The woman (Henrietta) was at the Ft. Myers town meeting. And I think the person who gave her the house did the right thing. It was a private donation. Government had nothing to do with it.
If O tries to take credit for it, he will invite much, much more of the same.
From here on out, any time O has a town meeting or appearance of any kind, it will be swamped by the "gimme" crowd. There will be people (I daresay many will be FReepers or other conservatives - hehe) carrying big signs, "Please help. I need a car/house/medical care/job/benefits/food/Viagra..." The display will make people sick and drive the point home that Obama supporters are greedy, self centered government leeches.
We should be going on liberal websites complaining that Henrietta got a house and we have nothing. When is Obama going to help the rest of us out here.
Poor Henrietta opened up the door to a whole propaganda movement.
I kind of agree on a sheer human level. The problem is that, irregardless of whether it was a Pubbie trying to steal the thunder of Obama/Dems, this sets a bad precedence and simply reflects reward for being in the spotlight.
I'm ending all charitable giving. I know it's "unChristian," blah, blah. As long as government is getting the credit---not God---then government can do the charity. I think we need to utterly withdraw from all philanthropy as long as these people are in charge.
As Abbe Hoffman would say, we need to bring the system down. The sooner, the better.
I do not feel sorrow for her and her linebacker sized son!