Posted on 07/20/2011 8:43:06 AM PDT by ponygirl
Conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe released the third installment in his Medicaid fraud video investigation Wednesday. The new footage shows a government employee in New York City assisting a fictitiously named man, “Mario,” with a Medicaid application.
In the video, the man said he’s an out-of-work plumber who has “some stuff” he does “on the side.” Mario begins explaining to the Medicaid worker in New York that he sells “mushrooms.”
“I don’t want to raise any red flags in terms of what I’m doing,” Mario said. “I don’t know how to put it down exactly.”
The Medicaid worker interrupts Mario. “Don’t, don’t tell me nothing,” the worker said. “I don’t want to know nothing.” (Second O’Keefe Medicaid video shows workers in SC, NC helping ‘IRA’)
Mario then said he didn’t want “tax people or the police getting anything.” The Medicaid worker replies to Mario’s concern by saying: “They’ll just take your word.”
Mario went on to say his “girlfriend,” named “Peach,” is pregnant and asked if she’d be able to get Medicaid as well. Mario said Peach is an exotic dancer, and does not report her income because she only makes cash.
Another Medicaid worker in what appears to be the same New York office, this time a woman, tells Mario that Peach would “need a letter from her job stating what she makes.”
“We definitely going to need that, okay?,” the woman in the Medicaid office told Mario. “We got to show that somebody was doing some kind of work somewhere, okay? Is she still dancing?” (First Medicaid sting: Fake Russian drug dealers pimp out underage sisters, get advice on Medicaid)
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/20/third-okeefe-video-punks-nyc-medicaid-workers/#ixzz1SexIvsXS
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Mario. A plumber. Mushrooms. Princess Peach.
Holy crap. O’Keefe is AMAZING.
(Those are all Nintendo Super Mario Brothers references, btw.)
}:-)4
Not only are these bureaucrats corrupt, they are unbelievably stupid as well.
That jumped right out at me. I’d suck at customer service, “You’re a plumber named Mario. Are you kidding me?” I’d be in trouble the first time an actual plumber named Mario showed up.
Just reread it, don’t forget “I don’t want to raise any red flags.” The guy is great! It’s like a good satire dropping hints as to the satirical nature everywhere, and people aren’t picking it up.
Should have showed up with a sidekick, his brother Mario.
Holder should be pleased, most of them are “his people” too.
I missed all of that completely. You guys are amazing. That’s hilarious!
You mean Luigi, of course.
lol
“Yeah, my Peach, she’s a real princess. She lives near another White Castle.”
}:-)4
Had to look it up. You are quite correct. For some obscure reason I was thinking both brothers were named Mario.
Brother Luigi. And do we have to tell the IRS that Luigi owns a mansion?
This sort of endemic corruption has brought down empires throughout all history. We are not immune. Only the most severe political chemotherapy may give us hope.
James and the boys could punk the bureaucrat with some outrageous, satirical set-up the 'crat falls for - hook, line and sinker. Then James reveals some catch phrase sign ("You've been Veri-tased" or something similar). The 'crat sheepishly grins at the camera, James and boys laugh, and everyone goes on their merry way.
The taxpayers are stuck with the bill and nothing changes - so it would be a true "reality show."
I hope he does food stamps next. I suspect that is a treasure trove of corruption. Even I have been approached with an offer to sell food stamps.
I don't think the truth of the situation has sunk in for many people.
The reason these bureaucrats do not react to these video revelations is that they are quite aware of how their party voters act, and the scams they use to soak the taxpayers for money. These politicians know more SCAMS than the DEM party/liberal/socialist/Marxist/Communist voters.
These bureaucrats have instructed their staffs to skip the rules for the NEW privileged class.
For some obscure reason I was thinking both brothers were named Mario.
Perhaps you were thinking of Daryl, Darryl and Darrel?..................
DUUUUHHHH!
They are government leeches helping redistribute YOUR WEALTH to other leeches, what do you expect?!
If people only knew half of the corruption in WELFARE they would most likely croak!
If people got a look at the MONEY (in the form of monthly checks), food, rent, healthcare, etc. that these leeches receive TO DO NOTHING in return I'm sure there would be a WAR to get it reformed. Most people have no damn clue!
I know a ‘single mother’ who has two school aged kids, three school aged grand kids all at home who get AT LEAST a $1,000 check EACH MONTH. They pay NO RENT, NO HEALTH CARE, get food stamps (government credit card, wouldn't want to stigmatize them) just for starters. The woman has a part time job that pays her cash (she pays not taxes). I have turned her in so many times and no one gives a damn. That is just ONE FAMILY. Imagine the money wasted on millions just like her.
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