Editor, Sun-Sentinel:
My comment is about Brett Favre and the comments that were made by Tim Kalich [in his Oct. 3, 2024, column entitled “Brett Favre plays the victim in scandal”].
I believe Mr. Favre knew what he was doing when he received money slated for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). He did not think that someone would check to see where the funds came from. Some celebrities always try to get away with putting their name on a project while spending someone else’s money.
I am very sorry for his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, but Mr. Favre knew that playing football and being hit on the head might lead to possible medical consequences in the future.
The facts remain, Brett Favre received money from an organization that was slated for needy families and he paid the funds back after he was caught. But there should have been a civil action taken in court for other damages so that he would pay additional funds to this organization.
When he testified before the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., it was a disgrace. He thought by announcing he has Parkinson’s disease, he would get sympathy. The funds received from TANF might have benefited other people who have the same disease. He gets no sympathy from me and many other Mississippians about this issue.
Go preach to someone else. We Mississippians are the most hurt. Most of us are low income. I have been told Mississippi is the poorest state. We need all of the help we can get.
-s- Laura Warrior
Charleston
Editor’s note: Brett Favre has not been criminally charged with any wrongdoing.
