Henrietta Hughes says she's not milking the system

[bijou]

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - A woman making national headlines after a tearful moment with President Obama has a new home.

Thursday morning, Chene Thompson handed Henrietta Hughes the keys to her home in Hendry County. Thompson is the wife of State Representative Nick Thompson (R-District 73). Hughes and her son will live at the home rent free.

However, a local organization is coming forward saying Hughes isn't being honest about how much help she's had in the past.

The director of We Care Outreach Ministry, Tanya Johnson, says just last month she offered Henrietta Hughes permanent housing and a place to stay free for three months, but Hughes refused.

... WINK News Reporter Nick Spinetto went back to talk to Tanya Johnson and she stands by her story.

Henrietta Hughes says she's never taken advantage of the system and doesn't choose to be homeless. Like other programs she's tried to get help from,she says We Care couldn't meet her needs.

State Representative Nick Thompson and his wife Chene are standing by the Henrietta and her son, Corey. They spoke out against the allegations Henrietta is milking the system, even when confronted with the fact WINK News found out the Hughes' sold property, back in 2005. This is after Henrietta and her son lost thier home in 2003 and started living in their car. Henrietta and her son sold the land for $47,000 dollars. But Chene Thompson says that was all the money they had for several years and it's gone.
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I'm sure there will be way more checks in the distribution of stimulus funds. 

[DixieBelle]

Un-flipping-believeable. She said the outreach ministry couldn't meet her needs? Permanent housing and a place to stay for three months doesn't meed the needs of a homeless, jobless person? Words fail.......

They have nothing today. They need help today. They didn't need help in 2005. They need help today. So whether they had $47,000 or $147,000 in 2005, it doesn't matter. They don't have any money today," she said.

So in 2005 when they had 47k from the property sale, shouldn't they have been thinking, "hmm...this is all we have and we need to look to the future and plan ahead?"

[Atomic Lib Smasher]

She's been on the public dole since 2004.

What a leech.

[franksolich]

What's up with this?

.....the wife of State Representative Nick Thompson (R-District 73).

When I saw the headline, minus the story, I figured a primitive had done it.

[Rick]

Republicans are very caring and loving individuals. Sometimes they just are taken advantage of.

[SaintLouieWoman]

I can just see the endless stream of "poor" folks, milking the system, begging for their fish and loaves from the annointed one. 

Every one Obama's encounters with the public will be highlighted by him doling out something or other.

[bijou]

I can just see the endless stream of "poor" folks, milking the system, begging for their fish and loaves from the annointed one. 

Every one Obama's encounters with the public will be highlighted by him doling out something or other.

Is there nothing you'd like? Why don't you turn up at his next campaign stop meet the people event, get a place at the front and tell him you'd love to get your kitchen remodelled (or whatever) I'm sure he'd help. 

[rich_t]

Where's my damn PONY!!!