Free Cell Phones

As if the Goverment hasn't already squandered enough money most Americans WORK for. They new program provides free cell phones and minutes to low income American's. WTH?

Here's how the progam works. You can find out about this on the World Wide Web at the Safe Link Wireless Web Site.

How to Qualify for a free cell phone from Safelink Wireless
“The process to qualify for Lifeline Service depends on the State you live in. In general, you may qualify if…
You already participate in other State or Federal assistance program such as Federal Public Housing Assistance, Food Stamps and Medicaid. OR
Your total household income is at or below 135% of the poverty guidelines set by your State and/or the Federal Government. AND
No one in your household currently receives Lifeline Service through another phone carrier.
You have a valid United States Postal Address. In order for us to ship you your free phone you must live at a residence that can receive mail from the US Post Office. Sorry, but P.O. Boxes cannot be accepted.
In addition to meeting the guidelines above you will also be required to provide proof of your participation in an assistance program, or proof of your income level. Un-freakin-believable. Outrageous. Shocking.

The way we read it, this program gives you a free phone, free monthly service, and free minutes. You qualify even if you make 35% more than the designated “poverty” level or if you’re already getting additional freebies from the government. And we see nothing that indicates you have to be a legal resident of the United States to qualify.
The site is also available in Spanish, leading to the not-too-unreasonable conclusion that a significant percentage of the applicants conceivably could be, may be, might be undocumented aliens. And, for God’s sake, we don’t even want to know how many of the applicants are currently stiffing a bank on a mortgage they never really qualified for in the first place.
Would someone please call 911 on their free cell phone?
Here's a thought, if you cant afford a cell phone on your current salary. DON'T GET ONE or get a second job to pay for the luxurys like many others do! Who decided that everyone is entitled to a cell phone? Was a constitutional amendment passed that I don't know about? If I have to pay for a someone else's phone shouldn't I get to decide who I want to have the phone? This is just another example of the left trying to buy votes from lower income voters. The way their job performance numbers looked in a recent poll, they need all the help they can get.
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Men In Black

Do you recall the Men In Black movies? These movies were entertaining, but seemed to be a bit unrealistic at the time. In retrospect I think they were on to something. Maybe there really are alien life forms that are among us, that we don't know about. This could explain what's going on in Washington these days. Some members of Congress even look like aliens. I'll let you decide which ones they are. This would be a plausable explanation for some of the things they have done since the left has gained control of both the House and Senate. These people are so detached from the reallity it is possible they are from another planet. They have managed to seize control and are hell bent on destroying the American way of life. Maybe a Men in Black type organization could be formed to investigate this. We could send them back to thier home planets. We need to do something about what's going on in Washington.
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Vacation

I was on vacation in Germany when I heard that BHO had won the Nobel Peace Prize. I was shocked to say the least. Apparently I was not the only one suprised. Someone who watched the announcement told me that there was a collective gasp from the crowd at the ceremony when his name was read.

I pondered how he could have won, given the fact that he has been in office 9 short months. Then I thought about all he has done in that time. Lets review shall we? BHO has repeatedly apologized for past administration's efforts to keep us safe and even bowed to the Saudi King. He has cut the Defense Department's budget and canceled the F-22 Fighter Jet production as well as the Missle Defense System that was going to be deployed in Eastern Europe. He has vowed to pull out of Iraq and close the detention center a Gitmo. He has entertained the idea of prosecuting members of the CIA for doing their job.

All this has done is make our country less safe. Basically it comes down to this: Our National Security has been sacrificed for an award that will do nothing to achieve peace and that most of us don't care about. Sleep well tonight.
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