Dems Demand Taxpayers Keep Funding ‘Obamaphones’
for the Dead
Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 2/1/2026 7:41:36 AM
Remember the ‘Obamaphone’ lady? The Obamaphone Lady, who as far as we know hasn’t been otherwise identified, is a middle-aged black woman with a loud, gravelly voice. She exuberantly explains why she supports President Obama’s re-election: “Everybody in Cleveland [unintelligible] minority got Obama phone! Keep Obama in president, you know? He gave us a phone!” The ‘Obamaphone’ program is more officially known as the ‘Lifeline’ program, subsidized phones for the ‘disadvantaged’ at taxpayer expense. Who’s paying for it? You are. When you see various fees on your bill like the ‘Universal Service Fund (USF) Fee’,
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