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11-04-2009, 12:10 AM
Is it true that the Obama administration has launched a government program granting a free cell phone and wireless service to every welfare recipient in the U.S.?
No, though that is the central claim of a new forwarded email (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=/od/barackobama/a/obama_phone_free_cell_phones.htm) currently fanning the flames of anti-government sentiment in this country.
"Enough is enough," says the anonymous tirade, "the ship is sinking and it's sinking fast. The very foundations that this country was built on are being shaken. The age-old concepts of God, family, and hard work have flown out the window and are being replaced with 'Hope and Change' and 'Change we can believe in.'"
Which is a curious reaction, considering that the program — which does, in fact, exist — was created over a decade ago by an act of Congress.
Go figure... (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=/od/barackobama/a/obama_phone_free_cell_phones.htm)
'Obama Phones' - A Sign of the Apocalypse (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/11/03/obama-phones-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse.htm) originally appeared on About.com Urban Legends (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://urbanlegends.about.com/) on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 16:02:48.
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No, though that is the central claim of a new forwarded email (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=/od/barackobama/a/obama_phone_free_cell_phones.htm) currently fanning the flames of anti-government sentiment in this country.
"Enough is enough," says the anonymous tirade, "the ship is sinking and it's sinking fast. The very foundations that this country was built on are being shaken. The age-old concepts of God, family, and hard work have flown out the window and are being replaced with 'Hope and Change' and 'Change we can believe in.'"
Which is a curious reaction, considering that the program — which does, in fact, exist — was created over a decade ago by an act of Congress.
Go figure... (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=/od/barackobama/a/obama_phone_free_cell_phones.htm)
'Obama Phones' - A Sign of the Apocalypse (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/11/03/obama-phones-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse.htm) originally appeared on About.com Urban Legends (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://urbanlegends.about.com/) on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 16:02:48.
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