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This month’s report on Fox News about a local surfer appeared more like reality TV than news, a cartoonish portrayal of a beach bum driving an Escalade and feasting on lobster — all the while collecting food stamps courtesy of the taxpayers.
Greenslate does buy lobster with food stamps. (“If I’m allowed to, then why not?”) But his regular ride isn’t an Escalade — that was provided by his record label for the Fox shoot.
Greenslate said he received death threats following airing of the Fox piece. Commenters from the political left and right vilified him, with one poster to his band website saying he was trying to “soak off the system,” and another at SurferMag.com suggesting physical violence by hiring “a hit man.”
“If he’s going to make it big one day, I hope he pays that into the system or gives to charity.”
“I’m going to be living my dream and doing what makes me happy,” he said. “I have a goal in life, and it’s Rattlife. And if anybody doesn’t think that’s work, then go and check out our new album. You tell me that that’s not work.”
“(If) I came up to you, and said, ‘Hey, you want a free something because you fit in this category,’ would you say no?”
“I’m going to be living my dream and doing what makes me happy,” he said. “I have a goal in life, and it’s Rattlife. And if anybody doesn’t think that’s work, then go and check out our new album. You tell me that that’s not work.”
Personally I dont have food stamps, make too much money but I have needed them before and was glad to get them.
It's about "Shame". Able body men as a matter of pride do not like to stick out their hand. He obviously was not instilled with these values.
Originally posted by Sharingan
reply to post by whyamIhere
People get so worked up over their own countrymen getting food stamps. I say go for it, if the govt can afford to send
foreign countries billions of dollars a year, then theres nothing wrong with this dude getting a few thousand a year in food.
Personally I dont have food stamps, make too much money but I have needed them before and was glad to get them.
Originally posted by whyamIhere
This guy is a dirt bag. I am tired of buying him lobster...