A pox on your house, Mr. Bauer. (Say isn't that one a them foreign names?)

Just like a stray animal that has a sickness, most republicans and conservatives should be taken out and shot. They should sacrifice themselves for the greater good of this country that would be better without their holier than thou attitude.

I can show you how to get funded and dig yourself out of that mess. I can help you put green lunches on every plate grown in a greenhouse classroom for every school. I could show you how to increase teacher quality and pay. 50% dropout rate is a modern crime. Tell me about the prison system in South Carolina...are they broke and full of poor people like they are everywhere else I see? Are they crammed full of nonviolent drug offenders and dads who fall behind on child support? Tell us more because anyone who would say such things is either a really bad guy or someone who's just shy of ignorant about modern applied technology and how to put it to good use to stimulate rural economy, and we all know there's alot of rural that needs economy what with tobacco having fallen so far behind. I bet the farmers in SC have gotten so desperate for income that they've even tried cows for a change. I've seen alot of feed mills closed down in Ohio and Indiana. Is that happening in South Carolina too? Who in your state wants to make a change and show some leadership? Maybe it would be worth it to invite them to a panel discussion about poverty and the poor and maybe it would stimulate some projects that would address something like a 50% dropout rate, or overcrowded prisons, or gosh...we could even reduce the cost of health care and make it so everybody who needed it could get-em-some. I bet with a little thought we could help the Great State of South Carolina understand how to convert some of its cost centers directly to profit centers and by extending landfill use through waste reduction. I'm excited..where do we start to fix all of this..Who do we need to talk to first?

And by the way..A woman almost as old as my grandmama once told me, that if you see crazy commin' down the street, CROSS THE ROAD, but she didn't say anything about not feedin' the animals, strays, poor, or otherwise. We fed the foxes in the storm drain every time we went there. I'm pretty sure she would have fed the neighbor kids if she thought they were hungry. It's a real shame that some folks have generations of culture bred so deep within their nature that they can't see change until it's right up on em; till it sneaks up and thumps 'em on the noggin just as they are about to make a bad decision or right after they say somethin really stupid. 50% really? That's a disgrace. That just makes me want to cry.

Growing up and attending school in SC, I can tell you all that there is more to worry about than cutting subsidies for kids who can't afford public school lunch taxes.

SC is the poorest state in the Union, with bureaucratic scandals left and right. Therefore, the lunch system in itself is a problem, but moreso is the lack of textbooks and teaching/teachers.

Many students do not have the textbooks required by the already lax curricula. Additionally, of those available, some are outdated and the new re-circulated through different schools and students.

Teacher's must pay for 90% of classroom materials out of pocket, with a starting salary of $29K. Because of a lack of teachers and a high frequency of new hires, students with unnoticed learning disabilities and who are behind in their education because of "no child left behind" see no incentive to graduate. This is one factor that contributes to the 50% statewide drop-out rate.

If they are going to cut the lunch subsidies, maybe they should take a percentage and keep teachers and buy textbooks...

What the f*ck?!?!?!?! How can idiots like him be in power?

.................no wonder why we are screwed.

best medicine for this stray animal(Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer) could be a trip to Haiti ... make sure he doesn't get HIS government assistance (oh.. i guess he calls it a well earned paycheck) from taxpayers.
Oh... one more thing...make sure this asshole gets a megaphone !!!

OMFG

"In politics stupidity is not a handicap." -Napoleon

Let's hope for the best dear..............

I am so sad that this guy exists.

Freakin hilarious !

Bauer should have been in the US Congress when the swine running the banks and Wall Street brokerages were begging at the US welfare trough for their slop. Their corporate welfare checks and bonuses will only encourage other rich bitches to breed with their fat wives and hot young Mistresses, encouraging overpopulation of leaches and prostitutes, and bastards too. All adding to the US Government's already putric pile of corruption, stinking to high heaven. Decadence that is an abomination to the eyes of God and every decent citizen in the world, and contributing to the decline and fall of the American Empire.

Damn Republican.

So this is what I'm getting: "all teh por shuld die cuz they might breid like aminals and make more stuiped peepoles. my granma told me that. she graduated 3rd grade once."

