Taxcutter
04-26-2013, 11:10 AM
Breitbart ran a lot of stories about the Pigford scandal while the MSM ignored it.
Now Breitbart is vindicated as the NYT (no less) runs his stories above the fold.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/us/farm-loan-bias-claims-often-unsupported-cost-us-millions.html?hp&_r=2&pagewanted=all&
quote:
“…the template for the deal — the $50,000 payouts to black farmers — had proved a magnet for fraud.”
“…it became a runaway train, driven by racial politics, pressure from influential members of Congress and law firms that stand to gain more than $130 million in fees.”
“The total cost could top $4.4 billion.”
“Agriculture Department reviewers found reams of suspicious claims, from nursery-school-age children and pockets of urban dwellers, sometimes in the same handwriting with nearly identical accounts of discrimination.”
“…compensate not only those who had proof of bias, but those who had none.”
“Some people took the money who didn’t even have a garden in the ground.”
“We had applications for kids who were 4 or 5 years old. We had cases where every single member of the family applied.”
“Basically, it was a rip-off of the American taxpayers.”
“In 16 ZIP codes in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Carolina, the number of successful claimants exceeded the total number of farms operated by people of any race in 1997, the year the lawsuit was filed. Those applicants received nearly $100 million.”
“…in one ZIP code in Columbus, Ohio, nearly everyone in two adjoining apartment buildings had filed…”
“Congress overrode a veto by Mr. Bush, who objected to other provisions in the bill.”
“Let’s get the judge to go to work writing them checks! They have just opened the bank vault.”
http://twitchy.com/2013/04/26/breitbart-is-smiling-nyt-vindicates-andrew-breitbart-with-major-story-on-pigford-scandal/#.UXp-bgzw1zQ.twitter
quote:
“The late Andrew Breitbart and his team worked tirelessly to expose the fraud and abuse of the Pigford settlements scandal… For his efforts, he was smeared, mocked and trashed as a liar.”
Taxcutter says:
Now the NYT admits that everyone who trashed Breitbart was a partisan liar.
Now Breitbart is vindicated as the NYT (no less) runs his stories above the fold.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/us/farm-loan-bias-claims-often-unsupported-cost-us-millions.html?hp&_r=2&pagewanted=all&
quote:
“…the template for the deal — the $50,000 payouts to black farmers — had proved a magnet for fraud.”
“…it became a runaway train, driven by racial politics, pressure from influential members of Congress and law firms that stand to gain more than $130 million in fees.”
“The total cost could top $4.4 billion.”
“Agriculture Department reviewers found reams of suspicious claims, from nursery-school-age children and pockets of urban dwellers, sometimes in the same handwriting with nearly identical accounts of discrimination.”
“…compensate not only those who had proof of bias, but those who had none.”
“Some people took the money who didn’t even have a garden in the ground.”
“We had applications for kids who were 4 or 5 years old. We had cases where every single member of the family applied.”
“Basically, it was a rip-off of the American taxpayers.”
“In 16 ZIP codes in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Carolina, the number of successful claimants exceeded the total number of farms operated by people of any race in 1997, the year the lawsuit was filed. Those applicants received nearly $100 million.”
“…in one ZIP code in Columbus, Ohio, nearly everyone in two adjoining apartment buildings had filed…”
“Congress overrode a veto by Mr. Bush, who objected to other provisions in the bill.”
“Let’s get the judge to go to work writing them checks! They have just opened the bank vault.”
http://twitchy.com/2013/04/26/breitbart-is-smiling-nyt-vindicates-andrew-breitbart-with-major-story-on-pigford-scandal/#.UXp-bgzw1zQ.twitter
quote:
“The late Andrew Breitbart and his team worked tirelessly to expose the fraud and abuse of the Pigford settlements scandal… For his efforts, he was smeared, mocked and trashed as a liar.”
Taxcutter says:
Now the NYT admits that everyone who trashed Breitbart was a partisan liar.