P-D dumbfounded by Cynthia Davis' hunger for hunger

The Post-Dispatch has picked up on Rep. Cynthia Davis' (R-Pluto) crusade against healthy meals for poor children -- as first reported here on Fired Up! -- and they're not impressed.

Oblivious to the needs of Missouri’s hungry children
State Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O’Fallon, is staking out a strong position on child hunger: She’s for it.

“Hunger can be a positive motivator,” she notes in the latest edition of her newsletter.

More precisely, Ms. Davis is against summer feeding programs for poor kids. They are an excuse “to create an expansion of a government program,” she says.

The editorial rightly crushes Davis for her cruel/insane/awful opposition to summer feeding programs for poor children. But the best part of the piece is the reworking of Cynthia's proverb for healthy living. As you may recall, Davis wrote:

Tip: If you work for McDonald’s, they will feed you for free during your break.

To which the Post-Dispatch responded:

Tip: When you chair a state special committee on children and families, you probably ought to learn something about the needs of children and families.

Well played. Such complaints about committee assignments should be directed to Speaker Ron Richard, State Capitol, Room 308.

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