Nuns Challenge Romney To Spend A Day With Them To Learn About Plight Of America’s Poor By Travis Waldron posted from ThinkProgress Economy on Aug 8, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Sister Simone Campbell The group behind the Nuns On A Bus tour that highlighted the ill-effects of the House Republican budget in congressional districts across the country is now setting its sights on the party’s presidential candidate, inviting Mitt Romney to spend a day with the nuns to learn about the plight of America’s poorest citizens.
NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby, is inviting Romney to “spend a day with Catholic Sisters who work every day to meet the needs of struggling families in their communities,” according to a release. The group is specifically targeting Romney a day after his campaign released a misleading ad about welfare reform that Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK’s executive director, said “demonize[s] families in poverty” and shows Romney’s “ignorance about the challenges” the poor face in America:
“Recent advertisements and statements from the campaign of Governor Romney demonize families in poverty and reflect woeful ignorance about the challenges faced by tens of millions of American families in these tough economic times,” stated Sister Simone Campbell. “We are all God’s children and equal in God’s eyes. Efforts to divide us by class or score political points at the expense of the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters reveal the worst side of our country’s politics.”
Romney has endorsed the House GOP budget plan authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). It was that plan, which includes deep cuts to food stamps and other safety net programs that benefit the middle class, that NETWORK’s Nuns On A Bus tour targeted, with Campbell and other sisters blasting it as “immoral” at the tour’s conclusion in Washington D.C. Romney has also proposed massive tax cuts for the rich that would likely come at the expense of lower- and middle-class families, which would see higher taxes or significant cuts to the programs they depend on.
Those policies, Campbell told ThinkProgress, show that Romney “doesn’t have clue” about the struggles the poor face. “The fact is, his policies shift wealth to the upper class,” she said. “Yes, it hurts the middle class, but it devastates those at the margins of our society.” If Romney were to accept their invitation, Campbell said she would take him to places like St. Augustine’s in Cleveland, where food programs “provide a hand up” to the community’s neediest members. “He thinks they’re lazy,” Campbell said, in reference to Romney’s misleading welfare reform ad. “It is hard work to keep things together when you’re poor. He doesn’t have a clue. Let him talk to them, and maybe they’ll touch his heart. And his mind too.”
The Romney campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but Campbell said she “lives in hope” that he will accept, even if he spends only an hour with the group. “I’ll take whatever I can get,” Campbell said. “He should accept.”
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glassman
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hey ray, i don't really think romney deserves all the attention you are actually giving him...
here in MS? he'll win the vote and even tho they know they have to vote for him , you should see all the grimaces when i mention him, they want a baptist to vote for
CashCowMoo
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Ray just keeps posting about him so much because that is how afraid he is of him winning because it is a very real possibility.
Why should we vote for Obama? Why?
raybond
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wait to see whats coming, When you have a nit wit like romney-hood its easy.
buckstalker
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You guys haven't figured it out yet have ya?
It doesn't matter WHO wins...you're screwed either way.
It amazes me that you two still believe that one of these "chosen" candidates is going to do something for you.
CashCowMoo
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buck why are you so depressed, and if it doesnt matter then I guess that means you havent voted in a long time.
CashCowMoo
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quote:Originally posted by CashCowMoo: Obamanopoly!
Obamanopoly is the Property Trading Game for the New Economy! As the only game parodying the dysfunctional politics of Washington and the ridiculousness of our current "leaders," Obamanopoly is a unique and hilarious twist on the property trading games of the past.
Its all about your influence in Obamanopoly, and some of the various "properties" include the Bailout, Stimulus Package, Healthcare Reform, Solar Power, Energy Czar, Cap & Trade, The White House, etc.
Jack up your rents by putting some unions in place at your properties. Start modest by only bringing in some local unions and then step-up to the national unions. In no time at all, the unions will have increased the costs at your property to unthinkable levels.
Don't worry about over-leveraging yourself though. If you get "too-big-to-fail" and then you fail, you will be bailed-out by the government.
You can play as one of six characters, each with their own "more-equal" qualities. For example; Speaker Nancy can jet-set around the board on the taxpayer's dime swapping places with oponents anytime she rolls doubles. Other characters include: Timmy the Tax Man, Da Mayor, Rent-Control Wrangler, The Reverend Loudmouth, and Weather Underground William.
The Hope & Change cards can really throw your game-plan for a loop by giving a huge boost to some players (like when you are appointed CEO of Government Motors and get $5,000 for each turn until you are replaced) and screwing others by being thrown in Gitmo.
Obamanopoly's beautifully designed board and handsome box make it a great display even after the game is over. Let your neighbors know how you feel (they probably feel the same).
The game comes with custom board and character pieces, property cards, money, Hope & Change cards, local and national union pieces, rules, dice and display box.
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