tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074121.post4389301114973317494..comments2023-12-26T22:08:54.798-05:00Comments on Lotus - Surviving a Dark Time: 150.7 - Clown Award: Rep. Paul RyanLotushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774266443353774752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074121.post-46879482047023725802014-03-17T12:14:46.108-05:002014-03-17T12:14:46.108-05:00True, and perhaps I should have included that.
Bu...True, and perhaps I should have included that.<br /><br />But even if the story was true as told, my point, as I expect you knew all along, was what Ryan took away from the story was that because the boy got a sponsored lunch, his parents in some way loved him less than richer parents love their children and that it would be better for him to go hungry than to have a government-paid lunch because that - somehow - would "fill his soul," that being - somehow - better than filling his stomach.Lotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774266443353774752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074121.post-41178022833337793132014-03-17T11:39:23.135-05:002014-03-17T11:39:23.135-05:00The story itself was misleading. The kid was resp...The story itself was misleading. The kid was responding to a private would-be benefactor's offer to pay for his school lunch instead of it being paid for by the government. But to the kid, there was no difference - it's not like the guy was offering to make him a lunch.Avedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com