Jimmy Dismuke Is My Favorite Person Of The Week

Do you guys remember that Pigford mess I wrote about the other day? You know, the lawsuit where a bunch of black farmers (or not) are getting checks for being discriminated against during a certain period of time? Only a huge percentage of these folks weren’t actually farmers during the time in question?

And these folks are just lining up for $50,000 checks. And we’re paying for it. Go figure.

Enter Jimmy Dismuke – a REAL black farmer who so eloquently states that neat thing called THE TRUTH in his BigGovernment.com editorial:

Pigford is the biggest rip-off this country has ever known, and there are lots of people in positions of power that know it. Politicians are using it to buy votes. Trial lawyers are using it to get rich.

He goes on to say:

I personally know of people who have no connection to farming at all who got Pigford checks. People with potted plants in their apartments claimed to be farmers and got paid. I saw an instance where eight Pigford checks went to one house. There are drug addicts and pushers who have received payments who have never farmed a day in their life.

Aaaaand he concludes his awesome entry with this:

Congress needs to investigate Pigford immediately. I believe that probably 80 to 90% of Pigford claims are fraudulent. I know that its at least 300 cases in Arkansas alone. By investigating this fraud we are opening up a can of worms. But it needs to be done. Justice demands it.

Justice. Now THERE’S a concept. I’m not going to hold my breath, Mr. Dismuke. I’m slightly cynical…it’s sort of inevitable these days, really. But you, sir? You’re definitely the highlight of my week…