Camden Tent City - Obamaville

My9NJ ^ | Aug 02, 2013 8:23 AM CST | Unattributed

[tje]

Camden, New Jersey (My9NJ) -

Tent cities have popped up across New Jersey including the state's poorest city.

Meg Baker chased the story of Camden's tent city. Residing off Route 38 at Wilson Boulevard under an overpass, through woods and down a path of trash lays a community of people living in tents. This particular community was relocated from Federal Street and it's inhabited by an array of people: addicts, people who have fallen on hard times and some with mental illness.

Baker took a tour of this run down community and the pictures show just how heart-wrenching this situation really is. Among the homes are decomposing food, broken furniture, and feral cats.

When asked how long a woman had lived there, she only answered, "Too long."

[tje]

Okay, Obamaville, Christieville - What difference does it make?

[Kartographer]

OBAMAVILLE

Gett’n a head fake,
watchin' msn’s take;
All of their pundits oozing foul oil.
Clean’n my six gun on my front porch swing.
Feeling my blood--
It’s beginnin' to boil.

Wasted away again in Obamaville,
Searchin' for a job so I can earn my salt.
Some people claim that Bush is to blame,
But I know it's Obama’s fault.

There’s no rhyme or reason,
They are all commitin’ treason
With nothing to show but a brand new tax or two.
But they are real beauties,
Despotic duties, how they got passed
I haven't a clue.

Wasted away again in Obamaville,
Searchin' for a job so I can earn my salt.
Some people claim that it’s Bush we should blame,
Now I think,-- hell with them it’s Obama’s fault.

I blew out my flip flop,
Stepped on a pop top;
Cut my heel, but I just cruise on back home.
Because no medical care will the doctors render
They say there’s little service I can tender
And there’s no need for me to hang on.

Wasted away again in Obamaville
Searchin' for a job so I can earn my salt.
Some people claim that Bush is to blame,
But I know, it's my own damn fault.
Yes, and some people claim that Bush is to blame,
And I know because of my vote it's my own damn fault damn fault.

[Mortrey]

IF we had ethical journalists, every station in every city in the nation would have daily reports on THEIR local “Obama-villes”-—with more attention paid to those who’ve lost their jobs because of Benghazi Barry (and Val Jarrett’s) policies.

[Responsibility2nd]

Give all these idiots in this Tent City a million bucks. Think that’ll solve their problems?

In a year - maybe two - they’ll all be back here.

OK, lets try the give a man a fish... theory and we train and teach these indigents how to live and be productive. We give them a hand-up and not a hand-out and all that crap.

In a month - maybe two - they’ll all be back here.

[Red Badger]

Or Samm Kinneson’s take:

GO TO WHERE THE JOBS ARE!...........

[Tax-chick]

Among the homes are decomposing food, broken furniture, and feral cats.

So why don't the residents clean it up?

[upchuck]

It’s a shame but many of these folks are mentally unable to deal with living a normal lifestyle. For many of them that’s a horror.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Don’t give a man a fish, and feed yourself. He’s a grown man...fishing’s not that hard.” - Ron Swanson

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Any why would any sane, non-addicted person who fell on hard times and needed to live in such a place, choose to live in a place surrounded by filth, crazies and addicts?

[Tax-chick]

I don’t know.

[Buckeye McFrog]

From what I’ve seen of Camden those tents might be considered urban improvement.

[VietVet]

We have had a few of those around here: tents pitched in the wooded areas of highway interchanges, or along railroad rights-or-way. Someone cleared them out a month or so ago. Wonder where they went?

[VietVet]

We have had a few of those around here: tents pitched in the wooded areas of highway interchanges, or along railroad rights-of-way. Someone cleared them out a month or so ago. Wonder where they went?

[SandRat]

[bikerman]

Obama's Urban outdoors-men just doing their thing

[Las Vegas Dave]

OBAMAVILLE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=xEYFFiEnUjQ