I see these right wing Facebook posts that make outlandish claims all the time. They are so blatantly silly all you can do is laugh at them. This latest one turned out to be not so funny and had real life consequences. More after the orange frown.
The Facebook post i am refering to begins like this : FEDS OPEN UP 50 MILLION DOLLAR RESORT TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN ( COMPLETE WITH SWIMMING POOLS , SPA AND TENNIS COURTS ) . Some wingnut website called the Gateway Pundit posted it http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/...
This sounded too outlandish to be true and of course after further research it was. The picture in Facebook shows a lavish resort with a mile long swimming pool.
As it turns out the property in question is the Palm Aire motel in Welsaco, Texas. It bears no resemblance to the Facebook photo. It is in fact a rundown property in a bad location. The Baptist Child Family Services made a bid on the property. They wanted to gut the buildings in a multi-million dollar makeover to house over 600 beds. It would be temporary shelter for unaccompanied children until their cases were heard. I don't think there would be much swimming or playing tennis. As it turns out the Feds and Obama have nothing to do with it. The website " Little Green Footballs" has a pretty good rundown on the fiasco http://littlegreenfootballs.com/...
I want you to take a look at this video by KRGV-tv in Harligen, TX. you tell me if this motel looks like a luxury resort to you! http://www.krgv.com/... The whole thing was a big, made-up lie!
The whole thing would be funny if it didn't have such serious consequences. As I was writing this diary last night, KRGV-TV ran an update , saying that the Baptist Child and Family Services walked away from the project, citing negative backlash caused by false claims and misinformation. Gee i wonder where that came from. They couldn't take the thousands of irate facebook comments that came pouring in. So now children that could have had a safe haven won't now because some wingnut website spewed lies on Facebook. Like i said the Facebook posts used to be funny. After tonight, they are not so funny anymore.