Posted on 04/19/2011 1:03:32 PM PDT by MissesBush
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida officials are investigating an unemployment agency that spent public money to give 6,000 superhero capes to the jobless.
Workforce Central Florida spent more than $14,000 on the red capes as part of its "Cape-A-Bility Challenge" public relations campaign. The campaign featured a cartoon character, "Dr. Evil Unemployment," who needs to be vanquished.
Florida's unemployment agency director asked Monday for an investigation of the regional operation's spending after the Orlando Sentinel published a story about the program. State director Cynthia Lorenzo said the spending appeared to be "insensitive and wasteful."
Workforce Central Florida Director Gary J. Earl defends the program, saying it is part of a greater effort to connect with the community. The agency says it served 210,000 people during its last fiscal year, placing nearly 59,000 in jobs.
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STUPID EFFIN LIBERALS!!
Damn! I hate them more with each passing hour.
Dress for Success?
Libs see your FEELINGS as the really important thing —similar to San Fran giving shopping carts 2 the homeless.
They feel good to do that, and so it’s good.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Yes, it’s a miserable and pathetic waste of money, but the mental picture is hilarious.
Only a libtard would think to give someone a cape who really needed a job.
In other central Florida news today, the Orange County Commisioners voted today to give all benefits to homos and their children(?) if they are shacking up with another homo.
Heterosexuals who are shacking up with someone they aren’t married to don’t get that deal.
I can just imagine the sitcom possibilities! Everyone is going to be saying they’re gay too! DUh! It’s like that crappy Adam Sandler movie!
It might make sense --- if Florida is starting a low level bullfighting league. I'm betting on the bulls.
And they wonder why we’re broke!
nope, no where no cut, no fat, just need more taxes... /sarc
I used to think these liberals were mentally challenged. Then I decided they were merely insane. Now I’m sure that they are both.
Actually, it was more like my Dad said "I don't care if you're playing with your friends and wearing that stupid cape or not... get your butt down to the barn and milk the cows like I showed you."
You insensitive GOP b*st*rds - using the unemployed as CAPE-GOATS!
Well- we seem to have comic book characters running the government, anyway........
It’s good to be the government and piss money out the window. You can just raise taxes and get more if you need it. That’s what the public is—blood bags to be sucked off of.
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