Bad Twinkie, and the food stamp people.

Now we know the real reason our beloved Twinkies won't be around with us anymore.

"Hostess pensions funds were redirected and put towards other company operations [see executives pay] as the business fell towards bankruptcy, it has been revealed. Hostess Brands Inc. executives allegedly were supposed to apply designated funds towards employee pensions, but injected the money into the company instead.

It is unclear how much money is missing from the pension plans or how many employees are affected, according to Yahoo Finance, which has reported that in August 2011 the company said it would stop making pension contributions altogether.

Hostess shut down just last month following a strike by one of the unions representing employees working at the company.

Hostess's chief executive officer, Gregory Rayburn, has said in an interview that he thought it was "terrible" that employee money meant to go towards their pensions were not used for their intended purpose.

He has said, "I think it's like a lot of things in this case. It's not a good situation to have." [Source]

Gee, ya think? You can always count on "the man" to screw the little guy.

Finally, the next one of those red state wingnuts try to tell you about all those urban folks sucking up freebies from the government, remind them about the following story:

"Seventy percent of counties with the fastest-growth in food-stamp aid during the last four years voted for the Republican presidential candidate in 2008, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data compiled by Bloomberg. They include Republican strongholds like King County, Texas, which in 2008 backed Republican John McCain by 92.6 percent, his largest share in the nation; and fast-growing Douglas County, Colorado."  [Source]

Of course republicans are claiming that this is the case because they (republicans) can't find jobs under Obama and they are now forced to depend on the government for something as basic as food. (It looks like that 47% is growing.)

This, of course, is not true. Poor white people in America have always voted against their own best interest. This is because they feel that they are somehow connected to those who are wealthy and influential by race, religion, or gender. Besides, it's so much easier to blame those other people for your station in life than to actually look in the mirror and see what a f&*^ up you are.  Here is the thing, it doesn't matter who is in power in Washington. What goes on in D.C. isn't going to affect your live in Eubank, Kentucky. You were using food stamps when George Bush was president, you are using them now that the Kenyan Socialist is in power, and you will be using them when the next president (be they republican or Democrat) takes office.