WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is making good on an election-year promise to Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln to give millions of dollars in aid to farmers who lost crops due to weather.
Many of the farmers eligible are in Arkansas. Lincoln, caught in a bruising race for re-election, has pushed for the aid, and she secured a promise from White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in July that the money would be paid out. It took the Agriculture Department almost two months to figure out how to do it, since such disaster aid is usually subject to congressional approval.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that the $630 million in disaster aid will come from a pot of money at USDA that is often used to supplement school nutrition programs.
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Sunnyr
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:22pmThis is nothing more than a wealth redistribution plot. There were numerous articles on how there were only 18,000 farmer involved in the original lawsuit but those numbers swelled to 71,700 SCUMBAGS who had never farmed and had never lived anywhere but the cities. Furthermore, the claimants did not need to prove that they ever actually farmed! What a boondoggle. THIS is what Obozo is all about…..not about truth or fairness, but about “social justice.” VOTE THIS FRAUD OUT IN 2012!!
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:20pmTrue CHANGE or BUSINESS AS USUAL? Nothing like skirting the system and greasing a palm with some illicit money.
Report Post »mrmikejohnson
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:25pmI should have been a farmer.
Report Post »Massey-50
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:23pmyou don’t want that, My brother is and it is a hard life with long days!!!
Report Post »sueflorida
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:02pmObama gives, but he so narrowily defines the qualifications that no one can receive the proceeds. Take the hoop houses from Michelle Obama. It would be the size of a normal living room, but all the crops would have to be planted directly in the ground and be sold to the public at a farmer’s market. I don’t think anyone qualified.
Report Post »This money will probably be handed out to all farmers with four toes on their left foot, one eye and live in a house built on sticks with a thatch roof. All obama’s programs are thinely defined to keep as many people out as possible. Just look at the narrow lines of the mortgage help. Who could apply? No one.
Waiting4George
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:00pmEver notice that Dang-Bags is first to post? I guess we’re paying for high speed internet for govt payroll OFA “volunteers”.
Report Post »rocktruth
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:55pmMore bailouts?
Looks like our tax dollars for election bribery to me.
Report Post »Truncheon
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:48pmI hope everyone realizes that this subsidy, and the rationale behind it, is a complete farce.
What this is, is a giant campaign contribution to Blanche Lincoln, on our dime. That is what the unspent stimulus money is for, as well.
This is the liberal method of *forcing* taxpayers to “contribute” to Democrats.
Report Post »smartypoop
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:26pmIsnt this appropriation part of the bribery package for her vote for the H/C bill? Im sooooooo sick of this.
Report Post »Waiting4George
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:48pmO–Y U B Hatin’ children?
Report Post »JJMinor
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:46pmThis is the kind of charity that we can take advantage of. Up the price of wheat to Russia to compensate the tax-payer. The role of State Government should be to keep a Farmer‘s fund for helping the state’s farms. It is not, as I see it, a Federal role.
Report Post »Truncheon
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:44pmBeckofile writes: “It serves no purpose except to laugh while you guys continue the important conversation.”
If you toy with trolls, then you are a troll. Trolling the trolls is not an intellectually or morally defensible position. It inevitably leads to a destroyed forum that holds no interest for anyone with a brain, filled with trolls and counter-trolls.
If you’d like a really good example of how a blog gets destroyed by trolls on both sides, just hop on over to http://www.humanevents.com for a textbook example.
Report Post »smugsmiley
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:29pmFollowing Poe’s Law, I’m actually pretty sure 98% of the people here are actually trolls trolling trolls. Some are just more subtle than others.
Report Post »912always
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:44pmMost people that I meet that are against the “Tea Party” say it is up to the government to help them. They do not grasp the concept that people have to work and give their money to the government so they can stay home and watch the Simpsons. It is like when people have an accident and say the insurance company will pay for it our hard earned money supports all of that and when we defraud the government or the insurance people we are the ones who are going to pay. When do the lights come on for the left when there is no one else working to pay their way??
Report Post »Waiting4George
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:50pmUh, I think it‘s when their lights are turned off and they can’t use their expresso machine….
Report Post »Massey-50
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:14pmI think we need to remember one very important think when talking about government support and help regardless of whether it is State of Federal Aid. IT IS OUR MONEY they are spending not theirs. Sad to say I heard the same from my sister with her 3 daughters that are all pregant with no fathers paying their way. She stated the “STATE owed her more aid. I pulled out my billfold and through it at her and told her her STATE aid came from my pocket.
Report Post »Tatum
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:43pmEverytime BO gives away a Billion dollars you $10.00 is worth .01 cent less.
Let see 1 trillion makes it $9.90 next week ???
