Lots of fakers and scammers (can you say reparations?) got in on the Pigford action which is worth ~$50,000 to an individual, the average settlement
This whole thing is orchestrated.
Shirley is solidly "one of them"....them, of course being the enlightened Progressive thugs destroying this nation.
Shame on you if did what Shirley does, and refer to people that way based on skin color!
Hmmm...how many got money? Is it going to farming? We would like to know. I think a BIG can of worms just opened up. Good find!
I know what the petition says...with the personal attacks made directed to the same link (story) as you posted..with another. ;)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/us/26farmers.html
Then in February, the farmers and the Obama administration reached a settlement to pay out an additional $1.15 billion, and President Obama, who co-sponsored the 2008 measure as a senator, included the money in his proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year.
The amount each farmer will receive will not be determined until all the claims have been vetted, said Andrew Marks, a lawyer with Crowell & Moring in Washington, one of the firms representing the farmers. Some 30,000 claims have been filed, he said, and lawyers expect a “significant” number of additional claims.
In the 1999 settlement, successful plaintiffs filing basic claims received $50,000 tax free. The money is half what the farmers sought, but the administration’s promise of a quick resolution prompted them to accept the deal, Mr. Boyd said.
Congress missed a March 31 deadline set by the administration to provide financing, which would have allowed payments to start by the summer of 2011.
The farmers agreed to give the government an extension through May 31. The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that includes the settlement.
The settlement has strong support across party lines, but some lawmakers are worried that the bill’s costs have not been offset by corresponding cuts in spending.
If Congress misses another deadline, the farmers can withdraw from the settlement, which most are reluctant to do.
Mr. Boyd suggested that Mr. Obama circumvent Congress and pay farmers out of the same special Treasury Department fund used to pay Pigford claims.
So far, Mr. Obama has deferred to Congress. Some farmers have speculated that the president is shying away from the issue because it involves race. The White House said that was untrue.
“The president’s approach to this is not based on the color of skin but because of what is right,” said Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary.
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http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2009/federal-appointments/person/ramona-emilia-romero/
Ramona Emilia Romero
[Agriculture Department logo]
Agriculture Department
General Counsel
Announced: June 25, 2010
Bio
* Education: Barnard College, BA; Harvard University, JD
* Ethnicity: Hispanic
* Gender: Female
Last Job
* DuPont
Other Job
* Crowell & Moring, litigator
Looks like there’s a dennis here too. My post went through to you without adding the w. Yikes!
An example of the Third World sack of American wealth.
Good information on earlier thread that need to be cross linked... WHo do we get all this information to?
Many interesting links on this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2555930/posts
plus info and comment on this thread;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2555930/posts
ANd then this AM:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2556444/posts?page=1