Comments on: LAT Doesn’t Know About ‘Free’ Phones? http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:34:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Colonel1961 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137760 Colonel1961 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:43:59 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137760 Turn-down service, of course - anything less would be undignified! Glad you caught the oversight! Turn-down service, of course – anything less would be undignified! Glad you caught the oversight!

]]> By: Confucius http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137754 Confucius Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:11:05 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137754 I think I've been disenfranchised. I have the exact same SafeLink phone, but mine wasn't free! (And it certainly doesn't take pictures.) Can I get a little social justice over here? I think I’ve been disenfranchised.

I have the exact same SafeLink phone, but mine wasn’t free! (And it certainly doesn’t take pictures.)

Can I get a little social justice over here?

]]> By: Confucius http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137753 Confucius Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:05:30 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137753 Good question! Good question!

]]> By: canary http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137737 canary Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:10:04 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137737 I may have this wrong; Michelle's PR in a bad dangerous drug ridden neighborhood. Their expensive Valentine day short expensive trip; Air Force 1/ w/cargo plane) to dine at their old haunt diner in Chicago? Ya know, might be difficult leaving the hood and connections. I mean who'd talk about it, and risk ticking off the hood. It's just a sign of these times. I may have this wrong; Michelle’s PR in a bad dangerous drug ridden neighborhood. Their expensive Valentine day short expensive trip; Air Force 1/ w/cargo plane) to dine at their old haunt diner in Chicago? Ya know, might be difficult leaving the hood and connections. I mean who’d talk about it, and risk ticking off the hood. It’s just a sign of these times.

]]> By: Clarissimus http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137735 Clarissimus Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:24:54 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137735 I can get free internet at any free library. Cash can rent a PO Box. I can get free internet at any free library. Cash can rent a PO Box.

]]> By: canary http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137733 canary Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:39:34 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137733 Michelle is doing this for the recent bad PR on the tax reports on Obama's and Joe Biden, with little charity tax deductions. There's the security guard behind her, so it would make more sense to take that money, and buy more food, then protection. We allready know that Obama has more security than any other President, and he's taking full advantage of it. This only caused people who really needed the food not to get any. Michelle, should take up Laura Bushe's cause and help those poor middle eastern woman who get executed, their heads chopped off, their female parts mutilated, acid in little girls faces, and all that. Dang in our state, you have to show you are a domestic crime victim, and you get a phone that will dial 911. No wonder the gangs and drugs in DC are growing. Michelle is doing this for the recent bad PR on the tax reports on Obama’s and Joe Biden, with little charity tax deductions. There’s the security guard behind her, so it would make more sense to take that money, and buy more food, then protection. We allready know that Obama has more security than any other President, and he’s taking full advantage of it. This only caused people who really needed the food not to get any.
Michelle, should take up Laura Bushe’s cause and help those poor middle eastern woman who get executed, their heads chopped off, their female parts mutilated, acid in little girls faces, and all that.

Dang in our state, you have to show you are a domestic crime victim, and you get a phone that will dial 911. No wonder the gangs and drugs in DC are growing.

]]> By: MinnesotaRush http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137730 MinnesotaRush Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:12:26 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137730 Colonel .. I share your shock and disbelief. But alas .. it is true. Free phones AND service AND features. I wonder what their choice of vintage wines were with their White House Mushroom Risotto and broccoli??? ... and for dessert??? Can't forget the new mandatory turn-down service at the shelter .... Colonel .. I share your shock and disbelief. But alas .. it is true. Free phones AND service AND features.

I wonder what their choice of vintage wines were with their White House Mushroom Risotto and broccoli??? … and for dessert???

Can’t forget the new mandatory turn-down service at the shelter ….

]]> By: southern http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137726 southern Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:40:35 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137726 I thought food servers were required to wear a hair net or at least a dew rag. I thought food servers were required to wear a hair net or at least a dew rag.

]]> By: U NO HOO http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137721 U NO HOO Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:22:53 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137721 Let me get this right. Cell phones for the homeless? Where the heck do they charge them overnight? Let me get this right.

Cell phones for the homeless?

Where the heck do they charge them overnight?

