I'm absolutely furious. I'm goingto call AT&T and demand theystop charging me the fee or I'm going to cance my family's $340/mo.plan. I'd rather have no phones at all than give to that worthles scam. Looks like its almost 1984,ey Big Brother?

wp; I know what you mean. I've never understood cowing down to the Hispanic community by putting signs in Spanish up in government offices, and elsewhere now. On a t-shirt website I heard some local DJ's talking about, saw a shirt that said - For English, press 1; Para Espanol, move back to Mexico and press 2. Wish I could afford the shirt!

The govt. is not giving any incentive for these bums to get a job. Why would they want to when they are getting everything paid for by the hard working tax payers? Pop them off of the govt. boob and make them get a job to survive. Stop the welfare.

Thy get 250 minutes a month a little over 4 hrs and purchase 250 more for 5 bucks.I know a couple who has 4 kids and family is raising 3 of them and they collect over 700 a month on food stamps.Don't say call DHS they already know it.These people are in better shape to work than i am.

If they are "life-line" cell phones then why are they able to dial numbers other than 911? I don't mind helping the elderly or truly disabled but anyone else needs to get off of their sorry butts and find a job. And I see them advertise tax paid cell phones at convenience stores, not to mention that it's also advertised in spanish, just disgusting! The only time any kind of welfare should be announced is at the welfare office, and in ENGLISH only but that's another topic. I'm sick of paying for loser's $800+ a month apartment in W.Little Rock, sick of paying for their utilities, their xanax and valum, their steaks, lobster and RedBull etc....Welfare has become a way of life for many b/c they have everything they need and don't need to lift a finger to get it...Grrrrrr, I think my head may explode on this one, just maddening!

I think he is pissing in the wind. I wish him the best of luck tho. Last time I checked, having a cell phone is considered a priviledge and luxury, not a necessary item. Why dont they call it what it is..... welfare.

Everyone who takes the free stuff like that ar generally out for what thy can get, plus it s the Governments way of preparing our younger generations [the majority]of staying uneducated so when the time comes to defend America, they have depended on the government for o much they are lost and we will surly fall Get rid f the free tuff except oncetain people, you figure that part out Give us backour Backbone.

Hey congressman griffin, us taxpayers are looking for action not just words. These free Obama cell phones are a major part of his GOTV (Get Out The Vote) program. Let's get these things turned off as soon as possible. Besides it seems like the only people that these free Obama cell phone users are calling is their drug dealers. Turn over their phone records to the DEA and let the DEA get rid of the drug problem in america.

You got my vote Butch54; couldn't have said it better.

No more free rides. Get the people off the old gas maker and see that the ones getting them meet requirements. We should help the needy not the lazy.