The ugly truth behind "obamaphones".

gulfbeachbandit wrote:1.  The profits from each purchase(handout) of an obamaphone goes directly to mexico.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215966/Mexican-billionaire-making-millions-American-government-program-gives-poor-free-cell-phones.html

2.  A wireless company profiting from the so-called “Obama phone” giveaway program is run by a prominent Democratic donor whose wife has raised more than $1.5 million for the president since 2007.

http://freebeacon.com/obamaphones-profiting-obamadonors/

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:1.  The profits from each purchase(handout) of an obamaphone goes directly to mexico.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215966/Mexican-billionaire-making-millions-American-government-program-gives-poor-free-cell-phones.html

2.  A wireless company profiting from the so-called “Obama phone” giveaway program is run by a prominent Democratic donor whose wife has raised more than $1.5 million for the president since 2007.

http://freebeacon.com/obamaphones-profiting-obamadonors/

There is no such thing as an obamaphone. The program is called the Lifeline Benefit Program and it was initiated under Ronald Reagan.

Lifeline

"In 2005, Lifeline discounts were made available to qualifying low-income consumers on pre-paid wireless service plans in addition to traditional landline service. Lifeline is part of the Universal Service Fund."

That's right, under Bush, in 2005, people were able to get discounts on mobile phone services. You could correctly call these the Bush phones.

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:1.  The profits from each purchase(handout) of an obamaphone goes directly to mexico.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215966/Mexican-billionaire-making-millions-American-government-program-gives-poor-free-cell-phones.html

2.  A wireless company profiting from the so-called “Obama phone” giveaway program is run by a prominent Democratic donor whose wife has raised more than $1.5 million for the president since 2007.

http://freebeacon.com/obamaphones-profiting-obamadonors/

There is no such thing as an obamaphone. The program is called the Lifeline Benefit Program and it was initiated under Ronald Reagan.

Lifeline

"In 2005, Lifeline discounts were made available to qualifying low-income consumers on pre-paid wireless service plans in addition to traditional landline service. Lifeline is part of the Universal Service Fund."

That's right, under Bush, in 2005, people were able to get discounts on mobile phone services. You could correctly call these the Bush phones.

Aren't you the clever one.
We all know what the program is.  Notice I put "obamaphone" in " in the title?

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:1.  The profits from each purchase(handout) of an obamaphone goes directly to mexico.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215966/Mexican-billionaire-making-millions-American-government-program-gives-poor-free-cell-phones.html

2.  A wireless company profiting from the so-called “Obama phone” giveaway program is run by a prominent Democratic donor whose wife has raised more than $1.5 million for the president since 2007.

http://freebeacon.com/obamaphones-profiting-obamadonors/

There is no such thing as an obamaphone. The program is called the Lifeline Benefit Program and it was initiated under Ronald Reagan.

Lifeline

"In 2005, Lifeline discounts were made available to qualifying low-income consumers on pre-paid wireless service plans in addition to traditional landline service. Lifeline is part of the Universal Service Fund."

That's right, under Bush, in 2005, people were able to get discounts on mobile phone services. You could correctly call these the Bush phones.

Aren't you the clever one.
We all know what the program is.  Notice I put "obamaphone" in " in the title?

Of course I noticed. I also noticed that you continued calling them "Obamaphones" in your post because you believe that this entire program was initiated by the Obama Administration. How incorrect you are.

cool1 wrote:Obama phone whatever ---doesn't concern me what you call it ---where is the money going and to who! now that maybe would be of concern if true!
cant we ever find a way to keep the money right here in the good ole USA - Have we gotten so stupid that we cant make a phone  

Watcher wrote:

cool1 wrote:Obama phone whatever ---doesn't concern me what you call it ---where is the money going and to who! now that maybe would be of concern if true!
cant we ever find a way to keep the money right here in the good ole USA - Have we gotten so stupid that we cant make a phone  

Why doesn't it concern you, when people falsely attribute the Lifeline program to Obama? Why don't false accusations concern you? They should.

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:1.  The profits from each purchase(handout) of an obamaphone goes directly to mexico.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215966/Mexican-billionaire-making-millions-American-government-program-gives-poor-free-cell-phones.html

2.  A wireless company profiting from the so-called “Obama phone” giveaway program is run by a prominent Democratic donor whose wife has raised more than $1.5 million for the president since 2007.

http://freebeacon.com/obamaphones-profiting-obamadonors/

There is no such thing as an obamaphone. The program is called the Lifeline Benefit Program and it was initiated under Ronald Reagan.

Lifeline

"In 2005, Lifeline discounts were made available to qualifying low-income consumers on pre-paid wireless service plans in addition to traditional landline service. Lifeline is part of the Universal Service Fund."

That's right, under Bush, in 2005, people were able to get discounts on mobile phone services. You could correctly call these the Bush phones.

Aren't you the clever one.
We all know what the program is.  Notice I put "obamaphone" in " in the title?

Of course I noticed. I also noticed that you continued calling them "Obamaphones" in your post because you believe that this entire program was initiated by the Obama Administration. How incorrect you are.

The free phone program was started by a Republican President.  Just like welfare was.  Both were intended to help out people in extreme hardships.
Look at what a joke both of these programs have become.  Welfare has become a lifestyle rather than a lifeline.

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

cool1 wrote:Obama phone whatever ---doesn't concern me what you call it ---where is the money going and to who! now that maybe would be of concern if true!
cant we ever find a way to keep the money right here in the good ole USA - Have we gotten so stupid that we cant make a phone  

Why doesn't it concern you, when people falsely attribute the Lifeline program to Obama? Why don't false accusations concern you? They should.

obamaphone is a nickname the program picked up from a video posted by a person of color with her free obamaphone.