]]> By: Rusty Shackleford http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137719 Rusty Shackleford Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:12:09 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137719 Prepaid phones have to be activated via the internet and STILL require a permanent residence, a valid e-mail address so they can verify you are who you say you are, etc etc. So you'd have to have paid access to some form of internet access, along with an e-mail account. I don't see too many modems hooked up under the bridge. And, get a load 'a the "first.....uh.....'lady' hamming it up for the photo op. I wonder if any of the so-called homeless complained about the lack of arugula or lobster bisque.(Hard to prepare that in a box) Over and over, people. Up is down, wrong is right and so on. I had to go outside today to make sure that the sun still shone and that most other laws of physics were still in force. Prepaid phones have to be activated via the internet and STILL require a permanent residence, a valid e-mail address so they can verify you are who you say you are, etc etc. So you’d have to have paid access to some form of internet access, along with an e-mail account. I don’t see too many modems hooked up under the bridge.

And, get a load ‘a the “first…..uh…..’lady’ hamming it up for the photo op.

I wonder if any of the so-called homeless complained about the lack of arugula or lobster bisque.(Hard to prepare that in a box)

Over and over, people. Up is down, wrong is right and so on. I had to go outside today to make sure that the sun still shone and that most other laws of physics were still in force.

]]> By: Colonel1961 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137716 Colonel1961 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:07:08 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137716 Good point, PR - that leaves over a grand per month for the goodies. But wait, how are they expected to keep a good buzz on for only $35.00 a day? Kush Kredits, Crack Coupons and 44-Freebies should be the next entitlements. And I have no idea what 'kush' is... Good point, PR – that leaves over a grand per month for the goodies. But wait, how are they expected to keep a good buzz on for only $35.00 a day? Kush Kredits, Crack Coupons and 44-Freebies should be the next entitlements. And I have no idea what ‘kush’ is…

]]> By: Colonel1961 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137715 Colonel1961 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:59:28 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137715 Please, for the love of God, tell me that this is an article from The Onion! Our Government is not giving away free cell phones?!?! Mushroom risotto and broccoli? Is this a soup kitchen or The French Laundry? To crib from P. J. O'Rourke - the Biblical injunction is to feed and clothe the poor, not to style and indulge them... Please, for the love of God, tell me that this is an article from The Onion! Our Government is not giving away free cell phones?!?!

Mushroom risotto and broccoli? Is this a soup kitchen or The French Laundry? To crib from P. J. O’Rourke – the Biblical injunction is to feed and clothe the poor, not to style and indulge them…

]]> By: Clarissimus http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137713 Clarissimus Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:39:13 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137713 <i>And if he is homeless, where do they send the cellphone bills?</i> It could be a prepaid phone. You can rely on cash alone for those. <i>a single person can get a free phone if they make $14,620 or less</i> Wow, even I could qualify for that. I never even realized I was poor -- I figured since I can pay for rent, food, clothing, car, insurance, student loans, and still have enough left over to waste money on things like occasional fast food or movies that I was doing pretty well for myself. How helpful of the government to set me straight. <i>I don’t get call waiting, Caller ID, or roll over minutes for free with my plan</i> Sounds like you need to switch carriers :p And if he is homeless, where do they send the cellphone bills?

It could be a prepaid phone. You can rely on cash alone for those.

a single person can get a free phone if they make $14,620 or less

Wow, even I could qualify for that. I never even realized I was poor — I figured since I can pay for rent, food, clothing, car, insurance, student loans, and still have enough left over to waste money on things like occasional fast food or movies that I was doing pretty well for myself. How helpful of the government to set me straight.

I don’t get call waiting, Caller ID, or roll over minutes for free with my plan

Sounds like you need to switch carriers :p

]]> By: Barbie http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137711 Barbie Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:55:10 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137711 Michelle Obama makes me ill. Michelle Obama makes me ill.

]]> By: jrmcdonald http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137708 jrmcdonald Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:30:37 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137708 Giving away food I paid for. Same-o, same-o. Giving away food I paid for. Same-o, same-o.

]]> By: gipper http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137700 gipper Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:28:03 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/lat-doesnt-know-poor-get-free-cell-phones#comment-137700 "The first lady served up mushroom risotto and broccoli..." What? No arugula? What a shame. These homeless are entitled to arugula. Michelle and The Man (Obama) need to keep these people down. Make them think they can't rise above their current situation. And, after the meal, make sure the homeless get their ENTITLE-MINT. “The first lady served up mushroom risotto and broccoli…”

What? No arugula? What a shame. These homeless are entitled to arugula. Michelle and The Man (Obama) need to keep these people down. Make them think they can’t rise above their current situation. And, after the meal, make sure the homeless get their ENTITLE-MINT.

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