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Daughters of laid-off dad ask Obama for help
KOMO 4 News ^ | 4/5/09 | KOMO 4 Staff

Posted on 04/05/2009 5:12:56 AM PDT by grimalkin

SPOKANE, Wash. - Two Washington state girls took their plea straight to President Obama after their dad was laid off from his job.

The two mailed a letter to the president at the White House after watching their father, Henry, struggle to find a new job. Now they're about to lose their home.

It's a simple letter - asking for help.

"My name is Lilian Deck and my sister and I live in Spokane," the girls' letter begins. "We would like to ask you a question - where is the help you promised in your campaign?"

(Excerpt) Read more at komonews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: bailouts; bho44; layoffs; nannystate; spokane; unemployment; welfarestate; wimps
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To: grimalkin

They’re just naive kids. The dad, however, should be raising them better than this.


21 posted on 04/05/2009 5:37:27 AM PDT by LiberConservative
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To: grimalkin

Poor little dears, they believed the Liar in Chief.

So sad.


22 posted on 04/05/2009 5:37:53 AM PDT by Reagan69 (No Representation without Taxation !)
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To: grimalkin
“I made too much money two years ago - I don't make enough now. We just fell through the cracks,” he says.

“My name is Lilian Deck and my sister and I live in Spokane,” the girls’ letter begins. “We would like to ask you a question - where is the help you promised in your campaign?”

A few thoughts on my part...perhaps I'll be categorized as mean spirited, but I'm also not asking for the government to require anyone by threat of force or prison to aid me either...1) What did he do during those years he “made too much money”? I suspect (perhaps incorrectly) that he didn't build a six or nine month energy living expense fund. 2) What are his “over” qualifications? 3) Exactly who did he send those 300 resumes to, how willing has he been to take a lower paying job, relocate or change careers? 4) Has anyone in the Decker family noticed a pattern between unemployment and voting for Democratic presidential, gubernatorial and legislative candidates?

I suspect that if the Komo News had presented a few more facts about Mr. Deck's current and previous circumstances, not to mention a full finical disclosure, there wouldn't have been much of a story. I am very proud that our nation doesn't leave the unemployed out on the streets, but after a certain point (i.e. a year) it's time to ask what an unemployed person has done for his/herself (doubly so when they're making demands on others).

23 posted on 04/05/2009 5:38:29 AM PDT by Red Dog #1
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To: grimalkin

All you gotta do is ask. Remember the lady who publicly cried to him about not having a home? He had one built for her.


24 posted on 04/05/2009 5:38:50 AM PDT by uncitizen
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To: RoadKingSE
"Move to where the jobs are dumb@$$."

Just curious on where that might be?

25 posted on 04/05/2009 5:39:17 AM PDT by dokmad
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To: YellowRoseofTx

This is the type of attitude that perplexes me. People need to understand that they are solely responsible for their own fortunes. Relying on someone else for your standard of living is like selling your soul to the devil. You will reap nothing but misery. Unfortunately, too many people in positions of influence persuade people otherwise. They are planting the seeds of despair. Without unfettered free markets and private ownership, this country will be negatively affected on many levels. When individual creativity, independence and ambition are smudged out, no good will come of it. Let the people control the markets and only good will follow.


26 posted on 04/05/2009 5:40:38 AM PDT by grimalkin (The ultimate basis of an all around bureaucratic system is violence. - Ludwig von Mises)
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To: Red Dog #1
energy=emergency. (#%$^&^#^ spell check. Back in the days of pencil and paper I misspelled words. Now I post the wrong word spelled absolutely correctly LOL)
27 posted on 04/05/2009 5:43:20 AM PDT by Red Dog #1
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To: grimalkin

dear president obuma:

We’re having a tough time. We had to cut back to three daddies, mommy can only buy four cases of beer a week and I need money for gas so I can ride my ATV to rich people’s homes and break in while they’re working.

ps - Did you know spotted owl tastes like chicken?


28 posted on 04/05/2009 5:45:51 AM PDT by sergeantdave (obuma is the anti-Lincoln, trying to re-establish slavery)
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To: grimalkin

it’s crap like this that gets my blood boiling because this thread is clearly the MSM ‘s complete and utter denial of what an incompetent and utter buffoon that has been elected to the office of POTUS.


29 posted on 04/05/2009 5:48:54 AM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Off Hunting--- for the COLB)
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To: grimalkin
where is the help you promised in your campaign?"


