Hold the Phone – That Can’t Be Right!

Listening to the local news a few nights ago, I hear the following: “If you receive welfare benefits, you may be eligible for a free cell phone and calling plan from the government, set up through major phone companies like Sprint…”

Yep, I went to the news channel’s website, and there the link was. We are borrowing billions from China to pay for ridiculous s*** like this because having a cell phone is now considered a LIFE OR DEATH matter.

http://www.okcfox.com/newsroom/links/ (Under Saturday, July 31 links)

The details:
“If you are on any form of government assistance (Food Stamps, Social Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, Section 8 public housing, TANF, School Lunch Program), you may qualify for a government discounted cell phone with monthly minutes. You get a FREE cell phone with FREE monthly minutes and no contracts ever. You may also sign up for our $15 weekly unlimited plan including talk, text and data.”

Is that the plan that enables them to photograph their hoo-haw and send it to their baby-daddies? This is important, you know! They need to stay in touch.

The anchors go on to mention another deal for those living in certain areas. Free BlackBerry SmartPhone for people trying to quit smoking. A CNN link with more info:
http://m.crackberry.com/node/123232

Make sure to scan the post-comments for all the readers who plan to start smoking so they can get a free BlackBerry as they then “attempt” to quit. As one reader points out, “the government didn’t sit on their a**es, they spent our money, and it didn’t work.” This is an excellent point worth emphasizing. THE GOVERNMENT CAN’T GET ANYTHING RIGHT. THE SOLUTION IS TO SAY NO TO EVERY BILL INTRODUCED! Do not look to them for answers.

And one more goodie: An article on American Thinker citing Coburn and McCain’s stimulus report for additional info on the damn cell phones (the stop-smoking-BlackBerries will be funded by stimulus money and will create exactly two jobs).

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/08/your_stim_dollars_at_work_ipho.html

Kinda leaves you speechless, huh.