NOTHING I have said even alludes to the question of whether the president would have been negligent not to have invaded Iraq at the time. While I am not surprised that your mind reading skills are inadequate, I would simply point out IF you are one of those who pride yourself on being high context, as liberals are wont to do…..DON’t.

Most of the comments I read were making a simple low-context point that the left – BO hollered the loudest about principles – crucified Bush for preemptive war while supporting BO for contemplating preemptive war against Pakistan.

IF their objection was a matter of principle, it should withstand the test of time. IF their objection was simply one of logistics or opinion about the scenario, then the ying-yanging about principle is/was nothing more than a load of politicized crap and hypocritical to boot.

Either way, BO/left has some ‘splainin’ to do.

Whether Michelle Obama realizes it or not, I will guarantee that at least 50% of the shelter residents present were thinking, “what IS this crap,” and “who IS this moron?”

Truth.

As it happens, I worked for decades overseas with poverty stricken individuals from “third world countries” if I may be so politically incorrect. The “guys” I worked with were utterly grateful that their children no longer had flies on their eyeballs and distended abdomens AND had a chance to go to schol. Never mind the dirt floors and cardboard computer simulations.

Yes, I get pissed off watching our obese and spoiled so-called-disadvantaged kids squander opportunities that the rest of the world can only imagine!

I am NOT surprised to note that you guys have volunteer bonafides. Nuff said.

On a side note, I am delighted to hear that your experiences with soup kitchens do not include waygu beef or arugula.

Arugula?

*Guffaw!*

I do volunteer work at my church’s St. Vincent de Paul food redistribution center. We give out bags of non-perishables once a week, and during the week on a case basis. Most of the donations are date-expired store surpluses and hence a cross-section of what you find at your average big-box grocery store, including a few luxury items. We have a food drive twice a year for parishioners, and we get some luxury items there too … caviar comes to mind. Items such as these are usually the result of someone getting a gift box for Christmas and donating what they don’t want.
What amazes me is the number of vegetarians. We have one volunteer who makes up special bags for them, and you’d be surprised at how many canned goods have meat products in them. Then we have what I call vegetarian vegetarians – those who won’t eat even fish. My first thoughts are that, 1) it’s a lot of trouble to provide specialized service to someone who is choosing a different lifestyle, and 2) hey if you’re hungry, how can you be so picky? We get artisan bread donated by a local bakery, and yeah, it’s day-old, but what does a fellow I call Pokie-mon want? He pokes the bread to be sure it’s fresh! [Like, he can’t make bread crumbs out of it if it was hard?] But the understanding comes when you realize that they run the gamut from those who are in true, temporary need to those who are chronic abusers of our charity. Since I have yet in my five years seen only a few who might be categorized as truly hungry, I conclude that our average case is using our help to supplement her budget, and that’s fine. My heart goes out to the kids, and we try to have a special something for them, like a protein bar. One pre-school girl use to come with her mother and father [these were in real need]. I asked her what kind of cereal she would like, and she replied, “I’ll take whatever you give me.” Kinda made up for the Pokie-mons.

R: “Trust me when I note that my kids seldom/never have the same experience as if they were paying $30 a meal, but of course, it all goes back to my intent.”

That’s the Leftists’ refuge of last resort when confronted with the reality that their schemes have failed to produce actual results.

R: “…Presumably, I love my kids but if I fed others the same meals, it could only be because I want them to suffer.”

You could be feeding them a heart attack … but, above all, we gotta keep the Victim Industrial Complex going because it’s the foundation of all Leftist ideology.