President Obama kept his words when he said; he would bring "long-ignored claims of African-American farmers to a rightful conclusion." He is seen signing the .25 billion historic settlement in April 2010 .
As a potential President of the United States of America, the Republican Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann, could benefit a little from at least a grade of “F,” in a Black History 101 class. Her latest lapsus linguae or “slip of the tongue” is in regards to the Pigford case, or the $1.2billion racism lawsuit settlement for decades of brutal mistreatment and racial discrimination against African-American farmers by a United States government agency – the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Pigford case was recently rehashed after Bachmann and Republican Representative Steve King of Iowa were touring flooded areas along the Missouri River. During their news conference, they separately answered a question about whether farmers affected by the flooding should be worried by proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts.
Both Bachmann and King responded by criticizing the U.S. Government decision to financially settle the case. King compared the Pigford settlement to "modern-day reparations" for African-Americans. He said a large percentage of the settlement "was just paid out in fraudulent claims". He also criticized President Obama. President Obama plans to honor similar racist and discriminatory lawsuits filed by Hispanic and female farmers.
Bachmann seconded King's criticism, by saying, "When money is diverted to inefficient projects, like the Pigford project, where there seems to be proof-positive of fraud, we can't afford $2 billion in potentially fraudulent claims when that money can be used to benefit the people along the Mississippi River and the Missouri River."
President Obama kept his words when he said; he would bring "long-ignored claims of African-American farmers to a rightful conclusion." His administration reached a $1.25 billion historic settlement in April 2010 regarding a lawsuit claiming decades of brutal mistreated and racial discrimination against African-American farmers by a United States government agency – the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Please share your views about this article on Chocolate City’s Facebook Page.
Related posts:
- U.S. approves settlement for black farmers: where’s the check? Black farmers rallied in Washington D.C. last week to receive...
- Shirley Sherrod declines USDA job offer after racist fiasco Shirley Sherrod Photo Credit: CBSAfter two hours of meeting today,...
- Michele Bachmann: Mrs. Obama Promoting Breast-feeding Equals to Nanny State Michele Bachmann says Mrs. Michelle Obama Promoting Breast-feeding Equips to...
- Republican candidates Bachmann and Santorum say slavery was good for the black child What was good about a “child born into slavery in...
- A white Senator Accuses President Obama of Racism I always assumed that one has to have an...
- President Obama, have you call Shirley Sherrod yet? Sherrod, a Black or African American, was the former...
- NAACP calls the Tea Party acts rampant racism On Tuesday at the NAACP's (National Association for the...
- Cornel West: Obama is a black mascot and a black puppet West says, Obama feels most comfortable with upper middle-class white...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
