NATIONWIDE ELECTRONIC FOOD STAMP SHUTDOWN REPORTED, COMPUTER SYSTEM UPGRADE BLAMED

The Blaze ^ | Oct. 12, 2013 3:51pm | by Dave Urbanski

[Lazamataz]

(TheBlaze/AP) — Major problems were reported Saturday all across America with the Electronic Benefits Transfer System, as consumers were stuck with no way to pay at registers, notes WBZ-TV in Boston.

WBZ reported that a computer-system upgrade was to blame, while the Associated Press reports that a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure.

People in Ohio, Michigan and several other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit cards while shoppers from Maine to Oklahoma had to abandon baskets of groceries because they couldn’t access their benefits.

[matt1234]

This is clearly a deliberate act, even looking at it from a purely technical basis.

I wonder if obama ordered a rogue NSA spook to initiate the outage so that the action could not be traced back to obama.

[Lazamataz]

Remember this National Lampoon cover?

Looks like Obama's telling Congress "Do as I say or I kill the country."

Of course, the country dies either way.

[gitmo]

Oops.

[matt1234]

Your map indicates all blue states OR states with large black populations. If I were a CW2 conspiracy theorist, I would say these are the states (1) obama needs on his side, and (2) obama thinks he can control.

[Travis McGee]

Exactly. I remember that cover.

[Old Sarge]

This was only a test. A test, and a very dangerous warning shot to the GOP to accede to Obama’s demands for an infinite debt limit increase, “or else.” The “or else” is an EBT system shutdown, and cities on fire from coast to coast.

[Old Sarge]

Good observation!

[null and void]

My call: this was a deliberate act, a rough-draft rehearsal. Not a full dress rehearsal, like the Boston Bombing, but a practice exercise, nonetheless.

CWII is coming. Choose a mask:

[Travis McGee]

Cities on fire, and all of it blamed on those Evil White Racist Republicans who want to starve the black folks to death!

[DocRock]

"But you have to love the fully automatic bottle opener."

The Israeli Military Industry Galil ARM has you covered...

[Nifster]

sounds right....terrorists always like to try ‘dry runs’ (probing attacks) before they go full scale

[riri]

If so he’s mostly affecting his own voters this way.

They are his foot soldiers, his spark. He knows what they are going to do and how they will react before they do.

The rest of the country, is basically held at ransom. All these animals penned up in cages--the question now becomes "how high is too high a price to keep them there"?

Then when they get loose, he can call in for clean up. Think all those purchases of bullets, armored vehicles, etc.

As they've been saying on Twitter all day, "shit's about to get real"

[Army Air Corps]

That’s beautiful, man. Just beautiful.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Lots of glitches going around these days. It’s as if someone from outside our system doesn’t like our toys working.

Maybe we could ask the hairy wife-beaters who run Iran what's going on.

[ctdonath2]

“I would say these are the states (1) obama needs on his side, and (2) obama thinks he can control.”

Georgia is neither. While he could own central Atlanta for a few days, it would self-destruct fast and the rednecks surrounding it would ensure rampaging hordes wouldn’t get far.

[DocRock]

I personally used the ‘C’ shaped bipod holder, but it’s nice to know it has a backup.

[ctdonath2]

“I would say these are the states (1) obama needs on his side, and (2) obama thinks he can control.”

Georgia is neither. While he could own central Atlanta for a few days, it would self-destruct fast and the rednecks surrounding it would ensure rampaging hordes wouldn’t get far.

[Jet Jaguar]

Nice!

[EDINVA]

That makes it even more disgusting. Such waste, tho understandable under the circumstances. Maybe we should stop self-service and go back to telling the shopkeeper having control, with us saying we want a quart of milk (or whatever).

[Kartographer]

If this be it then I wish you the best of luck to you Laz.

As for me I be 'Alamo Mode', I didn't raise my children and grandchildren to give them to a bunch of zombies! As far as I am concerned if I am surrounded by zombies well I am a PREPPER I am supposed to be surrounded by zombies!

But I honestly believe this was a test and that we have a few more weeks, maybe even until after the holidays, but not much more.

Now I can be wrong and Lord I hope so. And if I am those who have mock me and belittled me and even threatened me will rejoice, but what can they do that they haven't done already?

I have done what I could to prepare those that would listen, I've fought the good fight and as a watchman I have blown the trumpet as loud as I could to warn that the sword and fire come.

11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. Ephesians 6:11-15