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woolldog

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25. No it doesn't

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #20)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 04:55 PM

Jan 2012

Those groups are like 5% of the total population. If they constitute 38% of those on foodstamps they would be grossly overrepresented. That's highly unlikely for a lot of reasons. Haitians are black, btw. Asians are perhaps the least likely to be on foodstamps looking at income data by race and the selective nature of US immigration. Arabs and Persians are not a significant percentage of the US population.

There's something fishy about those numbers when such a large percentage is unaccounted for. Somethings just not right with those stats. I'd like an explanation.

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Fact check: Gingrich's faulty food-stamp claim (Under-Obama 444,574--Under-Bush 14.7 MILLION) [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

Hah! BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #1

If 68% of recipients were white, black and Hispanic, woolldog Jan 2012 #10

Maybe BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #13

That doesnt make sense woolldog Jan 2012 #19

By themselves, maybe, but combined? BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #20

No it doesn't woolldog Jan 2012 #25

Probably most of them didn't want to answer the question. A Simple Game Jan 2012 #27

Native Americans? Lochloosa Jan 2012 #28

This is classic Newt demagoguery Guy Montag Jan 2012 #2

It worked in South Carolina with the tea party gop kemah Jan 2012 #18

Good post Guy Montag Jan 2012 #23

I heard excepts from both Newt and Mitt's speeches this a.m. KansDem Jan 2012 #3

Bumper crop?! BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #14

The GOP feeds on and propels the frenzy of people worried about somoen getting something for nothing liberal N proud Jan 2012 #4

Bush is like Voldemort for the Republican candidates PA Democrat Jan 2012 #5

Oh believe you me BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #15

444,574 fewer Nictuku Jan 2012 #6

correct, nictuku SCantiGOP Jan 2012 #7

Are you comparing the same time periods? former9thward Jan 2012 #8

I Agree lacrew Jan 2012 #9

Yes, but let's not forget Clinton's 3.9% BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #17

In a Sound Bite World, this is not a 'Fact Check' which has legs lacrew Jan 2012 #26

k&r...there seems to be little room for truth in any of nutes claims spanone Jan 2012 #11

I just heard Gingrich say that most food stamp receipients are Black. He wouldn't lie, would he? JPZenger Jan 2012 #12

who profits from food stamps? kemah Jan 2012 #16

food stamps come under the US Dept of Ag SCantiGOP Jan 2012 #22

I would LOVE to see Gingrich slapped upside the snout with this CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #21

Does an obviously misleading OP title really help things? onenote Jan 2012 #24