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Thread #120208   Message #2852284
Posted By: Sawzaw
28-Feb-10 - 12:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: KKK/Tea Party Day
Subject: RE: BS: KKK/Tea Party Day
Bobert's "1 in 5 children go hungry at night" "fact"

After reading the the following:

Food Security in the United States from the USDA,

Food Security in the United States: Key Statistics and Graphics,

Food Security in the United States: Definitions of Hunger and Food Security, Percentage of households reporting indicators of adult food insecurity, by food security status, 2008,

On average, households with very low food security at some time during the year experienced it in 7 or 8 months during the year and in 1 to 7 days in each of those months....As a result of these temporal patterns, prevalence rates of food insecurity and very low food security during the 30 days preceding the food security survey were considerably lower than the annual rates. The estimated prevalence of very low food security during a single day was lower yet between 0.9 and 1.2 percent of households ,

US Census Bureau July 2006 estimate of 73,735,562 people in the US under 18,

I conclude that the Obama site's claim that According to the Department of Agriculture, in 2006, 430,000 children in the United States experienced hunger [1 in 176] is the correct one and I applaud President Obama for his efforts and for stating the real facts instead of hype. Child hunger is a terrible thing that must be eliminated.

But why do they serve $100 a pound Wagyu steak at the White House while 430,000 children experience hunger?

The American people should hold him accountable.

The scallops were served with Wagyu beef, glazed red carrots, portobello mushrooms and creamed (but not with real cream) spinach.

But Sawz, Bush did the same thing didn't he? Yeah but if that was wrong, why should Obama do the same wrong thing? Remember Hope and Change?