‘ANTI-OBAMA’ DINER OWNER WHO HATES WELFARE RECIPIENTS CONVICTED OF WELFARE FRAUD

[Stellar]

Michael Tassone is the owner of the “American Diner” in Liverpool, New York, a small suburb of Syracuse. The diner’s quaint appearance and patriotic name comes with a surprising amount of contempt. Tassone is what you would call the typical American conservative: he lives in fear and hates everything. His diner’s menu is full of clever plate names like “The Obama Plate,” consisting eggs and toast for $3.69 with a tax of $27. Yes, very clever. He also features the “Anti-Michelle Obama Don’t Tell Me What To Eat Or Feed My Kids Burger.” Lots of effort went into making this diner the perfect place for idiots to eat.

Surrounded by Gadsden flags and signs encouraging open carry of firearms, Tassone has built an atmosphere where anyone who hates the poor, women, minorities and Muslims can gather together to pray and hate together. As we all know, one of the favorite things for conservatives to get all pissy about is welfare. If you need a hand in this country, expect the common conservative to call you a lazy moocher. That’s what makes this such a satisfying story to tell.

According to Syracuse.com, Tassone and his wife were recently convicted of…wait for it…welfare fraud. By passing fraudulent documents and lying to the government, the couple received Medicaid benefits they weren’t entitled to in the amount of $23,000. Both received one-year suspended sentences and they were forced to repay the money to the state. Tassone, who says he’s a “target” because of his anti-government themed restaurant, was given five years to repay the fraud back in 2011, a consideration the state was under no obligation to provide.

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[mercuryblues]

1. of course he thinks he is a victim.

Like I tell my kids....if you are going to be stupid enough to do something illegal, don't be stupid enough to draw attention to yourself while doing it.

He wasn't targeted by the government because he hates Obama. Someone turned his ass in.

[bjobotts]

25. America's excrement is what he means when he says made in the USA. Hypocrite and bigot-it's

Obama's fault.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Whoops! One less vote for Trump in NY state.

[narnian60]

3. Hypocritical ass.

[arithia]

4. ah the sweet, sweet taste of Schadenfruede

"District attorney Michael Kasmarek said the couple had a much more serious felony fraud charge dismissed as a part of the deal to allow them time to repay the state before sending the case to the grand jury."

I wonder how many others accused of the same crimes would get off so lucky...

[gratuitous]

15. Get paid back first

Then bring the charges that will lock this guy up. Always get the money first if you can.

[jwirr]

16. Let me tell you - if it had been one of us - they would have

thrown the book at us and we still would have to pay the state back. The couple should have been treated like anyone else.

I wonder how his restaurant is going?

[sarge43]

5. Follow the projection

If they're whining about it, they're probably doing it. Correlation: It's always someone else's fault.

[Chakab]

7. The logic is that social programs are fine so long as they only benefit white people.

This was basically the response that Joe the plumber gave in an interview when somebody brought up the fact that his family was on social assistance for a time when he was growing up after McCain had turned him into a campaign prop.

[Equinox Moon]

6. "Lots of effort went into making this diner the perfect place for idiots to eat."

[NoMoreRepugs]

8. this made my morning

[Mendocino]

9. I bet his diner

always used the freshest ingredients and welcomed health inspectors.

[Takket]

11. yeah people like this love cutting corners to screw "the man"

The "don't tell my kids what to eat" burger is probably full of sawdust and whatever was unfortunate enough to be scurrying across the kitchen floor at the time.

Glad he's been busted, the lazy moocher!!!!!!!!

[Mendocino]

14. Conservative politics and cheap food

go hand in hand. Most every town and city in this country has some little greasy spoon with a $3.99 breakfast and a dining room full of RWNJ's.

[IronLionZion]

10. Big Government is trying to ruin this hardworking job creator!

This is all Obama's fault somehow.

[ck4829]

12. Oh my God. That is rich.

K&R

[Iggo]

13. You're a target because you wanted to be a target. You asked for it and you wallowed in it.

You were convicted of fraud because you're a fucking thief.

[mikeysnot]

17. Don't make fun of this man

he may be a victim of the zika virus....

[SomeGuyInEagan]

18. " ... the typical American conservative: he lives in fear and hates everything."

Man, that single sentence captures the essence of it, at least for the vocal conservatives I know among family, friends and co-workers. Some fear and/or hatred is any underlying core of most of their stated positions, when you bother to ask them about it.

[Cassiopeia]

19. Damn welfare queens.

This is why we can't have nice things.

[whistler162]

20. Never heard of the diner

I would rather driver the <5 miles and eat at Nifty Fifties.

https://local.yahoo.com/info-41432185-nifty-fifties-sandwich-shop-syracuse

[sulphurdunn]

21. You just cannot make shit like this up.

Maybe this guy is stupid, but that's like saying conservative 501c3 groups are run by stupid people. American conservatism is grounded in fraud and deceit. This guy is either a grifter or a rube. It's often hard to tell the difference.

[Ed Suspicious]

22. He looks in the mirror. He hates what he sees.

[muntrv]

26. He looks in the mirror and it cracks.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

33. He looks in the mirror and it runs away

[muntrv]

23. As usual, our taxes pay for his whiney teabagging a$$.

[muntrv]

24. Here are the yelp reviews.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/american-diner-liverpool-2

[klook]

27. No doubt he thought the fraud was justified

because he's getting back what's "his." The mindset of these fuckheads is that taxes are theft, so defrauding the govt. is a noble act.

So glad he got nailed.

[War Pigs]

30. they just can't get any more hypocritical,

too much talk radio

[Rex]

28. Of course; reminds me of the troglodyte that 'guarded' the women's bathroom in public places

only to be convicted of caging his daughter in a home made prison cell. I hope he ends up living in a dumpster, too bad he did not do any jailtime. A shame to let such an odious creature off the hook like that.

[War Pigs]

29. since it's not torture i sat waterboard him,

then sterilize him and the waterboard him again. no use for him as a human being

[TheFarseer]

31. Amazing

But let me ask is there a significance in 3.69 and 27? And how can he do that? Isn't that some kind of fraud?

[C Moon]

32. I remember when President Obama had his rebate for old large vehicles

I believe it was to help the US auto industry during the Great Recession. In the newspaper, they interviewed a conservative who hated Obama and all his policies. But guess what? They were doing the rebate. They said they hate it, but they're not going to turn down free money.


That's a not-so-clear recollection of the article.

[Blue Owl]

34. The Black Kettle Diner

n/t