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Earth_First

(14,910 posts) Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:53 PM Nov 2012

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The 'Obama Phone'

If I have to hear one more effin comment about Obama sponspred cell phones, Imma gonna lose it!

When/where did.this one originate?!

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The 'Obama Phone' (Original Post) Earth_First Nov 2012 OP

under George Bush SoonerPride Nov 2012 #1

The program has been around since Reagan ... daggahead Nov 2012 #2

Ooooh... Earth_First Nov 2012 #3

Snopes: pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #4

It's bullshit. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #5

No. It is Verizon RobertEarl Nov 2012 #6

Started under Ronald Reagan with land lines Marrah_G Nov 2012 #7

Called 'Lifeline' jackbenimble Nov 2012 #8

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring... Pab Sungenis Nov 2012 #9

This must be one of the new rw talking points. Arkansas Granny Nov 2012 #10

With this story on mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #11

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

1. under George Bush

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:54 PM

Nov 2012

daggahead

(1,296 posts)

2. The program has been around since Reagan ...

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:55 PM

Nov 2012

... but the cell phones have been provided since the "W" era.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

3. Ooooh...

Reply to daggahead (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:56 PM

Nov 2012

Gonna have to look that one up!

Thanks!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

4. Snopes:

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:57 PM

Nov 2012

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/cellphone.asp

Comrade_McKenzie

(2,526 posts)

5. It's bullshit. nt

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:58 PM

Nov 2012

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

6. No. It is Verizon

Reply to Comrade_McKenzie (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:14 PM

Nov 2012

Who do you think Bush contracted with to be the carrier for all those cell phones?

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

7. Started under Ronald Reagan with land lines

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:18 PM

Nov 2012

Expanded by the other presidents to present day.

Cellular was added during Bush Jr's administration.

jackbenimble

(251 posts)

8. Called 'Lifeline'

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:21 PM

Nov 2012

Google it and read about it on the FCC webpage.

Pab Sungenis

(9,612 posts)

9. Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring...

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:21 PM

Nov 2012

OBAMAPHONE!

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring...

OBAMAPHONE!

It's a delusion... a confusion.
A Fox illusion to cause race ha...tred!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

OBAMAPHONE!

La la la la ya ya ya...

YO MAMA PHONE!

Keep lying to us. You can't see through us.
Push the blame, fuel the flames
Show us how you all are just irrelevant!

...I'll get my coat.

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)

10. This must be one of the new rw talking points.

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:05 PM

Nov 2012

A friend of mine was asking me last night if I knew anything about it.

mstinamotorcity2

(1,451 posts)

11. With this story on

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:08 PM

Nov 2012

you guessed it Fox

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