I find these stories in the news quite often now,but some people on this site still want to insist that racist is dead in America.

Hmm.....

"My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals," Bauer said. "You know why? Because they breed. You're facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don't think too much further than that. And so what you've got to do is you've got to curtail that type of behavior. They don't know any better."

LOL, And he's probably against abortion too! think about this, he doesn't want people on public assistance to BREED, and he's against abortion? I wonder if he offeres the same people free birth control?

Seriously, how does this person go around and not spontaneously combust?

What's next, you have to get permission to breed? (Not a bad idea, but I'm American, I believe in individuals freedoms.) If you don't get permission, they force you to have an abortion (After they've made it illegal.)

Who the hell rationalizes this way!?

I guess this is what happens when you would rather listen to a Priest than a Scientist.

>confused at the conservative right

This man is truly pathetic! And we are supposed to want this man as governor? He said exactly what he was thinking. He may have even soften it a bit to ease acceptance, lol. Contrary to their self-depictions, this is ALL part of the Republican creedo. They think themselves special and believe themselves to be the "chosen ones". Remember they claim to be pro-life, while at the same time give guns to 4 year olds. They claim to be devoted Christians, but yet feel no obligation to even admit the existence of the "lesser of us--less fortunate"...let alone help them. They are so insulted by the mere thought of giving or helping those who need it, but giving ever more to those having much already brings them true joy.
Bauer breaks another basic Christian principle. He "judges" that all people needing/accepting government aid are criminals, drug addicts, lazy, and most probably minorities.
One more thing to remember come Election Day. This is the same man who was stopped for DUI on more than one occasion. One occasion, he was speeding in downtown Columbia and one other, Bauer was driving over 100 MPH. Question: What would happen to regular people like us if we were caught doing the same thing??? I guess Bauer and the like are just SPECIAL and ABOVE THE LAW.

That's what they get for feeding him.

Now you know why South Carolina didn't impeach Governor Sanford cause they new what would take his place this Lt. Governor. What an imitation human this guy is.

Some Obama haters never miss a chance.

At least his true colors were shown before the election. I find that more appealing than a politicians who ,idk, ran on a ticket claiming that we were going to withdraw troops but in turn sends 30k more.

These guys get into office because South Carolina voters put them there. I'm glad I don't live in that state.

He should run foe president!

We're all slaves whether or not we know it.

Every person that did not vote in SC should be ashamed... it's because of this that ignorant people like this politician get to office. Make your opinion count, VOTE!!!!!!!!

Every person in SC that did not vote should be ashamed... it's because of this that ignorant people like this politician get to office. Make your opinion count, VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!

It didn't happen...FAUX didn't report it...hahahahahahahahaha

This is the MSM lying to us again. This did not happen. I searched Fox News website and there is no mention of this story or anything regarding Andre Bauer since his call for Sanford's resignation. More liberal lies made up by you lefty loons.

When Fox acknowledges this I'm sure we will all feel like idiots when their poll shows that most people feel this way.

BTW: There is a "Dumbass" tag?

I hereby proclaim this man to be douche-bag of the year.

Sadly a friend of mine just pointed out to me that this guy was not actually quoting an original thought from his grandmother--he was quoting his grandmother's take on Bob Barker's sign off of the Price is Right that she probably watched for years while collecting her welfare check and counting her food stamps.

What I love about this is that first off his grandmother was uneducated and she bred so he obviously doesn't understand irony. But that aside--what I really don't understand is the logic he is trying to string together. Kids are poor and uneducated--but if you feed them they then turn into sex maniacs that breed--so we should not fund school lunches because test scores are lower for kids who get free lunches---how the hell are these ideas related? That's like me saying well the kids who are fed are failing the test because they are sex maniacs who breed and therefore do not have time to study (and the governor is their king because he was obviously well fed enough to go to Argentina to hook up with his soul mate) and then if we don't feed these school aged children and they die of starvation or malnutrition--hey I still sent my $10 text message to Haiti relief so what does it matter to me? (this last part was meant to be sarcastic--another term I am positive the Lt. Governor and most of the local and federal government officials in South Carolina don't seem to understand).

Or he figures what the hell if they don't live to be 18 or they can't read and write well enough to register to vote they can't vote his happy ass out of office.

