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Originally posted by Not Me
Well she is wrong. They need clothing, too. You can't let people run around naked in this society, even children (except maybe very young children). Clothing is certainly as essential as water. And more so than food. You can go days without food. Most of us would be irreparably psychologically harmed if we had to stand around naked. Hell, when the US military did it to some Iraqis at Abu Gharaib, the fucking Dems on this board called it torture. Yet their proposed first lady sees nothing wrong with it. LOL!!
I think the real point is that Teresa has never experienced hardship in her life and it is easy for her to make flippant comments like that. That is precisely why it is a Marie Antoinette moment. She refers to the middle class as the "common man."
Do you know anyone in these areas of Florida that have been devastated? Do you know how many of them are frail elderly people who have no where to live and don't have the physical capacity to try to dig through rubble to find some clothing? Should they just go naked for awhile?
No, Club, you are wrong. This comment sprung from the mouth of a woman who has no idea what it is like to have hardship in her life. Some one needs to invite her to spend the night at Baltassoc's grandmother's section 8 apartment to give her some perspective.
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If you want to chide her for being out of touch, well fine. But this quote, while not befitting a would be first lady, was taken out of context and the thoughts behind it were reasonable.
