There had originally been some confusion about whether Santorum actually said the word “black,” which he appeared to clear up in the CBS interview by acknowledging that was in fact the statement he made. (The candidate seemed to think better of his words mid-sentence, so the line comes across garbled.)
CBS points out that only nine percent of Iowans on food stamps are black — and 84 percent are white. Nationally, 39 percent of welfare recipients are white, 37 percent are black, and 17 percent are Hispanic. So Santorum’s decision to single out blackwelfare recipients plays right into insulting — and inaccurate — stereotypes of the kind of people some voters might expect to want a “handout.”
A 2009 study found that 1 in 8 Americans, and 1 in 4 children -- of all races -- received food assistance, in the wake of the 2007 recession. The study found that 28 percent of blacks, 15 percent of Hispanics, and 8 percent of whites, received food assistance that year.
When it comes to total welfare receipts, Whites receive 34 percent of federal food assistance benefits, African-Americans 22 percent, and Hispanics 17 percent, according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture.
Whats odd about this video is that more than likely the people he was talking to were white, and he addresses the audience as "you," and then it complete changes from that to "black" people... WTF??
As usual it's more "Whites" than "Blacks" but no one wants to talk about that.
Whats odd about this video is that more than likely the people he was talking to were white, and he addresses the audience as "you," and then it complete changes from that to "black" people... WTF??
As usual it's more "Whites" than "Blacks" but no one wants to talk about that.