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

cool1 wrote:Obama phone whatever ---doesn't concern me what you call it ---where is the money going and to who! now that maybe would be of concern if true!
cant we ever find a way to keep the money right here in the good ole USA - Have we gotten so stupid that we cant make a phone  

Why doesn't it concern you, when people falsely attribute the Lifeline program to Obama? Why don't false accusations concern you? They should.

obamaphone is a nickname the program picked up from a video posted by a person of color with her free obamaphone.

So some black person calls it the "Obamaphone" and that somehow makes it all Obama's? You must be one gullible person to believe everything you hear or read on the net. Your posts show it.

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

cool1 wrote:Obama phone whatever ---doesn't concern me what you call it ---where is the money going and to who! now that maybe would be of concern if true!
cant we ever find a way to keep the money right here in the good ole USA - Have we gotten so stupid that we cant make a phone  

Why doesn't it concern you, when people falsely attribute the Lifeline program to Obama? Why don't false accusations concern you? They should.

obamaphone is a nickname the program picked up from a video posted by a person of color with her free obamaphone.

So some black person calls it the "Obamaphone" and that somehow makes it all Obama's? You must be one gullible person to believe everything you hear or read on the net. Your posts show it.

I believe that they will forevermore be called obamaphones.  Not my doing.  Even the press refers to them as obamaphones.

Pick your battles a little better next time.

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

gulfbeachbandit wrote:

Watcher wrote:

cool1 wrote:Obama phone whatever ---doesn't concern me what you call it ---where is the money going and to who! now that maybe would be of concern if true!
cant we ever find a way to keep the money right here in the good ole USA - Have we gotten so stupid that we cant make a phone  

Why doesn't it concern you, when people falsely attribute the Lifeline program to Obama? Why don't false accusations concern you? They should.

obamaphone is a nickname the program picked up from a video posted by a person of color with her free obamaphone.

So some black person calls it the "Obamaphone" and that somehow makes it all Obama's? You must be one gullible person to believe everything you hear or read on the net. Your posts show it.

I believe that they will forevermore be called obamaphones.  Not my doing.  Even the press refers to them as obamaphones.

Pick your battles a little better next time.

People who are informed a little better than you seem to be don't refer to them as Obamaphones.
Pick your battles a little better, next time.

cool1 wrote:It doesn't concern me because I cant do anything about it.--all Ive witnessed is these phones being handed out like candy - If someone wants to do something about it I think they should like call Obama and complain but then he may shut all communication down , He has the authority to do that !        The reason people are noticing these phones in the first place its like I said everybody has there hand in the candy dish! 

Captn Kaoz wrote:It is true the life line program was started by President Ronald Reagan who also said the closet to eternity on earth was a government program.  That was back when the phone was hardwired to the wall not carried around.  Each family had only 1 phone.  If you want a free phone, you should get a phone from the "Reagan Phone" era.  We will hard wire it to your wall.  No texting, no pictures, just a simple touch tone phone mounted in your kitchen.   1 per family no exceptions.

Watcher wrote:

Captn Kaoz wrote:It is true the life line program was started by President Ronald Reagan who also said the closet to eternity on earth was a government program.  That was back when the phone was hardwired to the wall not carried around.  Each family had only 1 phone.  If you want a free phone, you should get a phone from the "Reagan Phone" era.  We will hard wire it to your wall.  No texting, no pictures, just a simple touch tone phone mounted in your kitchen.   1 per family no exceptions.

Times are different now. Many people no longer have landlines but still need phones.

You are absolutely correct times are different.  We have grown more into a culture of entitlement.  People are gaming the system more and more.  Return it to its simplest form and you will eliminate abuse.  If you want a cell phone get a job.  A cell phone is not a right it is a monthly payment.   That is why you need a job.

Captn Kaoz wrote:

Watcher wrote:

Captn Kaoz wrote:It is true the life line program was started by President Ronald Reagan who also said the closet to eternity on earth was a government program.  That was back when the phone was hardwired to the wall not carried around.  Each family had only 1 phone.  If you want a free phone, you should get a phone from the "Reagan Phone" era.  We will hard wire it to your wall.  No texting, no pictures, just a simple touch tone phone mounted in your kitchen.   1 per family no exceptions.

Times are different now. Many people no longer have landlines but still need phones.

You are absolutely correct times are different.  We have grown more into a culture of entitlement.  People are gaming the system more and more.  Return it to its simplest form and you will eliminate abuse.  If you want a cell phone get a job.  A cell phone is not a right it is a monthly payment.   That is why you need a job.

gulfbeachbandit wrote:http://www.naturalnews.com/040869_obama_phone_government_waste_project_veritas.html

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/18/video-obama-phones-given-those-who-would-sell-them/

Watcher wrote:

Captn Kaoz wrote:

Watcher wrote:

Captn Kaoz wrote:It is true the life line program was started by President Ronald Reagan who also said the closet to eternity on earth was a government program.  That was back when the phone was hardwired to the wall not carried around.  Each family had only 1 phone.  If you want a free phone, you should get a phone from the "Reagan Phone" era.  We will hard wire it to your wall.  No texting, no pictures, just a simple touch tone phone mounted in your kitchen.   1 per family no exceptions.

Times are different now. Many people no longer have landlines but still need phones.

You are absolutely correct times are different.  We have grown more into a culture of entitlement.  People are gaming the system more and more.  Return it to its simplest form and you will eliminate abuse.  If you want a cell phone get a job.  A cell phone is not a right it is a monthly payment.   That is why you need a job.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who use the Lifeline program who are gainfully employed. It seems you are assuming that they aren't.