This is what happens when politicians know 'no shame'. One would think he would feel shame, but alas American politicians are 'above shame'. This guy needs to 'feel' shame. I have yet to see this on cable news today. No accountability, no shame! Sad, sad, sad.

Too often we are led to believe, 'nothing to see here, move along'? Shameful actions and comments, should be given the shame, they so richly deserve. Shame, shame, shame!

Will wonders never cease....I don't suppose that Bauer has taken into consideration that ever raising cost of living in the U.S has actually[ created by blatant, criminal corporate greed] contibuted to the rising numbers of the impoverished and poor?!?!.I don't suppose he considers 100% medical coverage for members of government and congress on the taxpayers dime a form of subsidized welfare for the wealthy. Or how about the bailouts{ legalized embezzelment} for multi billion dollar companies that then turned around and gave their salaried employees 6 figure bonuses, again on the taxpayers dime another subsidized welfare for the wealthy...the money laundering list is endless...the pot calling the kettle black me thinks.

It never ceases to amaze me how Republicans are always hammering on the least powerful portion of society, the poor.

"Bauer suggested that we raise those test scores by creating requirements for people who were on government assistance - like forcing them to pass drug tests or taking away aid if they didn't attend PTA meetings or parent-teacher conferences."

Let's clear the air Mr. Bauer and say what you really want to say-forced sterilization. Right? Isn't that what you are really driving at? I mean we spay and neuter "stray animals" so why stop short with the analogy?? How the fuck do these guys slither into office.

Flyingkick you said that education is the key and you are correct. One problem, real spending per pupil in the United States has declined in real dollars substancially since the 1980's and the supposed great President Ronald Reagan.The republican party in their quest to lower taxes cut real spending several times over the years reducing federal spending placing an ever higher burden on local communities who have had to resort to raising property taxes, but that brought on referendums like Californias proposition 8 that capped property taxes and further reduced educational spending. The republicans desire a dumber population they are easier to take advantage of.

To suggest that free lunches cause bad test scores is an outrageously incompetent statement. There are so many other factors that might be going on in a school where the population is so poor that a higher proportion of student qualify for free lunches. It may have something to do with limited resources, lack of parental involvement and environment.

Full disclosure: I went to school in Florida when I was a kid and was on the free lunch program. Sometimes it was the only thing I ate in a day. I was also an A student.

Andre Bauer is an idiot and should be publicly flogged for being such a narrow minded product of priviledge.

He starts off by insulting his own grandmother. Who does that? lol What a fre@k.

"Bauer suggested that we raise those test scores by creating requirements for people who were on government assistance - like forcing them to pass drug tests or taking away aid if they didn't attend PTA meetings or parent-teacher conferences. Bauer concluded, "We can't afford to keep just giving money away."

So if your among the working poor you should be forced (by the government) to take drug tests and pay fines if you don't attend PTA meetings.

If your rich you don't have to do shit if you don't want to.

Do you see a double standard here?

The implication is that if your poor...you're automatically a bad parent. Why? Because all "poor people" are lazy and stupid!

Whereas if you are rich...you are a "good" person and don't need the extra supervision of the government.

This is in perfect keeping with Conservative philosophy. The wealthy are always "good" anddo not ever need any of the burdens of government supervision. Bernie madoff is wealthy and therefore a "good" person so therefore the government should never, ever regulate him or hold him to any standards.

But if you are poor....then you're obviously an asshole.

Did I sum up the Conseverative postion correctly?

what is wrong with people from the south - does the heat make them stupid?

What I’d like is for the typical Conservative who wants to reduce or eliminate welfare assistance programs to describe IN DETAIL exactly who they think they typical welfare recipient is.

Describe who you think “those people” are.

Ah, here’s where most Conservative don’t want to say what they really think.

That’s because they have a cartoonish stereotypical idea of what a “poor person” is really like. In the typical Republican’s mind a poor person is a minority, never graduated high school, spends all day smoking crack and raping white women and gets approximately $10,000 a week in government welfare checks.

No wonder they are so outraged that “those people” are getting money from the government! It’s an outrage that those lazy drug addicts who spend all day raping white women and smoking crack should get $10,000 a week in welfare. Those damn liberals are out of their minds!

