Bachmann: Divert black farmer money to flood victims

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By David Edwards

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN) used her tour of flood damage in Iowa Monday as an opportunity to assert that it was a waste to pay African American farmers who sued the government over discrimination.

Bachmann and Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told reporters that funds intended for a 1999 settlement of the Pigford case should be diverted to flood victims along the Missouri River, according the The Associated Press.

The U.S. government agreed to pay African American farmers $50,000 each if they had been unfairly denied loans by the United States Department of Agriculture. In 2010, President Barack Obama signed legislation authorizing $1.2 billion for black farmers who were denied payouts in an earlier settlement.

King charged that most of the latest settlement "was just paid out in fraudulent claims."

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/07/19/bachmann-divert-black-farmer-money-to-flood-victims/

[JHB]

1. But she's not racist.

[Snoutport]

2. Maybe black foster parents shouldn't be paid either.

This woman disturbs me greatly.

[saras]

3. This makes me think all the progressives who don't like Obama will vote for her

...giving her the American presidency in 2012 and condemning the world to hell.

"as long as we're stealing money, here's some black people to steal some money from. Black people aren't supposed to have money." Good job, Michelle.

I hope I don't need the

:sarcasm:

but past experience indicates that it's necessary.

[RZM]

6. First she has to get the nomination

That will not be a walk in the park. I predicted months ago that Gingrich would be the first candidate the other Republicans ganged up on and tried to destroy before Iowa. They won't have to, since he's already done a fine job with that all on his own. Bachmann will have a big target on her back from now until she drops out.

[GSLevel9]

4. I would need to see an audit of how the 1.2 Billion was spent. nt

[pennylane100]

5. what does that have to do with her wanting to give it to flood victims.

It is supposed to go to black farmers, if it was misapplied, it should be returned to black farmers. She is such a racist, homophobic trash talking bitch who wants to screw black farmers.

[gratuitous]

7. Maybe we should divert money for "pray the gay away" snake oil to flood victims?

But then, that's money that would be coming out of Michele's pocket, so there's probably no chance of that.