America is essentially 1989 Soviet Union

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - A woman making national headlines after a tearful moment with President Obama has a new home.

Thursday morning, Chene Thompson handed Henrietta Hughes the keys to her home in Hendry County. Thompson is the wife of State Representative Nick Thompson (R-District 73). Hughes and her son will live at the home rent free.

At President Obama's town hall meeting in Fort Myers on Tuesday, Henrietta Hughes stood up and told the President she has been homeless since 2003 and can't find a job.

She also says she's reach a dead end with government assistance and none of the local charity agencies will help.

However, a local organization is coming forward saying Hughes isn't being honest about how much help she's had in the past.

The director of We Care Outreach Ministry, Tanya Johnson, says just last month she offered Henrietta Hughes permanent housing and a place to stay free for three months, but Hughes refused.

"We would have allowed her to stay for the first 90 days, no income. You know free," said Tanya Johnson.

We Care Outreach Ministry is a faith based organization in Fort Myers.

Johnson says she also gave Henrietta and her son Corey, money, food and offered Corey job training courses, but it was refused.

"We have extended a lot of her services to her," Johnson said.

But Henrietta Hughes says these services weren't free and the apartment in East Fort Myers came with a price tag.

Hughes says Tanya Johnson wanted $400 a month immediately.

The disability check Hughes gets is a little more than $800 a month.

Hughes owes money on a loan, has her car insurance payment, a monthly storage bill and says she couldn't afford the rent.

"Where was I going to get $400 a month to give her if I got these expenses," Hughes told WINK News.

WINK News Reporter Nick Spinetto went back to talk to Tanya Johnson.
She stands by her story.


This story makes me sick to my stomach. Since when did America become a country that rewards and encourages indigence? Since when did America become that country that rewards bad decisions and self-pity? For 8 months, I wouldn't even take unemployment from the government and this woman gets a house rent free? We are at a point in our government where our Federal obligations/national Debt surpasses the world's GDP. 65 Trillion dollars!!! Can you even fathom that? That kind of money would pay off every citizens home mortgage. Yet, we keep spending. We are in the collapse of American democracy and America as the World Power as we know it. This is a monetary burden that can never be fulfilled. It's simply insurmountable. The stimulus, increasing federal debt, it only furthers dependency on Government and fuels additional programs and Government size. We are beginning to see from Obama, an ideology that he's always supported and dreamed about, but knew wouldn't have gotten him elected. Ignorant voters lined up at the pols for a smooth talker and pretty face. Now the consequences of irresponsible citizens will witness first hand the demise of free market democracy. It's only a matter of time.

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not"

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