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Re: "Obamaville" -- hopeless homeless huddle in despair

Unread postby AlexdeLarge » Tue 29 Dec 2009, 21:39:37

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '
')I'm afraid I tend to lump those in with the Teabaggers. :oops: But you're right, they maybe should have their own categories.


Wow Ludi....Teabagger slurs. The reality of Obama su*king big time must be really getting you down. (You don't even link to his website anymore). Why should a good open minded liberal disparage homosexual sex practices ? The shame.....the shame.

I'm curious. Would you have called these brave Bostonians Teabaggers too?

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I know its out of fashion to proud of your Country today ; if you associate yourself with the progressive (ie neocommunist) movement. They don't teach American History anymore unless it has a negative bias against our founders. How very sad. So Heres a little history lesson about the original teabaggers

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'V')ictory in the French and Indian War was costly for the British. At the war's conclusion in 1763, King George III and his government looked to taxing the American colonies as a way of recouping their war costs. They were also looking for ways to reestablish control over the colonial governments that had become increasingly independent while the Crown was distracted by the war. Royal ineptitude compounded the problem. A series of actions including the Stamp Act (1765), the Townsend Acts (1767) and the Boston Massacre (1770) agitated the colonists, straining relations with the mother country. But it was the Crown's attempt to tax tea that spurred the colonists to action and laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.


http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm
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Re: "Obamaville" -- hopeless homeless huddle in despair

Unread postby Jotapay » Tue 29 Dec 2009, 23:42:26

This is a typical sandbox fight between the neocon nitwits and libtards. These homeless camps were in fact caused by bankers (i.e. Goldman Sachs, et al), Bill Clinton, Phil Gramm (repeal of Glass-Steagal) and Alan Greenspan (ultra low interest rates). Obama had nothing to do with it. It was George Bush who started to borrow this government into oblivion with his senseless wars and record-breaking expansion of government with the fascist Department of Homeland Security. It was Bush and Paulson (not Obama) who passed the $700 billion TARP package to rescue the criminal banks with our tax money. Obama is increasing our debt by quite a bit over the Bush administration, but mainly the reason is because he actually includes war expenses in the yearly budget, which Bush never did.

Am I happy with Obama? No. I would be if he would live up to his campaign promises.

Watching you ignoramuses go at it is like watching wrestling in the Special Olympics. You may win, but you're still retarded. This country deserves what it gets. I have no sympathy for any of us.
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Re: "Obamaville" -- hopeless homeless huddle in despair

Unread postby careinke » Wed 30 Dec 2009, 13:59:28

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')wo books - that makes her three times as good.


Hey! B. H. Obama has at least three books, plus the Affirmative Action bonus. That makes him at least six times better.
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Re: "Obamaville" -- hopeless homeless huddle in despair

Unread postby Sixstrings » Wed 30 Dec 2009, 14:56:25

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jotapay', 'T')his is a typical sandbox fight between the neocon nitwits and libtards. These homeless camps were in fact caused by bankers (i.e. Goldman Sachs, et al), Bill Clinton, Phil Gramm (repeal of Glass-Steagal) and Alan Greenspan (ultra low interest rates). Obama had nothing to do with it. It was George Bush who started to borrow this government into oblivion with his senseless wars and record-breaking expansion of government with the fascist Department of Homeland Security. It was Bush and Paulson (not Obama) who passed the $700 billion TARP package to rescue the criminal banks with our tax money. Obama is increasing our debt by quite a bit over the Bush administration, but mainly the reason is because he actually includes war expenses in the yearly budget, which Bush never did.

Am I happy with Obama? No. I would be if he would live up to his campaign promises.

Watching you ignoramuses go at it is like watching wrestling in the Special Olympics. You may win, but you're still retarded. This country deserves what it gets. I have no sympathy for any of us.


:lol:

I think that's the funniest, and truest thing I've ever read on this forum.
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Re: THE Homeless Hooverville Tent City Thread (merged)

Unread postby Tanada » Wed 23 Mar 2016, 17:34:40

Denver has instituted anti Homeless measures that are stirring up a hornets nest.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n the wake of homeless camp sweeps earlier this month, the controversial group Anonymous is targeting the City of Denver and the Tattered Cover bookstore.

Anonymous has released separate videos, shared below. They feature the hashtag #OpRight2Rest and vilify what the organization sees as the criminalization of homelessness in Denver.

The clip aimed at the City of Denver threatens creators of Denver's urban-camping ban with doxing — having their private information published online. And the most recent video, focusing on the Tattered Cover, which protesters have targeted since 2013 for not taking a stand against the camping ban, includes the phrase "See you next Friday" — a hint of possible future action.

