop there because they aren't union. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Yet check out their benefits and employee ownership plan |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. I shop there. |
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pushthelimits (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-05-07 12:44 AM Response to Reply #42 |
69. Not happy... |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't know anything about him but give him credit for defining the context |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 08:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. yes to all three -- Dem, good, competent... |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 01:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I'd take him over a leader who HAS been in a police lineup! |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Damn, that Wiki link REALLY needs some work.... |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Shesh. What a bad shopper. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Live well on $21 a week? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-25-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. you can't live well on grains, this is 70s propaganda |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 01:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. What do you reccomend to people w metabolic syndrome? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. yeah that's a tough one, unfortunately rice is to be eschewed |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 06:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
30. Oh, I completely agree |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
46. This is not true. Grains are the bottom of the |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
57. since that pyramid was produced, obesity and diabetes have become pandemic |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 11:47 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. People are obese because they are eating off the |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 10:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. "One size doesn't fit all." |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Really? |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 06:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Really. So show me how you do it. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. (crickets chirp) |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. To hell with that. Put it right here in the thread where the claim was made. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #45 |
62. Let's have a contest. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
54. i was hurting financially and now my husband's health has been destroyed |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. Let's see. He bought 5 lbs of potatoes. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-05-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
70. Takes me back to my college days... |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. Ore. gov. starts week on food stamps |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. That's a pretty damn bold action he's doing |
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don954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. try a year or 2 on them and then go for a check up |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
47. Bulk food costs less because you are not paying |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. no whole grains are NOT excellent food, stop w. this story telling |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Organic brown rice is about as real as food gets. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Yeah, it's real. So are refined sugar and flour. They're not very nutritious though. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. You are correct. Sugar and white flour are not nutritious. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Apparently you didn't see the nutrition label I posted. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I'm glad he's doing this |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. I just heard the genus of the "Welfare Queen" |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. excellent. walking the walk. |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Amazing. Makes me think again of how the fortune being wasted in Iraq |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
41. 9 out of 10 compassionate conservatives prefer the money be used |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Go Ted! |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. we do put out some great politicians. Tom McCall and Wayne Morse |
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Ferret Annica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. And Tom Lawson McCall as a Republican |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I vote for 6 months. |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. That should be required of Chimp |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. self delete |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Did he and his wife weight themselves before starting the week? |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Ted walks the talk, and I'm glad he is my governor. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Makes me proud to be a Democrat |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. I could manage on that... |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Beans are your friend |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 06:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Thankfully I've never had that problem. :) |
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here_is_to_hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
32. My Family receives food stamps... |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Here's to hope--and here's to you. Thanks for sharing the reality bite. |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
34. K and R |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
43. I think it's good that this governor is walking in the shoes |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. One problem is many people on food stamps don't know how to cook or don't have |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Not having a place to cook is my problem. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #48 |
61. A crock pot works well. A solar oven |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
50. If we had merit pay for government officials, |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
52. Credit to him for giving it a go. |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-27-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
55. Good for him! The only way you understand is truly to see what |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #55 |
64. Good timing with upcoming state budget |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Indeed! They're always the ones who do. Short-sighted, stingey cheapskates all. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
66. Well, at least he cares. |
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