Posted by UpNorth (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 6:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

About time the corn farmers needs to be in the fields NOW!

Posted by southernbelle (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Can ya'll believe it? Hillary has pledged Three hundred million dollars to the Gaza strip! I would think charity begins at home! How can she possibly do this to us? We didn't elect a president. We elected a King and a lot of court jesters and I think Hillary is the lead jester.I don't mind a stimulus for our farmers. The key word here is "our". What's it going to take for these democrats to wake up and smell the roses. What happened to King Obamas campaign speeches? He tends to change one word in what was said then as to what he says now and it doesn't even mean the same anymore. Earmarks! Pork! It's all the same and we're footing the bill even as we are struggling to make ends meet. And there is not one darn thing we can do about it til it's over. I wonder if we can ride this storm.

Posted by daris (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 10:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

You wonder if you can ride this storm? You rode it for 8 years, what's the difference. People that think like you gets on my last nerves. You act as though the economy was great until Jan. 20th. It's sad that you all look over the mess BUSH got us in just because the PRESIDENT is AFRICAN-AMERICAN. GET OVER IT WE ARE HERE TO STAY.
THANKS.

Posted by abletothinkformyself (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 10:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Daris,

That very well may be one of the most uneducated, unfounded opinions I have ever read on this site. I will be one of the first to say that Bush had his faults and short comings. More importantly, Mr. Bush himself will be the first to say he was not perfect. Like him or not, he was honest and truly has a compassion for his country. As for the guy in the White House, he has to be truly disconnected from reality. Raising the taxes on those that provide the most jobs, increasing spending to 3.6 trillion in under 40 days of being in office, mortgaging the future income of my childrens children in under 40 days, just to name a few things he's done. What is the easiset way to gather followers? Declare a crisis like no other and then claim to be the savior, that's how. I would recommend that he have an actual solution to the crisis, not just rhetoric and empty promises. Funny thing, the one thing I have not mentioned, Mr or Ms. Daris, is his race. I could care less what color his skin or origin of his anncestory. What I care about is his policy and direction for this country. So far, the change has been for the worse, not for the better. If you can, why don't reply with 2 reasons you voted for him, and not because "he's going to change things". No one can tell me what he's going to change. All I hear is change, change, change, never any concrete details to back this up. Think for yourself, have an educated opinion and put down the cup of Obama kool-aid! As for the farmers, if we don't continie the subsidies and help to make them competetive in a world market, we're going wake up one morning to $20/ gallon milk and $12/ lb hamburger. Again, I have to say, TRY TO THINK FOR YOURSELF, YOU JUST MIGHT ENJOY IT!

Posted by jack (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 11:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)

see why i hate farmers they get it all even when they donot make a crop

Posted by hrdtimez (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

ok jack, you evidently have nothing to do with the farming business. If you did, you would surely NOT be under the impression that "farmers get it all". That could not be any farther from the truth! Sure, they say it's coming to us, but it never sees this farmer!

Posted by destiny (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Two comments of complete repugnance that lies very near assiduous belief, comes from the new presidents type of people who he so graciously talked into believing his out and out lies.

Daris and jack have you not watched the news lately? Maybe you two are like the others, refuse to believe the truth, declaring you have a new god to worship. Well I have faith that my God will destroy the plans of your god. You all broke the speed limit getting to the polls to vote this character into office, but through the prayers of the innocents and Christians, our one true God will block all of your god's plans to destroy our America. Then you can go back to expecting a hand out instead of a hand up. You can believe, your new god is not there to help you. He just wanted your votes so he can do his dirty work.

AS FOR THE FARMERS, try walking a mile in their shoes, I doubt you can, you cannot keep the same hours as they do. Daylight to dark is long hard hours. Plus all the frustration that goes with it. They are what keeps America strong and well fed.

Keep up with your worship of obama and see what will happen to you, for my God, the TRUE LIVING GOD, is a very jealous God.

Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 12:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Farmers work from daylight to well past dark. They have lights on those machines now and I have seen them out in the fields at 2 and 3 am.

Farmers give us the clothes we wear, food on our tables and even materials to build with. Soy beans can be processed to make plastics.

They work at the whim of nature and make a crop or not by that same whim.

If you want to complain about farmers please don't so with your mouth full!!

Posted by bear30 (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 1:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Jack- I sure hope that you didn't make your ignorant comment while you had food in your mouth or clothes on your back. The people that the money goes to for nothing is the people that live off welfare & never will or want to get off of it. THAT is the people that get SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.

Posted by gardenflower (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 1:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Oh goodie, Mississippi will receive millions of dollars; no telling where the money will go and who will benefit from it. Oh......I forgot, Obama said he would be watching the Governors to make sure they dispersed the monies properly....(sigh of relief). The era of transparency.

This will make your hair stand on end.
http://www.rense.com:80/general85/give.h...

Posted by firered (Elizabeth Geter) on March 2, 2009 at 2:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

DESTINY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you are back w/ us!! Hope you are feeling much better! Love you!!

Posted by broonzy (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Southernbelle, how about the millions spent each year for Israel? Are you also against it?
maybe...Palestine... like Obama.. he, he, he... is an Arab !

Posted by destiny (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 4:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

FIRERED, love you too, and glad to be back in much better health since I found the right doctor. Cannot sing his praises enough. So glad God lead me to him. I'll feel a lot better when our gov. straightens itself out. I know it's wrong to worry, and it's not healthy, but so many people will be done so wrong before this mess is over with. And now this clinton woman is going to give 900 million dollars away to forieners. I know they need help, but so does America.

