Saturday, February 19, 2011
Would you rather have an Obama phone, or a Reagan phone?
This time Obama gets credit for Reagan's work - no fair!
We had a blog linked from someone today that claimed that there is a cell phone for low-income folks that is free, called the "Obama phone", and is supposedly paid for by the government.
Well, it's a total hoax, folks. It's one of those things that they call an internet urban legend. Now these things happen all of the time, but I am asking you all, please, don't just put up any rumor you see on the net as newsworthy without checking it. Please!!!!!
Apparently, our blogger friend didn't even check out the website itself, which dedicated an entire page to debunking this myth. I found this information just about two or three clicks away.
And you'll really like this next part: the government has very little to do with it! In true conservative fashion, the phone companies give the service away as a blessing to the community.
What's even funnier about this is that the program started when Ronald Reagan was president. So it's really the "Reagan phone." I want a "Reagan phone," don't you?
Lord, bless the bloggers, and please help them to check their sources! Amen!
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Sorry, Cliff. I will correct this on Bob's Blog.
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