Mainecat Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Sean Hannity is a 'welfare queen' By Paul Begala Updated 9:06 PM ET, Mon April 23, 2018 (CNN)Sean Hannity is a welfare queen. The controversial performance artist, host of the eponymous unreality TV show, has been revealed by The Guardian as a beneficiary of a federal mortgage guarantee program. The Guardian found that Hannity owns millions of dollars of real estate through more than 20 shell corporations, which shield his identity. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Developmen, The Guardian notes, insured the mortgage loans with which Hannity purchased the properties. Let's be clear: This is a subsidy. This is a benefit. This is big government aiding a very wealthy man. This is welfare. On his state-run media platform, Hannity can be found decrying welfare. He once expressed shock as he interviewed a California surfer and musician who received $189 a month in food stamps, as well as government health insurance. "Welfare Wave" the graphic blared. In 2012, comedian Jon Stewart slammed Hannity for promoting the fiction that President Barack Obama had created "an entitlement society." In 2013, Hannity complained that an African-American man in Tennessee had allegedly fathered 22 children who were receiving welfare. A Hannity guest called for sterilizing the man. Another Hannity guest opined that "the women should have kept their legs closed." But when it came to accepting government support for his real estate investments, Hannity didn't keep his wallet closed. The ethic of rugged individualism gave way to the desire to have the federal government help line Hannity's pocket. The ugly welfare stereotypes that Hannity advances -- an indolent African-American, a long-haired California hippy -- feed the grievances of his audience. Little do they know it is actually Hannity with his hand in the welfare cookie jar. He is not alone. One of the biggest welfare queens of all is living large in public housing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. By one account, President Donald Trump has received $885 million in tax breaks from the government of New York alone. That doesn't count the federal goodies Trump scarfs up, most recently the millions he stands to gain from the tax cut he signed into law. (We won't know for sure until he releases his taxes. My guess is that will happen just after the hockey game played in hell.) President Ronald Reagan, who popularized the concept of a welfare queen, understood the outrage many folks feel when people who don't need government assistance take it anyway. "The truly needy," he said in his 1983 State of the Union Address, "suffer as funds intended for them are taken not by the needy, but by the greedy." Hannity issued a statement Monday: "It is ironic that I am being attacked for investing my personal money in communities that badly need such investment and in which, I am sure, those attacking me have not invested their money," he said. "The fact is, these are investments that I do not individually select, control, or know the details about; except that obviously I believe in putting my money to work in communities that otherwise struggle to receive such support." Yes, Sean, I'm sure it's your own money. But it's being guaranteed with taxpayers' money. That's a government subsidy. And my guess is you used shell corporations to keep your name out of the documents because you didn't want your hypocrisy exposed. Sean Hannity is a lot of things. Needy isn't one of them. Greedy, in President Reagan's framing, seems more like it. Perhaps the program that guarantees Hannity's investments is a wise one. Perhaps, on the other hand, it is a wasteful welfare program. That's not the point. It's the hypocrisy, stupid. Hannity is a very wealthy man. So is Donald Trump. It appears that part of the way they became rich was by decrying welfare for poor folks, then grabbing it for themselves. They view their voters, their viewers, as saps. Stooges. Suckers. As another great huckster said, there's one born every minute. And Hannity is laughing all the way to the bank. https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/opinions/sean-hannity-is-a-welfare-queen-begala/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Stop being jealious of successful people 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 14 minutes ago, Mainecat said: "It is ironic that I am being attacked for investing my personal money in communities that badly need such investment and in which, I am sure, those attacking me have not invested their money," he said. "The fact is, these are investments that I do not individually select, control, or know the details about; except that obviously I believe in putting my money to work in communities that otherwise struggle to receive such support." On top of being an opinion piece. Great god Colombo, really making a dent with this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 fucking pants shitter owned within seconds again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1 minute ago, f7ben said: fucking pants shitter owned within seconds again I still haven't been able to figure him out. You're a dick because you're well, just a dick, I can appreciate that. SpunDry is just an antagonist. The snow bunnies are shoot from the hip, loudmouth know nothing's. Yet I can't believe someone can be MC level, and not be playing an angle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Yep, par for the course. Democrats attacking anything and everything that has to do with republicans and against the DNC. Ah, just so happens that his lawyer was raided, now this. IRS and Lois Lerner, John doe cases in Wisconsin. THIS IS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY. Edited April 24, 2018 by racer254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said: On top of being an opinion piece. Great god Colombo, really making a dent with this one... 4 minutes