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Will child labor laws be repealed if Republican Newt Gingrich defeats President Obama's reelection bid in 2012? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur explains.

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Added: Dec-5-2011 Occurred On: Dec-5-2011
By: Ripper727
In: Politics
Tags: poor, Newt Gingrich, rich, GOP, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, 2012, tea party, republican, Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks, Lobbyist,
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  • i worked my ass off from age 12 on up.
    Mowing lawns, raking leaves, delivering newspapers etc...


    I think that is just fine. And I think that's all Newt is saying.

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    wharris (2247.32)  

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    • @wharris
      Hell yeah!
      I threw the paper, cut grass, chopped and picked cotton, pulled oranges and dug potatoes among other things.
      Heck, at eleven I was on the Safety Patrol at school, (Safety Cootie in the kid's terminology of the time), and we were trusted to walk to the center of an intersection and hold up the flags to stop traffic at the crosswalks without adult supervision so the kids could cross safely.
      America is raising a bunch of kids who don't have to work for anything anymore.
      In the More..

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      virago1776 (542.72)  

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    • @virago1776
      Safety patrol.
      I forgot about that. I did that too.

      Wow.. that goes back to 3rd grade...

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      wharris (2247.32)  

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    • @wharris
      I was in the fifth which was 1958-59.
      We had the wide brim helmets and shoulder belts.
      (The girls love a guy in uniform).
      Nancy G. passed my post every day.
      I would tip my helmet and wink.
      We passed love notes to one another via my sister for a year but during that entire time I was too shy to actually speak to her.
      I still get on Google Earth every now and then and get the street view of my intersection.
      I also go to old neighborhoods and get the street view there.
      I'm getting really More..

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      virago1776 (542.72)  

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    • @virago1776
      Good memories

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      wharris (2247.32)  

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  • What's wrong with letting kids work? As a kid, I delivered newspapers, cut lawns, raked leaves, washed windows, painted houses, etc... Fuck this lazy libtard asshole.

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    quasimodo (351.00)

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  • It isn't a "slave" requirement, it is an opportunity presentation. Let those who never saw the value of work see what it can bring.

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    cat-scratch-fever (521.64)
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  • I expected bullshit from these Idiot's an as usual, I got it.

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    Dave556 (1953.36)  

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  • I don't even like Gingrich but his proposal makes perfectly good sense. Uygur is a posturing buffoon who hopes that if he carries enough water for the Democrats then maybe he'll get his MSNBC job back after Schultz gets canned.

    When I was in school, my pals who needed money cleaned restrooms, swept, mopped, and buffed floors from grade six on up. Sometimes I helped, if I had nothing better to do, just to pass time with a friend. Nobody looked down on these guys for doing honest work to earn a l More..

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    john1054 (5140.84)  

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  • Poor babies. Child labor??? And they should do chores, mow the lawn, and do the dishes as well. Fucking lazy cry baby libs are a cancer.

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    yorba (1021.48)

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    • @yorba This country was greatest when robber barons shat on the working class who worked 16 hour days alongside their kids in sweat shops. FUCK YES!

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
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  • young turks = irrelevant BS.

    Example: "Will child labor laws be repealed if Republican Newt Gingrich defeats President Obama's reelection bid in 2012?"

    Yeah right, dipshits, as if anyone is planning on repealing child-labor laws, lol. What complete bullshit. That's just emotional projection that the libs lap up. Thinking people see past that crap.

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    MERCILESS (696.96)  

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    • @MERCILESS liberals can make themselves believe anything. but i doubt people with a brain will believe their bullshit. but then again people with a brain don't watch young turks.

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      nickgj83 (419.26)  

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    • @nickgj83 Indeed, well said.

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      MERCILESS (696.96)  

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    • @MERCILESS - And the Teabaggers are just as good in believing fantasies also. As if Newt is NOT the biggest, sleaziest Washington insider there is. That fidelity in marriage is a good sign of character, and that character is important in a politician.

