PERFECT TIMING

Atrios made this point today:

One can never be quite sure how much conservatives believe their own bullshit, but my longstanding theory is that they believe there's some secret super generous welfare system that only black people have access to. When they had hard times, got their government handouts, their government handouts sucked. But the blahs are out there buying their t-bones and driving their cadillacs, so they must be getting the really good welfare.

By chance, I was listening to Alan Colmes' radio show last night and a woman caller voiced exactly the bogus complaint that Atrios described.  I've also heard other callers on other shows refer to "those people" who drive a Cadillac Escalade and buy steaks & lobsters with food stamps.