ago, f7ben said: fucking pants shitter owned within seconds again Over heads as usual. It's the hypocrisy, stupid asses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Mainecat said: Over heads as usual. It's the hypocrisy, stupid asses. Lets get rid of it then. Is that what you want? There is a hell of a lot of proof of welfare problems but when solutions are brought up, liberals never want them. WHY? Edited April 24, 2018 by racer254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted April 24, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, racer254 said: Lets get rid of it then. Is that what you want? There is a hell of a lot of proof of welfare problems but when solutions are brought up, liberals never want them. WHY? But the children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said: I still haven't been able to figure him out. You're a dick because you're well, just a dick, I can appreciate that. SpunDry is just an antagonist. The snow bunnies are shoot from the hip, loudmouth know nothing's. Yet I can't believe someone can be MC level, and not be playing an angle... Dont spend too much time trying to figure out the characters here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted April 24, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) How is it a subsidy? They insured the mortgages but did any fail? Edited April 24, 2018 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Paul Begala was the give away it was hackery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted April 24, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 24, 2018 Speaking of mortgage insurance what ever happened to all that PMI money that you know those in high risk mortgages had to have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted April 24, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 24, 2018 And the Clown Posse thinks Hannity is a journalist and Faux Noise is news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted April 24, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 24, 2018 45 minutes ago, SnowRider said: And the Clown Posse thinks Hannity is a journalist and Faux Noise is news Just reread the thread and nobody said anything like that except you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Just reread the thread and nobody said anything like that except you. Poor libs, triggered by a talk show host! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted April 24, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, Edmo said: Poor libs, triggered by a talk show host! Most people here have said that Hannity is a buffoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said: On top of being an opinion piece. Great god Colombo, really making a dent with this one... 7 hours ago, f7ben said: fucking pants shitter owned within seconds again Doesn't change the fact that his investments were backed by HUD, and here I thought Hannity was against government assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 8 hours ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said: I still haven't been able to figure him out. You're a dick because you're well, just a dick, I can appreciate that. SpunDry is just an antagonist. The snow bunnies are shoot from the hip, loudmouth know nothing's. Yet I can't believe someone can be MC level, and not be playing an angle... I used to wonder the same thing...how can somebody be so willfully ignorant. Then I realized, it's not "willful" at all. For many here, there simply is no choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 40 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: Doesn't change the fact that his investments were backed by HUD, and here I thought Hannity was against government assistance. He rails on it all the time and that’s the hiprocity with Hannity. Thanks for responding to the topic Vince seems the others just address the poster in their own childish ways. This place has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 8 hours ago, Highmark said: How is it a subsidy? They insured the mortgages but did any fail? That’s why he invested because they were insured by taxpayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted April 24, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) And that makes him a welfare queen? Jesus you guys compain like premenstrual women. Edited April 24, 2018 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mainecat said: He rails on it all the time and that’s the hiprocity with Hannity. Thanks for responding to the topic Vince seems the others just address the poster in their own childish ways. This place has changed. Just plain clueless. A full on roll eyes, SMH type of clueless. It's actually kinda neat. It's like, if gravel could speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkevsdi Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Republicans love Corporate Welfare. It helps to funnel money back to their party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 8 hours ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said: I still haven't been able to figure him out. You're a dick because you're well, just a dick, I can appreciate that. SpunDry is just an antagonist. The snow bunnies are shoot from the hip, loudmouth know nothing's. Yet I can't believe someone can be MC level, and not be playing an angle... nailed it 1 hour ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Just reread the thread and nobody said anything like that except you. shocker 52 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: Doesn't change the fact that his investments were backed by HUD, and here I thought Hannity was against government assistance. link? 3 minutes ago, revkevsdi said: Republicans love Corporate Welfare. It helps to funnel money back to their party. Annnnnd yet another insightful contribution to the thread :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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