Originally Posted by Intense1

Perhaps, Host, I was unclear about what I stated before - I have seen hunger, and it is awful. Perhaps we should define the term "true hunger". I see true hunger as being a situation in which there is no hope, either from familial, ministerial or governmental means, for alleviation of hunger. I'm writing of personal experience of actually seeing kids/adult suffering with both marasmus and kwarshkor (sp?).

I don't know about statistics regarding how horrible you feel the Bush administration has performed regarding the poor in the US. You have so many stats and quotes that I just really have no desire to work through, but from what I can see, you just are focussed on the politics of seeing conservative issues fail.

That is not what I am talking about - I'm talking about real hunger. Kids with distended bellies, kids who have begged me for water and food, kids and adults who have no one else but me (a foreigner) who can supply them with a few pennies in order to give them another meal.

I've personally walked through this, Host, in other countries. I've never seen emaciated kids in the US. Where are they? If there are emaciated kids in the US, why aren't YOU out there helping them? Or at least calling attention of the numerous government services available to them?

Where are you, Host, in the issue of hunger in America?