Louie Gohmert: I became a congressman to stop single moms from getting welfare checks

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/09/louie-gohmert-i-became-a-congressman-to-stop-single-moms-from-getting-welfare-checks/



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Louie Gohmert: I became a congressman to stop single moms from getting welfare checks
By David Edwards
Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:12 EST

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revealed on Thursday that he had become a congressman because he was outraged that single women were having as many as 15 babies and getting welfare checks.

“If it weren’t for the policies in this War on Poverty declared 50 years ago, it may well be that I would not have ever run for Congress,” Gohmert said during a Wednesday night speech on the House floor. “Because what got me thinking about it first as a state district judge back in Texas was seeing more and more young women, single women coming before me — single moms — charged with welfare fraud.”

The Texas Republican said that women discovered that “the government will send you a check for every baby you have out of wedlock.”

“One women had had 15 kids, didn’t even know where they all were, that was the most that I ever dealt with,” Gohmert explained. “It began to really eat away with me that in the 60s the federal government, desiring to help poor moms who were dealing with deadbeat dads, decided, ‘We’ll help, we’ll give a check for every child you can have out of wedlock.’”


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Teh stoopid is strong with this one......

[safeinOhio]

1. War is war.

The right says the war on poverty hasn't worked, even thought is has reduced poverty. On the other hand the war on drugs has be even less successful, they are still in favor of waging it.

[kdmorris]

2. At first, I was thinking "That has to be the Onion"...

Then I realized that he really is just a douchebag idiot...

Having been on welfare, I can tell you that the money you get for each additional child is a pittance and even having 15 kids isn't going to get your out of poverty when you are on welfare.

I had 3 daughters and an ex-husband that refused to pay child support. I was on welfare in the 1990s while going to go school and got $376 + $405 in food stamps (in Maryland) per month. Considering that your electric bill could be $200 a month in winter, that doesn't go very far. And $100 per person per month for food came out to $3 a day for each of us.

NO ONE makes it big while on welfare. After I finished school and got a job, it still took almost 10 years to dig out of the hole those years had put me in.

[Gothmog]

3. Juanita Jean has some comments on why Louie ran for congress

http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/01/09/oh-lookie-louie-can-count/

Have you ever asked yourself, “I wonder why Louie Gohmert ever ran for congress?”

Now you can know.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revealed on Thursday that he had become a congressman because he was outraged that single women were having as many as 15 babies and getting welfare checks.

Hummm … but he’s pro life? And he’s anti- birth control being included on insurance?

Louie, Louie, Louie, you can’t have your pork rines and eat it, too

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[EconGreen]

4. Pitiful

How do those who are so painfully misinformed get elected as leaders?