Republican congressman suggests some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald's instead
Source: NBC
Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., on Tuesday defended the impacts of the White House's federal aid freeze on school lunch programs by suggesting that some children should be working instead of receiving free lunch.
During an interview on CNN, McCormick praised the move as a way to broadly re-evaluate how the government allocates funding. CNN anchor Pamela Brown noted that Head Start, which helps provide nutritional assistance to low-income children and families, is one of the programs that could be affected. She pressed McCormick on whether he would support cutting funding for free breakfast and lunches.
"Before I was even 13 years old, I was picking berries in the field, before child labor laws that precluded that. I was a paper boy, and when I was in high school, I worked my entire way through," McCormick said. "Youre telling me that kids who stay at home instead of going to work at Burger King, McDonalds, during the summer, should stay at home and get their free lunch instead of going to work? I think we need to have a top-down review."
McCormick, who was speaking from Doral, Florida, where House Republicans are holding their annual issues conference, said that the pause on federal funds gives the government a chance to "see where is the money really being spent."
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-congressman-suggests-children-receiving-free-school-lunches-rcna189614
So a 7 year old child should go work at McDonalds instead of getting free school lunches? This is beyond insane.
Klarkashton
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(54,394 posts)johnnyfins
(1,610 posts)I would put all my Trump Bitcoin on liar. Fucking degenerate asshole.
Bluethroughu
(6,460 posts)At the state level for years.
benfranklin1776
(6,647 posts)🤬🤬 Fuck this neoconfederate bastard to the hell where he would so gleefully consign others. And shouldnt the bastard be at work since hes a federal employee as ordered by his orange slavemaster not hanging out with the other lesser demons at a country club while being paid by we the people?
ExciteBike66
(2,668 posts)Republicans truly are moronic nutjobs.
IzzaNuDay
(817 posts)If you saw the movie The Help, youd know the secret ingredient
niyad
(121,583 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,868 posts)LoisB
(9,219 posts)Child labor laws - 1938 If he was picking berries in a field, was it his JOB or was he picking them because he wanted to?
McCormick is 56
SOB went to Morehouse College (an HBCU)
maxsolomon
(35,587 posts)If he was born in Oct 1968, that was 1980-81.
What a load.
LoisB
(9,219 posts)Skittles
(161,204 posts)they buy it, no questions asked
LoisB
(9,219 posts)Skittles
(161,204 posts)all they have to do is make up bullshit issues to keep them outraged - CRT! DEI! WOKE!
it works
niyad
(121,583 posts)passes for education in this country. After all, you cannot control a populace capable of critical thinking. And TRAITOR** openly said he loved the poorly educated.
niyad
(121,583 posts)LoisB
(9,219 posts)maxsolomon
(35,587 posts)Berries are what grows best in the PNW.
iemanja
(55,306 posts)Either his own family or a neighbor's.
LoisB
(9,219 posts)niyad
(121,583 posts)joshdawg
(2,734 posts)I find it mind-boggling to hear the abject stupidity of some republicans. I mean, no one is that stupid.........or are they?
niyad
(121,583 posts)delisen
(6,727 posts)He has been screwing up our society and economy with giveaways to wealthy corporations that undermine our Constitution and undermine the health of our children.
It looks like white privilege got him into med school. Makes me wonder if he is spending his time in Congress on insider training.
niyad
(121,583 posts)sakabatou
(43,671 posts)Karasu
(439 posts)Judi Lynn
(162,784 posts)Dec 15, 2023 12:53 PM EST
RICH MCCORMICK ADDRESSES MAJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ALTERCATION: "I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF TOUCH"
By Rey Harris
Washington DC - Congressman Rich McCormick has apologized for a recent incident that took place with Marjorie Taylor Greene, which she described as "physically aggressive."
Representative Rich McCormick apologized after his colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged he got "physically aggressive" with her during a dispute.
Earlier this month, CNN reported that Greene told House Speaker Mike Johnson in private that McCormick "grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her" during a dispute over their competing resolutions.
"I had a disappointing conversation with somebody else. [Then] I came up to her, I placed my hands on her shoulder and said, 'At least you and I can have an honest conversation,'" he explained. "That's all I said."
He went on to argue that physical contact is pretty common between him and many of his colleagues in the House, where he says, "Everybody touches everybody."
More:
https://www.tag24.com/politics/politicians/marjorie-taylor-greene/rich-mccormick-addresses-majorie-taylor-greene-altercation-i-believe-in-the-power-of-touch-3041556
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Who is Beth Van Duyne? The Texas GOP Rep, 53, 'seen holding hands under the table' with Georgia Republican Rich McCormick - as he files for divorce from oncologist wife
Georgia Republican representative rumored to be dating Texas representative
By JAMES REYNOLDS
PUBLISHED: 07:04 EST, 17 May 2024 | UPDATED: 07:47 EST, 17 May 2024
Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick filed for divorce from his wife this month, requesting a mutual restraining order and leading to a flurry of speculation from peers.
His wife of 12 years, oncologist Debra Miller, only told DailyMail.com that she was 'sure that he will not be forthcoming' when approached about the cause of the relationship's breakdown.
But Capitol Hill insiders have said they saw McCormick, 55, 'holding hands under the table' with female Republican member of the House Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas.
A source added that they had seen him 'grab the small of her back' on the House floor during votes.
With the two rumored to have been an item since at least January, Rich McCormick's followers may now be asking: who is Beth Van Duyne?
More:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13429341/Who-Beth-Van-Duyne-Texas-GOP-Rep-53-seen-holding-hands-table-Georgia-Republican-Rich-McCormick-files-divorce-oncologist-wife.html
Deep State Witch
(11,539 posts)Does anyone even read dead-tree versions of newspapers anymore?
maxsolomon
(35,587 posts)A paper route is completely plausible. Probably a lie, but a plausible lie.
Deep State Witch
(11,539 posts)I grew up in the early 80's. I'm talking about those jobs now.
Working at McDonalds? You have to have a work permit if you are under 18. Although, in some states they can use child labor. But, do you want a 13-year-old operating a deep fryer?
Paper boy - Yeah. Maybe in the 80's. Nowadays, the only person I know of who gets a dead tree paper is my 84-year-old aunt.
Babysitting - This may still be valid. But most parents take their kids with them to the movies or dinner these days, where they act up and make everyone miserable.
jmowreader
(51,755 posts)pfitz59
(11,204 posts)are now often held by retirees with no pension or struggling moms as a second or third job.
LeftInTX
(31,901 posts)Dave Bowman
(4,320 posts)Although the slimeball was probably far worse.
"Newt famously dumped wife #1 for wife #2 while wife #1 was in the hospital recovering from cancer surgery. As in literally went to the hospital to present her with divorce papers while she was recovering from surgery for uterine cancer."
And he was also cheating on wife #2.
electric_blue68
(19,568 posts)to hurl at Democrats in Congress!
I think I've only hated drumphf more!
LeftInTX
(31,901 posts)I think he wanted kids to work as janitors in schools too.....
He also proposed eliminating the Ninth Court of Appeals.
SomewhereInTheMiddle
(430 posts)... in Houston Tx in 1977. I was 12 and spent two hours a day after school emptying garbage cans all around my junior high for $5/hr which was very good at the time. Then I took city busses for another two hours to get home around 7pm every night. I did not last long as it negatively impacted my grades.
I was also on free lunches at the time as my family was poor. The free meals were much more important for my long-term success than the after-school job. I have been a professor for 25+ years now.
Education is the only real way out of poverty for most people. And hungry kids don't learn.
exboyfil
(18,084 posts)It is difficult to get the workers to the locations of the available jobs. I think 12 is really too young to be doing janitorial work, but I could see high schoolers doing work instead of extracurriculars so long as that sacrifice is recognized in scholarship and admission criteria.
It is immoral to withhold food to children.
SomewhereInTheMiddle
(430 posts)Mrsfiddlegirl
(29 posts)Georgia ranks 31st in education in 2024. Stay home and do your homework kiddos.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state
tavernier
(13,342 posts)because hes ten and cant be hired by McDonalds, then he should lose a hand.
Perhaps Richy Rich would like to saw it off himself? He sounds like hes very turned on by causing pain to poor kids.
Sorry, meant to post this to the original OP.
Rebl2
(15,331 posts)Senator. I want to see a first grader frying up burgers at the burger joint and deep frying those nasty fries.
WHAT a FUCKING IDIOT.
Skittles
(161,204 posts)YES INDEED
Lovie777
(15,942 posts)Dave Bowman
(4,320 posts)kerouac2
(868 posts)Because every school district needs hundreds if not thousands of kids to pick berries and deliver papers...
tulipsandroses
(6,627 posts)The worse part is that there are people who will defend this. SMDH
Wonder Why
(4,849 posts)a DICTATOR! Kiddies, if he could do it, you can too!
BobTheSubgenius
(11,844 posts)I rarely, RARELY curse in my posts, but this one requires some extra emphasis, I believe. Did anyone else hear "Charles Dickens" ringing in their head?
niyad
(121,583 posts)school, is retired military, still practices emergency medicine (yes, folks, this asshole is aparently a licensed physician! degree from Morehouse School of Medicine), oh, and is involved in a relationship with a congresswoman from TX, without having divorced the mother of his children. He previously represented the wealthiest distruct in GA, and, apparently got into a "discussion" (unproven) with sporktoes that upset her so badly she registered a complaint with moses mike.
Such an upstanding individual.
Dave Bowman
(4,320 posts)Initech
(103,113 posts)Blue_Roses
(13,574 posts)Not to mention heartless, evil and greedy.
The hate for these people is rising...
jmowreader
(51,755 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(6,965 posts)From Wikipedia:
Yeah, another rich prick with zero understanding about how life works outside of a wealth bubble. Our government is no longer 'of, by, and for the people', it is 'of, by, and for the wealthy'.
I am wondering why we are still bringing a toy rubber mallet to a gun fight. These traitors are in this for real and it seems to me as if most of the Democrats are preferring to play an outdated game. There is no going back. I don't want things to 'go back'. What was 'back' was what allowed this asshat to happen in the first place. The current system is too rigged and too corrupted.
Time For A Cool Change...
exboyfil
(18,084 posts)If he picked berries, he probably did it like me (picking peas, beans, etc) out of my parent's garden when I was five.
Or he did it at a family friend's farm more like a dilettante than like a migrant who is doing it to survive under the supervision of demanding and generally uncaring field owners.
I do think it is valuable to work when growing up, but working for the uncaring beast of the corporation is a whole lot different than working for family or family friends. There is a big reason for labor laws.
One thing that definitely should happen is that working should count as much or even more than extracurriculars (especially expensive extracurriculars) for scholarships and college admittance.
To withhold food to children because they don't work is immoral. You need to work on the incentive side, not on the punitive side.
doc03
(37,252 posts)republianmushroom
(18,608 posts)their own.