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W. Todd Akin: I really appreciate you mentioning Star Parker. She is really a fun person. She has a great personality, is a lot of…

On the recordJune 23, 2010
I really appreciate you mentioning Star Parker. She is really a fun person. She has a great personality, is a lot of fun. She's cute, and she is very articulate. And she has an amazing story about how the government tried to trap her into all of this welfare stuff and all of the behaviors that would destroy her life. She came out of it through the power of Jesus Christ, started her own business. Now the government gives her trouble. While she is trying to run a business, doing the right thing, the government is taking shots at her. And she says, Whose side are you on, government? You know, when I was doing the wrong stuff, you were encouraging me. When I am doing the right things, you are giving me a hard time. What's the story here? As I said, I started with a picture of that little green wagon and those two kids. One of them pulling, the other one pushing. The guy looking over his shoulder said, Are you pushing or pulling back there? You know, it just seems like, is the government trying to help us or is it trying to destroy us? And it seems like every decision we have seen is more dependency on Big Government. Thank you, Doctor. It's a pleasure to join you, and God bless America.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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Jun 23, 2010

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The speaker discusses government welfare policies and their impact on individuals striving for independence.

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