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On bitterly cold night, Birmingham's homeless warming station used for Sanders rally
The Huntsville Times ^ | 01/19/2016 | Jeremy Gray

Posted on 01/20/2016 4:19:54 AM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016

With temperatures in Birmingham expected to dropped to 20 overnight Monday -- the lowest temperature thus far in 2016 -- the place where the city‘s homeless usually go to seek shelter from the cold was unavailable.

Boutwell Auditorium, typically used as a warming station in such situations, was not available Monday night because presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders spoke to a crowd of thousands. Factoring in wind chill, it was expected to feel more like 15 degrees on the streets of Birmingham.

Last week, the auditorium housed about 300 people a night when it served as a warming station for three nights.

(Excerpt) Read more at al.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: alabama; berniesanders; cold; poeticjustice; sanders

1 posted on 01/20/2016 4:19:54 AM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Heat for me but not for thee.


2 posted on 01/20/2016 4:24:11 AM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

The homeless should have gone to the Clinton rally, I’m sure there was no one there.


3 posted on 01/20/2016 4:24:22 AM PST by smoothsailing
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

It looks like sanders has this fake populist thing down pretty well!

Feel the bern, homeless! Frostbite bern that is!


4 posted on 01/20/2016 4:29:32 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: smoothsailing

Good one.


5 posted on 01/20/2016 4:45:29 AM PST by Tax-chick (Onions are a woman's weapon.)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Suppose he was lecturing on global warming!


6 posted on 01/20/2016 5:09:17 AM PST by high info voter (Liberal leftists would have "un-friended" Paul Revere!)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

How very Soviet of him.


7 posted on 01/20/2016 6:08:37 AM PST by To Hell With Poverty (All freedom must be transported in bottles of 3 oz or less. - Freeper relictele)
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8 posted on 01/20/2016 6:11:30 AM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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