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June 7, 2006
Riding High on Katrina Moonbattery
The frantic urge to throw taxpayers' money at people who wouldn't listen to warnings to get out of the way of Katrina has subsided somewhat, but freeloaders continue to suck up the loot. Theon Johnson has himself a great deal. He lives for free at a Holiday Inn at JFK Airport in New York, where he was flown at our expense back in September.
After shelling out over $500 million, FEMA finally stopped paying for hotel rooms for Katrina evacuees. But by then, Johnson had been at the Holiday Inn for more than 30 days, so he now falls under the protection of a local squatters-rights law. It will take a judge's order to pry him out of his free hotel room.
FEMA gave him free money too, but he's already blown the $9,000 — mostly on partying. Says Johnson:
I spent my money just the way I wanted, and I think [FEMA] should send me some more.
For now he's broke. Every now and then he'll tear himself away from the TV and go out to beg for change or pick up free canned goods from a church. Even his caseworker is getting fed up:
They sit around on their butts watching TV. There's only but so much I can do if they're not willing to help themselves.
Given the apparent difficulty of finding a judge in New York City sane enough to throw Johnson and other Katrina bums out, a buyout deal is being negotiated with the Legal Aid Society. Johnson will spend his cut on fun before returning to his house in New Orleans.
It's nice to see someone besides trial lawyers actually benefit from moonbattery.
Thanks to V the K for the tip.
Posted by Van Helsing at June 7, 2006 9:58 PM
Comments
They're Democrats. In other words, helpless.
Posted by: Steve at June 7, 2006 11:15 PM
hardwired
Posted by: Mickey at June 8, 2006 12:11 AM
This is the kind of voter the Democrats bus in by the thousands on election day to get pieces of sh*t like Mary Landrieu, William Jefferson, John Conyers, and Cynthia McKinney into office.
Posted by: V the K at June 8, 2006 5:41 AM
Posted by: V the K at June 8, 2006 9:35 AM
Talk about irony ... the people cleaning up his room are probably illegals. I say, revoke Theon's citizenship and send HIM to mexico. Bet they make 'em work for his room.
Posted by: jael at June 8, 2006 10:50 AM
