Paul Ryan delivered a speech on poverty at Cleveland State University yesterday. Ryan said that “today, 46 million people are living in poverty. That’s nearly one in six Americans – the highest poverty rate in a generation. During the last four years, the number of people living on food stamps has gone up by 15 million. Medicaid is reaching a breaking point. And one in four American students fails to attain a high-school diploma. In our major cities, half of our kids don’t graduate. Half.” He added that, “in this war on poverty, poverty is winning. We deserve better. We deserve a clear choice for a brighter future. So what is the alternative approach that Mitt Romney and I are offering?” He admits that many “think everybody should just fend for themselves. But that’s just a false argument – a straw man set up to avoid genuine debate.” “The truth is, Mitt and I believe in true compassion and upward mobility – and we are offering a vision based on real reforms for lifting people out of poverty.”
During this morning’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, they asked a 9 and a half year old Annabelle who she thought should win the election. She responded, “Mitt Romney” and the MSNBC crowd behind them booed her.
In Eagle Rock, California there are fliers going around offering a $40.00 bag of medical grade marijuana to anyone that votes. No one seems to know who is circulating these fliers yet. Nearly 10 times as many voters turned out to the polls during the recent Neighborhood Council elections than last year.
According to a report from CBS News in Los Angeles, “The fliers asked citizens to support the Progress and Collaboration Slate, which ran against the neighborhood council’s opposition to pot dispensaries.”
