Posted on 03/22/2016 9:55:04 AM PDT by John Semmens
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky) held a press conference this week to denounce GOP opposition to increased government spending. "They want to starve the beast," said the angry and incredulous congressman.
Yarmuth cited the "tragic" shooting of 17-year-old burglar Trevon Johnson in Miami by homeowner Gwendolyn Jenrette this week to bolster his argument that "if the government weren't slacking off in its duty to provide for the needs of our people this wouldn't have to happen. As Trevon's family so aptly put it, 'how he gonna get his money for school clothes if people can just shoot him for breaking into their homes?'"
"I can't imagine a more conclusive demonstration of the neglect and inadequacy of government programs than a young man being driven to crime in order to pursue his education," Yarmuth contended. "Every time we fail to expand government to the magnitude necessary to fulfill everyone's needs we will be setting more such tragedies in motion. The extermination of our best-and-brightest by gun-toting racist reactionaries is a price too high to pay."
The congressman held out hope that "this year's elections will crush anti-social elements and empower a Democratic president and congress to liberate our people from the burdens of existence. We will truly ensure that the best things in life, like education and health care, are free. We will end the struggle to obtain the necessities and free young people like the late Trevon Johnson to pursue their higher callings."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,199254.0.html
If we don’t starve the Beast, the Beast will eliminate all of us.
John Yarmuth sounds like Bernie Sanders.
young people like the late Trevon Johnson
Of course he was late, he couldn’t afford a watch.
John Yarmuth is stupid enough to have actually made these comments. He was born independently wealthy and battles ceaselessly to provent anyone from acquiring wealth by honest means.
I suppose suggesting that he WORK for it would be considered racist...
“Dem denounces GOP as anti-government” - I only wish that were true...
Starve the beast?
Oh nooo, i want big gub mint gutted
Federal
State
Local
Get rid of about 70 percent of it cause at least that much is worthless
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