FWIW, there is also not a trash receptacle in sight (that I can see) as trash cans can be viewed as a security (bomb) risk at such a gathering.
Whilst it IS self-gratifying to label these folks as slobs, have you ever seen a college stadium after a game? Or the NASCAR stands (and infield) after a race.
Now I will grant you that the Democrat Party convention generated more on-the-ground trash than the Pubbies convention (per news reports and blogs), but I am not sure we can firmly attach this littering behaviour to one party or another — more so we can attach the behaviour to those who feel entitled.
The problem *is* culturally pervasive, exacerbated by a common lack of trash cans.
p.s. If you’ve ever been there, try to find a trash can in Paris, France! (but they have folks whose full-time job is litter pick up and curb-washing.)
That’s no excuse. You bag it until you find a trash can. If I was director of the park I would leave it awhile for Congress to enjoy.
If they brought it in, they can darn well take it back out again.
From the looks of things, it is also 'accurate'. Understand, it is not the trash on the ground that matters, but the hypocrisy littered all over the place. These people vote for the ones that tell us how we should live, how our very lives hurt the environment, how we are damaging this planet.
On another thread discussing this, there was quote from some mall authority. The quote mentioned the gathering of 'promise keepers' years ago left the mall cleaner than any other event he remembers...