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Limbaugh Advocates Dumpster Diving

Max Fisher 276 Views Jun 16, 2010

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is outraged about a liberal argument that public schools should provide school lunches to children even when they are out of class. The argument, which Limbaugh reads in an incredulous tone, states that students may go hungry or suffer from poor nutrition during the summer season. Furious at the condescending assumption that children cannot find their own food, he says he will dedicate a new segment to teaching children how to eat. "There are also things in what's called the kitchen of your house." He goes on,

If that doesn't work, try a happy meal at McDonald's. You know where McDonald's is. There's the dollar menu at McDonald's. And if they don't have chicken nuggets, dial 9-1-1 and ask for Obama. There's another place if none of these options work to find food. There's always the neighborhood dumpster. Now you might find competition with homeless people there. But there are videos that have been produced to show you how to healthfully dine and how to dumpster dive and to survive until school kicks back up in August.

The Washington Post's David Weigel quips, "BREAKING: Limbaugh endorses freeganism... DEVELOPING..."

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