Government Efficiency? Dead people get stimulus checks

How's this for government efficiency, stimulus checks for dead people. And these dead people didn't just die, some died 30 to 40 years ago. The Obama administration wanted these checks out as soon as possible and apparently the Treasury didn't check the death certificates. The Fox affiliate in New York ran a story on this and said that as many as 10,000 dead people may have received checks. It's a wonder if the people who received them will tell the truth and return the money to the efficient government.

This is what the government does with our money. They waste it. This is nothing new.

IN THE NEWS:
Fox New York: Dead People Get Stimulus Checks
Fox New York: Strong Reaction to Stimulus Checks Story

Prime Time for Obama's 100th day tonight

President Barack Obama will talk tonight at 8 p.m. about his first 100 days in office. Fox will be the only major broadcast network to not air the event and will instead air "Lie to Me" and "American Idol."

Obama has a lot of explaining to do. Oh wait, that's his teleprompter.

This is not the first time Fox, or any other networks has chosen not to air a presidential speech. Fox declined to air a speech from President George W. Bush in November 2001. President Ronald Reagan was also not aired, and this time by all the broadcast networks in 1988. That story is below:

February 3, 1988
NEWSDAY

President Ronald Reagan was cast in the role of a not-ready-for- primetime player yesterday, and the White House was not happy about it.

The three major networks declined to carry Reagan's Oval Office speech last night pushing his contra aid package, which the House is scheduled to vote on today. Cable News Network did carry the speech live.

ABC decided not to broadcast the speech "when it was determined that it would be a slight re-formation of the points he's made before, in his State of the Union address and other addresses," said ABC News spokeswoman Elise Adde. Spokesmen for NBC and CBS said that they have extensively covered the contra aid issue and didn't think the speech warranted coverage. Reagan's chief of staff, Howard H. Baker, said the networks' decision interferes with the "traditional right" of presidents to communicate with the American people.

Networks airing Obama at 8 p.m.:
Broadcast- ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS
Cable- CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC, BET, Bloomberg

IN THE NEWS:
Associated Press: Fox sticking with schedule instead of Obama
New York Newsday via DrudgeReport: Nets didn't carry Reagan