Report Post »tranymike
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:40pmdid the framers in CA ever get there water back on?
Report Post »I will try not to feed the trolls but it’s sooooooo hard
god bless the tea party
NoStar
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:34pmAbout the USDA’s $630 Million
Where did this money come from?
Report Post »No one can really tell.
It may be loaned from China
Or perhaps it came from …Well,
Can we track the money?
Can we see just where it goes?
Just ask Archer Daniels Midland
‘Cause I’ll bet that giant knows.
mallsniper
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:07pmlove it, love it!!!
Report Post »and who says obama is against big business
u just have to be the ‘right’ kind of big business…right?
the viable, profitable family farm ended around farm aid 3
steal from the poor and give to the poor
Joe in Kalifornia
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:38pmMaybe it‘s from Obama’s stash.
Report Post »nvydoc76
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:29pmInteresting. We have food surplus used to feed poverty nations like Somalia and stock UN store houses. Why not use surplus to feed our hungry? I have farmers in my family from my mother side. It is not a industry that will make you rich. But why take from that fund to pay what has been paid to farmers for not farming land such as the Conservation Reserve Program?
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:29pmA fact folks. Beck pays for bandwidth. Bu responding to Dangles and his type, you‘re increasing Beck’s costs. I thought we conaservatives were careful with expenses. Maybe you’re NOT conservatives. I will think that IF you keep responding.
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:28pmWell at least he didn’t print the money this time!
Report Post »dteam270
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:22pmIts her pay off for health care vote…thada girl blanch
Report Post »TexasGranny
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:11pmIf it never goes through Congress (which it didn’t), the Republicans can do nothing to stop it. It’s like recess appointments to avoid the confirmation hearings. Just one more reason to vote in Nov 2010 and 2012 – we must get rid of this socialist government.
Report Post »shotgun
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:23pmRock On Texas Granny!!!
Report Post »Elrik68
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:11pmWhere were they when the farmers were loosing their farms?
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:29pmThis has nothing to do with farms. It has to do with re-election of Lincoln and it’s purpose is to be a statewide voter drive. Watch out for amnesty because it is the biggest national voter drive in history. Be on notice for the lame duck session tricks????
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:53pmI’m afraid Beckofile is right. The decision to release this money had nothing to do with concern for farmer’s needs or any desire to do the right thing. Rather, it was a $630 million vote purchase.
Manupulating voters is much more satisfying to these politicians than saving them from disaster. However, the entitlement mindset which has been nurtured by politicians for a hundred years has taken root and people don’t take responsibility to save themselves as they naturally should.
We all must take responsibility for ourselves.
Refrigerator Platitudes: That‘s what I called the quotes and sayings I’d put on the refrigerator for my kids. This one applies to part of the article and your posts.
Report Post »“Control yourself or you give up that control to someone else”
guardianforce
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:05pmThis is really important so please take a minute to read it…………
Report Post »How in heaven‘s name can our plans for taking back our beloved country succeed if we can’t even get it right on this website. I’m referring to the reaction to that “Dangle” person. I know how frustrated everyone is to have to put up with an agitator. The knee-jerk reaction is to put this scum in it’s place. But everyone here knows that this type of reaction is exactly why the agitator says what it does in the first place. Everyone here knows this scum is not looking to have dialogue………..it simply wants to distract all of us from the important discussions. Please………we cannot behave this way any longer. This agitator………all of them……..are irrelevent. Giving them even one second of recognition means we have failed this test. Pray for them if that is what you truly feel moved to do, but don’t tell them you are doing it. Mr. Beck has asked us to make decisions. Some of us may think acknowledging agitators in any way isn’t too important…………..but it IS………we must understand how best to rebutt them………..IGNORE THEM……..totally ignor them. I’m asking everyone here to unite on the strategy of totally ignoring them. Please, let’s take this opportunity given to us to truly shift our actions to match our heartfelt goals. I’m going to post this in several other discussions, just to make sure I reach as many people I can, but only today. I don’t want to become annoying. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. God bless us all and our beloved United States of America.
Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:15pmI actually agree with ignoring but some comedy has been helpfull. No one in their right mind pays attention to his rants. He is just fun to play with, like my kitty on catnip. It serves no purpose except to laugh while you guys continue the important conversation.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:26pmGuardian, you call it kneejerk. IT is much worse. It is the Pavlovian response that is used to train dogsand other nonthinking animals. It is called a conditioned response.
It is actually programmed by the Progressives to get these responses here on BLAZE.. Keep it up and play their game. I don’t blame them for laughing at you!!!!