In the typical Republicans mind there is no such thing as “working poor” wherein the Mom and Dad both work 12hr days in factories for $10/hr.

Ironically, this same politician is most likely "pro-life". I DO think there needs to be more accountability in the welfare system as well as reasonable time restrictions on how long someone can receive substantial aid unless they are physically or mentally disabled, but if a child is in school he should be able to focus on his education not his next meal. Those lunches are way too expensive even for the middle class family.

JollyGood does have a point with the oatmeal! 3/4 cup feeds two for pennies, add a slice of ham on the side for some protein, a piece of fruit from the free basket for guests at work-got me through college and my cholesterol is super low lol.

I think the “poor” will have to go through the same cultural transformation that most minorities go through in America.

In the 1880’s it was perfectly normal and commonplace to have black minstrel shows depicting African Americans has dumb, lazy and thieves that constantly had to be watched over by white plantation owners to keep them out of trouble. The concept of the “lazy Negro” persisted well into the 1950’s and early 1960’s!

As a culture we had to make a conscious cultural decision to stop depicting African Americans that way (and even 40 years after Civil Rights some, a shrinking minority thank God, people still view “Negros” as lazy and evil!)

The working poor kinda/sorta have the same problem with being characterized (especially by the Right-wingers and Conservatives) as dumb, lazy and prone to theft!

In the 1880’s if you walked up to any white man and discussed African Americans…he would (depending on his upbringing, of course) probably roll his eyes and talk at length about how “those people” can’t be trusted and aren’t fit to be real citizens with the same rights as Whites.

I think we’re seeing the same thing happening within the Conservative movement. When you talk to Conservatives about the poor they roll their eyes and talk about how “lazy” those people are and why they don’t deserve a damn thing.

And it goes right back to the healthcare debate!

Why are so many hardcore Conservatives insulted at the idea of “those people” (ie the working poor) getting access to the same level of healthcare has their social betters? Because “those people” are lazy and stupid and it’s morally wrong to reward their laziness and stupidity with privileges (such as xrays and surgery) that should only be provided to those that have “earned it” through hard work.

Is this guy a shoe in or what? (not joking)

Hunger is good motivation, feed somebody and rob them of their motivation. Maybe they should get out of bed and plant some corn, lay off the wild babymaking unprotected drug binges every other weekend. They can just buy oatmeal and shut up, nobody buys my oatmeal.

I don't totally disagree with this part:
"Bauer suggested that we raise those test scores by creating requirements for people who were on government assistance - like forcing them to pass drug tests or taking away aid if they didn't attend PTA meetings or parent-teacher conferences."

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

how embarrassing...

Well, he didn't directly recommend euthanasia,...so he cant be all bad. In Vietnam,...they eat their poor. Oh wait,...thats puppies. Any way,....its all relative,...( I would relatively like to see him impaled,...but hey, thats just me,...from my perspective. ) But perhaps I am a poor judge of character.

Frankly, I don't really disagree with him on the premise of his argument. I do object to hasseling the child about being poor though, as they didn't really have a choice.

I say, give the kids anything they need as long as they are at school. Don't go and encourage the parent to have more kids by giving them a subsidy for each one they have. Provide free birth control, it would be a lot cheaper.

My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit voting in stupid politicians. You know why? Because they breed.

That guy 'doesn't know any better' than to repeat his sentence fragments.

This guy is still living in the 60's!!! Even when trying to correct himself he said the same foolishness again. I wonder where he would be if he were born into poverty? http://congressratings.com/929/andre-bauer-south-carolina-lt-governor-thinks-sta...

Typical SC Politician. I left SC years ago because of this type of attitude. It's nothing new to me.

True feeling of many republicans he just said it. More of the old I've got mine go get yours mentality that represents the compassionate conservative. There is no such thing as a compassionate conservative, its aplay on words that decieves people into thinking they care. Wealthy white republicans don't give a rats ass about poor people, they see them as the problem in America.

I'd rather be a stray animal than a herded and owned one.

I know Republicans usually make stupid comments, but to compare the poor to stray animals? WOW....

Please pass this around and see if we can get his ass fired!!