      Dream on.

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      viennachoirboy (193.02)

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    • @viennachoirboy kinda like clinton

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      nickgj83 (419.26)  

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    • @nickgj83 - Clinton WAS sleazy; But no where NEAR the toxicity of Newt. Politicians on both sides of the aisle say that Clinton acted like a perv. However, NO ONE who worked with Newt A) liked him, and B) thought he was any sort of leader.

      Newt was so bad his own party kicked him out. Check your history.

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      viennachoirboy (193.02)

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  • does this fat guy really think people take him seriously? what is this show? shot out of his mothers basement? lol! get a job porky sean hannity wanna-be!

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    Mike McLove (72.30)  

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  • He never said no such thing? Are libs so fucked up now that they just make up shit as they go not to understand the backfire

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    USMCSniper (1219.58)

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  • All BS aside I would love to give this dude a tea bag right between his eyes.. I just hope he does not try to suck my nuts out of the bag

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    USMCSniper (1219.58)

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  • From my understanding of Gingrich's comment was that he was just trying give examples of how folks who have been dependent on handouts for a couple of generations can learn, at a young age, what it is like to work and get paid for it so that they might better break out of that cycle of dependence when they get out of school. Obviously there are some that count on the poor being dependent and, thus, loyal to a certain party and the handouts. Don't think I'd vote for Gingrich, but what he's sayin More..

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    migs1955 (914.24)  

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    • @migs1955 - what percentage of US citizens live solely on hand-outs, do you imagine?

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      viennachoirboy (193.02)

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    • @viennachoirboy It's not the handouts, it's the mentality. The generational welfare cycle is what I assume Gingrich is talking about. "Just keep voting for us and we'll take care of you." Gingrich says a lot of stuff that's on his mind- almost free association, lots of ideas both good and bad. Introducing young people to what working for a paycheck is like instead of a welfare check might be beneficial. He wasn't talking about replacing janitors, cafeteria workers and librarians with c More..

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      migs1955 (914.24)  

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  • does this guy twist shit around or what? i may be stoned right now but i think the second switch-a-ro was way out there.

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    mohawkwarrior27 (103.10)  

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  • The Young Turks are complete horse shit... I didn't come from a poor family; however, that didn't stop my parents from making me work to earn my own money. And YES, that included janitorial work at our local pool. I didn't like it then and it provided additional motivation for me to excel and make something of myself. Its amazing how the concept of "getting a job" is completely foreign with Liberals.

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    01viper4me (107.40)  

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    • @01viper4me I worked in the beet fields and did farm work since 11. It was the best education and opportunity of my life as I look back on it. Having a great work ethic and responsibilities as a child and youth is what most of this generation lost when legislation stopped kids from working till it was too late. Liberals will never understand any of it because they think life is about a free ride. They make me vomit.

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      Neinkenheimer (647.76)

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    • @Neinkenheimer - What percentage of Americans do you think live solely on hand-outs? Give a percentage of the population.

      You may be surprised by reality.

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      viennachoirboy (193.02)

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    • @viennachoirboy stop with the red herrings you moron.

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      nickgj83 (419.26)  

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    • @nickgj83 - What red herring? Have you listened to the video? Newt's premise is that poor kids are so use to hand-outs that they have no work ethic. My question: PROVE that these kids families don't have a work ethic and live solely on hand-outs? How is that a "Red Herring"?

      And why so nasty - is it PMS time?

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      viennachoirboy (193.02)

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    • @viennachoirboy It's not that they do live solely on handouts. It's that they believe one should be able to live solely on handouts at the expense of others efforts. It's the ideology that's disgusting.

      Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
      Neinkenheimer (647.76)

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  • If your family doesn't have money there is usually a reason. If you aren't one of the lucky one's you'll have to work for it. Not really that bad is it?

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    CaptainsOrders (77.80)  

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  • is this china or usa

    Posted Dec-5-2011 By 
    Freedomfighter77 (177.54)  
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