Posted on 10/19/2011 6:22:17 PM PDT by Starman417
Yup....Tea Party/Occupy Wall Street, same difference:
LOWER MANHATTAN — Dozens of people have volunteered for Occupy Wall Street's sanitation team in the past few days, in the wake of Brookfield Properties' threat to shut down Zuccotti Park to have it professionally cleaned.But a handful of protesters are continuing to litter and refuse to help clean up, leaving the sanitation team frustrated as they battle the deluge of trash, several volunteers said.
"People just sit here — they think this is a vacation," said Lauren Digioia, 26, from Clifton, N.J., a member of Occupy Wall Street's sanitation team.
"This is an occupation. This is not a squatters' paradise…. People want us to leave them alone, but they're not doing it [cleaning] themselves."
Digioia, who gave up her waitressing job in Times Square to join the protest, said she is tired of picking up other people's cigarette butts, banana peels and plastic bottles filled with urine.
..."We work 24/7," said Digioia, who sleeps in the sanitation area each night with the most devoted volunteers.
"We do lose sleep most of the time because the trash does not stop."
But according to the article "it's getting better"
OAKLAND -- City officials said Tuesday they may have to shut down the Occupy Oakland tent city in coming days because it is attracting rats, alcohol and illegal drug use.A pre-existing rat problem around Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, which public works employees are normally able to keep under control, has been exacerbated by the demonstrators' presence, said city administrator spokeswoman Karen Boyd.
The problem "has gotten worse with all the food and people and couches," Boyd said. Because the protest has people cycling in and out, she added, the city is having to repeat the message about how to store food and keep the area safe.
...This comes on the heels of increasing reports of illegal drug and alcohol abuse, fighting, and sexual harassment in and around the camp of about 100 tents, Boyd said. The protest has destroyed the grass lawn and it's not clear yet how much the overall expense to the city will be.
I highly doubt there are any rats in New York tho...right?
Ok, maybe there ARE rats in New York....but there would never be any Nazi's right?
Racial Comrades: I am going to address the issue of this "Occupy Wall Street" fervor that has been sweeping the land like a breath of cleansing air!THE NATIVES ARE GETTING RESTLESS, AND ZOG FEARS IT MIGHT HAVE A POPULAR UPRISING ON ITS HANDS - finally!
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
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Are foreign state employees agitating in New York?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2794314/posts
Chris Christie: I understand Occupy Wall Street (”Tea Party and the OWS closely aligned”)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2794650/posts
Why You Shouldn’t Compare Occupy Wall Street to the Tea Party (Try not to puke)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2794611/posts
Lauren just discovered how welfare works
“City officials said Tuesday they may have to shut down the Occupy Oakland tent city in coming days because it is attracting rats ...” LOL!!! Well that is exactly the identity of the occupiers!
Good plan Ms. Digioia.
You mean... irresponsible people act irresponsibly??
Wow! Who knew?
Maybe a small percentage of these OWS children will actually learn something from this experience. We can hope.
There’s no better cure for a naive and indiscriminate love for all humanity than to spend some time with it.
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