Report Post »Fellowman
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:40pmGuardianforce, you are right. Time-waster. We need an IGNORE button we can use when we don’t want to be bothered by certain individuals.
Report Post »JJMinor
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:50pmI have to agree with Beckophile. On some sites you can hit the hide button and that person‘s post don’t show up in your field. But after a while you learn which people to ignore.
Report Post »ru12
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 3:38amThank you! I am new to this mode of communicating, and after 2 days I felt disappointed because too many comments were wasted on waste. Take back the gift Glenn has provided!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:00pmFolks, there is crop insurance against such things. IMO, any subsidies should be made by the state govt and to help to pay fro crop insurance, not given to the individual farmer. Maybe I should crash my car and ask for a feds subsidy?
Report Post »Waiting4George
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:51pmCash4Crash.gov
Report Post »Ellie
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:47pmOH NO! $630 Million diverted from FLOTUS’s pet project – school nutrition – to a bunch of farmers who didn’t bother to get crop insurance.
LET THE FARMERS FAIL!
Report Post »obgone
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:23pmhey wait a minute, didnt BP donate millions of dollars to The annoited ones campaign? Obama and his left wingers are working their plan to perfection……………get as many people on welfare and depending on monies from the Feds and Capitalism is one step closer to ruin. Good job, Comrades
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:46pmWhy didn’t the Republicans “block” this?!!!? WHYY??!!!
Report Post »Debrabate
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:49pmbecause it is election year
Report Post »Danglinbags
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:51pmRepublicants are all about blocking the legislation that will help us. The only law they want to pass is to give all our money to BP and Haliburton.
broker0101
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:55pmWait til after November 2012. Everything you ever accused Republicans of doing will actually be done, in SPADES. Can’t wait to hear you scream, then whimper, then starve to death.
Report Post »CharlieB
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:03pmWell, “since such disaster aid is usually subject to congressional approval” this administration just went around the system. That is why they had to take the funds from a program that would feed children.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:11pmDangleBagger…Your mommy is mad and wants you to come out of the basement and give her laptop back. The bruises are even worse then this morning? Have you been get hit by bruiserBags on the chin again?
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:23pmDangles….Legislation can also have devestating or even unintended consequences. If every politician went on vacation until January I am sure we would be better off. To take money from one group and then siphon off about 50% for the program and bureaucrats then deliver half the money to another group will not do anything in the overall picture. Do you see you must injure one party to give to another??? Oh but the bureaucrat makes off with the injured paties money and then funnels some to the union who in turn think up another way to inflict injury upon another unsuspecting group. It’s called a circle jerk.
Report Post »Sunny
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:47pmRepublicans never knew what hit them, or the school kids for that matter, because Rahmbo tiptoed around congress … sounds about right for the caliber of this administration. Sad state of affairs we have going on in DC and its disgusting.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:38pmdid you not understand THEY are raiding the MONEY from the kids school lunches.. they BY PASSED congress making them not relevant.. Just like a few things they BY PASSED the senate to do MAKING OUR GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY NEUTERED.. My question is sine OBAMA and Czars are now RUNNING this country WHY are we paying billions to a congress and senate??
Report Post »Danglinbags
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:44pmThis is making me glad. Rahm is looking out for us and not wanting republicans to hold us down all the time.
jkten57
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:53pmYea, why feed the poor kids when you can give it to the farm corp.s! So what if it HAS to go through congress. Imperial Pres. Obama will do what he whats anyway!
Report Post »scottystarnes
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:54pmDanglinbags, it was a Republican President who established the USDA. His name was Abraham Lincoln. Please educate yourself before making such partisan claims that are not fact-based. I bet if we investigate the claims, we will find out most of them are fraudulent like those from the Pigsford settlement.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:08pmDangles you got away from the strait jacket again. Now put down mommies iphone and take your medicine. By the way your Mommy is looking for you on another story. I let her know that your safe and sound in the mental ward computer lab.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:25pmWow??? It only took Rahm 2 months to figure out his way around the Constitution? Happening just as Beck told us????
Report Post »Big Alby
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:25pmRepublican now independents don’t hold you down Dragonbags ..It’s your A**holic attitude giving you your dragon breath…
Report Post »Topcat
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:35pmNow we know why Michelle Obama is campaigning for the school kids to eat less , her husband just stole $630 million out of their school nutrition programs . Obama keeps a campaign promise and kids go hungry , sounds like par for the course to me.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:28pmI guess they will just have to eat apples.
Report Post »Compete or Lose
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:39pmWhoa buckwheat–this looks like a pay off!
Report Post »no-lame-excuses-just-facts
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:45pmSo danglinbags why..oh hold its the phone…..its your village they said you’ve been missing please go home
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