30 posted on 04/05/2009 5:49:38 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Real "arrogance" is enslaving MY grandkids for Zero's utopia)
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To: Red Dog #1
Exactly Red Dog, I posted this comment just now @ the paper: 'Certainly a sad tale of woe, at least it appears to be according to this poorly written story with very very little pertinent information. What is very clear is that the junior journalist has failed to do anything that might help, using the family’s troubles to write another tale of woe to grab a few more readers. How about digging a bit deeper and trying to post some info that might help this man and others get a job or real assistance? Info like....what are his skills, why no responses to resume, why not detail any factors in his background that would be attractive to a new employer. How about finding out what support services are available or why he could not make use of such services? It is not surprising that we do not trust newspapers and that they are failing across this country when they write poorly sourced tripe like this. why not try to at least dig a bit deeper and find out what the rest of the story might be?'
31 posted on 04/05/2009 5:49:54 AM PDT by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: grimalkin

Dear President Obama,

Please steal more money from the taxpayers, and give it to us.

Kleptomaniacly yours,

Lillian Deck


32 posted on 04/05/2009 5:50:27 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: YellowRoseofTx

that would be “we got O Baa Maa”


33 posted on 04/05/2009 5:50:49 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: grimalkin

It’s official, the king has no clothes.


34 posted on 04/05/2009 5:52:40 AM PDT by Leo58 (Those who cheer you today will curse you tomorrow, the only thing that endures is character.)
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To: grimalkin
So far the Decks haven't gotten a response to their letter.

They shouldn't hold their breath waiting. Obama is too busy using their dad's tax payments to buy that "romantic dinner" in Prague.

35 posted on 04/05/2009 5:53:29 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: dokmad
Just curious on where that might be?

I know what you mean the job market for unemployed welfare bums always seems to have more than it's fair share of job seekers.

36 posted on 04/05/2009 5:54:41 AM PDT by usmcobra (Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
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To: 1010RD
There’s a chance their dad didn’t pay taxes for the last couple of years and he’ll get a job in Treasury or some other government position.

You beat me to that. Let him use the Daschle, Geitner, Rangel, Sebelious (sp) defense and he can be in Hussein's cabinet or some part of his administration.

37 posted on 04/05/2009 6:04:04 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (It took almost 250 years to make the USA great and 30 days for "The Failure" BO to tear it down.)
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To: RoadKingSE

Moving to where the job are costs a lot of money. Add it up: direct costs to move a household, 1st months’ rent, last months’ rent (in a lot of places), and security deposit.

At least Mr. Deck is not self-employed, because if he were, he’d be forking over those costs to move his business, too.

No mention here how old Mr. Deck is. Hopefully he isn’t over 50, because if he is, it will be harder for him to find a job.

It helps to have a job in the new location first. If you move there on hope, you would need money to support yourself and your family while you look for a job and wait to get paid.

Good luck finding a job in the new location while you are living in a different state. Heck, good luck finding the money to travel to interview for a new job.

To top it off, what if you get to the new location and find out the jobs aren’t there after all? Or your job is eliminated shortly after you arrive?


38 posted on 04/05/2009 6:04:41 AM PDT by cookiedough
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To: grimalkin

“We didn’t have a subprime mortgage - we had a regular mortgage,” says Henry Deck. “When we went and asked for help, there is none. We don’t fall in the guidelines.”

“I made too much money two years ago - I don’t make enough now. We just fell through the cracks,” he says.


There’s the context about making too much money. BTW, the girls are 10 and 13, so they can be excused for failing to see Obama for what he is. Their father, and teachers are probably another story, although the family claims to have a regular mortgage.


39 posted on 04/05/2009 6:06:38 AM PDT by kenth (Obama - One Big Ass Mistake, America)
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To: Reagan69

I think those girls are scared out of their minds.

My kids are. We are about to be foreclosed on, our income has dropped by 2/3, neither of us can find a real job, we are both over 50 years old, and we are self-employed. One of our businesses’ had a revenue drop of 50% last month — the first drop ever; until last month it had increased every month and every year. Sadly, that’s the business we rely on to support ourselves.

My kids are worried because we don’t have enough money to move to a place where the jobs are. We’ve target one spot, and we are trying to save money from our meager resources to move our family there. Trouble is, aside from saving the huge amount of money needed to move a home and a business, what happens if after we get there, our financial picture doesn’t change.

My kids are worried about being homeless. I thought of lots of options, from camping throughout the summer, to farming them out to several different relatives (and paying the relatives for their keep), to going to a family homeless shelter. Then I found out that the shelters don’t take boys over the ages of 5, 11, and 14 — depending on the shelter — and most of my kids are boys.

Yes, we made more money in the past, and we used it: to pay taxes, to support our family. We don’t have anything we can sell. No boat. No car less than 8 years old. No fancy furniture. An older house that is now worth less than the mortgage.

So many people on here think that when someone faces financial hardship it is their own fault. They assume the family was living a life of luxury, or isn’t trying hard enough to find work.

Well, sometimes, that is not how it is at all. Sometimes people are in circumstances not of their own making. Sometimes people have to tell their kids no to every little thing. Sometimes people are just screwed. I can handle that, but I can’t handle that happening to my kids.


40 posted on 04/05/2009 6:16:21 AM PDT by cookiedough
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