Christian Congressman Not Sure If All Americans Are Entitled To Eat
Who would Jesus feed? A Christian congressman won’t say if every American is entitled to eat, because food stamps cost the government money.In another ugly display of “Christian love,” Republican Rep. Adrian Smith from Nebraska refused to say if all Americans are entitled to eat during a recent interview with NPR’s Scott Simon.
Simon asked Congressman Smith a simple and straightforward question: “Is every American entitled to eat?” However, the religious conservative refused to answer.
The following is a partial transcript of the exchange, via NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday”:
SIMON: Well, let me ask you this bluntly – is every American entitled to eat?
SMITH: Well, they – nutrition, obviously, we know is very important. And I would hope that we can look to…
SIMON: Well, not just important, it’s essential for life. Is every American entitled to eat?
SMITH: It is essential. It is essential.
SIMON: So is every American entitled to eat, and is food stamps something that ought to be that ultimate guarantor?
SMITH: I think that we know that, given the necessity of nutrition, there could be a number of ways that we could address that.
SIMON: So you would vote to a – for a budget that cuts food stamps?
SMITH: I want to look at an entire budget, look at all of the details. I’m still sifting through the details of the newly released budget. But we know that Congress ultimately has the say. I look for there to be a lot of changes made in the House and the Senate to the president’s budget.
SIMON: Congressman Adrian Smith from Nebraska, thanks so much for being with us, sir.
SMITH: Thank you. Have a good day.
Three times NPR’s Scott Simon asked “Is every American entitled to eat?” And three times Rep. Smith refused to answer.
On his Facebook page, Smith frequently posts messages with Christian themes.
Can you smell the hypocrisy?
Bottom line: The good Christian Congressman from Nebraska is not sure if all American are entitled to eat.
Listen to the complete story via NPR below:
Christian Congressman Adrian Smith