Posted by reneef (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 5:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I couldn't help but notice that darius was the first person to mention race in this thread and yet it was to call others racist. Just because we do not agree with President Obama's actions that does not make us a racist. I feel that his brief record of spend, spend, spend is not going to correct the current financial problem. President Bush did make some mistakes - we should never have bailed out the mortgtage industry. If they made bad loans they should be stuck foreclosing on those loans. But, President Obama is compounding the problem by continuing to throw money at a problem that just money will not fix. In order to increase jobs in this country you have to make it attractive to businesses. You can't do that by increasing taxes and running them out of business.

While I do agree that the farmers need help I don't think that letting them buy into what is effectively insurance after the fact. I also don't think subsides paying them not to plant is the correct way to handle the problem.

Our government needs to put the same tariffs and import taxes on goods coming into this country as other countries have on our exports. Right now American Made/Grown products are much more expensive outside the United States because other countries support their local businesses by imposing high tariffs on imports. The United States needs to do the same.

It is also time for the United States to quit supporting Americans that are to lazy to work and foreign countries.

Take care of the people in this country and let the rest of the world take care of themselves.

Posted by Lily_Dream (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 6:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Did anyone read the arcticle carefully? It clearly states that Ms. Landrieu had been working hard with the senate last year to get the bill passed last year. Our then Senate voted against the bill. Senator Landrieu went further by bringing the bill before President Obama who then incorporated it into the stimulus plan, which by now has gotten attention and action. We keep knocking this President, but yet if it wasn't for his stimulus, these farmers would not see a dime. One would think that in such a critical time like this, that we would all look for help from any avenue and appreciate said help.

The budget of a farmer and his work hands,is to work during the summer months and store enough money to cover the winter months. When Gustav and Ike came through, many seasonal workers lives and families were devastated. and he will not get a dime of this stimulus. In Catahoula Parish, it has been hard for my brother and his family to stay afloat. My brother and his family will not see a dime of this stimulus money. You see, the money is not coming to the employees of the farmer, but to the farm owners themselves. I am glad so that they can get back to planting and get some of those hard working men and women back to work as well.

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 6:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

destiny, glad to see you back and making all your good points and comments again!

Posted by reneef (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 7:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

While I feel for the plight of the farmer and the farm workers ... when did it become the government's responsibility to make sure everyone had an income? What happened to personal responsibility? What happened to a personal work ethic? (I am not saying farmers don't have a work ethic..I am asking the question in general). The people in this country have decided that it is the governments responsibility to fix everything. Nothing is an individuals responsibility. I have insurance in case of a natural disaster. Farmers have the option of getting insurance as well but many of them chose not to get that insurance.

I for one and tired of working hard for my pay and then having to give a large portion of it to the state and federal government to give to other people. If I want to give to charity I will do it myself to the charity of my choice.

Posted by rushinghjr (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 8:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I can see the liberals who threw in their two bits and blaming Bush again! I say again that these subject people want something for nothing and distribution of our wealth. The liberals need to go to work for a change and stop wanting handouts. That is what Owhampy did all of his life. I still wonder if he is American born or not! But remember support American Agriculture! You do not want to depend upon a foreign country, especially since we have a Socialist as President! Also, be on guard if Mary Landrieu has anything to do with ANY piece of legislation!

Posted by gerandall58 (Greg Randall) on March 3, 2009 at 6:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

READ THE BOOK , this is not the first time a nation has turned it's back on God, read Genisis and Exodus of the Bible and see how God handled Isreal's disobediance.
But also see this, God never left them, He was simply waiting for them to turn back to him. Bring back prayer in schools, elect presidents that believe in God and country,reguardless of race.

Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on March 3, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If there is to be any bail outs, I would rather it be a farmer than, a wall street take your money for nothing, leech. I don't see Wall St feeding anyone from the fertilizer they have sown!

Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on March 3, 2009 at 7:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

In reverse to that sentas, the farm industry has kept this country propped up for a long time too.
With out it ALL of our food might have to come from China!

If it wasn't for the crops grown here in the US a lot of countries would be going hungry too.

How many people do you know would be able to grow their own food and store enough to last till the next harvest? Without the farmers we wouldn't be able to go and pick fresh vegetables any time we wanted to at the local grocery.

Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on March 4, 2009 at 12:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Really sentas? Have you taken a good look at the stock market?

Cotton

Soy Beans

Wheat

That is only to name a few of the things being traded that come off of farms.

Gold may glitter and be nice to look at but when the brokers speak of Futures they are usually talking about food.

Yes the Farm Bill is a good thing and with out it this whole country would be still be trying to scratch up enough food for everyone to have something to eat. The big cities and the congested Northeastern part of the country would have a hard time trying to grow enough.

I only wanted to make the point that if the money goes to anyone, let it be those that keep us in food. Farming is hard backing work if you don't have the equipment to, turn the soil, spread the fertilizer, row it up, plant the seed, and bring in the harvest. I been there and done that in my youth. I don't begrudge the Farmers a penny.

Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on March 4, 2009 at 4:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I well understand your point sentas, and as soon as those farmers folded, the price of food would go so high, 75% of the country wouldn't be able to buy it.
Therefore the other 25% that could afford it wouldn't be enough to keep the remaining farmers in business and those would fold too.
Then this country would be full of the same chaos as Africa and other areas where they can't grow enough food to supply the demand.
That is why I say the farmers prop this country up too. It is a symbiotic relationship, neither can survive without the other.