Since the sweeps, the #OpRight2Rest hashtag has seen increasing use on Twitter, as well. Here's a graphic that accompanied one such tweet; it makes specific mention of Denver mayor Michael Hancock and City Councilman Albus Brooks.


http://www.westword.com/news/anonymous- ... ng-7723871

http://www.9news.com/news/local/support ... e/94732277

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')ctivist group Denver Homeless Out Loud stood on the steps of the City and County Building on Monday to protest the sweeping of homeless camps from public spaces.

This month, the city announced that beginning March 8, police would remove items left on public sidewalks or other public property.

The city is taking a tougher stance toward public encampments, with the March 8 sweep marking the first of its scale in recent memory.

About 50 people held signs at the rally Monday reading, "We sweep trash, not people!" and "We are out of 'site,' out of mind!"

Ray Lyall, who was affected by the recent sweeps, used a megaphone to make his point.

"They say you can break the law down by the river where they move you to, but you can't break it on the street? Why? It's because you don't want to see me. You don't want to see us as people," Lyall said.

Other protesters shared Lyall's sentiment. Sal Thomas said he thinks language used to describe homelessness discourages the public from viewing the homeless as people.


http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29667 ... less-camps
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Re: THE Homeless Hooverville Tent City Thread (merged)

Unread postby Outcast_Searcher » Wed 23 Mar 2016, 18:01:14

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', 'D')enver has instituted anti Homeless measures that are stirring up a hornets nest.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n the wake of homeless camp sweeps earlier this month, the controversial group Anonymous is targeting the City of Denver and the Tattered Cover bookstore.

Anonymous has released separate videos, shared below. They feature the hashtag #OpRight2Rest and vilify what the organization sees as the criminalization of homelessness in Denver.

The clip aimed at the City of Denver threatens creators of Denver's urban-camping ban with doxing — having their private information published online. And the most recent video, focusing on the Tattered Cover, which protesters have targeted since 2013 for not taking a stand against the camping ban, includes the phrase "See you next Friday" — a hint of possible future action.

Since the sweeps, the #OpRight2Rest hashtag has seen increasing use on Twitter, as well. Here's a graphic that accompanied one such tweet; it makes specific mention of Denver mayor Michael Hancock and City Councilman Albus Brooks.


http://www.westword.com/news/anonymous- ... ng-7723871

http://www.9news.com/news/local/support ... e/94732277

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')ctivist group Denver Homeless Out Loud stood on the steps of the City and County Building on Monday to protest the sweeping of homeless camps from public spaces.

This month, the city announced that beginning March 8, police would remove items left on public sidewalks or other public property.

The city is taking a tougher stance toward public encampments, with the March 8 sweep marking the first of its scale in recent memory.

About 50 people held signs at the rally Monday reading, "We sweep trash, not people!" and "We are out of 'site,' out of mind!"

Ray Lyall, who was affected by the recent sweeps, used a megaphone to make his point.

"They say you can break the law down by the river where they move you to, but you can't break it on the street? Why? It's because you don't want to see me. You don't want to see us as people," Lyall said.

Other protesters shared Lyall's sentiment. Sal Thomas said he thinks language used to describe homelessness discourages the public from viewing the homeless as people.


http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29667 ... less-camps

So what would you prefer? About a decade ago, I asked my apartment landlord to please ask the homeless people hanging out in my hallway (and frequently knocking on my door at all hours, just to laugh at me as I opened the door -- better than threatening me, I suppose), to ask those people to stop doing that.

In response (and rightfully so) my landlord called the police, and cleared those people out of the hallways, and installed locks in the breezeway doors, to prevent them from harrassing paying tenants.

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So what happens in your world? Do you personally fund the homeless? (If so, props to you). If not, until you can suggest a realistic suggestion to solve the problem (instead of complaining) , it's far easier to hold signs and whine than to actually make progress towards solving a real world problem).

And yeah, before you ask, I personally fund a local effective homeless organization for tens of thousands of dollars a year. (Seeking a low carbon footprint, I don't mind the expense). But in the meantime, I would like to feel safe entering and leaving my home, thank you very much).
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Re: THE Homeless Hooverville Tent City Thread (merged)

Unread postby Subjectivist » Wed 23 Mar 2016, 20:44:54

Where I used to live there were seven churches that worked together for the homeless. They were different denominations but each of the seven had a big meeting/common room with an attached kitchen and restrooms.

Each congregation took one day of the week and would prepare a good hot meal and house folks one night, then they had to move on to the next church.

Now in Toledo there is one major shelter, the Cherry Street Mission, and I have no idea how many ancillary shelters. The city is not overly homeless friendly, but they don't round folks up and ship them away to be someone else's problem either.
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